Senior Lecturer in informatics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Halmstad University

Work at a University where different perspectives meet!

Halmstad University adds value, drives innovation and prepares people and society for the future. Since the beginning in 1983, innovation and collaboration with society have characterised the University's education and research. The research is internationally reputable and is largely conducted in a multidisciplinary manner within the University's two focus areas: Health Innovation and Smart Cities and Communities. The University has a wide range of education with many popular study programmes. The campus is modern and well-equipped, and is situated close to both public transportation and the city center.

 More information about working at Halmstad University: https://hh.se/english/about-the-university/vacant-positions.html

The School of Information Technology

Halmstad University consists of four interdisciplinary Schools and the current position is located at the School of Information Technology (ITE). ITE is a multicultural school with around 130 employees from 20 different countries. It is a strong research and education environment, with focus on smart technology and its applications. Students and researchers are working with everything from AI and information driven care to autonomous vehicles, social robotics and digital design. ITE offers education on all levels, from undergraduate to PhD education, plus education for professional. Research is conducted within aware intelligent systems, smart electronic systems, cyber physical systems and digital service innovation. These four areas constitute the four technology areas of ITE . An innovation centre for information driven care called Leap for Life is connected to ITE, as well as a collaboration arena for electronic development, Electronics Centre in Halmstad (ECH).

More information about the School of Information Technology: hh.se/ite-en

Background

Informatics at Halmstad University develops the Scandinavian Informatics tradition, which integrates Information Systems and Human-Computer Interaction research. We profile the research towards Digital Service Innovation (DSI). This implies a focus on how value is co-created with users, organizations, and society through combining, re-combining, and integrating resources into digital services. We also investigate how and why DSI may promote or create improvements in different societal actors' wellbeing by studying, for example, digitalization, stakeholder involvement in innovation processes, digital service logics and architectures, innovation ecosystems, and value network governance.

Research is often carried out interdisciplinary and in collaboration with companies and the public sector. The research on digital service innovation is one of the prioritized research areas where continued development of research strength is expected in order to reach excellence in international and national collaborations. This area, which is expected to attract considerable industrial interest also in the future, will be an important research area for the two research profiles at Halmstad University: Health Innovation, and Smart Cities and Communities.

Informatics at Halmstad University has two bachelor programs (Digital Design and Innovation, Digital Business Development), an international master program in Digital Service Innovation, and a doctoral school in Informatics.

Description

A senior lecturer shall mainly be engaged in research and education. We are looking for an applicant experienced and interested in informatics research within smart mobility, AI and automation in the public sector/healthcare, digitalization and ethics, or wants to help develop new research areas with a strong foundation in Scandinavian informatics.

The appointed senior lecturer will teach in the two bachelor programs and the master and Ph.D. education. Informatics at Halmstad University represents a progressive education aiming at educating tomorrow's digital business development, Interaction design, UX, and Service Design with a strong focus on digital innovation and transformation. The programs implement forward-looking pedagogical approaches and have integral relations with external companies and partners actively involved in the education.

The appointed senior lecturer is expected to:

• conduct research of high international quality within Informatics
• develop research in DSI in collaboration with industrial partners, including applying for external funding
• conduct high-quality teaching and develop courses at different levels within the three educational programs in informatics
• contribute to developing research on DSI where collaboration with other scientific areas is important

Qualification

The position is intended for applicants with a doctoral degree in informatics or closely related fields (including human-computer interaction and information systems), and an already established academic career in informatics, preferably merited as associate professor (docent). The applicant should be an active researcher with a strong publication record and have experience of applying for and receiving research funds from external funders. Experience in leading applied research projects with industrial partners is desirable. Education is an important part of our work and the position requires pedagogical training in teaching in higher education. The applicant should have comprehensive experience teaching at different levels in informatics. Furthermore, the applicant should be interested and engaged in teaching and willing to explore new ways of education to enhance the student learning experience at all levels. The applicant must be able to examine students in both Swedish and English.

We especially appreciate applicants who are engaged, structured, accountable, have good interpersonal skills and can take the initiative to develop research and education in informatics. Excellent leadership, innovation ability, pedagogical competence, and experience in cooperation with industry are desirable.

Salary
Salary is to be settled by negotiation. The application should include a statement of the salary level required by the candidate.

Application

Applications should be sent via Halmstad University's recruitment system Varbi (see link on this page). 
How to design your application  

For further information, please contact Stefan Byttner(Stefan.Byttner@hh.se).

General Information
We value the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to our organization. We therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds, gender, functionality and, not least, life experience.

Read more about Halmstad University at http://hh.se/english/discover/discoverhalmstaduniversity.9285.html

Information for International Applicants
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