Professor and Head of subject in Production Systems

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Do you want to develop your research and teaching in an environment where collaboration with industry and society is a natural part of the work? With us, you will collaborate with dedicated colleagues, have access to modern research infrastructure, and enjoy strong opportunities to attract external funding. You will have the space to make a real difference for your students, your research, and society at large. Luleå University of Technology is now establishing a new research subject, Production Systems. The subject will be placed in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, at the Division of Product and Production Development. The subject will contribute to teaching in several Master of Science in Engineering programmes, with a particular emphasis on Mechanical Engineering. The subject will also conduct doctoral education. The new subject and the Head of Subject are expected to collaborate with a number of other subjects and centres at the university. The subject is also expected to build up laboratory resources. Subject description Production Systems focuses on the analysis, design, management, and continuous improvement of industrial production systems and value streams within manufacturing and process industries. The subject encompasses the development of production systems, with a particular focus on flexibility and adaptability under changing technological and societal conditions. Responsibilities The appointment as Professor and Head of Subject includes overall responsibility for leading and developing the subject, including research, doctoral education, and education at first- and second-cycle level. This position includes a particular responsibility to secure funding for activities and establish connections with external stakeholders. A central responsibility is to establish and develop the new research subject Production Systems over the long term. This includes building a strong research and educational environment, developing doctoral education and laboratory resources, and creating national and international collaborations with academia, research institutes, and industry. The Head of Subject is expected to create favourable conditions for doctoral students, staff, and students to develop and contribute to the long-term development of the subject. The appointment as Professor and Head of Subject is a permanent position. Eligibility A person is eligible for appointment as Professor if they have demonstrated both scholarly and pedagogical competence. Equal care shall be given to the assessment of pedagogical and scholarly competence. To meet the requirements for appointment as Professor, the applicant must: be distinguished in their subject area and have conducted scholarly activity of high international standard, demonstrating clear progression in quality; have a total scholarly output that, in quantity, corresponds to at least three doctoral theses, including the doctoral thesis itself; demonstrate academic leadership, including: experience of research-related trust-based assignments such as expert reviewer, opponent, and/or member of a grading committee; experience of leading research projects; experience of successfully applying for and obtaining external funding for research projects as principal applicant in competitive processes; experience of internal assignments within a university; experience of pedagogical leadership; have experience of supervision at doctoral level and, unless there are special reasons, have been principal supervisor for at least one doctoral student continuously from admission to the doctoral degree; demonstrate pedagogical competence through reflected experience, teaching skill, and teaching development; demonstrate an ability to collaborate with the surrounding community, including: making new knowledge available to the surrounding community; integrating societal needs into research and/or educational contexts. Additional merit criteria In addition to the eligibility req