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Assistant professor and visiting professor vacancies
Lund University is currently seeking assistant professors and visiting professors. Welcome to join a world-class university dedicated to understanding, explaining, and improving our world and the human condition.
Lund University is consistently ranked among the world’s leading universities. Founded in 1666, it is a world-class institution renowned for academic excellence, global engagement, sustainability, and graduate employability.
With four campuses, nine faculties, and 46,000 students, we offer an exceptional environment for scholarly development.
Lund University upholds the core values of the European academic community, as outlined in the Magna Charta Universitatum, emphasising autonomy and academic freedom.
In an uncertain world where free research and education are under significant pressure, Lund University is making its largest international recruitment effort to date. The goal is to attract young talents to create creative environments for the research and education of the future, while also bringing already leading researchers to the university.
Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström
Learn more about the University's investment to recruit international researchers:
Lund University launches largest-ever global recruitment drive for researchers
Working at Lund University
Lund University offers an impressive breadth of high-quality research and education, made possible by our 8,600 staff members and 46,000 students. We sincerely appreciate your interest in contributing to our academic community and advancing the future of research.
At Lund University, you can expect to find, and will also be expected to contribute to, a supportive, stimulating, and productive working environment. We want our employees to thrive at work. The work environment at Lund University is distinctly international, 40% of our employees are international, and further internationalisation remains one of our key priorities.
Available positions
Choose your area of interest to find the advertisement relevant to you. The links will take you to our recruitment system, Varbi, where you will also submit your application.
Assistant professor (Associate senior lecturer)
- Assistant professor in AI for sustainable transformation
- Assistant professor in artistic research and AI
- Assistant professor in artificial intelligence (AI) with a focus on precision medicine
- Assistant professor in computer science with a focus on visualization
- Assistant professor in humanities or theology with specialisation in AI
- Assistant professor in human geography with focus on (Geo)AI, regional development and spatial planning
- Assistant professor in informatics with a focus on AI and digital transformation
- Assistant professor law in AI or sustainability
- Assistant professor at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology
- Assistant professor in immunotechnology with focus on antibody engineering
- Assistant professor in neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on disease mechanisms
- Assistant professor in physics with specialization in semiconductor photonics
- Assistant professor in sociology of law with focus on law, rights and social movements
- Assistant professor law in AI or sustainability
- Assistant professor in economics of education
- Assistant professor in physics with a focus on neutron scattering from correlated electron systems
Opportunities and benefits for assistant professors
Visiting professorships
- Visiting professor, Faculty of Law
- Visiting professor, Faculty of Medicine
- Visiting professor, Faculty of Science
- Visiting professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
- Visiting professor, Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology
- Visiting professor, School of Economics and Management
How to apply
Contact
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HR Excellence in Research
Lund University strives to be an attractive employer for researchers at all stages of their career.
This is why we participate in the EU certification HR Excellence in Research Award.