Associate Professor in Structural Materials

Your tasks

Your duties The Department of Structural Materials conducts research primarily in metallic materials and polymer-based composites, as well as ceramics and polymers for technical applications. The focus is on investigating the connection between the microstructure of materials and their mechanical properties, as well as how materials are affected by manufacturing processes and use from a component perspective. Our teaching takes place mainly in the engineering programs Mechanical Engineering (M) and Energy, Environment and Management (EMM), as well as various international master's programs. Research and teaching are conducted in Swedish and English. As an Associate Professor in structural materials, you will teach at undergraduate and advanced levels in Swedish and English, and supervise students within the various programs of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. The work includes course design and course responsibility. The department is seeking an Associate Professor in the subject area of structural materials with a special focus on materials research of advanced structural materials, particularly in advanced material characterization, such as advanced microstructure investigation and mechanical testing. As part of the research work, the employment involves applying for your own or joint research projects within the subject area. The employment also involves being able to supervise doctoral students. You are active within the research community, participate in the department's activities such as seminars and workshops, participate in research projects, communicate results via academic publications, and contribute to attracting external research funding. You actively contribute to the university's development work. Collaboration is an integrated part of the university's research and education mission. Collaboration within education takes place by planning, organizing, and conducting good collaboration in educational contexts. Collaboration within research takes place through active interaction with external companies and public organizations, as well as by spreading, making available, and utilizing research. The employment may also involve administrative duties, such as participating in various parts of the university's collegial structure at the institution. Your work includes following developments nationally and internationally within your subject area and other societal developments that are significant to your work. You are flexible and have the ability to move between different types of pedagogical and scientific contexts. You share knowledge and contribute to the workgroup's professional development, collegial working methods, and social community. We consider your presence and activity to be a matter of course in order for you to perform your duties in the best possible way and thrive in the working community. Your qualifications We are looking for someone who has a doctoral degree or equivalent scientific competence, and has demonstrated pedagogical skill, or other professional skill that is significant with regard to the subject matter and duties of the employment. For this employment, primary importance will be attached to scientific skill, secondarily to pedagogical skill, and thirdly to other skills, which will be assessed as being of equal value to each other. Regarding pedagogical skill, the following will be assessed: A requirement for the employment is documented experience of teaching at the higher education level. An obtained Associate Professorship (docentur) is a requirement, in order to be able to act as a main supervisor for doctoral students. It is particularly meritorious to have conducted teaching at several levels (undergraduate, advanced, and/or doctoral level).

Requirements

Regarding scientific skill, the following will be assessed: Documented skill in scientific work related to the employment's focus area is a requirement for the employment. Documented skill in advanced microstructure analysis such as scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray, neutron, and/or synchrotron diffraction is a requirement for the employment. Documented skill in advanced mechanical testing, such as low-cycle, high-cycle, and thermo-mechanical fatigue, is a requirement for the employment. Documented development of mechanical testing methods, such as the construction of fixtures and adaptation of existing equipment for mechanical testing, is meritorious.

Meritorious for the employment is documented skill in collaboration within education and research. Other skills that will be assessed for this employment are personal qualities, such as a professional attitude, good ability to cooperate, and the ability to actively contribute to a positive, inclusive, and developing work environment. Since teaching and research take place in Swedish and English, you must be able to demonstrate the ability to teach and conduct research in English, and it is desirable that you can teach in Swedish within two years. Your workplace

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About the employment The employment is full-time, permanent. Commencement by agreement. For more information about eligibility requirements, assessment criteria, and the recruitment process for teachers, see https://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/622784. A security check may be conducted before a decision on employment is made.

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Application Welcome to apply for this position by clicking the "Apply" button below. Your complete application, including attachments, must reach Linköping University no later than November 26, 2026. Applications and/or application documents received after the application deadline will not be considered.

Publications, in PDF or Word format, are attached in the application form. Publications that you do not have in digital form are to be sent by post in three copies to Linköping University, Registrator, 581 83 Linköping. The publications must reach Linköping University no later than the application deadline. Printed publications will not be returned, as documents received by Linköping University are preserved or disposed of according to applicable disposal rules.