Professor and Director - Lund Social Sciences Methods Centre

We are seeking a research leader who will actively and with great commitment take on the role as director of the Methods Center. The director will have the overall responsibility for the Methods Center and, with innovative ideas and in close cooperation with the center's coordinators and the faculty's researchers, will develop the activities in a creative spirit that directly enriches specific research environments/subjects and the Faculty of Social Sciences as a whole. The director will also collaborate with relevant international, national and local actors and ensure that the Methods Center functions as a hub for researchers throughout Lund University. Additionally, the director is expected to actively seek research funding that will benefit the Methods Center, lead and participate in research projects, and engage in the international research debate. These duties require a high level of physical presence.

The position will be in one of the following departments: Center for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS), Department of Cultural Geography and Economic Geography, Department of Psychology, Department of Sociology of Law, School of Social Work and Social Policy, Department of Sociology or Department of Political Science. Applicants are asked to clearly indicate which department they are interested in being placed at and justify their choice of subject affiliation.

The directorship comprises 50 percent of a full-time position. During the first five years, the remaining time will be dedicated to research activities within the home department. This includes a commitment to securing external research funding for others, actively participating in postgraduate training, and engaging in other departmental research activities.

Competence

To be eligible for employment as a professor, candidates must have demonstrated both scientific and pedagogical skill (Higher Education Ordinance ch. 4 § 3). Applicants must provide clear documentation of current and internationally outstanding academic credentials, including research achievements as well as experience in managing research programs and teaching.

Scientific expertise must be demonstrated through independent research efforts that significantly exceed the requirements for docent competence. Documented experience in interdisciplinary research is an asset.

Equal emphasis is placed on the evaluation of pedagogical expertise as on scientific expertise. The applicant must have documented teaching experience at the undergraduate, advanced and postgraduate levels and, to be eligible, must have supervised at least one doctoral student as the main supervisor to completion.

Applicants must have completed at least five weeks of higher education pedagogical training or possess equivalent knowledge acquired through other means unless special circumstances apply. Applicants without formal university teaching training are expected to complete such training within one year of employment. At Lund University, a general eligibility requirement for teaching staff is the suitability and general ability to perform the duties effectively.

Teaching is conducted in Swedish and English. An applicant whose native language is not Swedish (or Danish or Norwegian) who accepts the position is expected, within two years, to acquire sufficient proficiency in spoken and written Swedish to actively participate in management, administration and other relevant activities conducted in Swedish.

We offer

Lund University is a public authority, which means that employees enjoy specific benefits, including generous annual leave and a favorable occupational pension scheme. Learn more about being an employee at Lund University on the University website: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-lund-university.

The appointment as professor is a full-time, permanent position. Start date: 1 October 2025, or by agreement.

How to apply

Please submit your application through Lund University's recruitment system no later than 31 January 2025 at the latest. The applicant is responsible for making sure that the application is complete, in accordance with the vacancy announcement and instructions, and for scanning the application and submit it to the University by the application deadline.

The application must be prepared in accordance with the Faculty of Social Sciences' instructions, which can be found on the faculty's website: Academic qualifications portfolio for the Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University