Assistant Professor in Computer Systems, with specialization in Embedded Systems

Published: 2021-02-18

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a long-term difference in society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has over 45,000 students, more than 7,000 employees and a turnover of around SEK 7 billion.

The Department of Information Technology has a leading position in research and education. The Department currently has about 300 employees, including 120 teachers and 110 PhD students. More than 4000 students study one or more courses at the department each year, and the department includes around 30 research groups. More info: http://www.it.uu.se.

Description of subject area of the employment: Software development for embedded systems, with focus on the research on modelling, design, and analysis of embedded systems with real-time requirements on platforms including computational, parallel, distributed, and physical components. 

Duties:

• Teaching, research and administration. Teaching duties include course responsibility and course administration and supervision of second- and third-cycle students. Teaching will focus on courses in Embedded Systems, but also teaching in other areas can be relevant.
  
  
• Follow developments within the subject area and the development of society in general that is important for the work at the university.

• The position may include other duties, such as the coordination of education programmes or of research Projects.

Appointment Period: The position can be held for a maximum of six years. An Assistant Professor can apply for promotion to Associate Professor. If the Assistant Professor is deemed suitable and fulfills the criteria for promotion established by the Faculty Board he/she shall be promoted to and employed as Associate Professor. 

Qualifications Required:

• A PhD in Computer Science, Computer Systems, Embedded Systems, or the corresponding research competence or some other professional expertise. Applicants who have obtained a PhD degree or achieved the equivalent competence in five years or less prior to the end of the application period will be given priority.

• Research Expertise and Teaching Expertise. It is necessary that the pedagogical skills, the research expertise and the professional skills are relevant to the content of the employment and the tasks that will be included in the employment.
  
  
• Applicants should have completed teacher training of relevance to operations at the University, comprising five weeks, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge. If special circumstances apply, this training for teachers in higher education may be completed during the first two years of employment.

• Documented ability to teach in Swedish or English is a requirement unless special reasons prevail. The holder is expected to be able to teach in Swedish within two years.
  
  
• Personal capabilities necessary to carry out fully the duties of the appointment.

Assessment Criteria/Ranking of applicants that fulfil the above-mentioned qualifications required 

The ranking of eligible applicants will be based primarily on research and teaching expertise, which will be given equal weight. 

Research Expertise comprises research merits as well as the applicant´s potential to contribute to the future development of both research and teaching. In assessing research expertise research quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of research, primarily in regard to depth and breadth, must also be afforded consideration. In assessing research expertise special weight will be attached to research merits related to cyber-physical systems, scheduling theory and real-time systems, and parallel and distributed embedded systems. 

Teaching Expertise comprises educational and teaching qualifications. In assessing teaching expertise teaching quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of teaching experience, in terms of both breadth and depth, must also be afforded consideration. In assessing teaching expertise special weight will be attached to merits related to embedded systems. 

Administrative Expertise is important for the employment and will be given consideration. 

Management Expertise is important and will be afforded consideration. 

Collaboration Expertise is important and will be afforded consideration. 

Other Expertise: Consideration will also be given to the capacity to plan, initiate, lead, and develop research and education in the third cycle, the ability to acquire funding for research in competition, as well as the demonstrated capacity to interact with others both within academia and in the wider community. 

All merits must be documented in a manner that makes it possible to assess both quality and scope. 

In filling this position the university aims to appoint the applicant who, following a qualitative holistic assessment of her/his competence and expertise, is judged to have the best potential to carry out and develop the relevant duties and to help advance operations. 

Further information: In an overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications, parental leave, part-time work relating to care of children, union assignments, military service, or the like are to be regarded as work experience.

University appointment regulations

Faculty appointment regulations

Instructions for application

For further information about the position, please contact Dr. Philipp Rümmer, Tel: +46 18-471 3156, e-mail: philipp.ruemmer@it.uu.se.

Salary: Individually negotiated salary.

Starting date: AS soon as possible or as otherwise agreed

Type of employment: Temporary position six years.

Scope of employment: 100 %

Please submit your application by April 12 2021, UFV-PA 2021/268.

In the event of any disagreement between the English and the Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

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