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Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked among the world's leading universities. We have approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 staff members in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our strive to understand, explain, and improve our world and the conditions of human life.

The Department of Process and Applied Bio Science (PLE) at Lund University is located at Kemicentrum, one of the largest centers in the Nordic region for education and research in the field of chemistry. PLE has approximately 150 employees, including about 65 doctoral students. The department offers broad expertise in areas such as chemical engineering, food technology, biotechnology, and technical microbiology. Research and education at PLE span the entire field of chemistry and include both undergraduate and graduate education.

The Department of Process and Applied Bio Science (PLE) at Lund University works actively to ensure a good working environment through various initiatives and routines. PLE encourages open communication and collaboration between staff, students, and management to continuously improve the working environment. This includes regular meetings and dialogues to discuss working environment issues and find common solutions.

Lund University Faculty of Engineering recruits a Professor in Chemical Engineering

Description of the workplace

COMPEL, "COMPetence for the ELectrification of the transport system", is a strategic initiative by the Swedish government aimed at strengthening research and education environments in battery technology and electrification. Within COMPEL, the three universities Chalmers University of Technology, Lund University, and Uppsala University, in consultation with key actors in the Swedish industry, deepen their collaboration to strengthen Sweden's position in batteries and the electrification of the transport sector and related areas. The initiative aims to strengthen research and education efforts related to the battery area with the goal of ensuring that relevant research in battery technology for the electrification of the transport sector is maintained and further developed in Sweden. Research within COMPEL spans the entire battery value chain: materials research, research on new cell concepts and cell manufacturing, battery systems and system integration, recycling, and safety.

At Lund University with the Lund University Faculty of Engineering, COMPEL is a strategic initiative aimed at strengthening research environments in battery technology and electrification, in a way that complements relevant research at other universities and builds on our strengths. COMPEL at Lund University initially includes researchers at ten departments, and three research areas have been identified for strategic development: materials research, integration of batteries with power electronics, and safe energy storage. On the education side, the number of places within several civil engineering programs is expanded, and the course offering related to battery technology and electrification is strengthened.

Research is conducted in close collaboration with the automotive industry, and the academic environment is expected to contribute to and lead projects with strong industrial relevance, particularly in battery safety, system integration, and scalable processes for battery manufacturing.

Teaching in electrochemistry, battery technology, and chemical engineering processes is an important part of the role, as is contributing to the development of education at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels.

The subject area is strategically important for the transition to electrified and sustainable mobility and has a clear connection to COMPEL's goals regarding safety, sustainability, and integration between materials, cell technology, and power electronics.

Within the Division of Chemical Engineering, there are competencies in separation processes, reaction technology, modeling, and water purification. The teaching staff consists of approximately 15 people, supplemented by a few postdocs and approximately 25 doctoral students. As support for research, the division has 2 research engineers and 2 administrators.

Chemical Engineering conducts applied and basic research in several different areas that aim, in one way or another, to meet the goals of Agenda 2030. An important part of these goals is related to energy and material production.

A significant portion of the division's applied research at TRL 4-6 is related to the scaling up of various processes. This part of the research is conducted within the framework of Lund University Pre-Pilot Plant, which is a consolidation of large-scale laboratory infrastructure at the Divisions of Chemical Engineering, Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Biotechnology.

Teaching at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels forms the cornerstone of chemical engineering activities. As part of the employment, teaching at undergraduate and advanced levels is included, where the student is expected to develop both their ability to formulate and solve process engineering problems using computational methods. Since a large portion of the division's teaching takes place at the undergraduate level where the language of instruction is Swedish, it will be expected that the person proposed for the position also actively works to achieve a level in Swedish that allows them to teach in Swedish within a few years.

Finally, humanity is in constant change, and over time, different research questions will become important to solve. Right now, the most important issues in chemical engineering are food, medicine, energy, and clean water, but this can change incredibly quickly. Our recruitment of a Professor is a long-term investment from the division's side, and during the course of a research career, many things can happen that require re-evaluating and assessing the direction of research. We therefore assume that as a candidate for the position, you have the readiness, willingness, and ability to change the direction of research over time to meet societal needs.

Subject

Chemical Engineering with a focus on electrochemical processes.

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