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Your Responsibilities

The position of Professor in Plant Bioelectronics is located at the Laboratory for Organic Electronics (LOE), Department of Science and Technology. Research and education at LOE focus on electronically and ionically conducting organic materials with applications in a range of areas including, but not limited to, energy conversion and storage, printed electronics, photonics, and bioelectronics. The incumbent will lead an independent research activity within materials science, with a particular focus on polymer electronics, for example, the development of multifunctional organic semiconductor materials with electrical and optical properties specified for various purposes, primarily within electronics and energy applications.

The research focus of the position involves the development of plant bioelectronics and plant-based biohybrid systems, where organic electronic materials are integrated with living plants to, for example, monitor and modulate physiological processes in real-time. The research focus may also include exploring plants as active technological components, such as in adaptive, self-healing, and sunlight-driven living hybrid materials for sustainable agriculture, environmental sensing, and regenerative technologies.

You are active within the research community, participate in departmental activities such as seminars and workshops, engage in research projects, communicate results through scientific publications, and contribute to attracting external research funding.

Holders of the professor position must be able to participate in teaching at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels. For this position, teaching is conducted in English and primarily in courses at the doctoral and master's levels.

You actively contribute to the university's development work. Collaboration is an integrated part of the university's research and educational mission. Collaboration in research is achieved by disseminating, making available, and utilizing research. Collaboration in education is achieved by planning, organizing, and implementing high-quality education in interaction with actors from the surrounding society.

The position may also involve leadership roles, such as unit manager, deputy division manager, or division manager, as well as participation in various steering groups. Specifically, the responsibilities include assuming a leadership role for plant electronics within LOE. The leadership will entail line management responsibility for all personnel within your unit and contributing to the direction and development of LOE as a whole. Additionally, it includes supervising master's students, doctoral candidates, and postdocs in their research activities and project management (coordinating both national and international research activities with members from several of LOE's units).

Your work includes following developments nationally and internationally within your field of study and general societal development that is relevant to your work.

You are flexible and capable of moving between different types of pedagogical and scientific contexts. You share knowledge and contribute to the professional development of the work group, collegial working methods, and social community. We consider your presence and activity essential for you to perform your duties in the best possible way and to thrive in the work community.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for you who have demonstrated both scientific and pedagogical proficiency.

For this position, primary emphasis will be placed on scientific proficiency, followed by (in descending order) administrative proficiency and leadership, collaboration in research, pedagogical proficiency, and other proficiencies assessed as equivalent.

The following will be assessed regarding scientific proficiency:

Requirements for the position are:

• a doctoral degree in biotechnology, materials science, applied physics, micro/nanoelectronics, or organic chemistry.
• a strong research background within the field of the position.
• previous publication within the field of the position in recognized journals and conferences.

Meritorious for the position are scientific national and international contributions within the field of the position obtained through competition.

The following will be assessed regarding leadership proficiency:

• Requirements for the position are previous experience of leading a research group funded by own research funds and administration of own research projects.

Especially meritorious for the position is experience of handling organizational change.

Meritorious for the position is previous experience of leading researchers.

The following will be assessed regarding pedagogical proficiency:

Requirements for the position are:

• experience of teaching within organic electronics.
• experience as a main supervisor of doctoral candidates.

The following will be assessed regarding proficiency in scientific collaboration:

• Requirements for the position are the ability to disseminate, make available, and utilize research through popular science production and dissemination, collaborative projects with external non-academic actors, external expert assignments, mobility projects, commercialization, or assignments within the framework of permitted secondary employment.

As teaching and research are conducted in English, you must be able to demonstrate the ability to teach and conduct research in English.

About the Position

This is a permanent, full-time position.

Start date by agreement.

Salary and Benefits

Linköping University applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with the current collective agreement (RALS/RALS-T) and the university's guidelines for salary formation.

Read more about benefits for employees https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner (https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner)

Union Representatives

Information about union representatives, see https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande (https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande).

Application

You are welcome to apply for this position by clicking the "Apply" button below. Your complete application, including attachments, must be received by Linköping University no later than August 3, 2026.

Applications and/or application documents received after the last application date will not be considered.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, as this enriches and develops our operations. For us, it is self-evident to uphold everyone's equal value, rights, and opportunities. Read about our work with equal conditions (https://liu.se/artikel/lika-villkor/).

We look forward to receiving your application!