KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as in architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy.
The School of Architecture and the Built Environment is one of ten schools at KTH. We employ about 700 people and we have about 3 000 students. We have a unique breadth of subject range where we educate and research on future society, about how cities, buildings and infrastructure should be designed and built. On how to create a good living environment for people while taking into account environmental, energy, economic and social factors. We are proud of the good relations we have with industry and other players in the world.
Subject field
Theory and History of Architecture
Subject description
The subject encompasses studies of architecture and the built environment as understood from both theoretical and historical perspectives. Leaning towards the history of recent pasts and critical, historiographical studies, the subject takes analyses of contemporary conditions as its point of departure. Focus is placed on studies of the post-war architecture and built environment, although a broader interpretation is not excluded.
Duties
The position demands participation in both research and education in first- and second-cycle courses within the architectural program, as well as supervision and participation in third-cycle courses within the doctoral programme in architecture. Besides teaching on a practical basis, this also includes examination and course coordination, as well as pedagogical development. Duties within research include independently establishing new collaborations and research projects, through applications and research funding, as well as managing and developing research within the theory and history of architecture, and in collaboration with other subject fields and sub areas within architecture. The position may include faculty work and leadership assignments in relation to both research and education.
Eligibility requirements
Qualified for appointment as an associate professor is a person who has:
been awarded a PhD or has the corresponding research competence or some other professional expertise that is of value in view of the subject matter of the post and the duties that it will involve, and
demonstrated teaching expertise.
Grounds of assessment
1. Of highest importance is that the applicant has
research expertise within the subject field, demonstrated through scientific publication in journals and books that are relevant to the subject field, conference participation, established research collaborations as well as other commissions within the research community, such as peer-review or expert assessments
teaching expertise within the subject field in both first-/second- as well as third-cycle education
2. It is of second highest importance that the applicant has
administrative skills in relation to education and research activities
experience in course development in first-/second- or third-cycle education
experience in teaching within similar programs
ability to initiate and run research projects, and to be awarded research grants
3. It is also of importance is that the applicant has
expertise to develop and lead activities and staff, which includes knowledge of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality
ability to pursue third-stream activities and also provide information about research and development work
interpersonal skills
Trade union representatives
Contact information to trade union representatives can be found at KTH:s web page.
Application
Your application should follow KTH:s CV template for employment of teachers. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete according to the requirements in the ad and CV template.
Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).
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Type of employment Permanent position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment According to agreement
Salary Monthly pay
Number of positions 1
Working hours 100%
City Stockholm
County Stockholms län
Country Sweden
Reference number VL-2016-0157
Contact
Anders Karlström/Professor, +46 8 790 92 63
Anders Bergström/Associate Professor, +46 8 790 60 69
Published 14.Mar.2017
Last application date 25.Apr.2017 11:59 PM CET