Assistant Professor in Mechatronics

Information about the research/the project/the department
Chalmers, one of the major technical universities in Sweden, has a long tradition of research and education within most technical disciplines. The Department of Signals and Systems (S2), where this assistant professorship is announced, is engaged in both fundamental and applied research in key areas of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Cross-disciplinary research is central and encouraged through projects across different groups within the Department. 

The successful candidate will join the Mechatronics group at Chalmers, where a team of PhD students, post-docs and senior researchers are involved in research projects with focus on modelling, control and simulation of mechatronic systems. A large part of the group’s research focuses on automotive control problems, ranging from powertrain control to vehicle dynamics control, as well as autonomous and cooperative driving. Applicants are welcome with any research focus, yet with strong background in automatic control or neighboring areas. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate outstanding potential for establishing his/her independent research by attracting funding and research projects.

The position also includes teaching for about 20 per cent of your working hours on undergraduate and master's levels, as well as supervising PhD students to a certain extent. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry and the public sector.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment for a maximum of four years. Progress will be assessed after two years. You are expected to achieve associate professor expertise within four years.

Major responsibilites
* To perform research, individually as well as with others, including writing project proposals.
* Supervision of PhD- and of MSc-students.
* Lecturing.
* Contribution to national and international projects will be part of the working duties. 

Qualifications
To qualify for the position of non-tenured assistant professor, you must have a doctoral degree in Mechatronics, Automatic Control, Signal Processing, Systems Theory or a relevant field. The degree should generally not be older than five years. You are expected to be somewhat accustomed to teaching, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education. Experience from a postdoc position or qualified research and development in industry or the public sector is meritorious. Ability to initiate new research collaborations is essential. Good communication skills in oral and written English are required.

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English. If Swedish is not your native language, you should be able to teach in Swedish at the undergraduate level after two years. Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

Application deadline: 2014-03-31


For questions, please contact:
Professor Arne Svensson, head at the Department of Signals and Systems, arne.svensson@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 1751
Professor Jonas Sjöberg, research group leader, Mechatronics, jonas.sjoberg@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 1855
Professor Bengt Lennartson, division head, Automatic Control, Automation and Mechatronics, bengt.lennartson@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 3722
  


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