The Luleå University of Technology experiences rapid growth with world-leading expertise within several research domains. We shape the future through innovative education and groundbreaking research results and drawing on our location in the Arctic region, we create global societal benefit. Our scientific and artistic research and education are carried out in close collaboration with international, national and regional companies, public actors and leading universities. Luleå University of Technology has an annual turnover of SEK 1.8 billion. Today, we have 1,770 staff and 17,200 students.
In the coming years, multi-billion investments will be made in large projects in Northern Sweden to create a fossil-free society both nationally and globally. Luleå University of Technology is involved in several of these cutting-edge research projects and in the societal transformation that they entail. We offer a broad range of courses and study programmes to match the skills in demand. We hope that you will help us to build the sustainable companies and societies of the future.
The Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts at Luleå University of Technology has currently approximately 260 faculty members doing research and teaching in business administration, entrepreneurship and innovation, music and theatre, and social sciences including economics. The Economics unit is part of the Division of Social Sciences which also include the subject areas jurisprudence, political science and history. The research of the Economics unit has an international focus, a strong emphasis on applied policy-orientated research and research profile towards natural resource, energy and environmental economics.
Subject
Economics, as a research subject, analyses the allocation of scarce resources. The research is towards natural resources, energy and environmental economics. It applies microeconomic theories in the analyses of the functionality of energy and raw material markets, and how it affects decision-makers and policy design.
Project description
We are looking for a researcher with a doctoral degree who wants to work within the research network Bio4Energy. Bio4Energy is one of the Swedish governments strategic research areas directly founded by the government. In the network, researchers from Luleå University of Technology, Umeå University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences are participating. In addition, researchers from Sweden's research institute (RISE) participate and several firms and organisations. The network is multi-disciplinary and work towards efficient and environmentally friendly processes, technology and markets based on woody feedstock.
Work tasks
Your work as a post doctor includes:
Research in economics towards bioenergy issues (at least 80% of full-time). The research is conducted in close collaboration with Bio4Energy, and you are expected to actively participate in the network’s activities.
Possibility for teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, supervising undergraduate theses and assisting supervisor for PhD students (at most 20% of full-time).
Qualifications
You must have a doctoral degree, or equivalent international degree, in economics.
General qualifications include scientific merits and documented experiences from the stipulated research profile. The scientific competence has the highest importance for the appointment.
The assessment criteria are (in order of importance):
- Well-documented experience of economic research towards bioenergy issues.
- A strong interest in economic research towards bioenergy issues.
- Good communicative and collaborative abilities with the surrounding society.
- Proactive initiatives and ability to work in multi-disciplinary research environments.
- Excellent communicative skills in English, both spoken and written.
Additional merit is if you have documented pedagogical skills, such as university courses in pedagogy and teaching/supervising experience from higher education.
Information
This is a full-time employment contract for one year with a possibility for an extension for one more year. The total employment time as a post doc is maximum two years. Placement in Luleå.
For further information about the position, please contact Professor Robert Lundmark (+46 (0)920-492346, robert.lundmark@ltu.se or head of division Jerry Blomberg (+46 (0)70-2682188, jerry.blomberg@ltu.se.
Union representatives: SACO-S Kjell Johansson (+46 (0)920-491529, kjell.johansson@ltu.se) and OFR (Lars Frisk, +46 (0)920-49 17 92, lars.frisk@ltu.se).
In case of different interpretations of the English and Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.
Application
You apply for the position by clicking on the button below. Please attach a personal letter, you CV and documents proving your merits. The application can be written in either Swedish or English. Your doctoral degree transcript must be attested and translated to either Swedish or English. Make sure to include the scientific works you refer to as support for your application. Finally, please include at least two persons as relevant references with complete contact information.
Please mark your application with the reference number below.
Reference number: 3769-2021
Last day of application: February 28, 2022