Full professor in Automatic Control

Högskolan Väst, Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap / Högskolejobb / Trollhättan
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Based in Trollhättan, University West has over 11 500 students and around 600 employees.

Work Integrated Learning is our profile, in both education and research and we are among the highest ranked universities in the country for graduate employability. With industry within the field of aerospace, new business ventures and a strong confidence in the future, Trollhättan is a hub for development in their sub-region of West Sweden.

Full Professor in Automatic Control and Inspection for Manufacturing Processes

Production Technology with emphasis in Automatic Control and Inspection

The Flexible Industrial Automation research group at University West performs research within Automatic Control and Inspection. Today's applications are mainly within welding and related processes, and one important direction is additive manufacturing using laser welding technology. The research involves various measurement and signal processing technologies for automatic control. The applications pose strong efforts on synchronised data acquisition with signal processing for analysis, monitoring, inspection and control of the process in question. The collected data emanates mainly from non-contact sensors and/or embedded signals in the process equipment. The research is performed both experimentally and by modeling/simulation. 

Duties 
It is expected that the Professor will contribute in the scientific and strategic leadership of the group of Flexible Industrial Automation. The applicant is also expected to develop attractive courses and supervise PhD and undergraduate students in automation technology in general. Other important aspects of the position include providing information and communication about research and current development in the subject area, the planning of research projects and cooperation within academia and society at large.

Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for employment as a professor, the applicant is required to have both scientific and teaching proficiency in automation technology / control engineering / production technology with emphasis in automatic control and inspection. Experience in applied research in data acquisition with signal processing for analysis, monitoring, inspection and control of manufacturing processes is highly meriting.

Assessment criteria
The degree of such proficiency which is a requirement for eligibility for employment shall apply as assessment criteria for employment of a professor. As much attention must be paid to assessment of educational proficiency as to assessment of scientific or artistic proficiency. Each higher education institution itself will otherwise determine what assessment criteria are to be applied when employing a professor.

Special attention will be paid to:

• Ability to lead and implement research projects
• Experience of academic leadership and the ability to develop research activities in collaboration with colleagues and the community
• Experience in seeking and obtaining external research funding
• Experience of applied research in automation including inspection within manufacturing
• Experience of applied research in non-contact measurements, data acquisition with signal processing for analysis, monitoring and control
• Ability to develop education and training activities in collaboration with colleagues and the community
• Interpersonal skills

How to apply
The application: The application should be sent in through our digital recruitment system. Go to  http://www.hv.se/en , Job Opportunities. Link:  http://www.hv.se/en/about-university-west/job-opportunities

The application should include the following documents:
Letter of application
CV
Personal letter (volunaty information)
Scientific qualifications
Educational qualificatons
Administrative qualifications andmagement assignments
Qualifications from contacts with surrounding community and information of reserach and development work.

More information about the structure of the application is found at http://www.hv.se/en/about-university-west/job-opportunities

Documents that cannot be sent digitally, should be sent to the following postal address: University West,  Personnel Department, SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden. Mark the application with ref.no: R 2014/84

The applicant must be prepared to provide an additional copy of application documents for expert review, three copies for an application for professor.

The application should reach University West no later than 2015-02-01.

Eftersom vi använder det statliga ramavtalet när det gäller annonsförmedling, så undanbedes annonsförsäljare vänligt men bestämt.

Publiceringsdatum
2015-01-06

Arbetstider och omfattning
100%. Tillträde: Snarast tillsvidareanställning

Ersättning
månadsavlönad

Så ansöker du
Sista dag att ansöka är 2015-02-01
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: 2014/84
Klicka på denna länk för att göra din ansökan

Kontakt
Liselott Lycke, prefekt 0520-223357

Facklig kontakt
Elise Glimsten, TCO 0520-223255
Stig Johansson, SACO 0520-223212

Företag
Högskolan Väst, Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

Adress
Högskolan Väst, Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap
Gustava Melins gata 2
46186 Trollhättan

Kontorsadress
Gustava Melins gata 2

Jobbnummer
2117481

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