{"data":{"id":171446,"slug":"universitetslektor-i-materialoptik","type":"job","title":"University Lecturer in Materials Optics","description":"Your Tasks\nWithin the Thin Film Physics Division, there are several units where the Materials Optics unit specifically conducts undergraduate education, research, and research training related to materials physics with an emphasis on optical properties and applications. The responsibilities of this position include teaching, research, and administrative duties.\nAs a University Lecturer in Materials Optics, you will teach at both undergraduate and advanced levels, primarily in Swedish but also in English. The teaching covers various areas of physics but is largely focused on courses in fundamental and advanced optics. The work encompasses all aspects of teaching including course design and course responsibility. You will also supervise students' thesis projects in these areas.\nThe unit's research is both theoretical and experimental with a significant focus on polarization optics. Your research is expected to be conducted independently and requires extensive knowledge of optical theory as well as skill in performing detailed optical measurements. Through modeling, simulation, and experimental studies, optical characterization is performed on both homogeneous and nanostructured materials. The main optical methods are polarization-based techniques such as spectroscopic polarimetry and spectroscopic (Stokes\/Mueller) ellipsometry. Other optical methods such as spectrophotometry and scatterometry are also relevant.\nThe position includes responsibility for a research laboratory, including maintenance and calibration of optical measuring instruments, upkeep of the laboratory environment, and training and support for laboratory users.\nYou are active within the research community, participate in division activities such as seminars and workshops, participate in research projects, communicate results through scientific publications, and contribute to attracting external research funding.\nYou actively contribute to the university's development work. For example, we see that you are interested in and willing to take on management responsibilities. The position may also involve administrative tasks, such as organizing cross-institutional infrastructure.\nIn your work, you keep up with developments nationally and internationally within your field and with societal developments that are relevant to your work.\nYou are flexible and able to move between different types of pedagogical and scientific contexts. You share your knowledge and contribute to your work group's professional development, collegial working methods, and social community. We consider it self-evident that you are present and active in order to perform your duties to the best of your ability and thrive in the work community.\nYour Qualifications\nWe are looking for you who have a doctoral degree or equivalent scientific competence, and have demonstrated pedagogical skill or other professional skill that is of importance given the subject content and tasks of the position.\nFor this position, equal weight will be placed on scientific and pedagogical skill.\nRegarding pedagogical skill, the following will be assessed:\nRequirement for the position: Documented experience of course responsibility and teaching at both undergraduate and advanced levels in physics (primarily optics) in higher education.\nParticularly meritorious: Documented ability in course design and course development.\nParticularly meritorious: Experience in supervising thesis projects in materials science with a focus on optical characterization.\nMeritorious: Documented education in higher education pedagogy.\n\nRegarding scientific skill, the following will be assessed:\nRequirement for the position: A doctoral degree with a clear focus on materials optics. Solid knowledge of polarization optics and optical characterization of materials, including structured materials.\nParticularly meritorious: Docent competence and documented practical and theoretical skills in matrix descriptions of polarized light and polarization.\nMeritorious: Documented experience of responsibility for a research laboratory with optical measuring instruments.\n\nParticularly meritorious for the position is also:\nDocumented skill in collaboration within education.\n\nOther skills and qualities that will be assessed for this position are:\nGood collaboration skills and ability to contribute to the division's development, collegial working methods, and social community.\nA structured working method, through the ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work efficiently.\nGood ability to create and maintain good relationships with colleagues and students in scientific and pedagogical activities.\n\nSince teaching and\/or research takes place in both Swedish and English, you must be able to demonstrate the ability to teach and\/or conduct research in both Swedish and English.\n\nAbout the Position\nPermanent employment, full-time.\nStart date by agreement.\nFor more information about eligibility requirements, assessment criteria, and employment procedures for teachers, see https:\/\/styrdokument.liu.se\/Regelsamling\/VisaBeslut\/622784.\nSalary and Benefits\nLink\u00f6ping University applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with applicable collective agreements (RALS\/RALS-T) and the university's salary guidelines.\nhttps:\/\/liu.se\/jobba-pa-liu\/formaner\nTrade Union Representatives\nhttps:\/\/liu.se\/jobba-pa-liu\/hjalp-for-sokande.\nApplication\nYou are welcome to apply for this position by clicking the \"Apply\" button below. Your complete application including attachments must be received by Link\u00f6ping University no later than September 29, 2026.\nApplications and\/or application documents received after the final application date will not be considered.\nPublications in pdf or word format should be attached in the application form. Publications that you do not have in digital form should be sent by post in three copies to Link\u00f6ping University, Registrar, 581 83 Link\u00f6ping. The publications must be received by Link\u00f6ping University no later than the final application date. Printed publications will not be returned, as documents received by Link\u00f6ping University are retained or disposed of according to applicable disposal rules.\n\nWe welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, as this enriches and develops our activities. For us, it is self-evident to uphold the equal value, rights, and opportunities of all. Read about our work at https:\/\/liu.se\/artikel\/lika-villkor\/.\n\nWe look forward to your application!\n\nLink\u00f6ping University has contracted agreements and asks that we not be contacted directly by staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of job advertisements.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Universitetslektor i Materialoptik","description_original":"Dina arbetsuppgifter\nInom avdelningen Tunnfilmsfysik ing\u00e5r ett antal enheter d\u00e4r specifikt enheten Materialoptik bedriver grundutbildning, forskning, och forskarutbildning relaterad till materialfysik med tonvikt p\u00e5 optiska egenskaper och till\u00e4mpningar. Arbetsuppgifterna f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen omfattar undervisning, forskning samt administrativa uppdrag.\nSom universitetslektor i Materialoptik undervisar du p\u00e5 grundniv\u00e5 och avancerad niv\u00e5 p\u00e5 fr\u00e4mst svenska men \u00e4ven engelska. Undervisningen omfattar fysikens olika omr\u00e5den men \u00e4r till en stor del fokuserad p\u00e5 kurser i grundl\u00e4ggande och avancerad optik. Arbetet r\u00f6r alla aspekter av undervisning inklusive kursdesign och kursansvar. Det ing\u00e5r \u00e4ven att handleda studenters examensarbeten inom n\u00e4mnda omr\u00e5den.\nEnhetens forskning \u00e4r b\u00e5de teoretisk och experimentell med en betydande inriktning mot polarisationsoptik. Din forskning f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas bedrivas sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt och kr\u00e4ver omfattande kunskaper i optisk teori samt skicklighet att utf\u00f6ra detaljerade optiska m\u00e4tningar. Med modellering, simulering och experimentella studier g\u00f6rs optisk karakterisering av s\u00e5v\u00e4l homogena som nanostrukturerade material. De huvudsakliga optiska metoderna \u00e4r polarisationsbaserade av typen spektroskopisk polarimetri samt spektroskopisk (Stokes\/Mueller) ellipsometri. Andra optiska metoder som spektrofotometri och skatterometri \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 aktuella.\nI anst\u00e4llningen ing\u00e5r \u00e4ven ansvar f\u00f6r ett forskningslaboratorium, inklusive sk\u00f6tsel och kalibrering av optiska m\u00e4tinstrument, underh\u00e5ll av laboratoriemilj\u00f6n samt utbildning av och st\u00f6d till laboratoriets anv\u00e4ndare.\nDu \u00e4r aktiv inom forskningssamh\u00e4llet, deltar i avdelningens verksamhet s\u00e5som seminarier och workshops, deltar i forskningsprojekt, kommunicerar resultat via vetenskapliga publikationer samt bidrar till att attrahera externa forskningsmedel.\nDu bidrar aktivt till universitetets utvecklingsarbete. Vi ser till exempel att du g\u00e4rna deltar i och visar intresse f\u00f6r ledningsuppdrag. Anst\u00e4llningen kan \u00e4ven inneb\u00e4ra att ha administrativa uppdrag, s\u00e5som till exempel organisation av institutions\u00f6vergripande infrastruktur.\nI ditt arbete ing\u00e5r att f\u00f6lja utvecklingen nationellt och internationellt inom ditt \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5de och den samh\u00e4llsutveckling i \u00f6vrigt som har betydelse f\u00f6r ditt arbete.\nDu \u00e4r flexibel och har f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att r\u00f6ra dig mellan olika typer av pedagogiska och vetenskapliga sammanhang. Du delar med dig av kunskap och bidrar till arbetsgruppens professionella utveckling, kollegiala arbetss\u00e4tt och sociala gemenskap. Att du \u00e4r n\u00e4rvarande och aktiv ser vi som sj\u00e4lvklart f\u00f6r att du ska kunna utf\u00f6ra dina uppgifter p\u00e5 b\u00e4sta s\u00e4tt och trivas i arbetsgemenskapen.\nDina kvalifikationer\nVi s\u00f6ker dig som har doktorsexamen eller motsvarande vetenskaplig kompetens, samt har visat pedagogisk skicklighet, eller annan yrkesskicklighet som \u00e4r av betydelse med h\u00e4nsyn till anst\u00e4llningens \u00e4mnesinneh\u00e5ll och arbetsuppgifter.\nF\u00f6r denna anst\u00e4llning kommer lika vikt att f\u00e4stas vid vetenskaplig och pedagogisk skicklighet.\nG\u00e4llande pedagogisk skicklighet kommer f\u00f6ljande att bed\u00f6mas:\nKrav f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen: Dokumenterad erfarenhet av kursansvar samt av undervisning p\u00e5 b\u00e5de grundniv\u00e5 och avancerad niv\u00e5 inom fysik (fr\u00e4mst optik) i h\u00f6gre utbildning.\nS\u00e4rskilt meriterande: Dokumenterad f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga till kursdesign och kursutveckling.\nS\u00e4rskilt meriterande: Erfarenhet av handledning av examensarbeten inom materialvetenskap med inriktning mot optisk karakterisering.\nMeriterande: Dokumenterad utbildning i h\u00f6gskolepedagogik.\n\nG\u00e4llande vetenskaplig skicklighet kommer f\u00f6ljande att bed\u00f6mas:\nKrav f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen: En doktorsexamen med en tydlig inriktning mot materialoptik. Gedigna kunskaper om polarisationsoptik och optisk karakterisering av material, inklusive strukturerade material.\nS\u00e4rskilt meriterande: Docentkompetens samt dokumenterade praktiska och teoretiska f\u00e4rdigheter r\u00f6rande matrisbeskrivningar av polariserat ljus och polarisation.\nMeriterande: Dokumenterad erfarenhet av ansvar f\u00f6r forskningslaboratorium med optiska m\u00e4tinstrument.\n\nS\u00e4rskilt meriterande f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r \u00e4ven:\ndokumenterad skicklighet i samverkan inom utbildning.\n\n\u00d6vriga skickligheter och egenskaper som kommer att bed\u00f6mas f\u00f6r denna anst\u00e4llning \u00e4r:\ngod samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att bidra till avdelningens utveckling, kollegiala arbetss\u00e4tt och sociala gemenskap.\nett strukturerat arbetss\u00e4tt, genom att kunna planera, organisera och prioritera arbetet p\u00e5 ett effektivt s\u00e4tt.\ngod f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att i den vetenskapliga och pedagogiska verksamheten skapa och underh\u00e5lla goda relationer med kolleger och studenter.\n\nD\u00e5 undervisning och\/eller forskning sker p\u00e5 b\u00e5de svenska och engelska ska du kunna uppvisa f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att undervisa och\/eller bedriva forskning p\u00e5 b\u00e5de svenska och engelska.\n\u00a0\nOm anst\u00e4llningen\nTillsvidareanst\u00e4llning, heltid.\nTilltr\u00e4de enligt \u00f6verenskommelse.\nF\u00f6r mer information om beh\u00f6righetskrav, bed\u00f6mningsgrunder och anst\u00e4llningsf\u00f6rfarande f\u00f6r l\u00e4rare se https:\/\/styrdokument.liu.se\/Regelsamling\/VisaBeslut\/622784.\nL\u00f6n och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner\nLink\u00f6pings universitet till\u00e4mpar individuell och differentierad l\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning och sker i enlighet med g\u00e4llande kollektivavtal (RALS\/RALS-T) samt universitetets riktlinjer f\u00f6r l\u00f6nebildning.\nhttps:\/\/liu.se\/jobba-pa-liu\/formaner\nFackliga kontaktpersoner\nhttps:\/\/liu.se\/jobba-pa-liu\/hjalp-for-sokande.\nAns\u00f6kan\nV\u00e4lkommen att s\u00f6ka denna anst\u00e4llning genom att klicka p\u00e5 knappen \"Ans\u00f6k\" nedan. Din kompletta ans\u00f6kan inklusive bilagor ska vara Link\u00f6pings universitet tillhanda senast den 29 september 2026.\nAns\u00f6kningar och\/eller ans\u00f6kningshandlingar som inkommer efter sista ans\u00f6kningsdag beaktas ej.\nPublikationer, i pdf- eller word-format, bifogas i ans\u00f6kningsformul\u00e4ret. Publikationer som du inte har i digital form skickas per post i tre exemplar till Link\u00f6pings universitet, Registrator, 581 83 Link\u00f6ping. Publikationerna ska vara Link\u00f6pings universitet tillhanda senast sista ans\u00f6kningsdag. Tryckta publikationer skickas inte tillbaka, d\u00e5 handlingar som inkommer till Link\u00f6pings universitet bevaras eller gallras enligt g\u00e4llande gallringsregler.\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\nVi v\u00e4lkomnar s\u00f6kande med olika bakgrund, erfarenheter och perspektiv, det berikar och utvecklar v\u00e5r verksamhet. F\u00f6r oss \u00e4r det sj\u00e4lvklart att v\u00e4rna om allas lika v\u00e4rde, r\u00e4ttigheter och m\u00f6jligheter. L\u00e4s om v\u00e5rt arbete med https:\/\/liu.se\/artikel\/lika-villkor\/.\n\u00a0\nV\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan!\n\u00a0\nLink\u00f6pings universitet har upphandlade avtal och undanber oss direktkontakt fr\u00e5n bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag samt f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare av platsannonser.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":null,"full_address":null,"city":"Link\u00f6ping","country":"SE","latitude":58.4200361,"longitude":15.6226866},"metadata":{"region":"\u00d6sterg\u00f6tlands l\u00e4n","duration":"Tills vidare","employer":"Link\u00f6pings Universitet","postcode":"58183","positions":1,"profession":"Universitets- och h\u00f6gskolelektor","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/liu.se\/","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"Louise Gustafsson","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Link\u00f6pings Universitet","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":0,"ai_views_count":4,"ai_vendor_counts":{"other":1,"openai":2,"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"+4613281201","owner_email":"louise.gustafsson@liu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-25T11:19:56+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-29T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-26T02:59:07+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-28T03:22:07+00:00"}}