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Lunds universitet grundades 1666 och rankas återkommande som ett av världens främsta lärosäten. Här finns omkring 47 000 studenter och mer än 8 800 medarbetare i Lund, Helsingborg och Malmö. Vi förenas i vår strävan att förstå, förklara och förbättra vår värld och människors villkor. Lunds universitet välkomnar sökande med olika bakgrund och erfarenheter. Jämställdhet, lika villkor och mångfald är grundläggande principer för alla delar av vår verksamhet. Job description and subject environment As Assistant Professor, you will be affiliated with the Cognitive Robotics Lab at the Department of Philosophy at Lund University. With the help of the lab's humanoid robot Epi, the research group is developing a theoretical and technological framework for modelling various cognitive processes on a neuroscientific basis, which are tested using robots. Areas of study include perception, memory, learning, cognitive development, attention, motor control and spatial navigation. What we offer As Assistant Professor at Lund University, you will develop your qualifications as a researcher and teaching staff member over a period of four years, with an emphasis on research merit. You will also receive five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education. During your fourth and final year, you will have the opportunity to apply for promotion to a permanent position as a senior lecturer. Job Duties As Assistant Professor, you will be expected to contribute to the research environment at the department, supervise doctoral students and possibly teach. You will also participate in activities organised within eSSENCE: The e-Science Collaboration ; the strategic research programme that unites and supports e-science research at Lund University and the universities of Uppsala and Umeå. As Assistant Professor, you will be expected to produce high-quality interdisciplinary research. You will be part of the development of a unique cross-faculty training programme in cognitive robotics and neurorobotics in collaboration with other subjects at Lund University, the Faculty of Engineering, LTH and within eSSENCE. Qualifications for employment as an Assistant Professor You hold a doctoral degree in cognitive science with a focus on neuroinformatics, neurorobotics, or cognitive modelling, or have corresponding research expertise relevant to the subject content of the position and the duties included therein. Requirements – what you must have in order to carry out duties The successful applicant we are looking for has: a PhD in cognitive science with a focus on neuroinformatics, neurorobotics, cognitive modelling or related areas. experience of research and/or studies in the above-mentioned areas, with a focus that is relevant to the position. very good and documented knowledge of academic English. a research plan for the research they wish to conduct during employment, which is submitted alongside the application. (More information about the research plan is to be found in the section 'Application instructions' below). Additional qualifications In addition to the above, we would also like to see that you can demonstrate that you have: documented experience of multidisciplinary research combining cognitive science, robotics and e-science documented experience in mathematics and/or software development experience of constructing robots experience of teaching and course development in relevant areas, particularly in interdisciplinary education documented strong ability to obtain external research funding. Assessment criteria good ability to develop and conduct high-quality research, and pedagogical ability. Form of employment Fixed-term employment, 4 years, in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 12a of the Higher Education Ordinance, with the possibility of promotion to a permanent position as a Senior lecturer. Application instructions Your application must be prepared in accordance with the vacancy call text and the Instructions for applicants | Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology .  As part of your application, you must submit a project plan for the research you wish to conduct during your employment in the subject. (See full vacancy text for instructions.) Om Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna har åtta institutioner och bedriver en stor och varierad verksamhet inom forskning och utbildning. Vi har ca 700 anställda och ca 4 000 helårsstudenter. Om Filosofiska institutionen Filosofiska institutionen har cirka 80 anställda. Vid institutionen bedrivs forskning och utbildning i tre ämnen: kognitionsvetenskap, praktisk filosofi och teoretisk filosofi. Ämnena är till stor del självständiga med avseende på forsknings- och utbildningsinriktningar men det finns också täta samarbeten mellan dem. Se institutionens hemsida för information om aktuell verksamhet. Vi undanber oss alla kontakter från annonsförsäljare, rekryterings- och bemanningsföretag på grund av statliga upphandlingsregler.