Assistant professor in Integrated Circuits and Systems

Work assignments 

The purpose of the employment is that the assistant professor is to be given the opportunity to develop independence as a researcher and to obtain both the research and teaching qualifications required for employment as associate professor.

This employment is placed at the Division of Electronics and Computer Engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering (ISY). The successful candidate is expected to contribute to both research and education, as well as the dissemination and enabling of research results. The division has two research areas, one of which is Integrated Circuits and Systems. This position is primarily associated with that area.

The division conducts research as well as undergraduate and graduate education in the design of energy-efficient digital, analog, and radio frequency integrated circuits and systems on a chip. The division has many years of experience in the field and has contributed innovative solutions at the research forefront. The division teaches most of the courses within the electronics education in Linköping with about 40 courses from basic to advanced level. The courses include processor design, digital design, analog design, radio frequency design and design of integrated circuits and systems in advanced semiconductor technologies, especially CMOS. Read more at https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/isy/elda/.

As an assistant professor in integrated circuits and systems, you teach courses at basic and advanced level, as well as supervise students in the subject. The work includes course design and course responsibility. The teaching will take place in both Swedish and English.

Furthermore, the duties include conducting your own research in the subject area, especially concerning energy-efficient mixed analog, digital and wireless integrated circuits and systems on chip. The work is carried out in collaboration with the other activities in the department as well as in international projects. You are active in the research community, participate in the division's activities such as seminars and workshops, participate in research projects, communicate results through scientific publications and help attract external research funding.

You contribute actively to the university's development work. Collaboration is an integrated part of the university’s research and education mission. Collaboration in research is achieved by disseminating, making accessible, and utilising research.

Your work includes monitoring developments nationally and internationally within your field of study and other societal developments that are important to your work.

You are flexible and have the ability to move between different types of pedagogical and scientific contexts. You share knowledge and contribute to the working group’s professional development, collegial ways of working and social community. The fact that you are present and active is something we see as self-evident in order to ensure that you are able to perform your duties in an optimum way and enjoy your working community.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who have a doctoral degree or equivalent scientific competence. We are primarily looking for candidates who have obtained their doctoral degree in the past five years.

For this employment equal importance will be given to academic and pedagogical expertise.

In terms of pedagogical expertise, the following will be assessed: (linked to the work duties above)

• Of particular merit for the position is demonstrated ability of reflection on one’s teaching.
• Of merit for the position is experience of developing digital teaching methods.

In terms of academic expertise, the following will be assessed:

• A requirement for the position is continued research after the PhD degree.
• Of particular merit for the position is documented academic expertise in research in the field as described above.
• Of particular merit for the position is demonstrated ability of attracting external research funding.
• Of merit for the position is documented participation in research networks.
• Of merit is also documented expertise in collaboration in research

Since teaching is conducted in Swedish and English, you must be able to demonstrate the ability to teach in English. Furthermore, it is a merit to be able to teach in Swedish. If you do not yet have this ability, the goal is for you to achieve it within two years.

The workplace

The research work will be performed at the Division of Electronics and Computer Engineering (formerly known as the Division of Integrated Circuits and Systems, https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/isy/elda) at the Department of Electrical Engineering in Linköping University. The group has more than 40 years of experience in design of advanced integrated circuits, and in close collaboration with major semiconductor companies and academic research organizations worldwide. In addition, the division conducts undergraduate and graduate education in the field.

The division is part of the Department of Electrical Engineering, read more about the department here: https://liu.se/en/article/open-positions-at-isy.

The employment

The length of employment for this position is 6 years, full time. Starting date by agreement.

An assistant professor may be employed until further notice, for a minimum period of four years and a maximum period of six years, as determined by the institution of higher education before the employment begins. The employment may be renewed, by a maximum period of two years, if, as a consequence of sick absence, parental leave, or other special circumstances of the assistant professor, additional time is necessary in order to achieve the purpose of the employment.

An assistant professor shall, after application, be promoted to associate professor if he/she is qualified for employment as associate professor and has been assessed following a test to be suitable for such employment according to the grounds for assessment that the University has determined. 

For more information on eligibility requirements, assessment criteria and recruitment procedures for teachers, see Linköping University’s rules of appointment. 
Linköping University’s rules of appointment.

Background screening may come to be carried out before any decision on employment is made.

Salary and employment benefits

The university applies individual salaries.

More information about employee benefits is available here.

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants.

Application procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must be received no later than 31th of October 2024. 
 
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered. 
 
Please attach your selected research publications electronically, in pdf or word format, in the application template. Research publications, e.g. monographs, which cannot be sent electronically should be sent in three sets by mail to the University Registrar at Linköping University, University Registrar, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. The publications must be received by Linköping University no later than the deadline for application. 

Please note that printed publications will not be returned. They will be archived at Linköping University. 
 
In the event of a discrepancy between the English translation of the job announcement and the Swedish original, the Swedish version shall take precedent.