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Associate senior lecturer vacancies at Lund University

For up-and-coming researchers who want to lead pioneering research projects

Do you want to be a research leader of tomorrow, at one of Europe's top research universities? Then we have a unique opportunity for you! We are looking for four associate senior lecturers.

Three persons walking together in a light environment with a lot of windows. Photo: Johan Persson.
Join our dynamic research community and advance your academic career. Photo: Johan Persson.


The faculties involved are:

  • The Faculty of Engineering, LTH
  • The Faculties of Humanities and Theology
  • The Faculty of Medicine
  • The Faculty of Social Sciences

Research and career opportunities

As an associate senior lecturer, you will be able to focus long-term on the challenging research questions you are passionate about. After developing your qualifications over a number of years, you will have the opportunity to be promoted to a permanent position as a senior lecturer and potentially professor.

Future funding potential

In Sweden and Europe, there are many opportunities to obtain funding for pioneering research. Lund University will train you in the art of grant writing.

Our ambition is for you to be nominated – in February 2025 – as one of Lund University's candidates for a Swedish programme of excellence for international researchers, the Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF). This programme is funded by one of the largest private funders of scientific research in Europe, the Wallenberg Foundations.

If you are granted, Lund University will match the amount awarded by the Wallenberg Foundations.

More about the Wallenberg Academy Fellows Program – wallenberg.org

Additional benefits

As a new associate senior lecturer, you will receive five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education. You will also have the opportunity to learn Swedish through the University's language courses for new international staff.

We offer support with your move to Sweden as well. It can be a challenge to find accommodation when you move abroad. In this case, Lund University will guarantee the four selected associate senior lecturers access to accommodation close to campus.

Accommodation for international researchers at Lund University – luaccommodation.lu.se

The available positions

Two of the faculties involved are recruiting for a position within a specific research area, while the other two have a broader focus. 

You can find out more about each position by reading the relevant advertisement. The links below are to the Varbi recruitment system:

  • Faculty of Engineering, LTH
    • circular building

Faculty of Engineering, vacancy for senior associate lecturer

  • Faculties of Humanities and Theology
    • language
    • cognition
    • culture, or 
    • digital cultures

Faculties of Humanities and Theology, vacancy for associate senior lecturer

  • Faculty of Medicine
    • life science

Faculty of Medicine, vacancy for associate senior lecturer

  • Faculty of Social Sciences
    • climate change and societal processes
    • sustainable trade and consumption
    • legal mobilisation, legal aid and the legal framing of social issues
    • sociological criminology
    • comparative political ecology, or 
    • broadened concepts of threat and security

Faculty of Social Sciences, vacancy for associate senior lecturer

We look forward to receiving your application by 15 February!

Related links and further reading

Use the links below to find out more about the application and recruitment process. You can also get an idea of what it's like to work at Lund University.

If you are enthusiastic about Lund University as a potential future employer and workplace, you can also explore our other current job opportunities. Or sign up for relevant job alerts.

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