Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.
Description of the workplace
The position is at the Department of Electrical and Information Technology and in the Division of Electromagnetism and Nanoelectronics. The division has 15 senior researchers and around 15 doctoral students and a rich collaboration with the industry. Within the department, we work in a broad field from semiconductor components, nanotechnology, electronics and electromagnetic computations.
Work duties
The research in Electromagnetic Theory includes both theoretical, numerical and experimental methods. In recent years, a computational code combining finite elements and boundary integrals has been developed within the framework of a doctoral student project, and we are looking for a researcher who can make a time-limited effort to document and package this code to make it usable for future use.
Description of the work duties:
- Documentation and packaging of an existing code based on open source code together with executable examples, and publication on an open-access repository.
- To assist the research group, research within the subject area.
- Collaboration with industry and wider society.
- Administration related to the work duties listed above.
Qualifications
Appointment to a position as a researcher requires that the applicant has a PhD.
Required qualifications:
- A PhD or equivalent research qualification within electrical engineering.
- Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
- Knowledge of python and management of open source code.
- Very good knowledge of numerical methods for electromagnetic computations.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to collaborate with others.
- Documented experience in developing electromagnetic computational codes, especially hybrids between finite elements and boundary integral methods.
- Documented experience in open-source development.
- Documented experience of collaboration with industry.
- Documented experience with electromagnetic scattering problems.
We offer
Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee Work at Lund University
Further information
The position is a fixed term position for the period of May 1 to June 30, 2024, at 100 per cent of full time.
How to apply
Applications are to be submitted via the University's recruitment system. The application should include a CV and a personal letter justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications. The application should also include a degree certificate or equivalent and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (copies of grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.).
Welcome to apply!
LTH is Lund University's Faculty of Engineering. At LTH we educate people, build knowledge for the future and work hard for the development of society. We create space for brilliant research and inspire creative advancements in technology, architecture and design. We have nearly 10,000 students. Every year, our researchers - many of whom work in world-leading profile areas - publish around 100 theses and 2 000 scientific findings. In addition, many of our research and degree projects are transformed into innovations. Together we explore and create - to benefit the world.