Lund University is seeking a senior lecturer in architectural design with focus on artistic research in architecture to join its faculty in Lund, Sweden.
Subject description
Architectural design focuses on the acts of creating architectural form, where architecture is understood as a spatial and material practice that generates social, cultural, and ideological meanings. The subject is concerned, among other things, with how architecture can be used as a tool to challenge norms and conventions within building practices, or how speculative design and material experimentation can deepen architectural thinking and reveal alternative future realities. Central to the field is a critical engagement with, and active development of architecture as a form-generating academic discipline and architecture as a professional practice.
Artistic research in architecture emphasizes design-driven processes and investigative methods, including the development of new interfaces between academic research and professional architectural practice. Such research may, for example, follow a so-called “Research by Design” methodology, in which new knowledge is generated through design experiments, through the development of new methods, tools, and techniques, and through critical reflection on design methodologies.
Work duties
Work duties include:
- research within the subject area
- teaching in the first, second and third cycles of studies
- supervision of degree projects and doctoral students
- actively seeking external research funding
- collaboration with industry and wider society
- participate in building and developing a research environment in architectural design with focus on artistic research in architecture
- administration related to the work duties listed above
Qualification requirements
Appointment to senior lecturer requires that the applicant has:
- a PhD or corresponding research competence or professional expertise considered important with regard to the subject matter of the post and the work duties it will involve
- demonstrated teaching expertise
- completed five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning, or acquired equivalent knowledge by other means, unless there are valid reasons
