Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science

The advertised position will be located at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC  within the Faculty of Science in 2025, to be transferred to the newly formed Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences within the same faculty from 1 January 2026.

By merging the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and the Department of Geology in a joint and co-located organisation, the new department will strengthen the link between different research fields, develop new educational programmes and promote collaboration with society.

We are seeking a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science with a specialisation in environmental and sustainability policy work. Environmental science is the scientific study of human-induced environmental problems and includes the study of human impacts on natural systems and processes, and how these environmental problems can be prevented, mitigated and avoided. Environmental science research requires a deep understanding of the above processes and intradisciplinary actions. Strategic environmental and sustainability work is an emerging interdisciplinary research and innovation specialisation in the environmental sciences, concerned with developing data, processes and tools to support sustainable management of land and natural resources. Research in this area is often applied and practice-oriented and conducted in interdisciplinary networks.

Job description
The main tasks are teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and research. Teaching should be conducted up to 30% of full-time, which also includes supervision of degree projects, course responsibility and course development at both basic and advanced levels. Other parts of the position consist of research (at least 40%), competence development and management tasks within the department. The content of the tasks, as well as the distribution between research and teaching, may change over time.

The senior lecturer will be expected to strengthen and develop environmental science research with a specific focus on the area of strategic environmental and sustainability work and sustainable future use and management of land and natural resources. The position also involves developing cooperation with units within the university as well as with other government agencies and organisations as well as private actors working on similar issues. Part of the work will be to actively seek external funding for research funding.

The successful candidate will teach environmental and sustainability strategy at both the undergraduate and graduate level. This also includes supervision of degree projects and doctoral students. Teaching will be within the Master's programme in Environmental Science, which will be an international programme starting the fall semester of 2027, and in particular on the courses Analysis and Methodology, A Circular and Biobased Society, Applied Environmental Science, and a new course at bachelor's level, Strategic Environmental- and Sustainability Work. 

Environmental Science as a subject requires contacts and working in co-operation with society, authorities and companies, both to strengthen the programmes and to formulate research and innovation needs. The senior lecturer is expected to contribute to both rejuvenating and developing present networks for both the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. 

Departmental tasks in administration, management, research or teaching may be included in the position.

Qualification requirements
A person is qualified to be employed as a senior lecturer if they have demonstrated teaching expertise and been awarded a PhD in subject matter of relevance to the position, or equivalent research expertise, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 4 Section 4.

• The applicant must have a doctorate or equivalent scientific qualification in an environmental science subject.
• The position requires at least five weeks’ training in teaching and learning in higher education or corresponding knowledge that has been obtained in some other way. An exception to this requirement may be made in special cases.

Teaching staff at Lund University are required to be suitable for the position and to have the general ability to fulfil their work duties well.

Assessment criteria
The requirements for the position are:

• Documented experience and skills in teaching environmental science at higher education level and as a course coordinator.
• Documented experience of pedagogical development of environmental science education.
• Documented good ability to develop and conduct independent environmental science research with an environmental strategic focus on sustainable future use and management of land and natural resources.
• Documented experience of supervising doctoral students.
• Documented experience in obtaining national and/or international research grants.
• Very good written and spoken English communication skills.

Meriting for the position are:

• Documented experience in research and teaching in environmental law and management issues in at least one of the environmental policy areas of climate, energy, pollutants, materials, food production, nature conservation, with a focus on sustainable future use and management of land and natural resources.
• Experience in applications of environmental science research within or in co-operation with public administration and/or private companies.
• Own experience in combining natural and social science perspectives and methods in teaching and research.
• Pedagogical training beyond the 5 weeks required for eligibility, and also training in PhD supervision.
• Ability to teach and communicate with teaching colleagues and collaborative partners in Swedish, good ability to teach in Swedish.

The applicant's communication skills, ability to share their own knowledge and to assimilate that of others, and willingness to co-operate in administrative challenges will also be taken into account in the appointment.

As much attention will be given to the assessment of teaching expertise as to the assessment of research expertise.

When appointing teaching staff, Lund University’s Appointment Rules apply, in addition to the provisions set out in the Higher Education Ordinance.

For a non-Swedish speaking staff members, language level B2* in Swedish must be achieved within three years.
*Common European Framework of Reference for Language, CEFR.

What we offer 
Lund University is a public authority which means that you receive special benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension.
Read more on the University website about working with us.

Design and content of the application
We recommend you write your application in English, as it may be reviewed by international external experts. The application is to be completed according to the Faculty of Science’s application instructions for teaching positions.  Upload the application to the recruitment system as PDF files.