Associate Senior Lecturer in Fire Engineering with specialization in fire safety in buildings and structures and materials is part of the Division of Building Construction and Fire. The division is in turn part of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering (SBN). In order to strengthen the research activities and teaching competence in fire engineering, we are now looking for an assistant professor.

Description

Fire Engineering includes research on technologies and processes relevant to fires and explosions, as well as related research on risk management and societal safety.

Duties

As an Assistant Professor, you will contribute to the development of research activities in the subject of Fire Engineering. The work will focus on the development of new approaches to achieve fire safety in various combustible materials commonly used in the building sector (e.g. wood, plastics, composites, fiber-based materials and textiles, insulation foams, intumescent coatings, etc. You will mainly contribute to the development of research by conducting research, writing proposals, and publishing research results. You will also participate in teaching within the fire engineering program by participating as a teacher in fire-related courses as well as supervising degree projects and assisting in the supervision of doctoral students.QualificationsTo meet the requirements for employment as an associate senior lecturer, applicants must

• have a doctoral degree, or have a foreign degree that is considered equivalent to a doctoral degree

Primarily, those who have completed a doctoral degree no more than five years before the application deadline should be considered for employment. However, those who have obtained a doctorate or equivalent qualifications earlier may also be considered if there are special reasons. Special reasons refer to leave of absence due to illness, parental leave or other similar circumstances.Scoring criteriaThe following scoring criteria apply to the position:

• Scientific excellence
• Other evaluation criteria

Other evaluation criteria are (weighted equally);

• A minimum of two years of postdoctoral experience is required for the position in a topic related to the behavior of materials in fire, which includes wood, plastics, composites, fiber-based materials and textiles, insulation foams, biochar, and intumescent coatings.
• You should have documented research experience in the self-ignition behavior of biochar used in Swedish industry as well as experience in making wood fireproof by densification and other fire protection treatments.
• You should have practical experience in the operation, maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting of fire testing equipment, including cone calorimetry, microscale combustion calorimetry (MCC) and determination of limiting oxygen index (LOI).
• You have experience in fire testing of a wide range of materials and a good understanding of the underlying principles and relevant standards associated with these methods.
• You should also be able to demonstrate a high productivity in terms of publication and should have received competitive research funding both in Sweden and internationally. In addition, you should have experience in applying for EU Horizon grants.
• Experience in supervising bachelor theses and in classroom teaching.
• A requirement for the position is a very good knowledge of English
• Experience in complementary material characterization techniques commonly used in fire materials research, such as thermal analysis (e.g. TGA/DSC) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
• Experience in thermal degradation kinetics studies and modeling of degradation processes.
• Experience from accredited training programs in higher education.

Most of the staff at the Fire Engineering Department are currently male, therefore we welcome female applicants.Term of employmentScope and duration of employment: 100% for four years.InformationFor further information, please contact Michael Försth, 0920-49 1265, mailto:michael.forsth@ltu.se, Oisik Das, 0920-49 2193, mailto:oisik.das@ltu.se

Union representative:SACO-S Diana Chroneer, 0920-49 2037 mailto:diana.chroneer@ltu.se

OFR-S Marika Vesterberg, 0920-49 1721 mailto:marika.vesterberg@ltu.seApplicationWe prefer that you apply for the position via the application button below where you attach the application documents requested, including diplomas (certified and translated into Swedish or English), educational self-reflection and publications, etc. Följ länken https://www.ltu.se/download/18.4857b8d018b84b04208893d/1698827835983/INSTRUKTIONER%20F%C3%96R%20S%C3%96KANDE%20SVe.pdf för kompletta instruktioner. Please mark your application with the reference number below. Both the application and the degree certificate must be written in Swedish or English.Date for application: May 13, 2026

Reference number: 2915-2026