Senior research engineer in Energy engineering

– Fiction writer to Energy transition hackathon

Luleå University of Technology experiences rapid growth with world-leading expertise within several research domains. We shape the future through innovative education and groundbreaking research results and drawing on our location in the Arctic region, we create global societal benefit. Our scientific and artistic research and education are carried out in close collaboration with international, national and regional companies, public actors and leading universities. Luleå University of Technology has an annual turnover of SEK 1.9 billion. Today, we have 1,815 staff and 19,155 students.

In the coming years, multi-billion investments will be made in large projects in Northern Sweden to create a fossil-free society both nationally and globally. Luleå University of Technology is involved in several of these cutting-edge research projects and in the societal transformation that they entail. We offer a broad range of courses and study programmes to match the skills in demand. We hope that you will help us to build the sustainable companies and societies of the future.

The division Energy science at Luleå University of Technology is seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented fiction writer to assist with a grant-funded research project on narratives about energy transitions in Northern Sweden. In the project “ACE hackathon – Energy Futures of Northern Sweden”, you will work with the energy system analysis group at Luleå University of Technology and partners of Arctic Center of Energy (ACE) to create research-based scenarios for Energy Futures in Norther Sweden. Based on these scenarios, you will write four Energy Future short-stories.

Northern Sweden and the northern Nordic countries have, with their access to green electricity and raw material deposits, excellent conditions to establish themselves as a center for the sustainable society of the future. The development has already begun with the expansion of Europe's largest giga factory for battery production in Skellefteå and production of fossil-free steel in Gällivare. New establishments in combination with electrification of the transport sector require more electricity, which to a large degree are projected to come from intermittent power production. Society's energy transition means change in how consumers use energy and how they interact on energy markets, as well as different needs in terms of infrastructure and livelihood. The transition can take many different directions.

The technologies and infrastructure are products of the surrounding society, companies and citizens. The society, the companies and the citizens are products of its technologies and infrastructure.

Subject description
Energy engineering concerns the development of technologies and processes for a sustainable energy supply. The research focuses on bioenergy technologies and efficient energy use in industry and society. Our research has high international standards, and we collaborate with researchers around the world.

Duties
Your duties will be to write research-based narrative fiction stories and to collaborate with university staff on editing and refining scenarios. You will together with university staff host hackathons where research-based scenario for the future is developed. Together with university Associate Professor Krook Riekkola you will also organize a course of relevance for PhD students working on energy transition.

Qualifications
You should have strong writing skills, with a track record of ten or more published works of fiction. You should have experience in writing energy futures-related fiction stories and knowledge of sustainability, scenarios thinking, future studies, energy transitions and climate change. You are an experienced communicator and fluent in spoken and written English. For senior research engineer a bachelor degree in is required . In addition, you should have documented experience in teaching and/or engaging in fiction workshops.

As the project is only six months, the following is qualifying:


• Experience working in interdisciplinary fields and environments
• Experience in assisting researchers
• Experience publishing fiction and nonfiction in public-facing outlets
• Experience working on grant-funded research projects

Further information
The position is fixed term 6 months, full time. Location: Luleå, Northern Sweden. Starting: upon agreement.

For further information, please contact: Associate Professor Anna Krook-Riekkola, +46 920 49 2552, Anna.Krook-Riekkola@LTU.se. Chaired Professor Marcus Öhman, +46 920 49 1977, Marcus.Ohman@LTU.se.

Union representatives: SACO-S Kjell Johansson, (+46)920-49 1529 kjell.johansson@ltu.se or OFR-S Lars Frisk, (+46)920-49 1792 lars.frisk@ltu.se

In case of different interpretations of the English and Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence. For complete vacancy announcement please visit our website ltu.se/openposistions

Application
We prefer that you apply for this position by clicking on the apply button below. The application should include a CV, motivation letter, and copies of verified diplomas from university studies. Your application, including diplomas, must be written in English or Swedish. Mark your application with the reference number below.

Closing date for applications: November 22, 2022
Reference number: 4148-2022