Lecturerer in Mathematics Education - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Faculty of Health, Science and Technology is seeking a lecturer in mathematics education.

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science has two research disciplines: mathematics and computer science. Mathematics offers two main doctoral programmes, namely in mathematics and mathematics education. Presently, there are four senior lecturers and two doctoral students in the mathematics education section, with additional researchers and lecturers with links to the field. Mathematics education is part of the SMEER centre (Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education Research), which has around ten senior research members and fifteen doctoral students. Research activities centre on learning and teaching using digital tools, professional development for teachers, and teaching mathematics in preschool and preschool class. Research is carried out in interdisciplinary groups at the university and in established cooperation with other universities. Courses are mainly offered as part of the teacher education programmes for pre-, primary and secondary school levels.

Duties

The duties include teaching, course development and convening, as well as supervision of degree projects in the teacher education programmes for pre, primary and lower secondary school levels. Time is set aside for professional development in accordance with local agreement.

Duties also include cooperation with other colleagues and sections of the university as well as the wider community. Ability to cooperate in teacher teams and other groups is an essential aspect of duties and is therefore a requirement.

Qualification requirements

Applicants must have relevant qualifications such as a Master's degree or a teacher education degree.

Assessment criteria

Special weight is given to experience of teaching and developing courses in mathematics education for pre- primary and lower secondary education and to good ability to teach in Swedish.

Considerable weight is given to personal qualities such as ability to cooperate, to create good relationships to colleagues and students, and to take initiatives.

Terms of employment

The position is a full-time non-fixed term employment with starting date at the earliest convenience.

Application should include:

• letter of application
• list of qualifications/CV
• account of teaching and professional experience
• certificate and letters of recommendation from previous employments ans account of personal qualities in relation to the position
• copies of certificates, references and degrees
• at least two references

Application should include well documented qualifications. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the documentation allows for objective and qualitative assessments.

Submit your application via the University’s web based recruitment tool Varbi and attach all the documents and publications you wish to be considered to the electronic application (do not provide links to them). A complete application should be submitted no later than the application deadline.

Three copies of documents that cannot be sent electronically such as books and other publications should be sent to: Karlstads universitet, Registrator, 651 88 Karlstad, Ange ref.nr REK 2018/201.

Last day of application: 2018-10-24