Senior lecturer 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 senior 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 secondary school levels. Research is part of duties (40% of full time) for the first two years, after which the successful candidate is expected to attract external research funding.

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 a doctor’s degree in mathematics education or pedagogy/educational work with a focus on mathematics education, or equivalent, and demonstrated good teaching skills and completed a course in higher education pedagogy comprising 10 weeks of full-time study, or equivalent. This course may, by agreement, be completed within two years of employment as part of the professional development commitment.

 Experience of teaching in higher education, especially teacher education and knowledge of the Swedish education system and teacher education are required.

Assessment criteria

Equal weight is given to teaching and research skills.

Special weight is given to experience of teaching and developing courses in mathematics education, and to good ability to teach in Swedish.

Good research record and documented ability to attract external research funding nationally and internationally are given weight.

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, including contact information to at least two references
• account of teaching and research experience
• certificate of completed course in higher education pedagogy, or equivalent
• brief account of other employments
• brief account of experience of leadership, cooperation and administration
• future teaching and research plans
• list of publications (specify your contributions to co-authored works)
• copies of certificates, references and degrees
• max ten academic publications and max five works designed to convey knowledge such as text books, educational software, or popular science articles (specify your contributions to co-authored works).

Submit your application via the University’s web based recruitment tool 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 2018/202.

Last day of application: 2018-10-24