Senior lecturer in Human Geography - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description

Human geography forms part of the Department of Geography, Media and Communication at Karlstad University. Human geography focuses on the interaction between humans, society and the environment, locally, regionally and globally.

Human geography is offered as part of different study programmes and courses up to doctoral level at Karlstad University. The subject is responsible for or included in the spatial and social planning programme, the tourism programme, different teacher training programmes, the one- and two-year master programmes in region building, as well as the master programme in geomedia studies.

At Karlstad University, research in human geography has been conducted for around 35 years. Research areas include local and regional development, place creation, mobility, tourism, leisure, culture, landscape issues, geography and media, as well as issues related to the natural and cultural environment. Research in human geography is conducted in two of the university’s designated strong research groups, Geomedia and Research on Subject-Specific Education (includes the Centre for Social Science Education (CSD)), as well as at the Centre for Regional Studies (CRS).

Karlstad University has a long tradition of successful cooperation with the community in human geography, not least through our participation in the above-mentioned centres.

Duties

Duties include teaching at undergraduate and master level as part of various programmes, standalone subject courses, commissioned courses as well as doctoral courses, if applicable. Teaching is focused on spatial and social planning but also includes tourism studies. The position further includes supervision, examination, course coordination and development, as well as active participation in the development work done by the subject, department and faculty in the areas of teaching, research and community cooperation.

We expect the successful applicant to participate actively in the daily activities at the department. The position includes a research component that may be extended if external research funding is granted.

Qualification requirements

The eligibility requirement for appointment as senior lecturer is a doctorate in human geography and documented teaching expertise. A completed course in higher education pedagogy, or an equivalent qualification, is required for appointment as senior lecturer. Under special circumstances, this course may be completed within two years of employment as part of the professional development commitment.

Teaching is mainly conducted in Swedish and English and therefore the ability to teach in these languages is required.

Assessment criteria

Special weight is given to documented teaching experience and research in human geography focused on spatial and social planning. Special weight is further given to good written and spoken skills in Swedish and English.

Considerable weight is given to documented teaching experience and research in tourism studies/tourism geography, focused on spatial and social planning and/or communications. Considerable weight is further given to the ability to cooperate, build good relationships with colleagues and students, and take initiative, as well as to the capacity to initiate teaching and research projects.

Weight is given to experience of applying for and being awarded external research funding and participating in national and international academic networks. Weight is also given to good administrative skills, the ability to communicate research and development work and ability to cooperate with the community. Weight is further given to practical experience in spatial and social planning.

Equal weight will be given to applicants’ research and teaching expertise.

Terms of employment

This is a full-time, non-fixed-term position with starting date at the earliest convenience. A probationary period may be required.

Duties are performed at the department in Karlstad and the successful applicant is expected to participate actively in departmental work.

Application

The application should include:

• application letter
• documented CV with the contact details of two references
• descriptive account of teaching and research expertise
• certificate of course in higher education pedagogy, or account of equivalent qualifications
• account of experience of leadership, administration and cooperation with other organisations
• future teaching and research plans (max. 1 A4 page)
• list of publications (indicate your own role in cases of co-authorship)
• copies of degree certificates and other transcripts and certificates documenting qualifications
• list of active national and international networks
• list of external research funding applied for and awarded, including a description of your own role in the applications
• a maximum of ten academic publications and a maximum of five works designed to convey knowledge, such as textbooks, educational software, or popular science articles (indicate your own role in cases of co-authorship)

More information is available in the document “Application Guidelines” on our homepage, jobs and vacancies, where Karlstad University’s regulations for the appointment and promotion of teaching staff also may be found.

The application is submitted via the university’s web-based recruitment tool Varbi. Three copies of each document that cannot be submitted electronically, such as books, publications and software, should be sent to:

Karlstads universitet
Registrator
651 88 KARLSTAD
Sweden

State ref. no REK2019/54

Last day of application: 2019-03-31

We look forward to receiving your application.

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