Associate 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

As a member of staff, the successful applicant may have teaching duties as part of various programmes, standalone subject courses, commissioned courses as well as doctoral courses, if applicable. Teaching is focused on tourism studies but may also include human geography and spatial and social planning. 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.

The position is partially financed through a research project on the experiences of families who moved out of big cities, entitled “Det nya livet utanför storstaden. Erfarenheter av vardagen för barnfamiljer som flyttat ut från storstaden”, which means that most of the research included in the position will be conducted as part of this project. The position includes a 50% research and professional development component.

Qualification requirements

The eligibility requirements for appointment as associate senior lecturer is a doctorate or equivalent research expertise in human geography. Preference should be given to those who were awarded a doctorate or attained equivalent research competence no more than five years prior to the application deadline. Under special circumstances, applications may still be considered if the doctorate or equivalent competence was obtained earlier, for example for reasons such as illness, parental leave or similar. Further, a completed course in higher education pedagogy, or an equivalent qualification, is required. 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 teaching and research experience in tourism focused on spatial and social planning and/or communication. Special weight is further given to good written and spoken skills in Swedish and English.

Considerable weight is given to teaching experience in classical human geography traditions and methods. Because duties mainly concern research as part of the project “Det nya livet utanför storstaden. Erfarenheter av vardagen för barnfamiljer som flyttat ut från storstaden”, considerable weight is further given to expertise on mobility, lifestyles and social sustainability. Special weight is given to thorough knowledge of qualitative methods such as in-depth qualitative interviews and narrative analysis.

Weight is given to broad knowledge of human geography and tourism studies, because the successful applicant is expected to teach these subjects from undergraduate to master level.

It is further considered an advantage if applicants have

• experience of developing and managing activities,
• teaching experience at both master and bachelor level,
• experience of course development and web-based teaching,
• experience of cooperation with the community.

Terms of employment

This is a full-time, fixed-term position limited to 48 months (4 years) from the starting date. The starting date is as per agreement.

Conditions for promotion to senior lecturer

An associate senior lecturer employed at a higher education institution shall upon application be promoted to senior lecturer at the institution, provided that the qualification requirements for appointment as senior lecturer are fulfilled and that the applicant upon review is deemed suitable for such an appointment, according to the assessment criteria the higher education institution has decided to apply for promotion to senior lecturer. Such promotion results in non-fixed-term appointment as senior lecturer.

The eligibility requirements for appointment as senior lecturer is a doctorate in Human Geography studies or a related area relevant to the advertised specialisation, a higher education teaching qualification or an equivalent qualification obtained otherwise as well as documented teaching expertise.

For other qualification requirements, see Ch. 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance, as well as Karlstad University’s regulations for the appointment and promotion of teaching staff.

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
65188 KARLSTAD

State ref. no REK2019/55

Last day of application: 2019-03-17

We look forward to receiving your application.

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