Senior lecturer in music pedagogy with specialisation in music education - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description

Ingesund School of Music (MHI) forms part of the Department of Artistic Studies at Karlstad University and constitutes the university’s second campus in Arvika. MHI has a good reputation and is popular among students. We offer degrees in secondary education with specialisation in music and aim to train artistic pedagogues who can teach in secondary and upper-secondary schools as well as primary, music and culture schools. Since 2016, MHI and Karlstad University have been offering a bachelor programme in music, and since 2018, a music production programme is also being offered. We further aim to establish a centre for artistic research. 

Music pedagogy is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on all kinds of knowledge development and learning in music, taking into account various social, cultural and practical dimensions of learning. The field has bearing on teaching and education and, as such, it forms an important foundation of the courses and programmes offered at MHI.

We are seeking a senior lecturer in music with specialisation in music pedagogy and located at Ingesund School of Music.

For more information, see our homepage: https://www.kau.se/en/ingesund-school-music/about-ingesund-school-music/about-us/mhi-facts/welcome-ingesund-school-music  

Duties

Duties include teaching, in particular of general music pedagogy, but also of the general education courses in the teacher training programme. Further duties include supervision and examination of degree projects, course development and research. The successful applicant is expected to participate actively in and support the development work done by the department and faculty in the areas of the pedagogy/education, research and community cooperation. The position is located at Ingesund School of Music in Arvika.

Qualification requirements

The eligibility requirement for appointment as senior lecturer is a doctorate in music pedagogy or an equivalent degree or professional experience relevant to the duties and contents of the position. Documented teaching expertise is required, as is a completed course in higher education pedagogy, or an equivalent qualification. Under special circumstances, this course may be completed within two years of employment as part of the professional development commitment.

In the assessment and ranking of candidates, equal weight shall be given to teaching expertise and the other qualification requirements detailed above.

Assessment criteria

Special weight is given to documented teaching expertise in the field of general and music-specific pedagogy. Special weight is given to teaching experience at upper-secondary school level and in music and culture schools, and particularly to experience of teaching instruments and ensembles, as well as other music courses at different levels.

Considerable weight is given to higher education teaching experience in the area of music pedagogy. Considerable weight is further given to experience of supervision and examination of degree projects in higher education as well as to a music education degree.

Special weight is further given to documented research expertise in the field of music pedagogy and music-specific education. We value good ability to communicate research and development projects and experience of applying for external research funding. Weight is also given to experience of assignments such as serving as a jury member, external expert and examiner, and participation in national/international research networks.

Considerable weight is given to administrative skills in relation to the planning and administration of different work duties. We also value the ability to cooperate with colleagues and the community, as well as flexibility and the ability to take responsibility and initiative.

A large part of teaching is offered in Swedish and work duties require good knowledge of Swedish and English.

Karlstad University strives to maintain gender balance and values ethnic and cultural diversity.

Terms of employment

This is a full-time, non-fixed-term position with starting date on 1 August 2019 or as per agreement. A probationary period may be required.

The application should include:

• application letter
• documented CV with the contact details of references
• descriptive account of teaching and research/artistic expertise
• certificate of course in higher education pedagogy, or account of equivalent qualifications
• account of experience of leadership, administration and cooperation with other actors
• future teaching and research plans
• list of publications (indicate your own role in cases of co-authorship)
• a maximum of ten academic publications including your doctoral thesis and other academic publications (indicate your own role in cases of co-authorship)
• a maximum of five works designed to convey knowledge, such as textbooks, educational software, or popular science articles
• copies of certificates and degrees

A trial lecture including individual supervision will be arranged.

More information is available in the document “Application Guidelines” on our homepage, https://www.kau.se/en/work-us/work/vacancies, where you can also find the university’s regulations for the appointment and promotion of teaching staff and more information on the recruitment process.

Applications are made electronically via the university’s web-based recruitment tool Varbi and must be submitted by 2 June 2019. Documents and publications should be attached to the electronic application (do not provide links only). Three copies of each document that cannot be submitted electronically, such as books, publications and recordings, should be sent to:

Karlstads universitet
Registrator
651 88 KARLSTAD

State ref. no: REK2019/76

Karlstad University has chosen advertising channels for this recruitment and declines any contacts from advertising or recruitment agencies.

We look forward to receiving your application.