Associate Senior Lecturer in Educational Work - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Are you interested in developing research in the field of educational work?

The Department of Educational Studies currently has a staff of around 120 employees, about half of whom have a PhD. The department consists of three subjects: Educational Work, Special Education, and Sports Science. Education at the department is mainly focused on the teacher education programmes.

The department has a vibrant and cross-disciplinary research environment with several specialisations in the field of education. This is coupled with one of Karlstad University’s largest doctoral programmes, with around 40 doctoral students and multifaceted seminar activities and 8 professors, allowing us to offer a stimulating working environment for you and your research.

We are now looking for an associate senior lecturer in educational work to join our team. The research specialisation of the position primarily refers to teaching and learning conditions for children/pupils in pre-school and up to school year six. You will be employed in the subject of educational work but since there is close collaboration between the subjects of the department, you will also have the opportunity to participate in various research environments at the department, such as one of the externally funded research projects or one of the research groups in sports science or special education. As associate senior lecturer, you can also participate in our research group with focus on school-age educare. We value candidates whose research can contribute to a stronger research basis in the teacher education programmes at Karlstad University.

Duties

The main duties as associate senior lecturer will consist of research, 75% of working hours.  Research will be conducted independently, together with other researchers at the department or research colleagues from other higher education institutions. The aim is to give you the opportunity to develop your independence as a researcher and gain valuable qualifications in terms of both research and teaching expertise.

The remaining 25% of working hours will include participating in the other activities of the department. These activities mainly refer to teaching, but it can also be other duties depending on your qualifications and the needs of the department. Education at the department is mainly focused on the teacher education programmes, which can include, for example, lectures, supervision and assessment of students.

You are also expected to collaborate with the surrounding community to create mutual exchange and work to ensure that the knowledge and expertise available at the university is put to good use in society.

In order to contribute to a positive working environment and help further the subject’s activities, we expect that you, to a great extent, are a present and active part of the day-to-day operations and workplace community.

Qualification requirements

To be eligible for the position of associate senior lecturer, applicants are required to hold a PhD or equivalent scientific qualifications in the subject educational work or other subject area of relevance to the position. The position is primarily intended for applicants who have completed their PhD no longer than five years before the application deadline. If an applicant completed their PhD or equivalent qualifications more than five years ago, this requirement may be waived if there are special circumstances.

The position requires proficiency in Swedish and English. A candidate who does not meet this requirement may still be hired provided they are able to actively acquire these language skills.

Pursuant to the Karlstad University Appointments Procedure, teachers must have the personal qualities required to perform the duties involved, as well as a completed course in higher education pedagogy. In special circumstances, candidates who have not completed a course in higher education pedagogy may still be hired provided that they do so within two years of employment or that they apply for validation of prior learning. For other eligibility requirements, refer to Karlstad University’s Appointments Procedure. 

 Assessment criteria

The following criteria are used to assess the applicant’s qualifications and qualities. Priority is given according to the range, depth, and up-to-dateness of competence. The scale of the applicant’s research production is also taken into account.

Special weight will be given to:

• Documented experience of research on teaching and learning conditions for children/pupils in pre-school and up to school year six.
• Research and teaching expertise in the subject area of educational work.
• The potential to contribute to the future development of research as well as education in educational work.
• Demonstrated ability to single-handedly and/or together with others obtain external research funding.

Considerable weight will be given to:

• Personal qualities such as the ability to cooperate, demonstrate sound judgement, take responsibility, show dedication and a positive attitude towards colleagues and students.

Valuable qualifications:

• Up-to-date experience of community collaboration and dissemination of research and development work.
• Demonstrated teaching expertise. Teaching expertise is assessed, for example, through documented good efforts and experience of planning, implementation, evaluation, educational development work at different levels, and production of teaching materials. We also value teaching appointments[IS1].
• Experience of international employment, projects or national and international networks.

Terms

Temporary 4-year position.

Start date as soon as possible, as agreed by both parties.

Terms for promotion to senior lecturer

Upon applying, an associate senior lecturer should be promoted to senior lecturer provided he or she is qualified for the position (Higher Education Ordinance chap. 4, sect. 4) and is deemed suitable following an assessment (Higher Education Ordinance chap. 4, sect. 4a).

The applicant must have completed a prerequisite course in higher education pedagogy. For other eligibility requirements, refer to the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 4, and Karlstad University’s Appointments Procedure. 

Additional Information

Karlstad University places great value on the enriching presence of diverse backgrounds and gender balance in the organisation. We welcome applicants with different cultural backgrounds, gender identities, functional abilities, and life experiences.

Application

Submit the application via the university’s web-based recruitment tool, Varbi. For advice on how to draft your application, refer to “What to include in the application”.[IS2] 
Applicants are responsible for submitting a complete application in accordance with the advertisement, for providing translations of any documents written in another language than Swedish or English, and for ensuring that the documentation allows for objective and qualitative assessments. A complete application should be submitted by the application deadline. An incomplete application may jeopardise a fair assessment of qualifications.

The application should include:

• CV
• Cover letter
• An in-depth account of research experience
• An in-depth account of teaching experience
• Certificate to verify a completed course in higher education pedagogy or an account of equivalent skills
• An account of other experiences
• Managerial, collaborative, and administrative experience
• An outline of planned research over the next four years (approx. 3 pages)
• List of publications (in multi-authored publications, the role of the applicant must be specified)
• Language skills certificates
• Copies of course transcripts, degree certificates, and other certificates
• No more than 10 scientific publications and no more than 5 materials intended to convey knowledge, such as textbooks, computer programmes for teaching, or popular science articles
• Two references, at least one of which is a current or former supervisor

Attach all the documents and publications you wish to be considered to the electronic application (do not just provide links). Name each uploaded document to clearly indicate its content.

Documents that cannot be submitted electronically, such as books or publications, should be sent in triplicate to the following address:

Karlstads universitet
HR-avdelningen, Josefin Rönnqvist
651 88 KARLSTAD

Application deadline: 2022-03-31                                

State the reference no: REK2022/36

We look forward to your application!

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