Associate senior lecturer in Business Administration - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description

Karlstad Business School, inaugurated in 2009, comprises the disciplines of Working Life Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, Law, Economics, and Statistics. Courses and study programmes on all levels are conducted with a strong basis in research from both specific disciplines as well as interdisciplinary research groups, where the largest research environment is CTS, Service Research Center (www.ctf.kau.se). There is a large network in place, both nationally and internationally, which provides good conditions for new research projects and assignments.

Business Administration is mainly taught within the framework of three study programmes, Business and Economics, Real Estate Management, and International Business. There are also several Master’s programmes as well as the research programme for doctoral students. Approximately 1,000 students are enrolled in the different study programmes in Business and Economics, and Karlstad Business School as a whole has about 2,600 students.

Duties

In addition to research, duties also include teaching, supervision, assessment and administration. A certain level of development work within the subject or within Karlstad Business School may also be included. Teaching may include both first- and second-cycle courses on campus, web-based or distance, which is why it is important that you have well documented teaching skills. This career-development position includes 75% research and 25% allocated to other activities at the department.

The duties as associate senior lecturer will be linked to ongoing research within CTF, Service Research Centre. More precisely, duties will be based on CTF’s current research project Swedish Innovation Index (https://www.kau.se/en/ctf/research/ctf-research/impact-cases/swedish-innovation-index-sii), which focuses on the innovativeness of Swedish companies and organisations from a customer perspective. Special focus will be placed on analysing data collected on how customers experience the innovative ability of different companies and organisations. Another important focus is the development of new methods to better understand how organisations’ innovation work leads to improved customer satisfaction. The associate senior lecturer is expected to be part of the current research team. Duties will consist of, among other things, different types of statistical processing and analyses. Furthermore, scientific publication is an important part of the research work and you are expected to publish papers based on the research conducted.

In addition to conducting research, publishing scientific papers and contributing to seminar activities, duties also include applying for external research funding, creating networks, and national and international collaboration with other researchers. This also means, among other things, that you are expected to actively participate in various subject, research and project meetings.

You are also expected to collaborate with the larger 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. The goal is, thus, for the research to contribute with knowledge of relevance to the external partners of both Karlstad Business School and CTF.

In order to contribute to a positive working environment and help further the subject’s activities, we expect you to be a present and active part of the day-to-day operations and workplace community. This means that you will contribute to the activities of Karlstad Business School, the subject of Business Administration, as well as CTF’s research environment.

Qualification requirements

To be eligible for the position of associate senior lecturer, applicants are required to hold a PhD or equivalent academic competence in business administration. The position is primarily intended for applicants who have completed their PhD no longer than five years before the application deadline, or who have acquired the equivalent qualifications in that time. 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. An applicant who does not meet this requirement may still be hired provided they are able to actively acquire the specified 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

Special weight will be given the ability to develop the research and teaching expertise required for an appointment to senior lecturer, as well as documented ability and willingness to pursue an academic career, and the potential to contribute to the development of research and education. Academic publication is central and of special weight to this position. Special weight will also be given to up-to-date experience of collaborating with the larger community and of disseminating findings of research and development work.

Sound knowledge of quantitative method is also of special weight in the position as associate senior lecturer. This knowledge will be required in both research and teaching. In the assessment of teaching skills, considerable weight will be given to demonstrated teaching expertise based on sound, broad and up-to-date knowledge within the applicant’s own subject area based on evidence and established knowledge of learning and assessment. We also value candidates who have been appointed recognised or distinguished university teacher.

Documented ability to secure research funding is a valuable qualification, as is experience from international employment, projects, or national and international networks. Considerable weight will be given to personal qualities such as the ability to cooperate, take responsibility, and show sound judgement and dedication, as well as a positive attitude towards colleagues and students.

Terms

This is a temporary 4-year full-time position. Start date 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.

Eligibility for permanent employment at Karlstad University usually includes proficiency in Swedish and English. A candidate who does not meet this requirement may still be hired provided they actively work to acquire these language skills.

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 should be included in my application?”.
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
• Plans for future work List of publications (in multi-authored publications, the role of the applicant must be specified)
• Account of language skills
• 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: May 8, 2022                                             

State the reference no: REK2022/38

We look forward to your application!

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