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

Description

The Department of Environmental and Life Sciences at the Faculty of Health, Science and Technology comprises the subjects Biology and Geomatics. In the Biology subject, a large part of the teaching takes place in the university’s teacher education programmes. The subject is responsible for teaching biology didactics in all teacher education programmes, at all levels. At Karlstad University, teacher education and subject-specific education research have special priority. The subject-specific education research is organised in research centres, SMEER (Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education Research) being the node for research in natural sciences (biology, physics and chemistry), mathematics and engineering education. The research environment consists of researchers in subject-specific education. In addition to research and teaching, the researchers are also engaged in seminar activities in collaboration with different departments, organisations and higher education institutions. You can find more information about SMEER on the website: (link to SMEERs website)

Duties

Duties include both teaching and research. Teaching includes courses in the teacher education programmes for early years education, primary education and secondary education, as well as a complementary, shorter program in secondary education. Teaching duties also include supervising degree projects. Additional duties consist of conducting research in collaboration with members of the SMEER research group and actively seeking external research funding. Professional development is an integrated part of the employment, with dedicated time and resources allocated to enhance and update one's skills and expertise in the relevant field

To contribute to a positive work environment and further department activities, you are expected to be a present and active part of the day-to-day operations and workplace community.

Qualification requirements

To be eligible for the position of senior lecturer in biology with a specialisation in education, applicants are required to hold a PhD or equivalent academic qualifications, as well as having demonstrated teaching expertise. The PhD must be in biology with a specialisation in education or natural sciences education, or in biology with acquired competence and experience from educational research. Applicants’ undergraduate education must include biology of relevance to the duties included in the position. Applicants can also refer to other professional qualifications deemed relevant to the nature of the position and the duties included therein.

According to Karlstad University’s Appointments Procedure, teachers must have the personal qualities required to perform the duties included, as well as completed training in higher education pedagogy. In special circumstances, the course in higher education pedagogy may be completed within two years of employment. For other qualification requirements, please refer to Karlstad University’s Appointments Procedure.

As Swedish is the language of instruction in the majority of courses, proficiency in spoken and written Swedish is required. Proficiency in English is also a requirement.

Assessment criteria

Equal weight will be given to documented and demonstrated research and teaching expertise.

Weight will be given to:

• teaching expertise and experience of teaching courses in teacher education
• the ability to lead educational development work
• the ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and students
• the ability to collaborate both within the academic community as well as with external partners
• expertise and experience in research that complements and enriches SMEER’s current research domains, for example, by contributing new methods or areas of expertise
• previous success in securing external research funding
• experience of disseminating research findings to various groups in society
• good administrative skills

Terms

Permanent, full-time position (100%). Planned start date is 1 August 2024, or by agreement. A probationary period may be required.

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 with my application?”

Applicants are responsible for submitting a complete application in accordance with the advertisement, for providing translations of any documents written in a language other 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.

Considering that experts in the field may be English-speaking, we recommend that you submit your application in English. If the application documents are submitted in Swedish or another Nordic language, please note that the university handles the translation of these documents into English.

The application should include:

• CV
• cover letter
• an in-depth account of teaching experience
• certificate to verify completed courses in higher education pedagogy or an account of equivalent skills
• an in-depth account of research experience
• an account of other experiences of importance
• an account of managerial and administrative experience
• plans for future work
• an account of collaborations, international network experience, etc.
• a list of publications (in multi-authored publications, the role of the applicant must be specified)
• language proficiency certificates
• copy of PhD degree or documented equivalent academic expertise, or equivalent professional qualifications deemed relevant to the nature of the position and the duties included therein.
• no more than 10 scientific publications and no more than 5 materials intended to convey knowledge, such as textbooks, computer programs 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, Hanna Ljungdahl, 651 88 KARLSTAD

Application deadline 24 November 2023

State the reference no: REK2023/234

We look forward to your application!

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