Associate Senior Lecturer in Economics, especially Family Economics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Economics is one of the largest departments within the Faculty of Social Sciences with approximately 100 employees from a dozen countries. Each year about 1,000 students participate in undergraduate (BA), graduate (MA) and PhD level courses. The research conducted at the department is mainly focused on labour economics, macroeconomics, political economics and public economics. Researchers at the department are frequently engaged as experts by the government and by the media, and interact with the society at large in a number of ways.

Duties: Research and teaching in Economics, with a particular emphasis on Family Economics. Teaching includes course coordination, supervision and course administration. The position may also include administrative tasks. Teaching comprises up to 50 percent of the position. Research within the advertised position is funded by Uppsala Center for Labor Studies (UCLS), a multidisciplinary research center covering Economics, Political Science and Labor Law with the aim of facilitating research on how the Nordic labor market model fares in the process of globalization and technical change. Research within the position shall strengthen UCLS’ research in the intersection of the economics of the family and the labor market.

Appointment period: The position as Associate Senior Lecturer may be held for up to four years with the possibility of promotion to Senior Lecturer.

Qualifications required: To be eligible for employment as an associate senior lecturer, applicants must hold a PhD and must meet the requirements for teaching skills. The applicant should have completed a PhD no more than five years before the application deadline. The applicant should have completed five weeks of department-relevant teacher training at the higher education level, or be deemed to have equivalent knowledge.

According to Uppsala University's appointment regulations, it is also a requirement that applicant possesses the personal qualities necessary to perform the duties associated with the position.

Applicants must have the ability to teach in Swedish and English. Any candidate who is only proficient in one of these languages must be able to also teach in the other language within two years after the start of the position.

Assessment criteria: Special emphasis will be placed on research expertise. Due to the nature of the position, as temporary employment with the potential for promotion to a permanent position, the applicant’s research and teaching qualifications will be assessed primarily in qualitative terms. An applicant’s quantitative advantage, i.e. an applicant who has been working for a longer period of time, will thus not be decisive.

Research expertise: Research expertise refers to research qualifications. When assessing research expertise, special emphasis will be placed on research qualifications in Family Economics with relevance for UCLS. In the assessment of research expertise, primary consideration will be given to research quality. Importance will also be given to the independence and scope of research, in terms of both breadth and depth.

Teaching expertise: Teaching expertise will be assessed as carefully as research expertise. Teaching skills refer to educational qualifications and teaching experience, and teaching quality will be the prime consideration. The scope of teaching experience, in terms of both breadth and depth, will also be afforded consideration.

Administrative skills and other proficiencies are also valuable for the position and will be given due weight. Administrative skills are demonstrated, among other things, through the ability to plan, organize and prioritize work effectively and in a purpose-adapted manner. The applicant’s ability to interact with both the scientific community and the community at large will also be given consideration.

Additionally, special emphasis will be placed on the applicant’s potential to contribute to the future development of both research and education.

When Uppsala University appoints new teachers, the applicants selected are those who, following a qualitative total assessment of expertise and merits, are judged to have the best potential to carry out and develop the relevant duties and contribute to a positive development of the department.

The Recruitment Committee may come to use interviews, trial-lectures and referrals. The applicant should therefore submit a list of referees with insight into the applicant’s professional skill as well as personal qualities that may be of relevance for the position, e.g. ability to cooperate, ability to lead and working methods.

Personal circumstances (such as full or part-time parental leave, trade union appointments, military service, or similar) that may benefit the applicants in the assessment of qualifications should be included in the list of qualifications and experience (Curriculum Vitae).

Uppsala University strives to attain a more balanced gender distribution among its teachers. As such, the University especially welcomes women to apply for this position.

Application procedure: A full application is to be submitted to Uppsala University's application system. The application shall include:

• Letter of application
• List of appendices
• Curriculum Vitae
• Account of academic qualifications
• List of publications
• Account of teaching qualifications
• Account of other qualifications
• Academic works and any educational works being brought to bear
• List of referees

For more information please see: Instructions to applicants for appointment as associate senior lecturer

Please note that any academic works not submitted electronically are to be submitted in triplicate in paper form to the Faculty of Social Sciences, Box 256, 751 05 Uppsala marked dnr UFV-PA 2019/390.

For more information please see:

Appointment Regulations for Uppsala University

Complementary Guidlines for the University's Appointment Regulations

For further information about the position, please contact
Head of Department professor Per-Anders Edin, tel +46 (0)18-471 1097, e-mail per-anders.edin@nek.uu.se. 

You are welcome to submit your application no later than March 14 2019, UFV-PA 2019/390.

In the event of any disagreement between the English and the Swedish verions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.