Professor in Peace and Conflict Research - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Peace and Conflict Research was established in 1971 to conduct research and offer courses in peace and conflict studies. The Department is today a young, dynamic and international academic environment with around 80 employees and 300-400 students from all over the world. More information about the Department can be found here: http://www.pcr.uu.se.  

The field of peace and conflict research is the multidisciplinary study of the causes, dynamics, and resolution of violent conflict. Education and research at the Department are problem-driven, and the focus is on explaining empirical phenomena and their patterns, thereby integrating theory, methods, and empirical research.

Principal duties: Active engagement in developing research and education (especially at the Ph.D. level) in the field of peace and conflict research.

Own research in the field of peace and conflict research, including applying for research grants and leading research projects. The faculty’s aim is that chaired professors should dedicate at least half of their working hours to their own research. There is also the possibility of a paid sabbatical semester after a number of years of employment.

Teaching and tutoring at all levels. Normally, at least 25% of the appointee’s working hours would be dedicated to teaching and tutoring.

Supplying information about research and developments in the field of peace and conflict research to actors outside of academia.

Administrative assignments, including managerial duties, at department and other levels within Uppsala University may be included.

Qualifications required: The eligibility criteria for employment as a professor are research as well as teaching experience (Higher Education Ordinance Ch 4 Sec 3). Research expertise in the field should be demonstrated through independent research and through research activities of high international quality, in the form of academic peer-reviewed publications. The applicant must have demonstrated skills in planning, initiating and managing research projects, including the ability to secure competitive research grants, and well-documented aptitude in the supervision of Ph.D. students.

Unless special circumstances exist, the applicant should have served as the primary supervisor for at least one Ph.D. student and supervised this student through completion and defence of her or his doctoral thesis.

Teaching skills should be demonstrated through well-documented experience in teaching and instruction. In addition, applicants should be able to demonstrate a well-documented ability in supervision at undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. levels, as well as meet the criteria stated in the Uppsala University's appointment regulations (section 33) and the Faculty of Social Sciences’ complementary guidelines (section 2b).

Under Uppsala University’s appointment regulations, it is also a general eligibility requirement that teachers possess the personal qualities necessary to capably perform the duties of the post.

All teaching in the Department, as well as most seminars and meetings, are in English. Excellent command of English (orally and written) is therefore a requirement. Excellent command of English may be assessed through reference checking and interviews. Swedish language proficiency is not considered meritorious for this position. Applicants should note that according to the Language Act, Swedish is the language of public administration. Since Uppsala University is a government agency many administrative meetings and documents are in Swedish, and translations cannot always be made.

Assessment Criteria, Research Expertise and Teaching Expertise: In the appointment of this professorship, ranking will be based primarily on research and teaching expertise, with special emphasis on research expertise. A combined consideration of all bases of assessment, however, could result in an applicant deemed to be vastly superior in teaching expertise being ranked higher than a candidate with superior research expertise.

When the research expertise of an applicant is assessed, the quality achieved is of prime importance. The scope of the applicant’s research, in terms of both breadth and depth, is also essential to consider. Quality and scope will be assessed based on research publications in leading academic journals and with leading academic presses. Success in gaining competitive research grants is also meritorious.

Although special emphasis will be placed on research expertise, teaching expertise will be assessed as carefully as research expertise. In assessing teaching expertise, teaching quality will be the prime consideration. The scope of teaching experience, in terms of both breadth and depth, will also be afforded consideration. Furthermore, consideration will be given to the capacity to plan, initiate, lead, and develop teaching and instruction, as well as the ability to connect research to teaching in respect to research in the subject at hand, subject didactics, and teaching and learning in higher education.

Assessment Criteria, Additional Skills: Candidates will also be assessed based on the administrative and other skills significant to the subject content and duties of the position. The ability to cooperate, to develop and supervise activities and staff, and to contribute to synergies both within and outside the department will also be considered. Attention will also be given to the applicant’s ability to interact with the surrounding community and inform the public about research.

Experience in managerial roles, demonstrated by leading large research projects or supervision of a departmental environment or similar, will be considered a plus.

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.

Merits must be documented in a manner that makes it possible to assess both quality and scope.

The Recruitment Committee may in this recruitment come to use interviews, invited lectures and reference checking. 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 other) that may benefit the applicants in the assessment of qualifications should be included in the list of qualifications and experience (Curriculum Vitae). Such personal circumstances should be documented and possible to verify.

Uppsala University strives to be an inclusive workplace that promotes equal opportunities and attracts qualified candidates who can contribute to the University’s excellence and diversity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people of all backgrounds. At present there are more employees with legal gender man than legal gender woman among the professors at Humsam. The university is striving for a more balanced distribution of legal gender within this category.

How to apply: A complete application should be submitted to Uppsala University’s on-line recruitment portal. It should comprise:

• Letter of application
• List of appendices
• Curriculum Vitae
• Account of scientific qualifications
• List of publications
• List of research projects/groups managed, including information on their size and  complexity
• Account of teaching qualifications
• Account of other qualifications
• Academic works and any educational works being brought to bear
• List of referees

Instructions on how to prepare your application are available on the Faculty’s website:
Instructions to applicants for appointment as professor

Note! Applications and appendices must be submitted digitally on the recruitment portal Varbi. Any cited publications that are not in digital format must be sent in three copies to the Faculty of Social Sciences, Uppsala University, Box 256, 751 05 Uppsala. Please clearly mark the envelope/package with the reference number UFV-PA 2019/3586

For more information, please see:
Appointment regulations for Uppsala University
and the Faculty’s complementary guidelines

Salary: Individually negotiated salary.

Starting date: According to the agreement.

Type of employment: Indefinite duration, full-time.

Scope of employment: 100 %

For additional information on the appointment, please contact: Magnus Öberg (+46 (0)18-471 2787, e-mail magnus.oberg@pcr.uu.se).

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact faculty officer Emma van Aller (+46 (0)18-471 25 59 or mail samfak@samfak.uu.se). 

We look forward to receiving your application no later than 8 June 2020.

Are you considering moving to Sweden to work at Uppsala University? If so, you will find a lot of information about working and living in Sweden at www.uu.se/joinus. You are also welcome to contact International Faculty and Staff Services at ifss@uadm.uu.se.

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