Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies

Description of Department’s recent research: The Department of Business Studies conducts research and education in five main fields: Marketing, Accounting and Finance, Management and Organisation, International Business and Entrepreneurship.

Distinguished for research in the field of marketing at the Department of Business Studies is the interest in marketing between companies - and in particular different types of change processes. A common starting point is the view of markets as local and global networks of relationships between companies, where social, institutional and cultural aspects are important.

Duties: The position requires teaching, research and administration. Teaching duties include course coordination, examination, course administration and supervision of doctoral students. Teaching is at both undergraduate and advanced level and includes all the different parts of the subject marketing. Duties also include actively pursuing external research funding, following developments in the subject field as well as following relevant development in society that is of relevance for the research and education at the university.

Eligibility: To be eligible for appointment, the applicant must hold a Ph.D. in Business Studies or possess equivalent scholarly competence. Further on, the applicant must have demonstrated teaching expertise. A general eligibility requirement is that the applicant must have the personal characteristics required to perform the duties of the post well.

It is necessary that the research expertise, the pedagogical skills and the professional skills are relevant to the content of the employment and the tasks that will be included in the employment.

The ability to teach in Swedish and English is a requirement.

Assessment: Equal importance will be given to research skills and teaching in the assessment of applicants.

In assessing scientific proficiency, special weight will be given to recent research qualifications and planned research within marketing, and the ability to independently initiate and conduct research. Publication in high quality journals is a merit.

In assessing research expertise research quality will be the prime consideration. The scope of research, primarily in regard to depth and breadth, will also be afforded consideration. Furthermore, consideration will be given to the capacity to plan, initiate, lead, and develop research and education at the postgraduate level, the ability to acquire funding for research in competition, as well as the demonstrated capacity to interact with others both within academia and in the wider community.

Pedagogic proficiency will be assessed as carefully as scientific proficiency.

Pedagogical skills should be well documented so that the quality can be assessed. In assessing teaching particular importance will be given to recent teaching qualifications and course development within marketing. The applicant should have experience in teaching with different pedagogical approaches.

In assessing 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, as well as teaching and learning in higher education. The ability to interact concerning issues of teaching and learning in higher education with actors inside and outside the University is also included in teaching expertise.

Assessment, other skills: Administrative and management skills are important for this position and will be afforded weight.

Administrative expertise is demonstrated, for example, through the capacity to plan, organize, and prioritize work in an efficient and task-related manner as well as through the ability to assign and observe time frames. Expertise includes overall operational planning and the capacity to manage resources in a way that reflects operational priorities as well as the ability to work in a structured manner based on an awareness of goals and quality.

Management expertise is demonstrated through the capacity to lead operations and personnel, make decisions, take responsibility, and motivate others, providing them with what is needed for the efficient achievement of common goals. The abilities to coordinate the group and help create a sense of involvement, participation, and enjoyment in work and to deal with conflicts constitute further examples of demonstrated expertise.

Collaboration expertise is important and will be afforded high consideration.

Personal circumstances that may be of relevance in merit evaluation, for example parental leave, should be mentioned in the list of qualifications (CV).

The Recruitment Committee may in this recruitment 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.

When the University appoints new teachers, those applicants must be selected who, following a qualitative holistic assessment of their competence and expertise, are judged to have the best potential to carry out and develop the relevant duties and to help advance University.

The Recruitment Committee may in this recruitment 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.

How to apply: A full application is submitted to Uppsala University's application system. The application shall include:

  • Letter of application
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • List of appendices
  • Account of academic qualifications
  • List of publications
  • Account of teaching qualifications
  • A clear account of the extent of the applicant's teaching experience, specified in number of hours
  • Pedagogic reflection
  • Account of other qualifications
  • Academic and any educational publications being brought to bear
  • List of referees with contact information

Instructions for application

It is desirable that the application is written in English. It is important for applicants to follow the instructions as closely as possible.

Please note that any academic work not submitted electronically are to be submitted in triplicate in paper form to the Faculty of Social Sciences, Box 256, S-751 05 Uppsala. Please, mark the package with ref. no. UFV-PA 2020/1454. 

For more information:

Appointment Regulations for Uppsala University

Complementary Guidelines for the University's Appointment Regulations

For further information about the employment, please contact the Head of Department, Arne Sjöblom, phone: +46 (0)18 471 1361, e-mail arne.sjoblom@fek.uu.se 

For questions regarding the process: please contact faculty officer Terese Kanellopoulos Sundström, phone: +46 (0)18 471 25 72, e-mail samfak@samfak.uu.se 

You are welcome to submit your application no later than 18 June 2020, UFV-PA 2020/1454.

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 discrepancy between the English and the Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

Type of employment Permanent position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment After agreement
Salary Fixed salary
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100
City Uppsala
County Uppsala län
Country Sweden
Reference number UFV-PA 2020/1454
Union representative
  • Saco-rådet, saco@uadm.uu.se
  • ST/TCO, tco@fackorg.uu.se
  • Seko Universitetsklubben, seko@uadm.uu.se
Published 21.May.2020
Last application date 18.Jun.2020 11:59 PM CEST

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