Senior Lecturer in Political Science - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Government have been conducting research and educating students for nearly 400 years. Today the department provides a vibrant and internationally successful research and teaching environment. With around 50 faculty members and 40 PhD-students, the department is recognized as one of the leading political science departments in the Nordic countries. The department’s faculty consists of teachers and researchers covering all the major fields of political science. See more at: www.statsvet.uu.se

Duties
The position includes teaching, examination, research and administration. Teaching duties include course coordination, course administration and supervision. 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. The main bulk of the teaching for this position is within Master’s programmes at the Department of Theology, above all the Master’s programme in Human Rights, but also the Master’s Programme in Euroculture. Supervision of Master’s theses within other Master’s programmes at the Department of Theology may also be included. The person hired is expected to take responsibility for coordinating the teaching-activities of the Department of Government at the Department of Theology. Teaching at the Department of Government is also part of the position. 

Eligibility
To be eligible for appointment as senior lecturer, the applicant must hold a Ph.D. in political science or possess equivalent scholarly competence. Moreover, the applicant must have demonstrated teaching expertise and have completed teacher training of relevance to operations at the University, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge. A general eligibility requirement is that the applicant must have the personal characteristics required to perform the duties of the post well, such as collaborative skills.

It is required that the pedagogical, research and professional expertise is relevant for the positions subject content and the duties included in the employment.

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

Assessment
In the assessment of applicants, equal importance will be given to research and teaching skills.

Research expertise must have been demonstrated by the applicant’s independent, high-quality research contributions. The applicant’s contributions to the international and national scientific community must be assessed on the basis of such criteria as the quality and scope of scholarly publications. The international track record required must be assessed according to the nature and specific circumstances of the subject.

Given the nature of the position, particular weight will be given to research on human rights from a political science perspective. In assessing research expertise, research quality will be the primary 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, and the ability to collaborate and engage with the wider community through research.

Pedagogic proficiency will be assessed as carefully as scientific proficiency. Pedagogical skills should be well documented so that the quality can be assessed.  Particular importance will be given to experience of teaching within the field of political science about human rights, both from an empirical and from a theoretical perspective.

In assessing teaching expertise, teaching quality will be the primary 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. Teaching expertise should also include the ability to collaborate and engage with the wider community through education.

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

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 operations.

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.

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

It is important for applicants to follow the instructions as closely as possible.

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

• Letter of application including 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
• A clear account of the extent of the applicant´s teaching experience, specified in number of hours
• List of references 

Please note: The application, including attachments, is to be submitted electronically in the recruitment system Varbi. Any publications cited that are not available in electronic format should be sent in triplicate to the Faculty of Social Sciences, Uppsala University, Box 256, 751 05 Uppsala. Mark the package with the reference number UFV-PA 2022/129

Instructions for drawing up the application are available on the faculty home page, see the following link: https://mp.uu.se/web/info/stod/kompetens-rekrytering/rekrytera-och-anstalla/humsam/samfak

For further information, see the University’s Appointment Regulations 

and the faculty’s supplementary guidelines for appointments

About the position
The position is permanent and full-time. Starting date by agreement. Place of work: Uppsala

Further information about the position is available from: Head of Department Li Bennich-Björkman, tel. 018-471 34 56

Questions about the appointment procedure may be addressed to: Faculty Officer Terese Kanellopoulos Sundström, tel. 018-471 25 72 email samfak@samfak.uu.se

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

We look forward to receiving your application by 1 July 2022, UFV-PA 2022/129