Substitute Lecturer in Information Technology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Information Technology has a leading position in research and education. The Department currently has about 300 employees, including 120 teachers and 110 PhD students. More than 4000 students study one or more courses at the department each year. You can find more information about us at the web page of the department of Information Technology.

Duties
Teaching and administration. Teaching duties include course responsibility and course administration. The course and scope for which we are looking for a time-limited assistant professor is the following: 

• 1DT350 Independent Project in Information Engineering (period 4, spring 2023)  

Follow developments within the subject area and the development of society in general that is important for the work at the university. 

Requirements

• Higher-education degree including subject specialization in computer science, computational science or information technology.  
• Teaching Expertise. It is necessary that the pedagogical skills and subject specialization are relevant to the content of the employment and the tasks that will be included in the employment. 
• Applicants also must have completed teacher training of relevance to operations at the University, comprising ten weeks, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge. 
• Documented ability to teach in Swedish or English is a requirement unless special reasons prevail.  
• Personal capabilities necessary to carry out fully the duties of the appointment

Assessment Criteria/Ranking of applicants that fulfil the above-mentioned qualifications required 
The ranking of eligible applicants will be based primarily on subject specialization and teaching expertise of which  weight will be primarily given to teaching expertise. 

Subject Specialization may refer to in- depth study of the subject, for example a PhD, will be afforded consideration. In addition to academic qualifications, experience from other activities, including technology development, may also be  taken into account. 

Teaching Expertise comprises educational and teaching qualifications. This expertise can have been achieved outside the academy through supervision, internal training, mentoring programs, etc. In assessing teaching expertise teaching quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of teaching experience, in terms of both breadth and depth, must  also be afforded consideration. A PhD and/or master degree will be afforded consideration. In assessing teaching expertise special weight will be attached to merits in programming.   

Furthermore, consideration must 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. 

Administrative Expertise is important for the employment and will be given consideration. Administrative expertise is demonstrated, for example, through the capacity to plan, organise, and prioritise 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. Administrative expertise also includes entrepreneurship. 

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

In filling this position the university aims to appoint the applicant who, following a qualitative holistic assessment of her/his competence and expertise, is judged to have the best potential to carry out and develop the relevant duties and to  help advance operations. 

Further information
In an overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications, parental leave, part-time work relating to care of children, union assignments, military service, or the like are to be regarded as work experience. 

University appointment regulations  

Faculty appointment regulations  

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, ending 12 June 2023. Scope of employment 40%. Starting date 13 March 2023 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position please contact: Tobias Wrigstad , professor, GU-prefekt, 073-6971419, tobias.wrigstad@it.uu.se).

Please submit your application by 10 March 2023, UFV-PA 2023/692.

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