Associate Senior Lecturer in History of Science and Ideas - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of History of Science and Ideas at Uppsala University currently has around 60 faculty members, researchers and PhD-students. Courses are offered from undergraduate to graduate level. The department has achieved international recognition for its research in the history of science, the history of medicine, history of political thought, intellectual history, educational history, cultural history and the history of media. For more information about the department, please go to www.idehist.uu.se. The department needs reinforcement in both teaching and research and is thus in search of an associate senior lecturer in the history of science and ideas.

Period of employment
The post of Associate Senior Lecturer may be held for up to four years with the possibility of promotion to Senior Lecturer.

Duties
Research and teaching within history of science and ideas. Teaching includes examination, course coordination, supervision and course administration. Teaching comprises of a maximum of 40%, and the proportion of research is 50% at a minimum. The position also entails 10% administrative tasks. The position as Associate Senior Lecturer is intended to help the incumbent on their way towards an appointment as Senior Lecturer, for which the required qualifications are higher. If the applicant has research funding from other sources at the time of the employment, it will be used to cover the costs for part of the employment.

Qualifications required
To be eligible for employment as an associate senior lecturer, applicants must hold a PhD in History of Science and Ideas or have achieved equivalent research expertise and must in addition meet the requirements for teaching skills. Primary consideration will be given to applicants who have been awarded a PhD within five years of the deadline for application for
employment as an associate senior lecturer. The applicant should have completed five weeks of department-relevant teacher training at the higher education level, or be deemed to have equivalent knowledge. Under Uppsala University’s appointment regulations, it is also a general eligibility requirement that teachers possess the personal qualities necessary to perform the duties of the post capably. Documented ability to teach in Swedish or English is required. The successful applicant is expected to be able to teach in Swedish and English within two years of taking up the position.

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

Research expertise refers to research qualifications. In the assessment of research expertise, primary consideration will be given to research quality. Importance will also be given to the scope of research, in terms of both breadth and depth.

Teaching expertise will be assessed as carefully as research expertise. Teaching skills refer to educational and teaching qualifications, 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 significant to the post 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. Attention will also be given to the applicant’s ability to interact with both the scholarly community and the community at large. Additionally, special emphasis will be placed on the applicant’s potential to contribute to the future development of both research and education. Qualifications should be documented so that both quality and scope can be assessed.

Additional information
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 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.

Parental leave, part-time work owing to caring for children, union work, military service or similar activities are considered work experience and should be included in the applicant’s CV.

Application procedure
All qualifications must be documented in a way that makes it possible to assess their quality and scope. The application should contain the following:

• A brief description of research, teaching and other activities (CV)
• Presentation of research qualifications
• List of publications
• Presentation of educational qualifications
• Presentation of other qualifications
• Scholarly and pedagogical works cited (full text), in addition to PhD dissertation maximum 5)
• Self-reflective statement on future research, teaching, and other qualifications
• Diplomas, certificates and other relevant documents
• Names and contact details of references (maximum two)

For further information, please see the faculty's guidelines supplementing the Appointment Regulations for Uppsala University.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date by agreement. Placement: Uppsala.

For additional information on the appointment, please contact Head of Department Thomas Karlsohn (thomas.karlsohn@idehist.uu.se), or Director of Studies Benjamin Martin (benjamin.martin@idehist.uu.se).

Please submit your application by the 19th of March 2024, UFV-PA 2023/4261.

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