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

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 lecturer is the following:

• 1DL201 Program Design and Data Structures (period 2 and 3, 2024/25)

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

Qualifications Required:

• Higher-education degree including subject specialisation (in-depth study of a subject) in computer science, computer systems or information technology.
• Teaching Expertise. It is necessary that the pedagogical skills and subject specialisation 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, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge.
• Documented ability to teach in English is a requirement unless special reasons prevail.
• Personal capabilities necessary to carry out fully the duties of the appointment.

Merits:

Completed a master's or doctoral degree. Completed a 10-week higher education pedagogical programme. Ability to teach in Swedish.

Assessment Criteria/Ranking of applicants that fulfil the above-mentioned qualifications required

The ranking of eligible applicants will be based primarily on subject specialisation and teaching expertise of which weight will be primarily given to teaching expertise.

Subject Specialisation 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.

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 afforded consideration.

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 Fixed-term amployment  until 2025-03-31 . Scope of employment 50 %. Starting date 2024-10-01 or as otherwise agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact Davide Vega D'Aurelio tel. +46 18-471 1062, e-mail davide.vega@it.uu.se 

Please submit your application by 12 August 2024, UFV-PA 2024/1740.