Up to 2 Lecturers in Information Technology with specialization in Programming Technologies

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our mission is to pursue top-quality research and education and to interact constructively with society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has 44.000 students, 7.100 employees and a turnover of SEK 7 billion.

The Department of Information Technology holds a leading position in both research and education at all levels. We are currently Uppsala University's third largest department, have around 350 employees, including 120 teachers and 120 PhD students. Approximately 5,000 undergraduate students take one or more courses at the department each year. You can find more information about us on the Department of Information Technology website.

Description of subject area of the employment: The subject area of the employment is Information Technology

Duties:

• Teaching and administration. Teaching duties include course responsibility and course administration. Teaching in programming, software development and related areas is expected.
• Follow developments within the subject area and the development of society in general that is important for the work at the university.
• The position may include education-related administrative and management tasks, such as leading teaching teams, course renewal in the area of employment, and supervising undergraduate students.

Qualifications Required:

• Higher-education degree including subject specialization (in-depth study of a subject) in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related subject.
• 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. If special circumstances apply, this training for teachers in higher education may be completed during the first year of employment.
• 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.
• Documented experience of programming at a higher education institution, or relevant programming experience from industry, is required.

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. In assessing teaching expertise special weight will be attached to merits in the field of programming technologies (including among others programming languages, software engineering, software design).

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 high 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.

Other Expertise

Collaboration Expertise is considered a merit for the employment and will be afforded consideration. Collaborative expertise is demonstrated by the ability and skill of planning, organizing and implementing interaction with the surrounding community. Popular publications, public debate and lectures are examples of forms of interaction with the surrounding community.

Other examples of collaboration are patent applications, commercialization and industrial cooperation. The ability to translate knowledge sharing with the surrounding community into activities of importance to the education's development and quality is part of the collaboration expertise.

Industrial Expertise is considered a merit for the employment and will be afforded consideration. Industrial expertise may be demonstrated through relevant experience from professional practice outside academia in the subject area of employment. Such expertise includes the ability to apply programming technologies in practical settings, familiarity with development methods, tools, and collaborative work processes used in industry, and experience that contributes to the relevance and quality of higher education in the subject area. Particular consideration will be given to industrial expertise that is of significance for teaching in programming technologies and that strengthens the connection between education and professional practice.

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 position: This is an open-ended appointment (a probationary period may apply). The position is full-time. Starting date the 1 of January 2027 or as agreed. Place of work: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact Asst. Professor Davide Vega D’Aurelio (Recruitment officer in undergraduate studies, ugarekrytering-it@uu.se) or Professor Tobias Wrigstad (Head of Education, tobias.wrigstad@it.uu.se)

We look forward to receiving your application by the 31 of August 2026, UFV-PA 2026/1843.

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

We offer you
Sweden offers good working conditions, including comprehensive social benefits such as generous family-focused policies that make healthcare, childcare, and children’s education available and highly affordable. At Uppsala University, we offer the opportunity for new international staff to learn Swedish through our language courses. If you have family, they will get new contacts and support through the Uppsala International Citizen hub.

If you are an international candidate, you will find a lot of information about working and living in Sweden at http://www.uu.se/joinus.