{"data":{"id":180618,"slug":"gastforskare-till-centrum-for-sprak-och-litteraturdidaktik","type":"job","title":"Visiting Scholar at the Center for Language and Literature Didactics","description":"Sapere Aude \u2013 dare to be wise \u2013 is our motto. Our students and staff develop knowledge important to society that enriches individuals and the world. Our academic environment is characterized by curiosity, courage and openness, and there are close relationships between people, roles, subjects and research. The foundation of our work is equality, diversity and a democratic approach. We are located in V\u00e4rmland, a nature-rich and culturally vibrant region where we serve as a driving force for sustainable development in close collaboration with society.\n \nKarlstad University has approximately 1,400 employees and 18,700 students distributed across two inspiring campus environments in Karlstad and Arvika. Learn more about us at: kau.se\/jobb\nDescription\nThe Center for Language and Literature Didactics (CSL, https:\/\/www.kau.se\/csl) at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is now seeking two visiting scholars. The research environment is based at the Department of Languages, Literature and Intercultural Studies, but extends across many disciplines that collaborate around teacher education. It is a rich environment where subject didactic questions focusing on language and literature from different traditions, theories and methods are brought together and developed. Employment as a visiting scholar involves participating in \u2013 and contributing to \u2013 this research environment.\nResponsibilities\nThe visiting scholar shall primarily engage in activities related to research. The holder of this position will work in a subject didactic environment where teacher educators, researchers and projects focus on language and literature didactic research. The research should be connected to one or more of CSL's research areas, ongoing projects or the ULF initiative (Education, Learning; Research) with a particular focus on language and literature. The visiting scholar is expected to contribute to CSL's research environment and the position includes actively and regularly working on-site in Karlstad during the employment period, as well as actively participating in the environment's seminar activities.\nQualifications\nTo be eligible for employment as a visiting scholar, you must hold a doctoral degree in subject didactics, pedagogical work or equivalent, or have a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to such a doctoral degree. For this position, a requirement is that the doctoral degree must focus on the school subjects Swedish or English. An additional requirement is teacher education in the school subjects Swedish or English. Strong proficiency in both Swedish and English is also required.\nCriteria for Assessment\nWe place particular emphasis on the scientific quality of the applicant's previous publications and research plan. It is of great importance to have conducted current and innovative studies that highlight multimodal perspectives on language and literature instruction and\/or professional issues related to teaching in the school subjects Swedish and English.\nWe attach great importance to the applicant's personal qualities such as ability to collaborate with researchers at both national and international levels, ability to build good relationships with colleagues and students, and ability to take own initiative and show commitment to others. We value strong administrative competence, good ability to communicate about research and development work, as well as good ability to collaborate with colleagues and the surrounding society.\nTerms of Employment\nThis is a fixed-term, part-time position at 50\u201380% of full-time, with start date October 1, 2026 (or by agreement) for 3 months.\nOther Information\nKarlstad University values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to our operations. We therefore welcome applicants of all genders and with diverse backgrounds, abilities and life experiences.\nApplication\nApplications are submitted through the university's web-based recruitment tool Varbi. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the announcement, that any documents in languages other than Swedish and English are translated, and that you document your qualifications in a way that allows for proper and qualitative assessment. A complete application must be submitted by the application deadline. An incomplete application may result in your qualifications not being assessed in all respects.\nThe application must contain:\nA personal letter in which the applicant briefly describes themselves and presents a research plan in relation to the position's focus (max 2\u20133 pages)\nA CV with certified copies of grades, diplomas, etc.\nLink to doctoral dissertation and other relevant publications (max 5 items)\nOther documents that the applicant wishes to include (e.g., collaboration with the surrounding society)\nTwo references or letters of recommendation\n\nAll documents and publications that you wish to be part of your application should be attached to the digital application (not just links). Name each uploaded document clearly to indicate its contents.\nApplication Deadline: 2026-09-21        \nWe look forward to receiving your application!\nKarlstad University has made a medieval purchase for this recruitment and therefore declines contact from advertisement sales representatives and recruitment service providers.\nHR Excellence in Research\nKarlstad University received the HR Excellence in Research award in September 2020. The award is given to employers that have a stimulating work environment and good conditions for researchers and continuously work to develop these. The award demonstrates the institution's commitment to fair and transparent recruitment as well as favorable professional development for researchers. Read more at kau.se\/hrs4r.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"G\u00e4stforskare till Centrum f\u00f6r spr\u00e5k- och litteraturdidaktik","description_original":"Sapere Aude \u2013 v\u00e5ga vara vis \u2013 \u00e4r v\u00e5rt motto. V\u00e5ra studenter och medarbetare utvecklar samh\u00e4llsviktig kunskap som berikar individen och v\u00e4rlden. V\u00e5r akademiska milj\u00f6 pr\u00e4glas av nyfikenhet, mod och \u00f6ppenhet och det \u00e4r n\u00e4ra mellan m\u00e4nniskor, roller, \u00e4mnen och forskning. Grunden f\u00f6r v\u00e5r verksamhet \u00e4r j\u00e4mst\u00e4lldhet, m\u00e5ngfald och ett demokratiskt syns\u00e4tt. Vi finns i V\u00e4rmland, en naturn\u00e4ra och kulturrik region d\u00e4r vi \u00e4r en motor f\u00f6r h\u00e5llbar utveckling i t\u00e4t samverkan med samh\u00e4llet.\n\u00a0\nKarlstads universitet har ca 1 400 medarbetare och 18 700 studenter f\u00f6rdelade p\u00e5 tv\u00e5 inspirerande campusmilj\u00f6er i Karlstad och Arvika. L\u00e4s mer om oss p\u00e5: kau.se\/jobb\nBeskrivning\nVid Fakulteten f\u00f6r humaniora och samh\u00e4llsvetenskap s\u00f6ker nu Centrum f\u00f6r spr\u00e5k- och litteraturdidaktik (CSL, https:\/\/www.kau.se\/csl) tv\u00e5 g\u00e4stforskare. Forskningsmilj\u00f6n har sin bas vid Institutionen f\u00f6r spr\u00e5k, litteratur och interkultur, men med f\u00f6rgreningar i m\u00e5nga \u00e4mnen som samverkar runt l\u00e4rarutbildningen. Det \u00e4r en rik milj\u00f6 d\u00e4r \u00e4mnesdidaktiska fr\u00e5gor med inriktning mot spr\u00e5k och litteratur fr\u00e5n olika traditioner, teorier och metoder m\u00f6ts och utvecklas. Anst\u00e4llningen som g\u00e4stforskare inneb\u00e4r att ing\u00e5 i \u2013 och bidra till \u2013 denna forskningsmilj\u00f6.\nArbetsuppgifter\nG\u00e4stforskaren ska i huvudsak engagera sig i aktiviteter relaterade till forskning. Innehavaren av denna anst\u00e4llning kommer att verka i en \u00e4mnesdidaktisk milj\u00f6 d\u00e4r l\u00e4rarutbildare, forskare och projekt fokuserar spr\u00e5k- och litteraturdidaktisk forskning. Forskningen ska knytas till n\u00e5got eller n\u00e5gra av CSL:s forskningsomr\u00e5den, p\u00e5g\u00e5ende projekt eller satsningen ULF (Utbildning, L\u00e4rande; Forskning) med ett s\u00e4rskilt fokus p\u00e5 spr\u00e5k och litteratur. G\u00e4stforskaren f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas bidra till CSL:s forskningsmilj\u00f6 och i anst\u00e4llningen ing\u00e5r att aktivt och regelbundet under anst\u00e4llningen arbeta p\u00e5 plats i Karlstad, samt att aktivt delta i milj\u00f6ns seminarieverksamhet.\nBeh\u00f6righetskrav\nBeh\u00f6rig att anst\u00e4llas som g\u00e4stforskare \u00e4r den som har avlagt doktorsexamen inom \u00e4mnesdidaktik, pedagogiskt arbete eller motsvarande, eller har en utl\u00e4ndsk examen som bed\u00f6ms motsvara en s\u00e5dan doktorsexamen. F\u00f6r denna anst\u00e4llning \u00e4r ett beh\u00f6righetskrav att avlagd doktorsexamen ska ha en inriktning mot skol\u00e4mnena svenska eller engelska. Ytterligare ett krav \u00e4r l\u00e4rarutbildning i skol\u00e4mnena svenska eller engelska. \u00c4ven goda kunskaper i s\u00e5v\u00e4l svenska som engelska \u00e4r ett krav.\nBed\u00f6mningsgrunder\nVi l\u00e4gger s\u00e4rskild vikt vid vetenskaplig kvalitet i s\u00f6kandens tidigare publikationer samt forskningsplan. Det \u00e4r av stor vikt att ha bedrivit aktuella och nyt\u00e4nkande studier som belyser multimodala perspektiv p\u00e5 spr\u00e5k- och litteraturundervisning och\/eller professionsfr\u00e5gor i relation till undervisning i skol\u00e4mnena svenska och engelska.\nVi f\u00e4ster stor vikt vid den s\u00f6kandes personliga egenskaper s\u00e5som samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga med forskare p\u00e5 s\u00e5v\u00e4l en nationell som en internationell arena, f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att skapa goda relationer till arbetskamrater och studenter och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att ta egna initiativ och visa engagemang f\u00f6r andra. Vi v\u00e4rdes\u00e4tter god administrativ kompetens, god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att informera om forskning och utvecklingsarbete liksom god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att samverka med kollegor och det omgivande samh\u00e4llet.\nVillkor\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r en tidsbegr\u00e4nsad anst\u00e4llning p\u00e5 deltid med omfattning mellan 50\u201380 %, med tilltr\u00e4de 1 oktober 2026 (eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse) och 3 m\u00e5nader fram.\u00a0\n\u00d6vrigt\nKarlstads universitet v\u00e4rdes\u00e4tter de kvaliteter som j\u00e4mn k\u00f6nsf\u00f6rdelning och m\u00e5ngfald tillf\u00f6r verksamheten. Vi ser d\u00e4rf\u00f6r g\u00e4rna s\u00f6kande av alla k\u00f6n och med olika bakgrund, funktionalitet och livserfarenhet.\nAns\u00f6kan\nAns\u00f6kan g\u00f6rs i universitetets webbaserade rekryteringsverktyg Varbi. Du som s\u00f6kande ansvarar f\u00f6r att ans\u00f6kan \u00e4r komplett i enlighet med annonsen, att eventuella handlingar p\u00e5 spr\u00e5k annat \u00e4n svenska och engelska \u00e4r \u00f6versatta och att dokumentera din kompetens p\u00e5 ett s\u00e4tt som medger en saklig, kvalitativ bed\u00f6mning. Komplett ans\u00f6kan ska vara inne vid ans\u00f6kningstidens slut. En ofullst\u00e4ndig ans\u00f6kan kan medf\u00f6ra att din kompetens inte kan pr\u00f6vas i alla avseenden.\nAns\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla:\nPersonligt brev d\u00e4r den s\u00f6kande kort beskriver sig sj\u00e4lv och presenterar en forskningsplan i relation till anst\u00e4llningens inriktning (max 2\u20133 sidor)\nMeritf\u00f6rteckning med vidimerade kopior av betyg, examensbevis, etc.\nL\u00e4nk till doktorsavhandling och andra relevanta publikationer (max 5 stycken)\n\u00d6vriga handlingar som s\u00f6kanden \u00f6nskar \u00e5beropa (ex. samverkan med det omgivande samh\u00e4llet)\nTv\u00e5 referenspersoner eller rekommendationsbrev\n\nAlla handlingar och publikationer som du \u00f6nskar ska vara en del av din ans\u00f6kan ska bifogas den digitala ans\u00f6kan (inte enbart l\u00e4nkar). Namnge varje uppladdat dokument s\u00e5 det tydligt framg\u00e5r vad det inneh\u00e5ller.\nSista ans\u00f6kningsdag: 2026-09-21\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\nV\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan!\nKarlstads universitet har gjort medieval f\u00f6r denna rekrytering och vi undanber oss d\u00e4rf\u00f6r kontakter med annonsf\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare och s\u00e4ljare av rekryteringstj\u00e4nster.\nHR Excellence in Research\nKarlstads universitet mottog i september 2020 utm\u00e4rkelsen HR Excellence in Research. Utm\u00e4rkelsen ges till arbetsgivare som har en stimulerande arbetsmilj\u00f6 och goda villkor f\u00f6r forskare och kontinuerligt arbetar f\u00f6r att utveckla dessa. Utm\u00e4rkelsen visar l\u00e4ros\u00e4tets engagemang f\u00f6r r\u00e4ttvis och transparent rekrytering samt gynnsam professionell utveckling f\u00f6r forskare. 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