{"data":{"id":201030,"slug":"vikarierande-universitetslektor-i-engelska","type":"job","title":"Substitute University Lecturer in English","description":"The Department of Language Studies at Ume\u00e5 University's Faculty of Humanities conducts education and research in language, literature, and language pedagogy in Swedish, English, Finnish, French, Italian, linguistics, Me\u00e4nkieli, Russian, Sami, Spanish, and German.\nWe are now seeking a university lecturer in English with a focus on linguistics. The position is a substitute appointment for the period 2027-01-15 through 2028-01-14.\nDescription and Responsibilities\nThe position comprises 80% teaching\/administration and 20% professional development.\nThe position includes teaching in courses on English linguistics at the undergraduate and advanced levels, particularly in the subject teacher education program in English and in courses on cognitive linguistics and language and cognition. Development work related to teaching is included, as is supervision and examination of theses as well as conducting practicum visits.\nTeaching takes place both on campus and in online courses.\nIn addition to teaching and research, the position includes teaching-related administration as well as personnel, subject-matter, and planning meetings.\nQualifications\nTo be eligible for appointment as a university lecturer, an applicant must have demonstrated pedagogical skill and hold a doctorate in English with a focus on linguistics or have equivalent scientific competence, or possess other professional expertise relevant to the position's subject matter and work tasks.\nA Swedish subject teacher degree in English and very strong language skills in English and Swedish, as well as the ability to teach in these languages, are required for the position.\nSelection Criteria\nThe selection criteria are: scientific and pedagogical skill in English with a focus on linguistics, particularly cognitive linguistics; language teaching pedagogy skill; experience with online teaching and development work; and administrative skill.\nOther selection criteria include strong collaboration skills and the competence and suitability otherwise needed to perform the work tasks well.\nScientific skill must be demonstrated through independent scientific production. Evaluation criteria include:\nbreadth and depth of research \u2013 quality and scope;\noriginality in research;\nproductivity;\ncontribution to the international scientific community;\nroles within the scientific community;\nability to competitively obtain external research funding;\nengagement with surrounding society.\n\nPedagogical skill for appointment as a university lecturer must be demonstrated through documented experience in teaching on a scientific basis at the university.\nEvaluation criteria for pedagogical skill in appointments on a scientific basis include:\nability to plan, implement, and evaluate teaching and ability to supervise and examine students at all educational levels;\nability to vary teaching methods and examination forms in relation to expected learning outcomes and the nature of the subject;\nexperience with engagement with surrounding society in planning and implementation of education;\nparticipation in developing learning environments, teaching materials, and educational resources;\na reflective approach to student learning and one's own teaching role.\n\nCompetence can be obtained through university pedagogical education, other education relevant to teaching at the university, or documented, proven experience in teaching at the university.\nBalancing Selection Criteria\nEqual care shall be taken in assessing pedagogical and scientific skill.\nParticular weight shall be given to scientific and pedagogical skill. In balancing these two criteria, pedagogical skill shall be given the greatest weight.\nWhen assessing scientific skill, particular weight shall be given to skill in English with a focus on linguistics, particularly cognitive linguistics.\nWhen assessing pedagogical skill, particular weight shall be given to skill in English with a focus on linguistics, particularly cognitive linguistics.\nGreat weight shall be given to the applicant's language teaching pedagogy skill.\nGreat weight shall also be given to experience with and competence in teaching online courses and experience in development work, particularly course development.\nPlanning and implementation of teaching and examination largely occurs in teaching teams. Weight shall therefore be given to strong collaboration skills and the competence and suitability otherwise needed to perform the work tasks well.\nFurthermore, weight shall be given to administrative skill.\nApplication\nApplications must be submitted via the e-recruitment system Varbi and received no later than 2026-09-30.\nQualifications and evaluation criteria can be found in the employment regulations for teachers at Ume\u00e5 University: https:\/\/www.umu.se\/regelverk\/personal-lika-villkor-och-arbetsmiljo\/anstallningsordning-for-larare-vid-umea-universitet2\/\nInformation about which documents should be attached to the application can be found in the Faculty of Humanities' application instructions: https:\/\/www.umu.se\/humanistisk-fakultet\/tva-dokument\/\nNote that digital copies of publications must be attached to the application. For this position, no project plan should be submitted.\nOther Information\nThe position is a full-time substitute appointment with start date 2027-01-15 through 2028-01-14.\nWork location is Ume\u00e5. To conduct teaching, participate in planning meetings, and actively contribute to the education and research environment, a high level of presence at the workplace is required.\nUme\u00e5 University is a state agency, which means that employees receive special benefits. Learn more here: https:\/\/www.umu.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/formaner\/\nFurther information about the position is provided by: Department Head Kristina Persson, 090-786 54 88, kristina.persson@umu.se, or HR Coordinator Lovisa Larsson, 090-786 73 84, lovisa.larsson@umu.se.\nWe welcome your application!","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Vikarierande universitetslektor i engelska","description_original":"Institutionen f\u00f6r spr\u00e5kstudier vid Ume\u00e5 universitets Humanistiska fakultet bedriver utbildning och forskning i spr\u00e5k, litteratur och spr\u00e5kdidaktik inom svenska, engelska, finska, franska, italienska, lingvistik, me\u00e4nkieli, ryska, samiska, spanska och tyska.\nVi s\u00f6ker nu en universitetslektor i engelska med spr\u00e5kvetenskaplig inriktning. Anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r ett vikariat under perioden 2027-01-15 till 2028-01-14.\u00a0\nBeskrivning och arbetsuppgifter\nI anst\u00e4llningen ing\u00e5r 80% undervisning\/administration och 20% kompetensutveckling. \u00a0\nI anst\u00e4llningen ing\u00e5r undervisning p\u00e5 kurser i engelsk spr\u00e5kvetenskap p\u00e5 grundniv\u00e5 och avancerad niv\u00e5, s\u00e4rskilt p\u00e5 kurser inom \u00e4mnesl\u00e4rarutbildningen i engelska och p\u00e5 kurser i kognitiv lingvistik och spr\u00e5k och kognition. Utvecklingsarbete kopplad till undervisning ing\u00e5r, liksom handledning och examination av uppsatser samt genomf\u00f6rande av VFU-bes\u00f6k.\nUndervisningen \u00e4ger rum b\u00e5de p\u00e5 campus och p\u00e5 n\u00e4tbaserade kurser.\nF\u00f6rutom undervisning och forskning ing\u00e5r undervisningsrelaterad administration samt personal-, \u00e4mnes- och planeringsm\u00f6ten.\nBeh\u00f6righet\nBeh\u00f6rig att anst\u00e4llas som universitetslektor \u00e4r den som dels har visat pedagogisk skicklighet, dels har avlagt doktorsexamen i engelska med spr\u00e5kvetenskaplig inriktning eller har motsvarande vetenskaplig kompetens eller har n\u00e5gon annan yrkesskicklighet som \u00e4r av betydelse med h\u00e4nsyn till anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4mnesinneh\u00e5ll och de arbetsuppgifter som skall ing\u00e5 i anst\u00e4llningen.\u00a0\nSvensk \u00e4mnesl\u00e4rarexamen i engelska och mycket goda spr\u00e5kkunskaper i engelska och svenska samt f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att undervisa p\u00e5 dessa spr\u00e5k utg\u00f6r krav f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen.\u00a0\nBed\u00f6mningsgrunder f\u00f6r urvalet\nBed\u00f6mningsgrunder f\u00f6r urvalet \u00e4r: vetenskaplig och pedagogisk skicklighet inom omr\u00e5det engelska med spr\u00e5kvetenskaplig inriktning, s\u00e4rskilt med fokus p\u00e5 kognitiv lingvistik, spr\u00e5kdidaktisk skicklighet, erfarenhet av n\u00e4tbaserad undervisning och utvecklingsarbete samt administrativ skicklighet.\nTill \u00f6vriga bed\u00f6mningsgrunder h\u00f6r god samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga samt den kompetens och l\u00e4mplighet i \u00f6vrigt som beh\u00f6vs f\u00f6r att fullg\u00f6ra arbetsuppgifterna v\u00e4l.\nDen vetenskapliga skickligheten ska ha visats genom sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndig vetenskaplig produktion. Kriterier vid bed\u00f6mningen \u00e4r:\nbredd och djup i forskningen \u2013 kvalitet och omfattning;\noriginalitet i forskningen;\nproduktivitet;\nbidrag till det internationella vetenskapssamh\u00e4llet;\nuppdrag inom vetenskapssamh\u00e4llet.\nf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att i konkurrens erh\u00e5lla externa forskningsmedel;\nsamverkan med omgivande samh\u00e4lle.\n\nDen pedagogiska skickligheten vid anst\u00e4llning som universitetslektor ska ha visats genom dokumenterad erfarenhet av undervisning p\u00e5 vetenskaplig grund inom universitetet.\nKriterier vid bed\u00f6mning av pedagogisk skicklighet vid anst\u00e4llningar p\u00e5 vetenskaplig grund \u00e4r:\nf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att planera, genomf\u00f6ra och utv\u00e4rdera undervisning samt f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att handleda och examinera studenter p\u00e5 samtliga utbildningsniv\u00e5er;\nf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att variera undervisningsmetoder och examinationsformer i relation till f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntade studieresultat och \u00e4mnets karakt\u00e4r;\nerfarenheter av samverkan med omgivande samh\u00e4lle i planering och genomf\u00f6rande av utbildning;\nmedverkan i utveckling av l\u00e4randemilj\u00f6er, undervisningsmaterial och l\u00e4romedel;\nett reflekterande f\u00f6rh\u00e5llningss\u00e4tt till studenters l\u00e4rande och den egna l\u00e4rarrollen.\n\nKompetensen kan erh\u00e5llas genom h\u00f6gskolepedagogisk utbildning, annan utbildning av relevans f\u00f6r undervisning inom universitetet eller dokumenterad, bepr\u00f6vad erfarenhet av undervisning inom universitetet.\nAvv\u00e4gning mellan bed\u00f6mningsgrunder\nLika stor omsorg ska \u00e4gnas pr\u00f6vningen av den pedagogiska som den vetenskapliga skickligheten.\nS\u00e4rskild vikt ska tillm\u00e4tas vetenskaplig och pedagogisk skicklighet. Vid en avv\u00e4gning mellan dessa tv\u00e5 bed\u00f6mningsgrunder ska pedagogisk skicklighet tillm\u00e4tas st\u00f6rst vikt.\nVid bed\u00f6mning av vetenskaplig skicklighet ska s\u00e4rskild vikt f\u00e4stas vid skicklighet inom omr\u00e5det engelska med spr\u00e5kvetenskaplig inriktning, s\u00e4rskilt med fokus p\u00e5 kognitiv lingvistik.\nVid bed\u00f6mning av pedagogisk skicklighet ska s\u00e4rskild vikt f\u00e4stas vid skicklighet inom omr\u00e5det engelska med spr\u00e5kvetenskaplig inriktning, s\u00e4rskilt med fokus p\u00e5 kognitiv lingvistik.\nStor vikt ska f\u00e4stas vid den s\u00f6kandes spr\u00e5kdidaktiska skicklighet.\nStor vikt ska \u00e4ven f\u00e4stas vid erfarenhet av och kompetens att undervisa p\u00e5 n\u00e4tbaserade kurser samt vid erfarenhet av utvecklingsarbete, s\u00e4rskilt kursutveckling.\nPlanering och genomf\u00f6rande av undervisning och examination sker till stor del i l\u00e4rarlag. Vikt ska d\u00e4rf\u00f6r f\u00e4stas vid god samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga samt den kompetens och l\u00e4mplighet i \u00f6vrigt som beh\u00f6vs f\u00f6r att fullg\u00f6ra arbetsuppgifterna v\u00e4l.\nD\u00e4rut\u00f6ver ska vikt f\u00e4stas vid administrativ skicklighet.\nAns\u00f6kan\nAns\u00f6kan ska g\u00f6ras via e-rekryteringssystemet Varbi och vara inkommen senast 2026-09-30.\nBeh\u00f6righets- och bed\u00f6mningsgrunderna \u00e5terfinns i anst\u00e4llningsordningen f\u00f6r l\u00e4rare vid Ume\u00e5 universitet: https:\/\/www.umu.se\/regelverk\/personal-lika-villkor-och-arbetsmiljo\/anstallningsordning-for-larare-vid-umea-universitet2\/\nUppgift om vilka handlingar som ska bifogas ans\u00f6kan, \u00e5terfinns i humanistiska fakultetens anvisningar f\u00f6r ans\u00f6kningar: https:\/\/www.umu.se\/humanistisk-fakultet\/tva-dokument\/\nNotera att digitala kopior av publikationer skall bifogas ans\u00f6kan. F\u00f6r denna anst\u00e4llning ska ingen projektplan l\u00e4mnas in.\n\u00d6vriga upplysningar\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r ett vikariat p\u00e5 heltid med tilltr\u00e4de 2027-01-15 till och med 2028-01-14.\nArbetssort \u00e4r Ume\u00e5. 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