Professor of education PAR 2023/756

The University of Gothenburg tackles society’s challenges with diverse knowledge. 56 000 students and 6 600 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract scientists and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University contributes to a better future.The department of education and special education, IPS, conducts research, postgraduate education and collaborative assignments in education and special education. Central areas of interest at the department are education and community relations, education system, school development and school leadership, adult education, inclusion, learning, language and assessment and grading issues. A large part of the department's basic training takes place within various teaching programs, but we also have independent programs, courses and commissioned training in the above subjects.

For further information about the Department of Education and Special Education: http://www.ips.gu.se

Subject area 
Pedagogy

Subject area description 
Pedagogy as a scientific discipline deal with various aspects of upbringing, education, teaching, learning, knowledge formation and development in and outside educational institutions. The subject's focus at the department is characterized by a clear societal perspective and deals with relationships between educational practices and the surrounding society, as well as the conditions and consequences of these practices for individuals, groups, and society. 

Duties 
We are looking for a professor with an interest in actively leading and developing the department's scientific activities. In addition to qualified research and teaching at undergraduate, advanced and postgraduate level, this also means academic leadership within the department and faculty. The current position is primarily focused on research and teaching within large-scale, quantitative methodology. The duties include conducting one's own research, applying for external research funds, supervising doctoral students, taking advanced-level examinations and being an active and leading member of the department's research environment FUR.

Employment as a professor at the Faculty of Education requires outstanding competence in the subject at the university, in the research community and in society. A professor enjoys a high degree of trust in relevant scientific matters and is the most qualified position at the University of Gothenburg.

The duties also include to;


• Participate in relevant ways in the management and development of educational and research activities within the department, which may also include participating in management and development work at faculty or university level.
• Contribute to research communication with the outside world, both within academia and with society in general.
• Participate in the scientific community and undertake assignments as referee, expert, opponent, etc.
• Collaborate with national and international research environments and with collaboration partners in society.
• Participate in the academic conversation and contribute in a leading way to the maintenance of the academic environment at the department and faculty and thereby also to the development of the subject, both at the own department as well as nationally and internationally.

Eligibility 
Eligible to be employed as a professor of pedagogy is someone who has demonstrated:


• High degree of scientific skill
• High degree of pedagogical skill
• Good ability as an academic leader
• Good ability to cooperate with the surrounding society in both education and research and to inform about research and development work

Eligibility to be employed as a professor is assessed partly for each area separately, partly through an overall assessment. Weak or lacking competence in one area cannot be fully compensated by good competence in others.

The Faculty of Education's application of what is considered to be the minimum level of eligibility as a professor is stated in Criteria for hiring and promotion to professor at the Faculty of Education, Dnr GU 2021/2211.

Eligibility also requires that the applicant at the time of employment can teach in English.

 

 

Application 

For full job advertisement and to apply: https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7〈=UK&validator=9b89bead79bb7258ad55c8d75228e5b7&job_id=30705

Applications must be received by: 2023-08-31 

   

Information for International Applicants 

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The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.

Salaries are set individually at the University.

In accordance with the National Archives of Sweden’s regulations, the University must archive application documents for two years after the appointment is filled. If you request that your documents are returned, they will be returned to you once the two years have passed. Otherwise, they will be destroyed.

In connection to this recruitment, we have already decided which recruitment channels we should use. We therefore decline further contact with vendors, recruitment and staffing companies.