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Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.
We are now looking to appoint at least one associate senior lecturer who is to be a part of and reinforce our teaching and research in the areas of marketing, retail and consumption, preferably with a specialisation in sustainable development and/or digitisation. Documented experience of teaching and course directorship as well as research within these areas is desirable. An appointment as associate senior lecturer is a career-development position that is 50 per cent research and 50 per cent teaching. The associate senior lecturer is expected to develop their autonomy as a researcher while also working well in a research team. An associate senior lecturer is to have a good ability to develop and carry out both teaching and research of high quality.
Work duties
The work duties include:
Five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education is offered within the framework of the position.
Qualifications
For appointment as an associate senior lecturer, the individual must have:
Primarily applicants who have been awarded a PhD in an area relevant to the position such as service studies, business management, ethnology, cultural geography, sociology, psychology with knowledge of the areas of retail and/or consumption, or applicants who have acquired equivalent expertise in the five years prior to the application deadline will be considered. The associate senior lecturer can apply for promotion to senior lecturer in accordance with Chapter 4 Section 12c of the Higher Education Ordinance.
Assessment criteria
For an appointment as associate senior lecturer, attention is given to research expertise and a good ability to initiate, plan, develop and carry out research. The applicant’s documented teaching experience and skill are considered to be equally important. A demonstrated ability to participate in research applications is desirable. We welcome applicants with experience of both teaching and research in interdisciplinary environments. Special consideration will be given to experience of both research and teaching with a specialisation in the services sector.
Documented experience of teaching in Swedish, or another Scandinavian language, and English, in both speech and writing, is desirable.
The Department of Service Management and Service Studies is a relatively young department (20 years) that conducts interdisciplinary teaching and research. Both collegial collaboration and individual contribution are of great significance. Therefore, particular consideration is given to a good ability to cooperate and to take initiative as well as how the applicant, through their experience and expertise, is judged to be able to complement and contribute to the different tasks at the department.
Application
The application is to be submitted electronically to the Lund University e-recruitment portal. The application can be written in Swedish or English, and should be designed according to "Instructions for applications for academic posts and promotion" at the Faculty of Social Sciences instructions for applications for academic posts and promotion.
Applicants shall indicate in their list of publication the maximum 10 publications to which they principally wish to refer. These publications shall be attached to the application.
The recruitment process will include interviews, possible trial lectures and referee checking. The applicant is therefore to provide several referees who can describe the applicant’s professional expertise and personal qualities of significance to the position.
Conditions
The position is a four-year career-development position.
The University applies individual salary setting. Pleases include a salary proposal in your application.
Promotion to senior lecturer in service studies
An associate senior lecturer can, upon application, be promoted to indefinite employment as a senior lecturer. Applications are to be submitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences no later than 3 years and 6 months after the date of appointment. The applicant’s eligibility and suitability for such a position will be assessed through a review of the progress they have made during their appointment with regard to research and teaching, with a focus on the following criteria:
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | By agreement |
Salary | monthly salary |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 |
City | Helsingborg |
County | Skåne län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | PA2020/1048 |
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Published | 18.Jun.2020 |
Last application date | 15.Aug.2020 11:59 PM CEST |