Senior lecturer in business administration, with specialisation in leadership and organisational development

Welcome to Linnaeus University! Here you'll meet 2 200 staff members and 40 000 students, all united in following the vision to set knowledge in motion for a sustainable societal development. With us, research and education are conducted with an eye towards the future. Our proximity to the business world, both locally and globally, gives us a wide reach and the ability to create change that makes an impact. All that's needed is a place where ideas have the space to meet and grow. That's what we've created – and you are invited.

Change starts here!

The School of Business and Economics, one of five faculties at Linnaeus University, engages in research, education, and collaboration in the fields of business administration, economics, statistics, and tourism studies. The School of Business and Economics is accredited by AACSB.

Globalisation and new technologies, such as automation, digitalisation, and AI, bring both challenges and opportunities, leading to the emergence of entirely new forms of leadership and organisation, as well as products and services; business models; markets; and competitors. For this to contribute to a positive societal development, understanding the change in businesses and public operations is crucial. Research shows that key factors involve innovation and entrepreneurship; leadership; organisation; financing; robust supply chains; and new forms of marketing.

These are areas where the School of Business and Economics plays a vital role. We are now investing heavily to tailor our activities to the challenges presented by the technological shift and in future-oriented teaching and research environments where big data, digital tools, and methods are used interactively to create and transfer new knowledge to both students and active professionals.

Given this, there has been an increased demand for research competence, doctoral supervision, and teaching in leadership, organisation, and human resource management (HRM). Therefore, we are looking for teachers who wants to join us on this developmental journey!

The position is within the subject area of organisation and leadership at the Department of Management at the School of Business and Economics. Activities are conducted on campus in Kalmar and Växjö, as well as digitally.

Subject area for the position: business administration with specialisation in organisation and leadership. The position is part of the Department of Management at the School of Business and Economics.
Placement: Kalmar or Växjö.
Terms of employment: Permanent position, 100%.
Start date: By agreement. A probationary period is normally applied.

Job description
The position is part of the School of Business and Economics’ strategic investment in lifelong learning and increased contract education. You will teach both students and active professionals, conduct research, and take part in external projects. The subject focus is primarily on leadership and organisational development, as well as human resource management (HRM), but teaching may also cover other related areas within business administration.

You are expected to contribute to innovative teaching for students and active professionals as well as to the continued development of the subject field. You have a good ability to collaborate with active professionals and other teachers/researchers and you are expected to take an active role in the faculty’s development work. Our work is conducted in both Swedish and English.

Qualification requirements
Eligible for appointment as senior lecturer is someone who has demonstrated teaching expertise and been awarded a doctoral degree in business administration, or has equivalent scientific competence with relevance to the position. Equivalent scientific competence generally refers to a degree from a foreign university with essentially the same level and quality as a Swedish doctoral degree in business administration.
You must be able to communicate well in both speech and writing in both Swedish and English.

Assessment criteria
The degree of expertise required for eligibility for appointment as senior lecturer will apply. The assessment of teaching expertise shall be given as much attention as the assessment of other eligibility conditions.

Guiding the assessment of scientific expertise is the independence, scope, and quality of the individual's research.

Teaching expertise must have been demonstrated through teaching and refers to the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of teaching, as well as supervision and examination. The teaching expertise should demonstrate a reflective approach to students' learning and to the individual's own teaching role.

Additionally meritorious:
- Experience of teaching active professionals
- Continued publishing after doctoral degree, in particular with focus on leadership, organisational development, or human resource management (HRM)
- Completed higher education teaching training in accordance with SUHF's national guidelines
- Documented good collaboration skills
- Demonstrated ability to be innovative in digital teaching
- Applied for and received external project funding

Balance between assessment criteria
Teaching and scientific expertise are considered of equal importance. Furthermore, the additional merit-based criteria will be actively taken into account.

Contacts
For further information, please contact head of department Åsa Gustafsson, phone: +46470-708995 ([email protected]). Questions regarding the application process and employment should be addressed to HR partner Jessica Drott, phone: +46470-708950 ([email protected]).

Union representatives can be reached through the university's switchboard, phone: +46772-28 80 00.

The latest day to aply is 19 April. DNR HR-2024/185.

Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.

Please apply by clicking on the Apply button at the bottom of the ad. Your application should be designed according to the Template for application which can be found in the Guide to Appointment procedures under important documents below the ad. The credentials you invoke must be verified with certification and they must be attached digitally in your application. Other documents, including various types of scientific works, must be submitted digitally along with the application. The application and other documents to be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 (Local time in Sweden) on the closing day.

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