Associate professor in information systems

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As an associate professor in informatics, you teach preferably in Swedish or English at basic, advanced and research level, but other Scandinavian languages can also work. Education includes development, planning and implementation of teaching, examination, and supervision of independent work.

You are active in the research community, participate in the division's activities such as seminars and workshops, participate in research projects, communicate results through academic publications and help attract external research funding.

You contribute actively to the university's development work. We would like you to show interest in and participate in collaboration with local society. The collaboration assignment applies both in educational and in research contexts. In the context of education, the main objective is to ensure the relevance of the education to working life and to create the conditions for lifelong learning. In the context of research, the collaboration assignment applies mainly through disseminating, making available and utilising research.

The employment may also involve administrative duties. We also encourage you to participate in and show interest in management duties.

Your work includes monitoring developments nationally and internationally within your field of study and other societal developments that are important to your work.

You are flexible and have the ability to move between different types of pedagogical and scientific contexts. You share knowledge and contribute to the working group’s professional development, collegial ways of working and social community. The fact that you are present and active is something we see as self-evident in order to ensure that you are able to perform your duties in an optimum way and enjoy your working community. 

We are looking for a candidate who has received a doctoral degree or has equivalent academic expertise, and has demonstrated pedagogical expertise or other professional skills that are of significance with consideration for the subject and duties relevant to the appointment and duties.

For this employment equal importance will be given to academic and pedagogical expertise.

In terms of academic expertise, the following will be assessed:

• Documented scientific skills in conducting empirical and conceptually oriented research on digitalization of relevance for the discipline informatics/information systems is a requirement for the employment
• Documented scientific skills in publishing scientific works of relevance for the discipline informatics/information systems, in well-renowned journals and at acknowledged conferences is a requirement for the employment
• Documented scientific skills in writing external research applications and ability to obtain external funds is particularly meriting
• Documented scientific skills in taking an active role in national and international scientific conferences and networks is particularly meriting

In terms of pedagogical expertise, the following will be assessed:

• Documented pedagogical skills in supervising independent work within the subject of the employment, at basic and advanced level, is a requirement for the employment
• Documented pedagogical skills in being responsible for and developing courses, both didactically and content-wise, as well as performing educational leading tasks at basic and advanced level is particularly meriting
• Documented pedagogical skills in teaching in one or more of the following areas: development and design of information systems, IT and business architecture, databases and information security, is meriting and
• Documented pedagogical skills in supervising at doctoral level is meriting.

Of merit for the position is documented expertise in collaboration in education and research.

Other proficiencies that will be assessed for this position are

• Good cooperation skills and ability to contribute to the work group’s development, collegial work methods and social community are requirements for the employment, as well as good ability to structure, plan, organize and prioritize work in an efficient way, and good ability to create and maintain good relations with colleagues and students in the own environment as well as outside the organization
• Good leadership skills by leading and motivating others, coordinating groups and creating engagement are meriting

As teaching and research is conducted in Swedish or English, you must be able to demonstrate the ability to teach and conduct research in Swedish, alternatively another Scandinavian language or English. When all other merits are equal, it is particularly meriting to be able to teach and research in Swedish.

At the division of information systems and digitalization (INDIG) we work with developing knowledge that aims to contribute to the understanding of IT systems and digitalization processes in different contexts and thereby contribute to knowledge about how IT systems are developed and used by people in organizations and in society. The interaction between humans, IT systems and organizations - within both companies and public organizations - is thus essential. Our profiling within the subject of informatics/information systems means that our interest is especially directed towards analysis, design, change and management of activities where IT systems are included or expected to be included. The interaction between theoretical and practical knowledge is also an essential part of the activity-oriented perspective.

At the division there are good opportunities for research that is theoretically well-grounded and relevant for practitioners, as well as teaching and pedagogically oriented R&D. For more than 15 years, research on digitalization of the public sector (the e-government area) has been a cornerstone of our division. At the division, several research projects are conducted in this area, both the public sector’s IT, service and business development, and projects at the societal level in the form of e.g. development of smart grids and the role of digitalization in such contexts. Not infrequently, different development initiatives are studied from policy and strategy level, via implementation, to practice. Within our business, a creative and open environment is offered, where there is room for creativity, responsibility and authority.

You can read about the the workplace here https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/iei/indig

This is empolyment is a full time, permanent position. 

Starting date: By agreement.

For more information on eligibility requirements, assessment criteria and recruitment procedures for teachers, see Linköping University’s rules of appointment. Linköping University’s rules of appointment .

The university applies individual salaries.

More information about employee benefits is available here .

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants .

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must be received no later than the 8th of January 2024.
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.
Please attach your selected research publications electronically, in pdf or word format, in the application template. Research publications, e.g. monographs, which cannot be sent electronically should be sent in three sets by mail to the University Registrar at Linköping University, University Registrar, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. The publications must be received by Linköping University no later than the deadline for application. 

Please note that printed publications will not be returned. They will be archived at Linköping University.
In the event of a discrepancy between the English translation of the job announcement and the Swedish original, the Swedish version shall take precedent. 

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives - diversity enriches our work and helps us grow. Preserving everybody's equal value, rights and opportunities is a natural part of who we are. Read more about our work with: Equal opportunities .

We look forward to receiving your application!

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