Senior lecturer in Mathematics

Skilled and committed employees are a crucial factor in the success of Linköping University. And we need more of them. Our core expertise comes from teachers and researchers, but a successful university requires experienced and motivated employees in many fields. Everyone is important. We need to recruit many new employees thanks to, among all, an expansion in our research activity. We need you here. We look forward to receiving your application!

The Department of Mathematics conducts both teaching and research. The research encompasses a broad spectrum of areas, from pure mathematics to applications in technology, the natural sciences, economics and didactics. Our aim is to create an environment that encourages innovation and is open to new and relevant research areas.
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LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY

hereby advertises a position as

Senior lecturer in Mathematics formally based at the Department of Mathematics https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/mai in one of the divisions Algebra, Geometry and Discrete mathematics (ALGD) or Analysis and Mathematics Education (ANDI) depending on the applicant´s research profile.

The Division of Algebra, Geometry and Discrete Mathematics consists of about twenty teachers, researchers and doctoral students. The research focuses on a number of different subject areas such as algebra, geometry, topology, dynamic systems, combinatorics and graph theory.  https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/mai/algd

The Division of Analysis and Mathematics Education conducts both interdisciplinary and applied research in various branches of analysis and didactics of mathematics https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/mai/andi

Duties

The duties assigned to teaching staff may comprise educational responsibilities or research, and administrative tasks. Teachers are also responsible for monitoring developments within their subject areas and developments in the wider community that are significant to their role as a teacher at a higher education institution. The holder of the appointment will participate in teaching at undergraduate and advanced levels.

For this position, the tasks will mainly consist of teaching, including course development and administration, and research. The courses offered by the department are mainly aimed at engineering programs with teaching for both larger and smaller student groups. The successful applicant should be able to act as course coordinator, and as such is expected to be able to handle teaching and examination as well as administration. Teaching may also include other tasks such as supervision of thesis work.

The research part will mainly consist of the applicant´s own research but may also include participation in research projects and postgraduate education.

Qualifications

To be qualified for this appointment the applicant must have demonstrated teaching proficiency, received a Degree of Doctor or have the equivalent academic expertise or other professional skill which is of significance with consideration for the subject relevant to the appointment and the associated duties.

Here, the definition of “equivalent academic expertise” is a documented foreign degree which is deemed to be at least equivalent to a Degree of Doctor.

The definition of “other professional skill” is relevant professional skill gained outside of higher education. Other professional skill can be considered as a condition of eligibility only for employment in which proven experience within a profession is important.

Grounds for assessment

As grounds for assessment when appointing a senior lecturer, the level of proficiency required to qualify for the appointment shall apply.

As much attention shall be given to the assessment of teaching proficiency as to other conditions of eligibility.

For this position equal weight is given to scholarly and teaching profiency

Scholarly proficiency must have been demonstrated through: original research resulting in publication, through planning and managing research and third-cycle courses and study programmes and through the ability to obtain research grants Scholarly proficiency can also be demonstrated through the ability to achieve results in research through collaboration with other teachers and through the ability to provide information about research.

Priority shall be given to applicants whose research profile strengthens one or more already existing research groups or research areas within the divisions ALGD or ANDI.
Teaching proficiency is demonstrated through the ability to convey relevant knowledge and skills, to stimulate students such that they drive their own learning process, to create engagement and interest in the subject area, and the ability to structure and organise both the content and forms of work in relation to the goals of the subject area. In addition, the teaching proficiency must have been demonstrated through the ability to contribute to the development and renewal of education and the ability to reflect on their own attitude to education and the results of their work.

Administrative proficiency and leadership must have been demonstrated through the ability to plan, organise and develop activities and personnel.

Emphasis is also placed on personal skills such as the ability to function well in teams, and to be responsive to both short and long term goals and conditions of the department. Applicants are expected to have excellent communication skills and the ability to successfully interact with students in a positive and fruitful manner.  

It is desirable that the successful candidate with another mother tongue than Swedish should be able to teach in Swedish within two years from being appointed.

Appointment procedure
The position will be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University on the advice of the Appointments Board. A letter of intent will be required of the applicants who make the short list for the position.

Starting date
By agreement.

Salary
The University applies individual salary scales based on the experience of the employee and the labour market.

Union representatives
To get in contact with union representatives, see below.

Application procedure
Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must be received no later than 27 September 2021. 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 27 September 2021.

In the event of a discrepancy between the English translation of the job announcement and the Swedish original, the Swedish version shall take precedent.

Equal Opportunities
A majority of Senior lecturers at the Deaprtment of Mathematics are men which is why precedence will be given to women in cases where qualifications are deemed otherwise equivalent.

Linköping University will continue to develop as an attractive and creative place of work, characterized by equal terms and actively works for equality and diversity.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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