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About the Workplace

Högskolan i Gävle is Sweden's most popular university. We offer around 60 educational programs and 330 standalone courses in the humanities, healthcare and medicine, social and natural sciences, as well as technology. We have 19,000 students, 750 employees, and a consolidated campus in beautiful surroundings.

The university has four strategic research areas focusing on societal challenges: Sustainable urban development, health-promoting work, innovative learning, and intelligent industry.

Since 2023, Högskolan is part of the European University EU GREEN, which works to strengthen the quality of higher education in the EU and increase exchange for both students and staff.

The university's vision is to be the first choice for everyone who wants to make a difference.

We offer, among other things:

• A good working environment: employee surveys show high satisfaction and joy at work
• Generous wellness allowance, among the best in Sweden
• Flexible working methods

Högskolan i Gävle aims to be the first choice for everyone who wants to make a difference.

We offer around 60 educational programs and 300 standalone courses in the humanities, healthcare and medicine, social and natural sciences, as well as technology. Högskolan i Gävle is one of Sweden's most popular universities based on application pressure. We have 16,000 students, 750 employees, and a consolidated campus in beautiful surroundings.

The university focuses on four strategic research areas - sustainable urban development, health-promoting work, innovative learning, and intelligent industry.

We offer:

• The opportunity to work at one of Sweden's most beautiful universities,
• A workplace with many employment benefits,
• A university that actively works on issues such as our shared working environment, clear working conditions, as well as equality and equal opportunities.

The Department of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences educates engineering students, teacher students, and foundation year students. We are now looking for a university lecturer in physics.

Job Responsibilities

The job responsibilities include teaching, planning, and examination in physics at the technical foundation year and within teacher programs, i.e., subject teaching with a strong didactic focus for future preschool, F-3, and 4-6 teachers. Teaching in mathematics and technology, as well as supervision of subject-didactic thesis work in teacher education programs, may also be included in the job responsibilities. Teaching takes place both on campus and remotely. The place of employment is Gävle, and most of the working hours are campus-based at Högskolan i Gävle.

Qualifications

For employment as a university lecturer in physics, it is required that you have:

• Completed a subject teacher's degree in physics or otherwise acquired competence that the employer finds equivalent,
• Completed higher education pedagogical training of at least 10 weeks of full-time studies, or otherwise acquired knowledge that the employer finds equivalent,
• Demonstrated pedagogical skill and can engage and inspire in teaching, and
• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish, considering the content and tasks of the position.

It is meritorious if you:

• Are a PhD or have a licentiate degree with a relevant subject-didactic focus,
• Have experience of teaching in both schools and universities, and
• Have a good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in English.

The assessment is primarily made with regard to pedagogical skill, and it is particularly meritorious to have good grades from teaching in physics and technology from upper secondary school and university. Great importance is placed on personal qualities such as good ability to collaborate as well as work independently and communication skills.

Conditions

Employment

Mikael Cronhjort, Head of Department

+46 26-648402

mikael.cronhjort@hig.se

Other

Högskolan i Gävle strives for a balanced gender distribution and actively works with equal opportunities in all parts of the organization.

In preparation for this recruitment, Högskolan i Gävle has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore kindly ask for no contact with media sellers and similar.