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About the Workplace

Högskolan i Gävle is one of Sweden's most popular universities. We offer around 60 educational programs and 330 standalone courses in humanities, health and medicine, social and natural sciences, and 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, the university 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 anyone 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's higher education institutions
• Flexible working methods

Högskolan i Gävle operates in a time of rapid change, where new knowledge and perspectives are needed to meet the societal challenges of the future.

The university is an institution where innovation, sustainability, and societal relevance are at the center, where ideas, research, and education are connected to create solutions that make a real difference. Our historic campus area, beautifully located next to Boulognerskogen and within comfortable distance from the city center, offers an environment that inspires both collaboration and creativity.

Proximity is one of the university's strengths; we have short decision-making paths, close collaborations between academies, and management that is close to the operations. Together, this creates a creative and inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation, where both ideas and engagement have the opportunity to grow.

Job Responsibilities

As Deputy Vice-Chancellor, you will be a central part of the university's management and work closely with the Vice-Chancellor to develop and strengthen the operations. You have overall responsibility for strategic issues and lead work within one or more prioritized areas. Together with the Vice-Chancellor and management, you drive strategic initiatives that create value for students, employees, and partners. As Deputy Vice-Chancellor, you will have the opportunity to lead in an organization characterized by short decision-making paths, close collaboration between academies and management, with a strong culture of inclusion, respect, and creativity. The university offers an environment that promotes collaboration and innovation, where ideas and engagement are given space to grow.

The role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor includes, among other things:

• Representing the Vice-Chancellor as needed and acting as deputy in the Vice-Chancellor's absence.
• Leading and participating in various councils, committees, and steering groups within the university.
• Representing the university in national and international networks, collaborations, and meetings.
• Contributing to strengthening the university's profile and relationships with industry, the public sector, and other universities.
• Participating in the overall strategic management of the university.
• Ensuring that the operations develop in line with national requirements and internal goals.
• Initiating and driving development projects within education, research, collaboration, and sustainable development.
• Working on the renewal of the educational offerings, pedagogical development, and research-supporting structures.

If you want to know more about the recruitment process and the university as a workplace, visit: hig.se/nyprorektor2026 (https://www.hig.se/nyprorektor2026)

Qualifications

Formal Qualifications

As Deputy Vice-Chancellor, you must meet the eligibility requirements for employment according to the Higher Education Act, Chapters 2 and 4, and have:

• A doctoral degree (meeting the eligibility requirements for employment as a professor or lecturer) in a subject relevant to Högskolan i Gävle.
• Good and documented experience of successful leadership within academia.
• Good scientific and pedagogical skills and be well anchored in the scientific community.
• Experience of collaboration with the surrounding community.
• Excellent language skills in Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

Meritorious for the Role

• Docent or professorial competence.
• Experience of personnel responsibility.
• Experience of high-level leadership within academia.

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone with good communication and collaboration skills, who through their leadership can create engagement, contribute to a good working environment, and develop good relationships both internally and externally.

You have a well-developed ability to collaborate with the surrounding community and drive work forward by being development-oriented, action-oriented, structured, and goal-oriented.

You also have the ability to work with change management and successfully conduct and/or lead operations within education and research.

Conditions

The assignment covers 100% over a three-year period with the possibility of extending the assignment for an additional two three-year periods. The assignment will be combined with a permanent position as a teacher at Högskolan i Gävle.

Application

Welcome to submit your application in the form of a CV/resume with accompanying documents. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete; for a complete list of what your application should contain, visit our website: hig.se/om-hogskolan/jobba-med-oss/ansokan-om-tjanst-som-lektor-eller-professor (https://www.hig.se/om-hogskolan/jobba-med-oss/ansokan-om-tjanst-som-lektor-eller-professor).

Contact

If you have questions regarding the assignment, contact the chairman Stephen Hwang at 070-263 38 35, [email protected].

If you have questions regarding the process, contact HR manager Jessica Hagberg at 026-64 86 66, [email protected].

Other

Högskolan i Gävle strives for a balanced gender distribution and active work 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 request no contact with media salespeople and similar.