University Lecturer in Finnish, 100%

Description: The Department of Modern Languages has approximately 65 employees engaged in research and education at the undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels in a variety of languages and literatures.

We educate around 3,000 students each year through our more than 150 courses. In most of our languages, we conduct teaching and research in both linguistics and literary studies. Within the framework of the Finnish and Finno-Ugric language area, courses are offered in language proficiency, linguistics, and literary studies. The department also provides teacher training for native language teachers in Finnish. The courses are offered as standalone courses and within the framework of the Master's program in languages. Doctoral education is provided in Finno-Ugric languages, focusing on linguistics or literary studies.

More information about the department's activities can be found at http://www.moderna.uu.se/ (http://www.moderna.uu.se/)

Responsibilities: Teaching, supervision, and examination at the undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels, as well as research and administration. Teaching also includes course responsibility and course administration. The teaching, which is primarily IT-based, may include components focused on language proficiency, translation, linguistics, literary studies, and culture, as well as instruction for the target group of native language teachers. Responsibilities also include actively applying for external research funding and following developments in the relevant subject area.

Eligibility Requirements: To be eligible for employment as a university lecturer, one must have a doctoral degree or equivalent scientific competence and have demonstrated pedagogical skills.

A prerequisite for pedagogical skills to be considered is completion of relevant higher education pedagogical training, comprising at least ten weeks, or equivalent knowledge. If there are special reasons, the higher education pedagogical training can be completed during the first two years of employment.

The ability to teach in Finnish and Swedish is a requirement.

It is required that the scientific competence, pedagogical skills, and professional skills are relevant to the subject matter of the position and the tasks included in the employment. The applicant must possess the personal qualities required to perform the position well. Such personal qualities include flexibility, good collaboration skills, and a sense of responsibility.

Assessment Criteria: In the selection among qualified applicants, equal weight will be given to scientific and pedagogical skills.

About the Position: The position is a permanent employment. A probationary period may be applied. The person hired is expected to have their main working hours allocated to the department in Uppsala.

Application Procedure: Applications should be submitted in Swedish or English. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that certificates are translated into Swedish or English. A complete application must be submitted via Uppsala University's electronic recruitment system.

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For inquiries about the position, please contact Deputy Head Maria Thomasfolk at tel. 018-471 14 36, email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Welcome with your application by 2026-02-26.

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The position may be subject to security screening. In the case of security screening, a prerequisite for employment is that the applicant is approved.

We kindly decline offers of recruitment and advertising assistance.

Applications are received in Uppsala University's recruitment system.

Union representatives: Saco-S - [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), Seko - [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), ST (OFR/S) - [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])