Lecturer in Media Technology

Södertörn University is an institution in Stockholm that educates, researches, and collaborates for sustainable societal development. Approximately 14,000 students study here in around 80 programs and over 300 courses. Education and research are conducted in the fields of humanities, social sciences, engineering, and natural sciences. The university also offers teacher education with an intercultural profile and police education. Much of the research focuses on issues related to the Baltic Sea and Eastern Europe. At Södertörn University, subjects, perspectives, people, and experiences are mixed. Here you will find the curious and the questioning, those seeking unexpected combinations, development, and challenges.

Media Technology is an interdisciplinary technical subject at the Department of Natural Sciences, Environment, and Technology. The subject has existed at Södertörn University since 2001 and is broadly oriented towards the design, construction, and analysis of digital media. Media Technology is the university's second largest educational subject and constitutes a dynamic and creative environment for both research and education. The department employs about 15 lecturers, evenly distributed between women and men. The subject organizes courses within several different programs at the university and constitutes the main subject in three of these: the bachelor's programs in IT, Media, and Design; the Game program; and the international master's program “User Experience and Interactive Media Design”.

The research in the subject is multidisciplinary, combining technical and design exploration with social science and humanities perspectives. Our research is mainly conducted in three areas where we collaborate around the following themes: participatory and norm-critical design; design and creative practices; games and storytelling; media technology and learning.

Job Responsibilities

The job responsibilities mainly consist of teaching at the undergraduate level: web production and interaction design in the IT, Media, and Design program, as well as Media Technology at the undergraduate level. Other teaching moments and assignments may also occur. Teaching is conducted in Swedish and English. The position may include collaboration within the university and with the surrounding community. Administrative tasks may also be included, such as program responsibility and trust assignments.

Qualifications

To be eligible for appointment as a lecturer in media technology, one must have a university degree in media technology or other education deemed relevant, or have equivalent competence, demonstrated pedagogical skill, and have completed higher education pedagogical training of at least 7.5 higher education credits or have equivalent competence. Applicants lacking higher education pedagogical training must complete such training within 12 months after the start of employment. Eligibility also includes professional skills that are significant for the subject content and job responsibilities of the position. The applicant must otherwise possess the personal qualities necessary to perform the position well and to represent the university in a way that benefits the operation. For this position, it is also required that the applicant is proficient in teaching in both Swedish and English.

Pedagogical skill is demonstrated through solid and current knowledge relevant to the position, a self-reflective approach to students' learning and experiences, as well as one's own teaching role, and through documented and well-rated experience in planning, implementing, and developing education. Pedagogical experience may have been acquired through work in higher education or other educational activities.

Assessment Criteria

The following assessment criteria have been established for this position (in order of priority). The following points must be documented.

• Pedagogical skill in interaction design (UX and UI).
• Professional skill in interaction design, prototyping, and user-centered design.
• Collaboration skills.
• Administrative skills.

For complete information on eligibility and criteria for assessing eligibility and assessment criteria, see Södertörn University's employment regulations.

Personal Qualities

Good collaborative ability.

The Position

The position is permanent at 80-100% with a start date of 2026-05-01 or by agreement. A six-month probationary period may apply.

Application

The application deadline is 2026-04-13.

Further Information

Martin Jonsson, subject coordinator, email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Kai-Mikael Jää-Aro, department head, phone: 08-608 4926, email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Marie Granroth, HR generalist, email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

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