University Lecturer in Fashion Studies

The Department of Media Studies is one of the larger departments within the Faculty of Humanities, with approximately 70 employees and 885 full-time students.

The department consists of four main areas: media and communication studies, journalism, film studies, and fashion studies. All main areas offer education up to doctoral level.

More information about us can be found at: https://www.su.se/enheter/institutionen-for-mediestudier (https://www.su.se/enheter/institutionen-for-mediestudier)

Subject

Fashion studies is an interdisciplinary subject that deals with communicating expressions and understanding societal processes. Students learn this by studying the history of fashion and its impact on culture, environment, media, and economy. Education in fashion studies at undergraduate and advanced levels focuses on fashion history from an international perspective, key concepts and meanings of fashion, and its role in societal development from historical, cultural, social, and economic perspectives.

Job Responsibilities

The job responsibilities include teaching at undergraduate and advanced levels within the subject of fashion studies.

Teaching at the undergraduate level will take place in a course that addresses the development of the fashion industry, its culture-producing fields, and symbol production, as well as the social and cultural significance of fashion and the structure of fashion fields. Teaching at the advanced level will occur in a course that deals with the historical background and development of the global fashion industry, emphasizing the relationship between production, distribution, and consumption of fashion and fashion goods. Both courses have a social science character in their expected learning outcomes and focus of teaching.

Supervision of theses in fashion studies may also be included in the planned job responsibilities.

Teaching will be conducted in both Swedish and English.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for appointment as a university lecturer, the candidate must have demonstrated pedagogical proficiency and have obtained a doctoral degree in a field relevant to the job responsibilities.

All teaching positions at Stockholm University require that the applicant has the ability to collaborate and is otherwise suitable to fulfill the job responsibilities.

Good knowledge of the Swedish language is a requirement for the position.

Assessment Criteria

Meritorious for the appointment is scientific and pedagogical proficiency in areas relevant to the planned job responsibilities.

In the assessment of applicants, great importance will be attached to pedagogical proficiency. Documentation of previous teaching experience is required. Completed courses in higher education pedagogy are meritorious. It is also important to have the ability to collaborate well with colleagues. Demonstrated administrative proficiency, e.g., through the development of new courses and/or course responsibility, will also be considered favorably for the applicant. Teaching, collaboration skills, and pedagogical proficiency are supported by certificates from previous program directors or equivalent.

For the assessment of scientific proficiency, the applicant must submit a written account of one page detailing their research profile and activities as a researcher with their application.

Stockholm University will primarily consider the applicant who, after a comprehensive assessment of competence, qualifications, skills, and personal abilities, has the best conditions to carry out the current job responsibilities and contribute to a positive development of the activities.

About the Position

The position is full-time and temporary for a period of 5 months, starting September 1, 2026, or by agreement.

We Offer

With us, you will experience the dynamics of the interplay between higher education and research, making Stockholm University an exciting and creative environment. You will work in an international setting and receive favorable conditions. The university is located in the National City Park with good connections to the city.

Stockholm University is committed to being a workplace free from discrimination and providing equal rights and opportunities for all.

Contact

Inquiries about the position can be made to the administrative program director Jimmy Pettersson, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Questions regarding the recruitment process can be directed to the administrator Charlotte Olofsson, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Application

You apply for the position via Stockholm University's recruitment system. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the university's instructions and that it reaches the university by the application deadline.

The university's employment regulations, general instructions, and application template in English can be found on the website: https://www.su.se/om-universitetet/jobba-på-su/att-söka-en-anställning (https://www.su.se/om-universitetet/jobba-p%C3%A5-su/att-s%C3%B6ka-en-anst%C3%A4llning).

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