University of Borås seeks Teacher in Public Administration

The University of Borås offers more than just a job – here you can influence and contribute to development. We want you to feel good both at work and outside of it. Therefore, we offer a generous vacation agreement, good conditions for parental leave, and annual working hours that give you the flexibility to plan your working time. We also provide good opportunities for development – with research time and clear career paths within academia, you can grow in your professional role and shape your future with us. Our central location provides proximity to the city's offerings and good commuting opportunities.

Welcome to us at the Academy of Health, Work and Welfare!

Your Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include teaching, supervision, and examination as well as course administration within courses and programs at undergraduate and advanced levels, primarily in health and care administration and public administration. Teaching in other programs, including commissioned education, at the Academy of Health, Work and Welfare may also occur, as well as teaching in other programs at the University of Borås. Much of the teaching is conducted remotely within the institution's programs.

The position also includes time for research and professional development equivalent to 20 percent. You are expected to be part of one or more research groups and thereby actively contribute to the academy's research environment, which also includes strengthening the research connection in the programs offered.

Your Qualifications

To be eligible for the position, you need to have a doctoral degree in public administration or another social science subject relevant to public administration. In addition, demonstrated pedagogical skills, the ability to communicate clearly, good knowledge of Swedish and English in speech and writing, as well as documented administrative skills and leadership ability are required. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability for the position, which is demonstrated through your good ability to collaborate and your ability to work independently.

Meritorious:

• Documented experience in teaching focusing on management, governance, and organization within welfare, health, and care.
• Documented experience in research focusing on management, governance, and organization within welfare, health, and care.
• Documented experience of participation in research projects.
• Documented experience of leadership roles in research.
• Documented research funding obtained.
• Documented experience of leadership roles or positions within public administration.

A general eligibility requirement for permanent employment as a teacher is completed higher education pedagogical training equivalent to 10 weeks of full-time studies, or equivalent competence. An employee lacking higher education pedagogical training must complete the training within the first two years of employment.

Your Employment

Employment type: Permanent position. A six-month probationary period may apply.
Extent: Full-time
Start date: September 1, 2026, or by agreement.
Location: Borås.
Diary number: PA2026/50

How to Apply

Welcome with your complete application including diary number and attachments via our recruitment system no later than April 13.

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The University of Borås encourages applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives as this enriches and strengthens our operations. We strive for a balanced gender distribution among employees and value diversity in our operations.

Want to Know More?

At the Department of Work and Welfare, there are educational programs in health and care administration, public administration, and work science, as well as independent courses at undergraduate and advanced levels in social work, work science, law, sociology, public administration, and health and care administration. The environment is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach. Within the department, there are currently three established research groups: Work & Welfare - Sustainable governance, organization, and management in welfare, SOLWE, Work and welfare in transformation, and Prehospital work, PreHospen. There are also subgroups around public administration and navigating care. Research and development are also conducted at the Center for Welfare Studies, CVS, and FoU Sjuhärad Welfare.

The University of Borås is a government authority, which means you receive special benefits, generous vacation, and a favorable occupational pension.

Employee Benefits

Work with us

Contact the following individuals if you want to know more about your new job:

Claes Lennartsson, recruiting manager.

Saco-S (union contact): Anders Jonsson, 033-435 40 00.
OFR/S (union contact): can be reached via email: [email protected].

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