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The Department of Health Sciences is looking for you, who are an engaged, creative, and recently PhD-awarded researcher who can contribute to the university's development within research and teaching through an Associate Professorship (Assistant Professor)!

The Department of Health Sciences conducts education within the field of health sciences at undergraduate and advanced levels in several areas and has 120 employees with operations located in five cities: Kalmar, Växjö, Oskarshamn, Västervik, and Ljungby. Extensive research and education are conducted at the department in the subjects of health sciences and nursing science. The department educates nurses, specialist nurses, and midwives. The department also conducts research in several areas, e.g., global health, palliative care, emergency care, psychiatric care, as well as safety systems in healthcare, and currently has approximately 45 doctoral students.

Subject area for the position: Nursing Science/Health Sciences.

Location (permanent): Kalmar/Växjö. Since the department's operations are located in several cities, travel between locations may occur.

Duration of employment: Fixed-term appointment for 4 years.

Start date: According to agreement. Normally, a probationary period applies.

According to the Higher Education Ordinance (HF 4 kap 12 c §), an Assistant Professor shall, upon application, be promoted to Associate Professor if they are qualified for an appointment as an Associate Professor and, upon assessment, are deemed suitable for such an appointment according to the assessment criteria relevant for the position. Such promotion entails a permanent appointment as an Associate Professor. The application and assessment for promotion to Associate Professor shall take place within the period of employment as an Assistant Professor.

Job Description:

As an Assistant Professor, you are expected to work with both research and education. On at least 50% of the position, an Assistant Professor is expected to conduct research within their subject with the aim of qualifying for promotion to Associate Professor and potentially Docent.

Within the framework of the employment, you have an active role in strengthening and building research environments within the department's operations. You are expected to have continuous presence at the workplace to actively contribute to collaboration and the development of the research environment. It is part of the duties to actively seek external research funding, plan and conduct research, and publish research results in international scientific journals and conferences. You should also actively participate in national and international research activities.

The employment also includes pedagogical tasks, such as teaching, coordination, and development of courses at undergraduate and advanced levels within the department's educational mission, as well as collaboration with actors within the education sector.

You should have a good ability to lead, coordinate, and develop both education and research. Administrative tasks related to these areas of responsibility may also be included.

Collaborative skills in relation to students, colleagues, research environments, and external partners are of great importance. The tasks are designed and adapted based on the applicant's competence and interest, but also based on the needs of the operations and may change over time.

Qualifications

Eligible for appointment as an Assistant Professor is someone who has completed a PhD in Nursing Science/Health Sciences or has equivalent scientific competence. Primarily, those who have completed a PhD or reached equivalent competence no more than seven years prior to the time of application for the Assistant Professor position should be considered. However, those who have completed a PhD or reached equivalent competence earlier may also be considered if there are special reasons. Special reasons refer to leave due to illness, parental leave, or other similar circumstances. (HF 4 kap 4a §).

For eligibility for this position, the person must also be a licensed nurse. Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written, is necessary, as well as computer proficiency, as parts of the teaching take place in a digital environment.

Assessment Criteria:

The following assessment criteria should be particularly considered for an Assistant Professor according to Linnaeus University's employment regulations: scientific and pedagogical proficiency, international experience, experience and ability to collaborate, and experience in leadership. These assessment criteria shall be evaluated when applying for promotion to Associate Professor. Additionally, completed university teaching education is meritorious.

When the university hires new teachers, the applicants should be chosen who, through a qualitative overall assessment of competence and proficiency, are deemed to have the best prerequisites for carrying out and developing current tasks and contributing to a successful development of the operations.

After four years of employment as an Assistant Professor, the following assessment criteria will be used in the assessment for promotion to Associate Professor:

Guiding for the assessment of scientific proficiency is the independence, scope, and quality of one's own research.

Pedagogical proficiency should have been demonstrated through teaching and refers to both the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of teaching, as well as supervision and examination. Pedagogical proficiency should show a reflective approach to students' learning and to one's own role as a teacher.

• Documented ability to independently plan and conduct research projects, obtain research funding, and publish scientific works.
• Formal pedagogical merit in the form of university teaching basic education and doctoral supervisor training.
• Documented pedagogical merits through teaching, course development, pedagogical improvements at undergraduate and advanced levels, and responsibility for all or significant parts of courses.
• Collaboration with other researchers and joint applications for research funding in related research areas.

Please submit your application by June 22, 2026.

To read the complete advertisement, we refer to Linnaeus University's website – Vacancies.