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Umeå University is one of Sweden's largest universities with over 41,500 students and approximately 4,600 employees. The university offers a wide variety of high-quality educational programs and world-leading research across several scientific fields, including the groundbreaking discovery of the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9, which was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. At Umeå University, everything is close. Our cohesive campuses make it easy to meet, collaborate, and exchange knowledge, fostering a dynamic and open culture.

The societal transformation and major green investments we see in northern Sweden create enormous opportunities and complex challenges. For Umeå University, this involves conducting research on – and within – a society in transition. It also means delivering education for regions that need to expand rapidly and sustainably. Simply put, this is where the future is being created.

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The Department of Applied Education Science has approximately 100 employees engaged in education, research, and commissioned projects. The department has a broad profile based on an interdisciplinary and practice-oriented foundation. Education and research are conducted within the subject areas of pedagogical work and behavioral science measurements.

Focus of the Doctoral Position

This doctoral position focuses on leisure-time centers (fritidshem) or vocational education in schools, or within the teacher education programs: Primary and Secondary Teacher Education – Leisure-Time Center, or Vocational Teacher Education. Research on leisure-time centers is primarily conducted in TUV's research environment RECEUM, and research on vocational education is conducted in the UPU environment.

The doctoral subject of Pedagogical Work is closely linked to pedagogical professional practice in preschools, leisure-time centers, schools, and teacher education, and how this is shaped by various economic, political, and social contexts. You can read more about the department, its doctoral education, and research here: https://www.umu.se/institutionen-for-tillampad-utbildningsvetenskap/ (https://www.umu.se/institutionen-for-tillampad-utbildningsvetenskap/)

Qualifications

Eligible applicants are those who have basic eligibility, meaning they have completed an advanced level degree, fulfilled course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, including at least 60 higher education credits at an advanced level, or have otherwise acquired substantially equivalent knowledge within or outside the country.

To meet the requirement for special eligibility for admission to doctoral education in Pedagogical Work at the Department of Applied Education Science, the applicant must hold a teacher's degree, have two years of pedagogical professional experience, and have written a scientific thesis/exam project of at least 15 credits. Students who have acquired equivalent knowledge in other ways within or outside the country may be admitted to the doctoral program after assessment.

In the selection among eligible applicants, priority is given to the ability to benefit from the education, previous academic results, as well as the quality of the submitted research plan and how well it relates to the focus of the position. For more information and to apply, please visit our job board: https://www.umu.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/ (https://www.umu.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/)