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The Department of Romance and Classical Studies belongs to the humanities area and the Faculty of Humanities at Stockholm University. The department covers the main areas of Romance languages, Classical languages, and Latin American studies.

More information about us can be found at: Department of Romance and Classical Studies (#).

Subject/Subject Description

Academic education in Romance languages has been offered in Stockholm since the late 1920s. After less than ten years, the first chair in Romance languages was established in 1937. The undergraduate education at the Department of Romance Languages was divided into four languages during the 1960s: French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. This remains the case today: the subject of Italian is part of the Department of Romance and Classical Studies, where, alongside the aforementioned Romance languages, it also includes education and research in Greek, Latin, and Latin American studies. The department constitutes a dynamic research and educational environment and currently has around 70 employees.

Over 700 students study Italian at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels each academic year at the Department of Romance and Classical Studies. Teaching and research in Italian are focused on literary studies, linguistics, second language acquisition, and early literature. Central research areas within all Romance languages are literary and linguistic studies.

Job Responsibilities

The duties consist of undergraduate teaching with a focus on Italian literature and language proficiency. Teaching on courses with other focuses and preparatory courses, as well as thesis supervision, may occur. Teaching also includes course responsibility, course administration, and examination. Teaching takes place on campus and remotely. Administrative duties may be added.

Qualifications

Eligible for employment as a University Lecturer in Italian is one who has completed a doctoral degree in Italian or another relevant subject and has demonstrated pedagogical skill. The applicant must have demonstrated pedagogical skill through teaching Italian as a foreign language at the university level.

As a general qualification requirement, one must have both the ability to cooperate and the ability and suitability otherwise required to perform the duties well.

As a special qualification requirement, the applicant must have documented very good proficiency in spoken and written Italian and good proficiency in Swedish.

Evaluation Criteria

Special emphasis is placed on pedagogical skill. Pedagogical skill should be demonstrated through documented experience of teaching and course development within relevant undergraduate courses. The skill must be well documented in a way that makes it possible to assess the quality of the pedagogical activity.

Great emphasis is also placed on knowledge of Italian, Italian literature, and literary studies.

At otherwise equal merits, experience in second or foreign language teaching is distinguishing.

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies will, in this recruitment, primarily consider the person who, after a holistic assessment of competence, merits, skill, and personal abilities, has the best prerequisites to carry out the current duties and contribute to a positive development of the operations.

Meritorious is experience of distance teaching as well as higher education pedagogical education of at least 15 higher education credits or equivalent knowledge acquired in another way.

About the Employment

The employment is full-time (100 percent) and is fixed-term from August 1, 2026, to January 31, 2028. This vacancy is to cover a temporary need within teaching.

We Offer

Here you will work in an exciting and creative international environment. The university is located in the National Urban Park with good connections to the city center.

Stockholm University strives to be a workplace free from discrimination and to provide equal rights and opportunities for everyone.

Contact

Information about the employment is provided by Study Director Hugues Engel, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Questions about the recruitment process can be directed to the case handler Anne Jensen, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Application

You apply for the employment via Stockholm University's recruitment system. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the university's instructions and that it is at the university's disposal by the last application date.

The university's employment regulations, general instructions, and application template in Swedish can be found on the webpage: applying for a position (#).

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