Vacant job

Gaskeuniversiteete/Mid Sweden University is located in the heart of the Southern Sami area in Saepmie. The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences is a cross-regional department with operations at Campus Sundsvall and Campus Östersund. The department's activities include research and education in the subjects: English, Gender Studies, History, Criminology, Literary Studies, Social Studies, Sociology, Political Science, Swedish as a Second Language, and the Swedish language. Research is conducted within each subject as well as within the Risk and Crisis Research Center (RCR), the Forum for Gender Studies (FGV), and DEMICOM.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of a University Lecturer include teaching and supervising undergraduate students in Political Science. The teaching is primarily conducted on the Östersund campus, with a focus on policy analysis and public administration. The position includes competence development and administration in accordance with the current collective agreement on working hours and local guidelines.

Qualifications

The candidate appointed as a University Lecturer must meet the requirements described in Mid Sweden University's employment regulations.

To be eligible for appointment as a University Lecturer in Political Science, the candidate must have completed a Master's degree in Political Science or a closely related field equivalent to at least 180 higher education credits, undergone university-level pedagogical education or acquired equivalent knowledge in another way, and demonstrated pedagogical skill.

The ability to teach in Swedish is a requirement. High presence at the workplace in Östersund is required, as is the ability to teach at Campus Sundsvall when needed.

Assessment Criteria

The assessment criteria for the appointment of a University Lecturer are based on the level of skill required for eligibility for the position. The assessment of pedagogical skill should be given equal care as the assessment of other eligibility requirements.

Merit points are given for previous experience of teaching Political Science at the university level or in related subjects. Experience of teaching in English is also considered a merit.

Particularly meritorious is experience of teaching in public administration and policy analysis. Particularly meritorious is also good knowledge of narrative policy analysis.

Personal Qualities

Since the position involves significant student contact and collaboration with colleagues, social competence, good teamwork skills, and good communication skills are important. As the position will involve course responsibility and teaching several different courses in parallel, you must be able to work independently, adapt easily to changing circumstances, and have a good ability to plan your work. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Other Assessment Criteria

Experience of working with IT systems for distance education at the university level is considered a merit.

Processing

The processing of the appointment follows the forms specified in Chapter 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance and continues in accordance with Mid Sweden University's employment regulations.

Employment and Start Date

The employment is a fixed-term special appointment of 50% of full-time from 2026-08-17 to 2027-01-17, or as agreed.

Workplace: Östersund

Information

For further information, please contact Prefect Glenn Svedin, [email protected] or phone 010-142 82 47. Information about the subject's teaching is provided by Study Director Stefan Linde, [email protected], phone 010-142 86 63.

Application

Application documents should be in Swedish or English.

The application should include a verified list of merits, certificates of pedagogical experience and skill, references, a statement of previous work and pedagogical work relevant to the position, and a cover letter.

We welcome your application via our recruitment system no later than 2026-07-26.

Mid Sweden University, with campuses in both Sundsvall and Östersund, is a higher education institution close to students, colleagues, and the surrounding society. At the same time, we are located next to the sea, forest, and mountains, which creates conditions for an excellent quality of life. Here, new knowledge is created through internationally successful research and education that contributes to societal development. In this way, we contribute to a sustainable future and a better world.

As an employee at Mid Sweden University, you should be able to combine work with leisure and have a good balance in life. We offer, among other things, flexible working hours, support for wellness activities, salary top-up during parental leave and sickness. You also receive generous vacation days.

Mid Sweden University works actively for equal opportunities and strives to capitalize on the qualities that diversity and gender equality bring to the organization. Salary setting is done in accordance with the central collective agreements RALS/RALS-T. Your personal data is processed and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation. We are happy to receive questions from you who are interested in working with us but decline offers from those who sell advertising and recruitment services.