Assistant professor in a subject of choice at the Faculty of Medicine - Befattningen är under tillsättning eller redan tillsatt, och det är inte längre möjligt att lämna in en ansökan

The Faculty of Medicine announces an appointment as assistant professor in a subject of choice in the Faculty’s research area and teaching programme. The position will be filled by the applicant who is judged in competition to have the best qualifications in science and pedagogics and who is judged to have the potential to develop successful research, regardless of subject. The appointment includes a starter package of research funding (amounting to SEK 800,000 per year for four years).

We look forward to receiving your application no later than 30 September!

Tasks

The appointment is aimed at researchers in the early stages of their careers in order to give an assistant professor the opportunity to develop independence as a researcher and qualify in both research and educational terms for employment as an associate professor. The appointment as assistant professor is mainly - at least 80 per cent - aimed at the acquisition of research qualifications, with the remaining time mainly aimed at the acquisition of educational qualifications.

Some teaching may be carried out remotely, using internet-based methods. Teaching is carried out in Swedish and English. Administrative tasks may be included.

The place of employment is Umeå, but there may be work at other locations.

Qualification requirements

To be qualified for appointment as an assistant professor, a person must have obtained a doctorate or have corresponding academic competence.

To be qualified for employment, the applicant must have the documented ability to lecture/teach in English. A person who does not have the ability to teach in Swedish will be expected to acquire this ability during the course of employment.

Assessment criteria

Since the position is aimed at researchers in the early stages of their career, suitable applicants should, in accordance with Chapter 4 Section 4a of the Higher Education Ordinance, primarily be those who have obtained a doctorate or achieved equivalent competence no more than five years before the application period for the position of assistant professor has expired. Those who have qualified as a doctor or acquired corresponding competence earlier may nevertheless be considered if there are special reasons. Special reasons refers here to sick leave, parental leave or other similar circumstances, Chapter 4 Section 4a of the Higher Education Ordinance.

Further assessment criteria for appointment as assistant professor are research expertise, teaching expertise and administrative expertise. 

General assessment criteria for teachers at Umeå University are that the applicant has both a good ability to collaborate and the requisite competence and suitability in general to perform the duties of the position to a high standard.

The weighting of assessment criteria

On appointment, the weighting of qualifications shall be as follows: Research expertise is weighted highest (3), followed by teaching expertise (2) and administrative expertise (1).

Description of the assessment criteria

In assessing research expertise for this position, specific consideration shall be given to the originality and autonomy of research and the potential of the applicant to develop his/her own successful line of research within the subject area. Postdoctoral research conducted outside the university at which the applicant completed their PhD provides a particularly valued qualification. In assessing teaching expertise, consideration will be given to the planning, implementation and evaluation of teaching, as well as to academic supervision and examinations. Administrative expertise may be demonstrated through experience of planning first-cycle education, expertise in developing and leading others and expertise in administration, etc.

More about the appointment

Organisationally, the position will be with a department in the Faculty of Medicine. Departmental affiliation will be decided in consultation with the successful candidate based on where your research best fits. Please feel free to state your preferred department in your application. The appointment comes with a starter package of SEK 800,000 per year for four years. A teaching and research development plan shall be drawn up in conjunction with the appointment and one teaching and two research mentors shall be appointed to support the successful candidate in implementing this plan. Promotion criteria for the position will be determined after appointment.

The position is a fixed-term, full-time appointment pursuant to Chapter 4 Section 12a of the Higher Education Ordinance, with the right to be considered for promotion to associate professor. An application for evaluation for promotion must be submitted six months before the fixed-term employment ceases. If, after due consideration, it is decided not to promote an assistant professor, the fixed-term appointment shall be terminated.

Application
Last application date is 30/09/2022. Instructions for the application and a list of the documents to be attached to the application can be found here.

You apply via our e-recruitment system which you can reach via the application button below. When the application is received, you will receive a confirmation email.

We welcome your application!