Postdoctoral fellow in Educational Work with a Focus on Aesthetic Subjects
Postdoc @Umeå University posted 2 days agoJob Description
Job duties
As a postdoctoral fellow, you are expected to independently conduct your own research project, including publications and engagement with the surrounding community. The research will be focused on educational work with a focus on one or more of the aesthetic subjects: Visual Arts, Music and Sloyd. You are expected to contribute to the development of the department’s research environment, for example by initiating collaborations with other researchers at the department, participating in and organizing seminars and other academic gatherings. You are also expected to attend other meetings and staff activities at the department, such as workplace meetings and staff days. Teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral level may occur up to a maximum of 20%.
Qualifications
In order to be appointed as a postdoctoral fellow, it is required to have completed a doctoral degree, or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a doctoral degree, within Educational Work or a subject relevant to Educational Work. This qualification requirement must be fulfilled no later than at the time of the employment decision.
To be appointed under the postdoctoral agreement, priority should be given to candidates who completed their doctoral degree, according to what is stipulated in the paragraph above, no more than three years prior to the application deadline. If there are special reasons, candidates who have completed their doctoral degree prior to that may also be eligible. Special reasons include absence due to illness, parental leave, appointments of trust in trade union organizations, military service, or similar circumstances, as well as clinical practice or other forms of appointment/assignment relevant to the subject area.
A precondition is that the applicant has not previously been employed as a postdoctoral fellow at Umeå University for more than a year within the same or equivalent discipline.
Good ability to communicate orally and in writing in English, alternatively in Swedish or another Scandinavian language, as well as good ability to collaborate, are requirements for the employment.
In the selection process, primary importance will be given to research expertise. When ranking the candidates, importance will be given to:
- The applicant’s research merits
- The originality and feasibility of the outlined project
- How well the planned project complements the research environment at the Department of Creative Studies, as well as the existing research environment’s potential to positively contribute to the execution of the planned project.
Application
The application must include:
- A cover letter in which the applicant explains their interest in starting the employment as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Creative Studies, and outlines their qualifications (2-3 pages)
- A research plan that demonstrates the originality, feasibility, and relevance of the project to the research environment at the department (3-5 pages)
- A Curriculum Vitae
- A list of publications
- Copies of doctoral degree certificate and other relevant degrees
- Contact information for two persons willing to act as referees
Documents must be in Word or pdf format. Applications will be submitted via the e- recruitment system Varbi no later than 2025-04-25
Other facts
The postdoctoral fellow position is full-time for two years, starting date is by agreement, but no later than January 2026.
The workplace is in Umeå. High attendance at the department is a requirement.
For additional information, please contact Head of department Stina Wikberg, +46 90-786 58 66, stina.wikberg@umu.se or HR-coordinator Anneli Taflin, +46 90 786 89 31, anneli.taflin@umu.se
We look forward to receiving your application!
