[Commlist] Position: Associate Senior Lecturer in Strategic Communication

Associate Senior Lecturer in Strategic Communication
Sweden Lund University
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:338581/type:job/where:39/apply:1

Deadline
Aug 26 2020

We are looking for an associate senior lecturer to be a part of and 
strengthen our teaching and research within strategic communication.

Documented experience of education, course management and research 
within this field is meriting. The position as associate senior lecturer 
includes 50% research and 50% teaching. It is expected that an associate 
senior lecturer shall develop their independence as a researcher and 
also function well in a team.

An associate senior lecturer shall have good ability to develop and 
manage teaching and research of high quality.
Description of the field

Strategic communication studies the planned communication by 
organizations to attain their goals. Research in this area creates 
knowledge about, understanding of and critically examines the 
communication processes that shape and govern organizations in society. 
Strategic communication is grounded in international research in public 
relations, organizational communication, market communication and 
political communication and can be studied from a societal, 
organizational and individual perspective. For more information, please 
consult https://www.isk.lu.se/
Work duties

Work duties include teaching and research. A smaller amount of 
administrative tasks are included.

Teaching takes place in Swedish as well as in English and both in first 
cycle and second cycle of studies in strategic communication. The 
department currently offers three programmes: Master of Science in 
Strategic Communication, Kandidatprogrammet i strategisk kommunikation 
and Kandidatprogrammet i strategisk kommunikation och digitala medier. 
The department also offers free standing courses.

In the position, teaching, supervision, and examination of indpendent 
assignments are included. Apart from teaching and supervision, the 
holder of the position must be able to take responsibility for 
development, management and administration of courses. Since we 
emphasize continuous quality management, an interest in pedagogical 
renewal and development is essential.

50% research is included in the position. The candidate shall function 
as an independent and active researcher, and s/he is expected to 
contribute to the research environment of the department.
Qualifications

A person who has obtained a PhD or an equivalent degree in Strategic 
Communication or Media and Communication Studies with a clear focus on 
Strategic Communication from abroad, or has acquired the equivalent 
research expertise in other ways, shall be considered eligible for the 
position of associate senior lecturer. Priority will be given to 
applicants who have obtained a PhD or acquired the equivalent 
qualifications no more than five years prior to the application 
deadline, unless exceptional circumstances apply.

Additionally, at least five weeks’ of professional development training 
withing university teaching is required. Applicants must be able to 
teach in Swedish as well as in English.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate pedagogical ability and 
experience of teaching and research within the area of strategic 
communication.

An associate senior lecturer is eligible to apply for promotion to 
senior lecturer in accordance with the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance.
Assessment

The grounds for assessment are the general degree of research, teaching, 
administrative and other expertise of significance to the subject 
content and work duties of the advertised position, and the applicant’s 
general abilities that are significant satisfactorily to carry out the 
work duties associated with the position. Research expertise as well as 
teaching expertise is assessed. The applicant’s ability to independently 
plan, develop and implement research and education of high quality 
within the subject area is considered very important. The department is 
rather small and has a collegial approach to work and sees the teaching 
staff group as a work team that is collectively responsible for the 
quality of education and for educational development. A good ability to 
cooperate and a willingness to work together in a group is highly valued.

Documented experience of teaching in Swedish, or another Scandinavian 
language, and English, in both speech and writing, is desirable.
Type of employment

The position is a career-development position of four years.

The university applies individual pay determination. You are welcome to 
include a salary requirement in your application.
Promotion

An associate senior lecturer shall be promoted, on application, to an 
indefinite-term post as a senior lecturer if he or she is qualified for 
the post and is judged to be suitable in an assessment of the 
application in accordance with the eligibility and assessment criteria 
laid down by the faculty for promotion to senior lecturer and listed in 
the vacancy notice/person specification. An associate senior lecturer 
may only apply for promotion once. An application shall be submitted to 
the Faculty of Social Sciences within three and a half years of the 
start of the candidate’s employment.
The general assessment criterion is that the applicant must demonstrate 
strong progress in his or her ability to conduct teaching and research. 
The assessment criteria for promotion are in this case that the 
applicant has demonstrated:

    well documented research competence that is of significance to the 
subject and duties of the post. This includes a good documented national 
and international standing as a researcher. Particular importance will 
be attached to a documented ability to publish internationally.
    well documented teaching competence. Particular importance will be 
attached to documented skills in conducting teaching and supervision at 
different levels and to development of quality and breadth of teaching 
competence over time.
    progress in academic leadership through an enhanced ability to 
develop, lead and implement education and research and/or demonstrated 
leadership/commitment to duties for the department as a whole.
    documented ability to write applications for external research funding.
    good ability to interact with society and inform others about 
research and development work.
    other personal qualities of importance to carry out the duties of 
the post well.
    where appropriate, sufficient proficiency in Swedish to be able to 
teach in Swedish.

Application

The application can be written in Swedish or English, and should be 
designed according to “Instructions for applications for academic posts 
and promotion” at the Faculty of Social Sciences instructions for 
applications for academic posts and promotion.

Applicants shall indicate in their list of publication the maximum 10 
publications to which they principally wish to refer. These publications 
shall be attached to the application.

Instructions for applications for academic posts and promotion

Teaching academy criteria for assessment of teaching skills decision

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and 
experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and 
an asset. We kindly decline all sales and marketing contacts.

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