Senior Lecturer, in Social Work with Focus on Children, the Youn
Göteborgs universitet / Högskolejobb / Göteborg
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hela Sverige The Department of Social Work is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gothenburg. In an expansive and dynamic education and research environment, and with great citizenship, we give the social work education programme as well as comprehensive masters programmes, the Programme for Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and postgraduate education. The department has extensive international contacts and cooperations through various networks and agreements with universities around the world. The department conducts research in social work in the context of several profiles. An important area of social work is social services for children. Therefore, the Department of Social Work seeks one or more Senior Lecturers with emphasis on children, the young and family.
Subject area
Social Work with Focus on Children, the Young and Family
Specific subject description
Social Work contains studies of socially vulnerable people's lives and experiences. The cause and consequences of social problems, as they can be understood at individual, group and society level are emphasized in the studies. It is also important to study how various interventions are designed to prevent and remedy social problems. Social work is the main subject at first, second and third cycle.
Job assignments
The tasks include teaching, research and interaction with the surrounding society. The proportion of teaching and research is regulated by the local service policy. It also includes active participation in the activities of the department. Administrative tasks within the department and management tasks may occur.
The job assignments mainly consist of teaching, tutoring and examination in the first and second cycle within the social work education programme, the master's programmes, freestanding courses, and contract education. The duties also include course responsibility, including course administration, collaboration both within and between courses and participating in the development of the department and research in social work.
Eligibility
Qualified applicants for the position of Senior Lecturer must have passed a doctorate in social work or other relevant subject to the announcement and have proven pedagogical skills. The applicant must also have completed higher pedagogical education of 15 higher education credits or equivalent, alternatively, complete it within one year of employment.
The qualifications for academic positions are given in Chapter 4, Section 3 - 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance.
Assessment
In assessing the qualifications attention will be given to scientific and pedagogical skills equally.
For the assessment of scientific skill, special emphasis will be placed on documented skills demonstrated primarily through publications of high scientific quality. Research within the field of Theories and Methods in Social Work is an asset. Furthermore, proven experience of participating in/acquisition of external funded research projects, as well as experience in work with interaction with the surrounding society is considered to be an advantage.
In evaluating the pedagogical skills, special attention will be given to proven experience of managing and planning education. Proven supervision of students at first, second and third cycle is significant. Candidates are expected to be able to teach fluently in Swedish and are also expected to teach in English.
Two years documented experience of professional social work is a requirement. Applicants with a Degree of Bachelor of Science in Social Work, University Diploma in Social Care or University Diploma in Social Pedagogy will be ranked ahead of other applicants with comparable qualifications. With regard to the focus of the position, experience of social work with children, the young, and families is especially valuable. To have participated in the university's third mission (interaction with the surrounding society) in different ways is also considered an asset.
General suitability with respect to the advertised post will be required. Special attention is paid to personal qualities required to be able to work with people, internally and externally as well as work on the development of the department of social work education, project and research activities.
The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the announcement and instructions, and that it is registered not later than the deadline. The merits cited must be substantiated by evidence.
Regulations for the evaluation of qualifications for academic positions are given in Chapter 4, Section 3 - 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance.
Additional information
During the recruitment process, the applicant may be asked to conduct trial lectures, take part in interviews, and be asked to provide references. During the interviews, applicants will be given the opportunity to describe and develop their own views on social work and their possible future role at the department.
Applicants are strongly adviced to consult "The Faculty of Social Sciences' Application of Employment Arrangements for Empoying Teaching Staff at the University of Gothenburg". They can be obtained from the Faculty of Social Sciences website
http://samfak.gu.se/english/about-us/organisation or from Human Resources Officer Pirjo Ledesund, email
pirjo.ledesund@socwork.gu.se.
Appointment Procedure
Please apply online: job application portal.
Not more than 10 scientific papers and a maximum of 10 teaching media can be invoked.Regarding the papers invoked, these can be submitted within three weeks of filing period. Howevever, applicants have to send a separate supplement list with the application of the papers and teaching media intended for submission.
In addition, two identical sets are to be held by the applicant until the departmaent notifies the external experts the sets must be sent to.
At least two references must be cited in the application.
Complementary documents, such as publications/books should be sent to the following address:
University of Gothenburg
Department of Social Work
P.O. Box 720
SE 405 30 Gothenburg
Sweden
Reference number PER 2016/530 should be clearly stated when sending complementary documents.
Publiceringsdatum2016-11-29Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2017-01-12
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: Reference number: PER 2016/530
FöretagGöteborgs universitet
AdressGöteborgs universitet
Box 100
40530 GÖTEBORG
KontorsadressUniversitetsplatsen 1
Jobbnummer 3185984
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