2 Postdoc in positions in Health and Welfare

At Mälardalen University people meet who want to develop themselves and the future. Our 15 000 students read courses and study programmes in Business, Health, Engineering and Education. We conduct research within all areas of education and have internationally outstanding research in future energy and embedded systems. Our close cooperation with the private and public sectors enables us at MDH to help people feel better and the earth to last longer. Mälardalen University is located on both sides of Lake Mälaren with campuses in Eskilstuna and Västerås.

At the School of Health, Care and Social Welfare our students are studying to be for example behavioural scientists, public health scientists, physiotherapists, nurses, social workers and specialist nurses. Here we have the research specialisation of Health and Welfare. Our work takes place in cooperation with and in strategic agreements with county councils, municipalities and companies in the region.

Employment information
Employment: Temporary employment,2 years
Scope: Full time, 2021-02-22 – 2023-02-21  
Closing date for application: 2021-01-13
Campus location: Västeras or Eskilstuna 
School: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, (HVV),Care and Social Welfare 

Position description
We are looking for two post docs to join the School of Health, Care and Social Welfare.  The research specialization Health and Welfare is characterized as interdisciplinary with a focus on societal and health challenges.  A large part of the research is conducted in collaboration with other research specializations at MDH, but also regionally, nationally and internationally. The position is 80% research and 20% teaching for two years. Teaching will be in an area that matches the candidate’s expertise and/or previous teaching. The candidates’ research profile should be related to Health and Welfare and the following focus areas are prioritized:


• Sustainable working life, lifestyle and health
• Health and Welfare Technology from a User Perspective
• Health and welfare for people in exposed and vulnerable life situations

The candidates will belong to a research group and department that is most suitable to his/her background and current research.  The candidate could join an ongoing project and/or bring his/her own project/data. The candidates previous and ongoing research should be described in the application as well as a research plan for the coming 2 years and how previous experiences matches the prioritized focus areas at the school. Also, previous teaching experiences should be described. The two most qualified candidates will be offered a position.

The position includes conducting independent research, writing scientific papers and grant proposals.  The candidate is expected to participate in research meetings and seminars and to network within ongoing collaborations with other research specializations at MDH, in the region, nationally and internationally or to establish new collaborations.

For more information about Health and Welfare see

https://www.mdh.se/en/malardalen-university/research/health-and-welfare-? 

The position is a temporary employment of 2 years.

Qualifications requirements
The applicant is required to have a PhD degree in  Caring Science, Health Care Education, Medicine, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Public Health Sciences, Social Work, Sociology and/or Work Science or related topics    .

The applicant must have completed the degree no more than three years before the end of the application period. The candidate is expected to be well-organized, thorough, work independently and be able to interact with others.   

Decisive importance is attached to personal suitability. We value the qualities that an even distribution of age and gender, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, can contribute to the organisation.

Merit
Qualifications that are considered to be a merit are documented experience of research on one or several of the focus areas Sustainable working life, lifestyle and health; Health and welfare technology from a user perspective; and Health and welfare for people in exposed and vulnerable life situations. Extensive experience of analyzing data using qualitative and/or quantitative methods, attracting external funding, and international research network and/or exchanges are merits. Also, excellent skills in English, both in writing and orally, are merits as well as previous experience of teaching.   

Application
Application is made online. Make your application by clicking the "Apply" button below.

The scientific publications that you do not have in digital form are to be sent by post to:

Mälardalen University
Division of Human Resources
Ref.no: 2020/2582
Box 883
721 23 Västerås

The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and will reach the University no later than closing date for application.

We look forward to receiving your application.