Assistant professor in Technology and Social Change

Skilled and committed employees are a crucial factor in the success of Linköping University. And we need more of them. Our core expertise comes from teachers and researchers, but a successful university requires experienced and motivated employees in many fields. Everyone is important. We need to recruit many new employees thanks to, among all, an expansion in our research activity. We need you here. We look forward to receiving your application!

The Department of Thematic Studies was the first in Sweden to offer an academic setting for thematically organised, interdisciplinary, socially relevant research. We combine strong research with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and courses, often in collaboration with actors outside the university.
Read more at https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/tema

Linköping University

Hereby advertises a position as 

Assistant professor in Technology and Social Change
 
formally based at the Department of Thematic Studies
 
Appointment programme and duties
An assistant professor’s duties comprise educational responsibilities, research, and administrative tasks.  Regarding research the initial task of the assistant professor will be to contribute to an ongoing research project at the division (Nuclear Natures, Swedish Research Council), with a focus on social science and humanities perspectives on “nuclear natures”, and in particular the sub-project that focuses on nuclear natures in relation to a decommissioning nuclear power plant in Germany. In the longer term the appointee is expected to develop own projects and obtain external research funding. With respect to teaching the task will be to contribute to and in the longer term develop courses given at Tema – Technology and Social Change, at basic and advanced level.

Documented scientific skills in:

- conducting qualitative studies within one of the relevant fields for the position, such as history of technology, industrial history, environmental history, critical   heritage studies, science and technology studies, human geography, human ecology, or related subjects are a requirement.

- conducting qualitative studies within empirical fields related to nuclear power, industrial decommissioning processes, industrial heritage or polluted landscapes are of particular merit.

Documented pedagogical skills:

-in teaching within subjects such as history of technology, industrial history, environmental history, critical heritage studies, science and technology studies, human geography, human ecology, or related subjects are of particular merit.

Documented proficiency in:

- English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement.

- German, both orally and in writing, is of particular merit.

- Swedish, both orally and in writing, is of merit.

Qualifications and Grounds for assessment
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Union representatives
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https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies?rmpage=job&rmjob=16572&rmlang=UK



Linköping University will continue to develop as an attractive and creative place of work, characterized by equal terms and actively works for equality and diversity.

We look forward to receiving your application!


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