Lecturer in Informatics with a Specialisation in Software Development

At the Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT, education and research is conducted in Library and Information Science, Educational Work as well as Business and IT.

The Faculty offers doctoral education in the field of Library and Information Science, and is working to establish doctoral education programmes in in Educational Work and Business and IT.

At the Faculty, educational programmes are offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and here, among other things, librarians, preschool teachers, primary and subject teachers, system architects and web editors are trained.

The Department of Information Technology is in an expansive phase in both education and research. We are now seeking those who want to contribute to an attractive study environment. Are you our new colleague? 

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Job description

As a Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology, you will carry out teaching mainly in the form of lectures, supervision, seminars, and examinations in informatics programmes with a main focus on software development. Your duties will also include participation in pedagogical development, course development, creation of course materials and some other administrative tasks. The teaching includes courses at Bachelor’s level in the programmes in Business Informatics, Systems Science, and Computer and Systems Science, including supervision of theses at the Bachelor’s level in Informatics. In terms of course content, the teaching focuses on software development using different types of programming languages and frameworks. The focus will also be on practical system integration with configuration and programming of different application interfaces within a larger distributed system. Examples of programming languages covered are C# and Python, where development takes place for desktop platforms as well as mobile and web applications. Teaching at the Bachelor’s is in Swedish and English, while teaching at the Master’s level is mainly in English.

Qualifications

The position requires proven teaching skills as a Lecturer and a Master's degree or equivalent scientific competence in informatics or another subject relevant to the focus of the position (e.g. computer science). The work duties require that you have experience in software development and in teaching in software and systems development. The applicant has documented knowledge of the C# programming language, in the .Net framework, in database management and in application development for mobile and web applications. Furthermore, you have good and documented knowledge of English, both spoken and written. 

Merits for the position are:


• documented relevant professional experience in software and systems development.
• documented responsibility for course development work in Bachelor’s level education.
• documented experience of working with the private and/or public sector.
• documented knowledge of AI and machine learning.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability and the ability to collaborate within teaching teams.

For a permanent position at the university, you must have completed training in higher education pedagogy equivalent to 10 weeks of full-time studies or have equivalent knowledge.  This course can be completed during the first two years of employment. Read about qualifying training in higher education pedagogy.

Type of employment: Permanent employment, six months probationary period may apply.
Employment rate: 100%
Start date: As soon as possible or as agreed upon
Position location: Borås, Sweden
Registration number: PA 2022/171

Contact 

For further information about the position, please contact Head of Department Hannes Göbel by phone at +46 (0)33-435 42 70. Trade union representatives are Magnus Sirhed, OFR-ST and Maria Ferlin, Saco-S; they can be reached via the university’s switchboard at +46 (0)33-435 40 00.

Application

You can apply for the position via our website by clicking on “Apply.” 

Write clearly in your application which position you are applying for and include the applicable reference number.  A complete application should include the following electronic documents: 


• Cover page/personal letter with brief reason for your application where the position and subject area applied for is stated
• CV with relevant description of your overall professional experience presented in chronological order
• Merit portfolio according to the University of Borås’s guidelines (Template for merit portfolio in PDF format)
• Copies of relevant degree certificates substantiating how you meet the requirements for the position
• Any certificates documenting completed training in teaching and learning in higher education
• Copies of relevant certificates/grades/documentation substantiating how you meet the requirements for the position

More information for you as an applicant can be found on our Job vacancies page: How to apply for a job with us 

Contact HR at hr@hb.se if you have scientific publications that cannot be attached electronically directly to your application. Such publications must be received by the university no later than one week after the application deadline. After the application deadline, no additions can be made electronically.

Please submit your application at the latest by 2022-11-04.


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