Senior Lecturer in Informatics - 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 research environment. Are you our new colleague? 

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Job description

Your main tasks will be teaching and research. The teaching is carried out together with colleagues within the department's educational programmes in Informatics and includes courses at both the Bachelor’s and Master's levels. Teaching at Bachelor’s level is mainly carried out in the Bachelor's programme Computer and Systems Science, while teaching and course development at the Master's level will primarily be carried out in Informatics with a focus on data-driven IT management. Examples of course content include object-oriented programming in C#, data visualisation, software development projects, and web and mobile application development.

The department's policy is to work to ensure that employees have the opportunity to participate in research projects related to the department's two research groups. One research group, InnovationLab, specifically studies the design of digital artefacts while the other research group, ComputerScienceLab, focuses on intelligent data analysis of large data sets. The research is often externally funded and is carried out in project form with several employees in collaboration with business and industry. An important part of the position is to further develop the research environment, primarily through one’s own research, but also through the supervision of doctoral students and the development of applications for external research funding.Developing collaborations with national and international networks is a natural part of the work.

During the first two years, the position includes 40% for research, professional development, and other duties, which, after two years, is changed in its in scope according to the relevant working hours agreement.

Teaching at the Bachelor’s is in Swedish and English, while teaching at the Master’s level is mainly in English.

Qualifications

For information about the qualifications, please see a more detailed ad at our webpage: hb.se/Job-vacancies

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 2022/172

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
• Publication list and/or list of works within the artistic subject area
• Relevant scientific/artistic publications cited in support of the application (maximum 7)
• 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 2022-11-06.


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