Associate Senior Lecturer in War Studies; area of gender, peace & security

The advertised position is placed at the Strategy Section within the Department of Security, Strategy and Leadership (ISSL). War Studies is the core discipline in Swedish officer’s education and it encompasses the study of war, warfare and use of force. We educate civilian as well as military students at basic, advanced and research level. Our research contributes to both national and international scholarly debates and with this position; we want to strengthen our research on gender, peace and security further.

Professional duties

The advertised position involves teaching and research in War Studies within the area of gender, peace and security. The position includes conducting research, partaking in applying for more research funding as well as further develop a research agenda for issues related to gender, peace and security within War Studies. The position also includes teaching, being an examiner as well as developing courses primarily for, but not exclusive to, issues related to gender, peace and security within War Studies. The position may also involve some administrative tasks.

Eligibility Requirements

The eligibility requirements for the position of Associate Senior Lecturer are governed by Section 4 of the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance and the SEDU Appointments regulation, Section 6.6. Accordingly, those eligible for appointment are those who have a doctoral degree (PhD), or equivalent scientific competence. Applicants should have obtained their degree no longer than five years prior to the date of the application deadline, unless specific reasons such as illness, parental leave or similar conditions justify otherwise.

Associate Senior Lecturers at SEDU are expected to have fulfilled requirements of courses in higher education learning before appointment or at the latest a year and a half after the employment starts.

Criteria for Selection

Appointment to the position is based on the degree of skill and merit of the following criteria (assessment in order of priority):

• Documented ability to independently conduct research of high quality in War Studies (or equivalent), especially within the area of gender, peace and security, that have been published in relevant, well-reputed international journals or publishers.
• Documented pedagogical skills that has been demonstrated by teaching, planning and supervision at university-level education.
• Documented experience of international research collaboration as well as experience of applying for research funding.

Applicants are expected to be able to teach in English and within a two-year period also in Swedish. It is an asset, but not a demand, to have a background as a military officer or other relevant experience from the defence and security sector.

The Swedish Defence University strives to promote diversity and gender equality within all employment categories. We particularly welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. SEDU also considers it important to provide an inclusive work environment in which employees can combine work commitments with active parenting.

Employment

This is a full-time appointment for an initial period of four years. The position entails 50% research during this term. Associate Senior Lecturers may be promoted to a tenured Senior Lectureship upon positive review after this initial period.

Application

Applications shall contain a short letter of intent describing their plans for the position and a CV including a description of scientific, pedagogical, administrative as well as other merits relevant for the position that applicants wish to invoke. Applicants shall submit a selection of at the most ten publications for review in support of the application.

Please submit your application marked dnr HF/HR 35/2019 electronically through this vacancy announcement.

Your application can preferably be submitted in English, otherwise in Swedish, using SEDU’s application template, which you can find when clicking here.

If you intend to supplement your application, this should be stated in the application and all supplementary materials must be received within two weeks after the application deadline. Application deadline is September 10, 2019.

Information

For more information about the current position, please contact professor of war studies Annick Wibben, annick.wibben@fhs.se, the Head of the Strategy Section Colonel Carl van Duin, carl.van-duin@fhs.se, or Henrietta Roos, henrietta.roos@fhs.se, at the Department for Human Resources. They can also be reached at +46-8-553 425 00. Union representatives are Ronnie Hjorth (SACO), Anders Oltorp (OF), and Christian Friman (OFR). The Swedish Defence University switchboard can be reached at: +46 (0) 8-553 425 00.

You are welcome to apply!