Anna Lindh-Professorship in Gender, Peace and Security

The Swedish Defence University is an internationally renowned university in the area of defence, crisis management and security. We offer a unique academic environment where military and civilian researchers, teachers and students interact. We educate and train top-level executives, experts and researchers for the task of analyzing and managing current and future crises, security issues and conflicts. The university educates all military officers in the Swedish armed forces and leads the academic development of the military profession. We conduct research in the areas of political science, war studies, leadership, international law, military history, military technology and command and control science.

Professional role

In line with SEDU’s long-term efforts to increase knowledge about the role of women and gender perspectives in conflicts and peace processes, as well as about gender perspectives in military organizations and operations, conflict prevention and peace building, a new professorship in honor of the former Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh has been established within the Department of Security, Strategy, and Leadership.

The key aim of this appointment is to strengthen SEDU’s position as a center for research on gender, peace and security and to lead the development of war studies in this direction by conducting research, teaching at undergraduate and advanced levels, and supervising doctoral students. Another aim is to establish a research program and promote research endeavors in order to increase knowledge about women's roles in conflicts, peace processes, societal security and disaster relief, as well as about gender perspectives in military organizations and operations, in conflict prevention and in peace building. Additionally you are expected to promote equal opportunities at the university.

The professorship is within the interdisciplinary field of gender, peace and security and will be incorporated into the university’s core subject war studies, within which gender is an integral part. As a professor of war studies, you will also be expected to supervise PhD-students. The position also includes administrative and managerial duties within the institution and the university.

Eligibility requirements

In order to qualify for the appointment of professor, you are required to demonstrate excellent skills in both research and teaching. (The Higher Education Ordinance, Chap. 4, 3§). Competence and experience in both of these areas will be given equal weighing in the recruitment process.

A general eligibility requirement for teachers at SEDU is that the applicant should have the personal qualities required to fulfill the job well.

Criteria for selection

The degree of proficiency in the requirements for employment will provide the basis for assessment. For the position of professor, the following criteria will apply:

• Documented academic expertise as demonstrated through research in the subject of war studies in addressing issues of gender, women, peace and security, as well as documented in academic, peer-reviewed publications.
• Documented ability to plan, conduct and evaluate courses and programs – especially within the broad field of gender, peace and security – at undergraduate and advanced levels, including documented skills in supervising doctoral students.
• Documented leadership skills, particularly in the area of establishing, leading and developing research of high quality, in line with SEDU’s appointment procedures, as well as experience in working with research grant applications.
• Documented ability to collaborate with various stakeholders and community members and the ability to communicate research and development work.
• Documented experience of work on the integration of gender equality in organizations.

The applicant should demonstrate the ability to teach in either Swedish or English, with the expectation to learn Swedish with the support of the University.

All teachers, both civilian and military, at SEDU are required to have successfully completed the course in higher education pedagogy (högskolepedagogik) at the latest one year after their appointment. If comparable pedagogical qualifications have already been acquired, this course requirement may be waivered.

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 also combine work with active parenting. In this particular employment category, the majority of applicants are men and therefore female applicants are particularly encouraged to apply.

Employment

This is a full-time appointment with conditional tenure commencing subject to mutual agreement. Salaries are individually negotiated.

Each application will be reviewed by at least three subject-matter experts. In addition, the Swedish Defence University may request a trial lecture and an interview during the selection process.

Application

Please submit your application by 1 May, 2018 marked dnr HF/HR 14/2018 electronically through this vacancy announcement on our career page or e-mail it to: Registraturen [at] fhs.se.

Alternatively, you may send your written application to:

Swedish Defence University
Registrar’s office
Box 27 805
115 93 Stockholm, Sweden

Your application may be submitted in Swedish, but since the position requires proficiency in English and includes extensive international contact we kindly request that you also submit a version of your application in English using SEDU’s application template which you can find here.

In addition to your application, please provide a list of your ten most important publications in English or Swedish as well as a comprehensive list of all of your publications. Please note that the Swedish Defence University does not typically translate or publish work in languages other than these two. Please be aware that your ten selected publications will be submitted to the experts appointed to assess your application.

If you intend to supplement your application, this should be stated in the application and all supplementary materials must be received within three weeks after the application deadline.

Information

For more information about the current position, please contact the Head of the Department of Security, Strategy and Leadership Professor Robert Egnell, Professor Jan Ångström, or the Human Resources Director Åsa Anthony.

Union representatives: 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.

Last day to apply

1 May, 2018