Assistant lecturer in biology with a focus on didactics

Tasks

The purpose of the employment is to give you the opportunity to develop your independence as a researcher and merify you scientifically and pedagogically and then meet the requirements for a permanent employment as a senior lecturer.

You will be part of a group of four-assistant lecturers in subject didaktics, which together with a dynamic and innovative research team design this new research field. Here you develop and implement teaching innovations specifically linked to biologyidactics / natural sciences didactics. 75–100% research is included in the employment by appointment.

The work places high demands on commitment, personal driving force and the ability to cooperate with others. You interact with the surrounding society for mutual exchange and work to ensure that the knowledge and expertise that exist at the university will benefit.

You are expected to contribute to the continued development of ROSE, CTL and the research environment for subject didactics at Karlstad University. This requires your active presence and participation in the daily activities, which contributes to a good and creative work environment.

In the employment, teaching can be included, primarily within the teacher education and within the subject of the employment. The teaching may also include supervision, examination and participation in the development and administration of courses. The extent and content of the teaching is adapted to provide the opportunity for pedagogical merit.

Eligibility requirements

In order to be eligible for the employment as an assistant lector, a doctoral degree in the didaktics of biology or natural science or the corresponding degree or the corresponding scientific competence is required. In the first place, the employment is intended for those whose doctoral degrees are not older than 7 years or who at that time achieved the corresponding competence, at the last day of the application period. However, even the person who has completed the doctoral degree or has achieved the corresponding competence, however, may be regarded if there are special reasons. With special reasons, leave is meant due to illness, parental leave or other similar circumstances.

Additional eligibility requirements according to the employment order:

• Ability to carry out high quality research and to develop such scientific or required for lectural employment.
• Educational ability, which can be developed to the educational skill required for lectural employment.
• Ability to interact with the surrounding society, as well as to inform about activities and results

The work requires good oral and written knowledge of English and Swedish or other Scandinavian language. Missing any of these skills can still be done, that the person who is employed is actively working to obtain the knowledge.

Teachers must also have undergone higher education education. If such training is missing, employment can still be done, provided that the employee undertakes to implement it within the framework of the competence development time during the first two years of the employment, alternatively applying to get the corresponding knowledge validated.

All employees at Karlstad University must also have good ability to cooperate and respond to colleagues and students with respect. They should also take responsibility for both the business and their own work and contribute to a good working environment. See also Karlstad University's employment order:

https://www.Karlstads university.se/files/2026-03/9_26 REV ANST_LLING SORRATION Final-Signed_0_1.pdf

Criteria

The assessment is based on an overall assessment of the scientific skill, the pedagogical skill and ability to collaborate and administrative skill.

Of particular importance

• Own and current research in the Didactic of Biology and / or Natural Sciences
• Potential to contribute to the development of the emerging research field Subject Didactic School Development
• Experience and ability to lead research projects and to pursue strategic development work in research
• Personal qualities such as good cooperation skills, creativity and initiative power

Of great importance

• Shown and current ability to publish research of high international quality
• Shown experience of working with internship research and quantitative methods
• shown ability to obtain research funding in competition
• Active participation in international research collaboration.

Weight

• Experience of teaching in various forms at university level and documented efforts that have contributed to developing and improving the quality of education and teaching.
• Own teacher training, experience of teaching teacher education or other relevant experience of school system.
• experience in initiating contact and interact with the surrounding society

Terms and conditions

The employment is time-limited to 5 year full time, with preliminary start 1 April 2027 or according to agreement. The employment offers a possible career path to a university lecturer at Karlstad University through the application for promotion, provided that the applicable criteria for promotion are met.

For full ad and application: https://kau.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:960544/