http://www.uu.se/jobb/teacher/annonsvisning?languageId=1&tarContentId=212903 Professor in Media and Communication Studies at the Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University, Sweden Application no later than 2012-12-21. UFV-PA 2012/2227 Uppsala University invites applications for the position of Chaired Professor in Media and Communication Studies at the Department of Informatics and Media. Nature of duties General responsibility for research and research education (Ph.D. level) within the field of Media and Communication Studies and responsibility for developing the area. Teaching and tutoring at all levels; own research; supplying information about research and development in the research field; planning and leading (including applying for research grants) research projects; active participation in the department's efforts to integrate research within Media and Communication Studies, Human-Computer Interaction and Information Systems (IS) (with a focus on the challenges within the society of digital networks). The candidate who is hired will have particular responsibility for the MA programs within the area. Administrative assignments and management functions may be relevant. Required Qualifications The eligibility criteria for employment as professor are scientific as well as pedagogic skills (Higher Education Ordinance Ch 4 Sec 3). According to the appointment regulations at UppsalaUniversity, it is also a general requirement that teachers have other skills which are necessary to carry out their duties. According to the regulations, scientific skills should be demonstrated through independent research and the scientific skills should be demonstrated through research activities of high international and national quality. The applicants’ contributions to the research area of Media and Communication Studies will be evaluated in terms of quality and quantity of publications in the most relevant journals and other prestigious research outlets within the field. Experience in planning, developing and managing research projects are of importance, including experience attracting external research grants and documented experience in the supervision of Ph.D. students. To be eligible for appointment as professor applicants must have completed teacher training of relevance to operations at the University, comprising ten weeks, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge. In the assessment of teaching skills the following will be taken into consideration: planning, carrying out and evaluation of teaching as well as supervising activities and examination. The ability to teach in Swedish and English is a requirement. An appointee that is only sufficiently proficient in one of these languages at the time of appointment is expected to be able to teach in the other within two years. Assessment Assessment for the appointment of the professor shall be based on the degree of the skills required for the appointment. For this position, the ranking will be based primarily on the scientific and teaching competences of the applicants, with special emphasis on scientific proficiency. This order of priorities of the different ranking criteria is not absolute. A combined consideration of all bases of assessment could result, for instance, in an applicant vastly superior in pedagogical proficiency being ranked higher than a candidate with superior scientific qualifications (who is considered less qualified pedagogically). In determining scientific proficiency, publication quality is the most important criteria. Following from this, publication quantity is important, as is documented ability to lead and develop research and documented experience in attracting external research funding. Established research networks and an ability to collaborate with surrounding society are also considered important. In examining scientific proficiency an important selection criteria will be applicants’ documented research addressing the challenges posed by the Information Society. Equal weight is given to the assessment of teaching skills and scientific skills. When determining pedagogical proficiency, documented experiences that demonstrate quality are the most important evaluation criteria. Following from this, skills and experience in the planning, execution and evaluation of teaching, as well as supervision and examination will be considered. An ability to link teaching to ongoing research within the field is important, as well as documented experience of teaching at university level. An ability to collaborate with other actors within and outside the university around questions related to pedagogical questions is also important. Administrative skills are important in filling this position and will be given significant weight, the same goes for other merits of importance to the position. Attention will also be given to applicants' ability to: co-operate, develop and supervise activities and staff, interact with the surrounding community and to inform the public about research and developmental work. Uppsala University will in this recruitment firstly consider the applicant that in the overall assessment of competence and skill is judged to have the best qualifications to carry out and develop the tasks within the position and contribute to a positive development of the department. General goal for the recruitment Uppsala University is striving to attain a more balanced gender distribution among its teachers. Since most full professors in the Faculty are men, women are especially invited to apply for this position. Other information of importance Personal circumstances (such as parental leave) that may benefit the applicants in the assessment of qualifications should be included in the list of qualifications and experience (Curriculum Vitae). How to apply A complete application written in English shall be submitted in three copies on paper. Please see our instructions about how to apply: http://www.samfak.uu.se/digitalAssets/129/129158_instructions_professor.pdf Additional information For additional information about the position, please consult the Head of Department, Mats Edenius (tel. +46 704-250762 or e-mail mats.edenius@im.uu.se). The trade union representatives are Anders Grundström, SACO (the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations), phone +46 18 471 5380, Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST (the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), phone +46 18 471 1996 and Stefan Djurström, SEKO (the Union of Service and Communication Employees), phone +46 18 471 3315. Applications should be made to the Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University (ref. no.UFV-PA 2012/2227), Registrar's office, Box 256, 751 05 Uppsala, e-mail: registrator@uu.se or fax. no. +46 18-471 20 00, and should be received not later than the 21st of December 2012. Applications sent with email or fax must be confirmed by original documents within a week of the deadline. Uppsala University's appointment regulations http://regler.uu.se/Detaljsida/?contentId=28629&kategoriId=129 The faculty’s complementary guidelines http://www.samfak.uu.se/digitalAssets/129/129400_kompl_-riktlinjer_eng.pdf