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The University of Gothenburg tackles society’s challenges with diverse knowledge. 56 000 students and 6 600 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract scientists and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University contributes to a better future. Doctoral position in didactics focusing on languages At the Department of Education and Special Education (Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik, IPS) research, postgraduate education, undergraduate education and collaborative assignments are carried out in education and special education. Central areas of interest at the department are issues related to the relationship between education and society, including education systems, school development and school leadership, adult education, inclusion, language and assessment, and grading issues. The department has a turnover of approximately 200 million SEK per year, 270 employees, of which 30 belong to the administrative part. For further information about the Department of Education and Special Education: https://www.gu.se/en/education-special-education The Department of Education and Special Education is now announcing a doctoral student position in subject didactics focusing on languages. The doctoral student will be admitted to the doctoral program in education at the Department of Pedagogy and Special Education. For more information about the doctoral program in pedagogy at the University of Gothenburg, please refer to: https://www.gu.se/en/education-special-education/doctoral-studies General information about being a doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg can be found on the university's doctoral student pages. https://medarbetarportalen.gu.se/doktorand/?languageId=100001&skipSSOCheck=true DutiesThe doctoral student will be engaged in postgraduate education. In collaboration with the supervisors, the doctoral student will formulate and implement a thesis part as well as a course part with compulsory and elective doctoral courses in accordance with both a general and an individual study plan. During the doctoral period, the thesis will be presented and discussed in seminars with invited discussants on at least three occasions. The doctoral student will be a member of the research environment Learning and Assessment of Languages (LBS). The department encourages and supports the dissemination of the thesis at national and international conferences. Education at third-cycle level comprises four years of full-time study, and leads to a doctoral degree. As part of your employment as a doctoral student, you may have departmental duties corresponding to up to 20 % of full-time employment, distributed throughout your study period. Departmental duties usually consist of teaching at first- and second-cycle levels, but may also include research and administration. The employment is in this case extended by the corresponding period of departmental duties. The thesis work will be carried out in subject didactics focusing on languages. Research plans based on language and learning are given priority. EligibilityEducation at third-cycle level requires general eligibility and, where appropriate, specific eligibility as set out in the general syllabus for the subject. To be eligible for admittance to postgraduate education in subject didactics with focus on languages, conditions for both basic eligibility and special eligibility should be met. In addition, the applicant should be able to show that he/she has the necessary ability to complete the education. The general eligibility requirements for education at third-cycle level are:
Specific entry requirements for this subject, according to the general syllabus, are:
Anyone who in any other way within or outside the country has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge is also eligible. Assessment criteriaA selection among applicants who meet the eligibility requirements will, according to the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7, be made with regard to the admission group's assessment of the subject's relevance to the department and of the applicant's ability to assimilate the doctoral program. The selection is based on the following assessment criteria: - quality in qualifying degree project (or equivalent document) - the quality of the submitted research plan The assessment basis also includes the department's ability to offer supervision in the area in which the applicant intends to complete his or her research education. In accordance with the doctoral student rules at the University of Gothenburg, only doctoral students who can be offered supervision can be admitted to postgraduate education. Great importance is also attached to the fact that the applicant, through his / her dissertation, can actively be part of one of the research environments at the department. Admission takes place in competition on the basis of an overall assessment of the applicants' submitted documents. The assessment of the applicant's ability to assimilate the doctoral program will be indicative. Central to this assessment are the results of previous essays and degree projects as well as a clearly formulated research plan in which the applicant presents his or her planned dissertation area. The research plan for the dissertation is assessed on the basis of its scientific relevance and whether it addresses motivated and researchable questions and states adequate forms for implementation. If more than one author is available for qualifying work, the applicant's individual contributions must be clarified. The applications are prepared by an admission group whose task is to rank the applications. Interviews with a selection of applicants can be conducted. Decisions on admission are made by the head of department. The department will primarily consider those of the applicants who, after an overall assessment, are considered to have the best conditions to take advantage of the doctoral program, including the department's ability to offer supervision. Opportunity to have previous education or professional activities credited for postgraduate education may not, in selection, give the applicant priority over other applicants (Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7, Section 41). EmploymentOnce you have been admitted for education at third-cycle level, you will be employed as a doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg. The provisions for employment as a doctoral student can be found in ordinance SFS 1993:100. Initial employment as a doctoral student may apply for a maximum of one year, and may be renewed by a maximum of two years at a time. A doctoral student may be employed as a doctoral student for a maximum of eight years, but the total period of employment may not be longer than the equivalent of full-time education at third-cycle level for four years. Form of employment: Temporary employment, corresponding to 4 years of full-time studies The University applies a local agreement on salaries for doctoral students. Selection processApplications are prepared by an admissions group, decisions on admissions are made by the head of department. More information about admission to the doctoral programs at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: https://www.gu.se/en/doctoral-studies/applications-and-admission Contact informationThomas Barow, Acting Director of studies for postgraduate education UnionsUnion representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: ApplicationYou can apply to be admitted for education at third-cycle level via the University of Gothenburg’s recruitment portal. It is your responsibility to ensure that the application is complete as per the vacancy notice, and that the University receives it by the final application deadline. Register your application electronically under "Apply online". The application should contain the following:
The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is received by the university no later than the last day for application. Application documents must, as far as possible, be digitized. Scientific publications, publications and the like that are not available in electronic form must be marked with a reference number and sent to: University of Gothenburg, Applications must be received by: 2022-05-16 Information for International ApplicantsChoosing a career in a foreign country is a big step. Thus, to give you a general idea of what we and Gothenburg have to offer in terms of benefits and life in general for you and your family/spouse/partner please visit: https://www.gu.se/en/about-the-university/welcome-services The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.
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