Professor in Physics with
specialization in Physics Education Research (PER)
https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=552980
Please go to the above link for full
details on the position. Note that knowledge of Swedish is NOT required of the
applicants.
Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive
university with a strong international standing. Our ultimate goal is to
conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a
long-term difference in society. Our most important assets are all the individuals
whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most
exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has over 54,000 students, more than
7,500 employees and a turnover of around SEK 8 billion.
The
research conducted at the Department of Physics and Astronomy encompasses a
wide range of physics topics, distributed over ten divisions. Physics Education
Research at Uppsala University, UU-PER is one of these divisions. The
department is located in the Ångström laboratory and employs nearly 400 people,
125 of whom are doctoral students. It offers a broad physics curriculum to
undergraduate and graduate students, participation in nationally and
internationally leading projects for researchers, and opportunities for
partnership with industry and various outreach activities. For a full overview
of the department see https://www.physics.uu.se/?languageId=1 .
The
good working conditions in Sweden, including comprehensive social benefits
(e.g. generous family-focused policies making healthcare, childcare and
children’s education available and highly affordable) are summarized at https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/advantages/ . Specific employee
benefits at Uppsala University are described at https://uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/employee-benefits/
The
UU-PER research programme carries out pedagogical and didactic research
projects that are directed at enhancing the teaching and learning of physics
and astronomy at the university level. In addition and connection to this
activity, UU-PER also contributes to the departmental teaching of physics and
physics-teacher didactics. The research programme is now looking for a full
professor, to take on a leading role in research, teaching, and administrative
responsibilities, as described below.
Description of subject area of the employment:
The
research activity is expected to be situated in mainstream PER; to study,
analyse and describe educational relationships in physics. As such it is
expected to have theoretical and practical components that are also valuable
for the support and development of the Department’s educational practices. This
activity calls for the university physics curriculum to be central in the work,
although other areas of PER-related research such as physics teacher education
are also valued. Descriptions of recent threads of work can be found
here: https://www.physics.uu.se/research/physics-education-research/ongoingresearch/
Salary: Individually negotiated salary.
Starting date: As agreed
Type of position: Permanent full-time position, probationary period may be
applied.
Number of positions: 1
Scope of employment: 100%
Town: Uppsala
Please submit your application by January 31 2023, UFV-PA
2022/3734.
Placement: Department of
Physics and Astronomy
Type of employment: Full time ,
Permanent position
Pay: Fixed salary
Number of positions: 1
Working hours: 100%
Town: Uppsala
County: Uppsala län
Country: Sweden
Union
representative: Seko Universitetsklubben seko@uadm.uu.se
ST/TCO tco@fackorg.uu.se
Saco-rådet saco@uadm.uu.se
Number of reference: UFV-PA 2022/3734
Last application
date: 2023-01-31
