About this role
The University of Gothenburg meets societal challenges with diverse knowledge. With 58,000 students and 6,800 employees, the university is a large and inspiring workplace. Strong research and attractive educational programs attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and perspectives, the University of Gothenburg contributes to a better future. The Department of Languages and Literatures is the largest department within the Faculty of Humanities, offering 16 different languages, approximately 90 employees, around 1,300 full-time students, and an annual turnover of just over 110 million SEK. The department's research encompasses the world's languages and literatures from a broad contextualization and a wide range of theoretical foundations and specific applications. The activities are conducted within the Faculty of Humanities in modern premises centrally located near Götaplatsen.
For more information about the department, visit www.gu.se/sprak
Subject
Slavic Languages.
Subject Description
The Department of Slavic Languages conducts teaching and research in linguistics, literary studies, and cultural history in three areas: Russian, Ukrainian, and Slavic medieval studies. The education in Russian and Slavic medieval studies is offered as standalone courses at all levels: undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels. In the subject of Ukrainian, teaching is only provided at the undergraduate level.
Job Responsibilities
The responsibilities include language instruction at the undergraduate level in Russian, starting with a beginner's course. This includes the construction, assessment, and grading of examinations. Teaching will take place both on campus and online via the teaching platform Canvas and the meeting tool Zoom. Evening classes may occur. Instruction will be delivered in Swedish and Russian, thus proficiency in Russian and Swedish (or another Scandinavian language) is a requirement from the start of employment. In rare cases, components may be conducted in English.
Teaching in interdisciplinary courses and programs may also be relevant. Other tasks may include administrative duties and development work, where you as a university lecturer are expected to actively participate in the department's development and work environment efforts, such as workplace meetings and other internal meetings and conferences. The work is primarily to be performed on-site at the University of Gothenburg, and you are therefore expected to be physically present in the department.
For further information, qualifications, eligibility requirements, and to apply for the position, please see the full advertisement at https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-anstallningar
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