Luleå University of Technology is growing rapidly with world-leading expertise in several research areas. We shape the future through innovative education and groundbreaking research results, and based on the Arctic region, we create global social benefits. Our scientific and artistic research and education are conducted in close collaboration with international, national and regional companies, public actors and leading universities. Luleå University of Technology has a total turnover of almost SEK 2.1 billion per year. We are currently 1,900 employees and have 18,700 students. In the coming years, billions of kronor will be invested in Norrbotten and Västerbotten in major projects aimed at a more sustainable society nationally as well as globally. Luleå University of Technology is involved in several of these highly topical research projects and the social transformation that follows. We have a wide range of programs to match the skills that are in demand. We hope you will help us build the sustainable businesses and societies of the future. The Department of Health, Education and Technology is an academic meeting place where scientific perspectives on knowledge about learning and health are brought together. The department offers degree programs at bachelor's, master's and master's level and in several subjects also education at doctoral level leading to a doctoral degree. The Department's Division of Education, Language and Subject Didactics has extensive research, development and teaching activities in undergraduate, postgraduate, contract and independent courses linked to teacher education and English. The department intends to strengthen the subject competence in the field of language and literature with a didactic focus with a lecturer specializing in English. The position is located at the Department of Education, Language and Subject Didactics at the campus in Luleå. Subject description English as a scientific field focuses on research in both English linguistics and literature, where the didactics of the subject is studied together with the English language and its literary and cultural expressions. It includes research on vocabulary learning and collaborative writing as well as sustainable perspectives on the role of literature in second language teaching. We contribute to a strong research environment in the didactic field through close collaboration with other research subjects in teacher education. English with a didactic focus is part of the practice-oriented graduate school (PROFS) that the university conducts in collaboration with nearby municipalities and Region Norrbotten and is also an important part of the university's strategic area Learning. See also our subject description: https://www.ltu.se/forskning/forskningsamnen/engelska-med-didaktisk-inriktning Work tasks The tasks will mainly consist of teaching in programs at basic level within the teacher education programs and in independent courses. English is a central part of the educational science core in the various programs within the teacher education at Luleå University of Technology and teaching in these courses is therefore included in the tasks. Teaching in independent English courses, including courses aimed at exchange students, is also included in the tasks, as well as teaching in the primary teacher program with a focus on language and knowledge development approaches as well as language, writing and reading development. You are expected to actively participate in the department's work, in program and course development and to follow research developments in the linguistic field nationally and internationally. The position also includes responsibility for and active participation in collaboration with external actors in the surrounding society. Qualifications Qualified to be employed as a lecturer are those who: - a university degree of at least 180 credits or equivalent - have demonstrated teaching ability. For employment as a lecturer, relevant education in the subject is required. A teaching degree is an advantage. Particularly meritorious is experience of working with language and knowledge development as well as language, writing and reading development in English in primary school. Experience of teaching at university/college, on campus and via distance technology would be an advantage. Good skills in oral and written communication in Swedish and very good knowledge of English are highly valued, as well as good collaboration skills and the ability to work independently. Great emphasis will be placed on your personal qualities. Information about the position The position is a temporary position of 100% from 250701 until 260630 or as agreed. Place of employment: Luleå. For further information, please contact Senior Lecturer Malin Lidström Brock, 0920-49 3048, malin.lidstrom.brock@ltu.se or Head of Department Åsa Bjuhr, 0920-49 1552, asa.bjuhr@ltu.se Trade union representative: SACO-S Diana Chroneer, 0920-49 2037, diana.chroneer@ltu.se OFR-S Marika Vesterberg, 0920-49 1721, marika.vesterberg@ltu.se How to apply We prefer that you apply for the position via the application button below where you attach a cover letter, CV/resume and copies of verified diplomas. Please mark your application with the reference number below. Both the application and the diplomas must be written in Swedish or English. Deadline for applications: April 14, 2025 Reference number: 1111-2025