Associate Professor in Media Technology

The work tasks mainly consist of teaching and research in Media Technology. Teaching activities consist of course responsibility, course administration and examination, including the supervision of undergraduate and graduate students. Additional tasks also include leading and contributing to external projects and the development of courses and educational programmes within the field. Administrative tasks will be required.

The applicant must have a PhD in Media Technology or Computer Science/Informatics with an orientation towards new media and interactive systems or similar scientific competence. The applicant should also have documented experience from teaching in this particular domain. In addition, the applicant must have completed a pedagogic course for teachers within higher education or have equivalent knowledge acquired in an alternative manner, as well as proven teaching skills. Good proficiency in English, written as well as spoken, is also a requirement.

Competence related to the field of Collaborative Systems and Technologies, one of the research profiles at the School, will be considered of primary importance. In particular, the areas of teaching and research in our field include some of the topics listed below:
 

• New Media and Design of Interactive Systems
• Collaborative Technologies and Web 2.0
• Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
• Technology Enhanced Learning

Other bases for assessment are: experience from participation in research- or pedagogical projects nationally as well as internationally; experience from collaboration with the industry and public outreach activities; administrative experience, as well as familiarity with distance education. The applicant is required to function in teacher- and student groups in which social skills, collaboration skills, and flexibility are of great importance. In addition, the applicant must have an interest in pedagogical innovation, as well as the development of new courses and academic activities.

Academic and pedagogical qualifications will be weighed equally. Documented experience from collaboration with the industry will be of primary importance. During the evaluation process special emphasis will be given to the following aspects:

• The ability to initiate projects
• Proven track record in the application for external funding
• Extensive contact network, preferably with international links,within higher education as well as the industry  

Starting date: To be negotiated. Salary is decided based on an individual basis. Please include salary request in the application.

• Dr. Jorge de Sousa Pires, Responsible for Undergraduate Education in Media Technology, (+46) 470-70 89 33, e-mail: jorge.de_sousa_pires@vxu.se,
• Dr. Marcelo Milrad, Responsible for Research in Media Technology, (+46) 470-70 87 25, e-mail: marcelo.milrad@vxu.se,
• Head of School Hans Frisk, (+46) 470-70 84 01, e-mail: hans.frisk@vxu.se,
  
• Personnel officer Carina Axelsson, (+46) 470-70 85 07, e-mail: carina.axelsson@vxu.se.
• Trade union representatives can be contacted via the university switchboard at (+46) 470-70 80 00.

An application marked with ref.no 664/2006 should be sent to Växjö University, 351 95 Växjö, Sweden no later than 2006-11-16. The application should include a short written summary of academic and pedagogical experience and work, a witnessed list of merits and grades, as well as all the academic materials that are referred to in the application, but no more than ten publications. All documents must be sent in three copies.