RESEARCH LEADER IN RELIGION, ART AND DEMOCRACY
Reference: Research Leader Job Type: Teaching & Supervision, Administration & Executive business, Research Contract Type: Permanent position (starting with six months try out period) Extent: 100% (40 hours/week) Closing Date: March 20th 2019 Location: Sankt Ignatios Theological Academy / Stockholm School of Theology (THS) Placing: Södertälje & Stockholm Country: Sweden Start: August 1th 2019 Salary: Table Salaries
Sankt Ignatios Theological Academy is now advertising a position as Deputy Dean – Education, with a portfolio relating to Religion, Art and Democracy (Folkbildning)
Sankt Ignatios Theological Academy consists of four parts: Sankt Ignatios Community College, Sankt Ignatios College, Sankt Ignatios Academy, and Sankt Ignatios Office. The community college educates refugees and adults in Swedish, English and subjects connected with University eligibility. The College educates priests, religious educators and takes care of the beginnings of the Bachelor program. The Academy takes care of the latter part of the Bachelor program, Master and Research level. The office supervises all institutions, care for the administration and strategic development.
Sankt Ignatios is developing in two exiting areas. We are presently being integrated with Stockholm School of Theology (THS) and also making Sankt Ignatios international. Therefore we would like to expand the leadership of the organization by employing a second deputy dean. The Deputy will carry the responsibility together with the Dean for enhancing the quality of Sankt Ignatios as an institution, with particular emphasis on developing international relations.
Work duties
- Together with the Deans Collegium
oversee Education on all levels, with special attention to College and Academy
- Chair the Educational Collegium with the
Academic Dean of Academy and the Academic Dean of College.
- Develop the Center for International
Relations and Unity
- Develop curriculum and teach within
"Eastern Christian Studies” and "Religion, Art and Democracy”.
- Supervise Doctoral Students
- Research
- Teaching
Qualifications
The deputy should have a portfolio related to folkbildning and Eastern Christian Studies. The title in English of the portfolio would be Religion, Art and Democracy. The portfolio will have a general content oriented toward folkbildning, and the development of its idea, which is unfolded in the intersection between Religion, Art and Democracy.
The applicant is to have demonstrated research and teaching expertise of significance for the subject.
The academic qualifications required is Senior Lecturer/Docent/Professor.
Furthermore, the applicant is to demonstrate the ability to lead and develop centers, institutions or networks in the field as well as demonstrate experience of working internationally for the orthodox churches with a special focus of inter-orthodox relations. Since our international center is located in Belgrade the applicant has to fluent in Serbian and English and preferably knowledgable in a third language, e.g. German, French or Italian, etc.
Application
The position is applied for through an application sent to daniel.ohrvall@sanktignatios.org no later the March 20th, 2019. The following sections must be included in a single pdf document:
- Letter of application.
- CV including a complete list of
publications and the scientific works especially relevant for the subject. Here the candidate also list research (grants, projects), teaching (position, subjects) and other relevant work to date (leadership, development).
- Research summery and plans for the
future (500 words)
- Research supervision, completed and
ongoing
- Three writing samples in the related
subject (Article/Chapter of a book)
- Examples of Curriculum developed by the
candidate.
- Documented teaching and an evaluation
about your teaching
- Names and contact information of three
references.
- Certificates (BA, MA, PhD, Awards)
For further information about the position please contact:
Dean, Dr. Michael Hjälm michael.hjalm@sanktignatios.org