Assistant Professor in Public Administration

University of Gothenburg offers a research environment where internationally recognized, world-class research is combined with an open and collaborative academic culture. Here, researchers at the beginning of their careers have the opportunity to develop, build international networks, and contribute to research of global significance. This position is part of the university's initiative University of Gothenburg Global Scholars Initiative. Read more about the initiative and University of Gothenburg here: https://www.gu.se/node/190161/

The employment as Assistant Professor is a qualifying position aimed at providing the employee with the opportunity to develop their pedagogical and scientific skills. An Assistant Professor may, at the end of the employment, apply for promotion to Professor. If the Assistant Professor is deemed suitable and meets the requirements for promotion, they shall be promoted and appointed as a permanent Professor.

More information about the department can be found on our website https://www.gu.se/forvaltningshogskolan

Subject

Public Administration

Subject Description

Förvaltningshögskolan conducts education, research, and collaboration within the subject of Public Administration. Public Administration is a multidisciplinary research area that studies the organization, governance, function, and relationship to society of the public sector by integrating theories and methods from several social science disciplines. Research and education within Public Administration at the department is mainly conducted within three areas: Politics, democracy and administration, public management, and organization, management and society.

At Förvaltningshögskolan, research projects are currently underway on, among other things, administration and bureaucracy, professions, localization, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, energy policy, public procurement, municipal democracy, financial management, migration and labor integration, as well as legal perspectives on public administration. More information about our researchers and ongoing research can be found on our website https://www.gu.se/forvaltningshogskolan/var-forskning

Förvaltningshögskolan has a long tradition of researching local politics and administration and of collaboration with the surrounding society. This environment is strengthened through the long-term partnership Partnership for Collaboration, Education and Research (PACER), which brings together Förvaltningshögskolan, municipalities, and Västra Götalandsregionen in research, education, and collaboration.

Förvaltningshögskolan's programs in Public Administration include bachelor's and master's programs, doctoral education, and professional education. The department is also responsible for courses in the preschool teacher program and the principal program.

Förvaltningshögskolan welcomes both applicants who join some of our existing research areas and applicants who wish to develop other areas within the subject of Public Administration.

Duties

The duties as Assistant Professor in Public Administration consist of half research and half teaching. In the teaching part, administrative tasks may also be included.

The duties include:

Research within the subject of Public Administration. The Assistant Professor is free to choose research questions, develop theoretical ideas, collect data, and choose research methods. This includes actively seeking external international and national research grants as well as actively participating in the department's research environments and seminar activities. The Assistant Professor is also expected to participate in the international dialogue through participation in conferences and through international publication with esteemed international publishers and in esteemed international journals with a peer review system. Teaching, course responsibility, supervision, and examination in courses at basic and advanced levels in Public Administration. Teaching at the doctoral level may also become relevant. Teaching in most programs and courses at the department may be required. The duties also include course and program development as well as participation in the department's pedagogical development work. Collaboration with the surrounding society. Active participation in the development of the department's activities in Göteborg.

Eligibility

Eligibility for employment as a teacher is specified in Chapter 4, Sections 3–4 of the Higher Education Ordinance as well as in https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2024-12/Ansta%CC%88llningsordning%20fo%CC%88r%20la%CC%88rare%20vid%20Go%CC%88teborgs%20universitet.pdf for the employment of teachers at University of Gothenburg (GU 2024/1687).

Those eligible to be employed as Assistant Professor are those who have obtained a doctoral degree in Public Administration or another subject area relevant to the position where the administrative perspective is central, such as sociology, social work, political science, business administration, or who have equivalent scientific competence.

Primarily, those who have obtained a doctoral degree or have reached equivalent competence at most seven years before the time of application for the position as Assistant Professor should be considered. However, those who have obtained a doctoral degree or have achieved equivalent competence earlier may also be considered if there are special reasons. Special reasons refer to leave due to illness, parental leave, or other similar circumstances. The reasons, dates, and extent of the absence must be clearly specified in the application and substantiated with certificates.

The ability to teach in English is a requirement.

For more information and application, see: https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-anstallningar

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