Senior Lecturer in speech language pathology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

- with focus on education and research

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At the department for Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, CLINTEC, patient-oriented education, research and postgraduate training is carried out. Through continuous improvement, collaboration and education with the patient in focus, research results must be translated into healthcare to improve people's health. We are looking for a person who wants to conduct research and to conduct research-related speech language pathology education. The unit for speech language pathology has the main responsibility for the speech language pathology program at Karolinska Institutet. At the unit for speech and language therapy, further education is also conducted at advanced level and postgraduate level, as well as research in various areas of communication difficulties and swallowing disorders.

Description of the subject area

Speech language pathology is a main area at Karolinska Institutet (KI). The area describes and explains various difficulties with communication and swallowing, as well as the consequences this can have for people's health and quality of life. Language disorders are characterized by difficulties in formulating and understanding words, sentences and texts. Speech disorders mean that the pronunciation or speech flow does not work in a typical way. Voice disorders mean that the voice sounds hoarse, and the person may have difficulty making themselves heard. Swallowing disorders mean that you cannot chew, and swallow as expected. Speech, voice, language and swallowing problems can occur throughout life. The problems can therefore be congenital, developmental or acquired. They can occur in isolation or form part of syndromes and diseases. Speech language pathologists are clinically active in health care, schools and in private sectors.

At the unit for speech language pathology, internationally successful research of very high relevance is conducted to increase knowledge about and understanding of difficulties with communication and swallowing and how these functions and quality of life for affected persons can be improved. The subject of speech language pathology is interdisciplinary in nature and closely related to cognitive science, linguistics and psychology.

Your mission

Your role as lecturer means that you work with research and education in the field of speech language pathology. The position also includes administration, course responsibility and participation in university-wide committees. You will be course-responsible, meaning that you will also be formal examiner. As course responsible you are expected to develop the courses from a pedagogical perspective as well as securing the courses’ connection to current research. Your role as lecturer also includes running your own research line in collaboration with others as well as applying for external research funding.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as a Senior Lecturer with focus on education and research, in addition to holding a Degree of Doctor, PhD or having equivalent scientific expertise, the applicant must have demonstrated excellent pedagogical expertise and good scientific expertise (see the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for teachers at Karolinska Institute).

Given the interdisciplinarity of the subject of speech language pathology, a lecturer at the unit for speech language pathology may also have their basic education in other relevant areas, for example linguistics, psychology or cognitive science.

The applicant shall also have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education (or have equivalent competence) as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution.

For employment as a Senior lecturer, good knowledge of Swedish is required because all educational assignments are carried out in Swedish since the mission comprising formal examination of students.

Assessment criteria

The Senior Lectureship has a focus on education and research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific skill (2), pedagogical skill (3), management, development, and collaboration skills (2).

For employment as Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure are applied in relation to established profile of employment.

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Documented ability to develop and run research projects in speech language pathology relevant areas
• Documented experience of driving educational development through, for example, educational projects

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Experience of national and international collaborations regarding both research and education

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Here, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Flemingsberg

https://ki.se/en/clintec/department-of-clinical-science-intervention-and-technology-clintec

Application

Your application must contain the following documents in English: a cover letter as well as a résumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, all the submitted documents should be written in English.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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