Position at University of Gothenburg

Senior Lecturer in Conservation,
Department of Conservation
University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Sweden
Permanent post
Extent: 100%

First day of employment: as agreed upon

Reference number: PER 2014/361

The Department of Conservation at the University of Gothenburg in
Gothenburg, Sweden offers professional degree programs and conducts
research into cultural heritage issues, landscapes and cultural
districts, buildings, gardens, cultural heritage objects, and
interiors.  In Gothenburg the department offers degree programs in
building conservation, conservation, and leadership in traditional
and cultural heritage handicrafts.  At the Mariestad campus the
department offers degree programs in traditional building
craftsmanship, garden handicrafts, and landscape conservation.  For
more information, visit

    <URL:http://www.conservation.gu.se>

Collaboration is an important aspect of what we do collaboration
among the various branches of the department, between undergraduate
programs and research, and with the national and international
community around us.

A career in conservation demands expertise in a broad field of
knowledge that encompasses areas in the natural sciences,
humanities, and social sciences.  Conservation and development of
our cultural heritage also demands a particular expertise in
documentation, interpretation, and analysis in the practice of
cultural heritage conservation.

Subject area: Conservation, especially conservation of objects

Specific subject description: The conservation programme is
vocational and aims to provide both theoretical and practical
knowledge and skills in preventive and interventive conservation
methodology of objects, interiors, and building elements.  Structure
and choice of courses aim to give students the necessary knowledge
in science and cultural science subjects so that the physical
cultural heritage can be nurtured and preserved in a professional
manner.  The training is based on a multidisciplinary approach in
which science is integrated with humanities/cultural disciplines.

Job assignments: Applicants must have specialized expertise or
particular mastery of objects conservation.  The position includes
planning, teaching, leading, and developing courses at both
undergraduate and masters levels, as well as advising students with
masters theses.  Work with the doctoral program and other
departmental responsibilities may be required, as well as research
and development work in the field of objects conservation.

The position requires deep knowledge and long experience in the
practice of conservation of objects with a broadly based experience
from cultural historical oriented practice, as well as advanced
skills in planning and collaboration, carefulness, social skills,
flexibility, and creativity.  The ability to teach in either Swedish
or English is a requirement.  Applicants are expected to be able to
teach in Swedish within two years of accepting the position.

Eligibility: The qualifications for academic positions are given in
Chapter 4, Section 3 - 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance and in
University of Gothenburg's Appointments Procedure for Teachers.
This document is available at the University's job announcement
webpage:

    <URL:http://www.gu.se/digitalAssets/1500/1500024_1457517_appointments-procedure-for-teachers.pdf>

The ability to teach in Swedish or English is a requirement.
Applicants are expected to teach in Swedish within two years.

Assessment: In judging an applicant's qualifications, equal weight
will be given to teaching skills and professional skills in the
field of object conservation.  In evaluating teaching skills,
particular emphasis will be placed on experience with planning,
organizing, and leading courses, and on documented experience of
teaching and advising in the field of object conservation.  In
evaluating professional skills, particular emphasis will be placed
on advanced expertise and experience of practical conservation work
in the field of conservation.  After teaching and professional
expertise, scientific skill is the next most important ground for
evaluating applicants.

In evaluating scientific skill, particular attention will be paid to
scientific expertise in the field of object conservation.  The
applicant should have a natural science and interdisciplinary
foundation, and the applicant's scientific skill should be
documented primarily with publications in scientific journals with
internationally recognized peer review.  Another important aspect of
scientific skill is documented advanced ability to secure research
grants from research foundations and other external funding sources.
Experience working across professional boundaries and/or in
multi-disciplinary collaborations is of merit.

Additional information: Choosing a career in a foreign country is a
big step and raises many questions about what to expect.  Thus, to
give you a general idea of what we and Gothenburg have to offer in
terms of benefits and life in general for you and your accompanying
spouse/partner please visit
<URL:http://www.science.gu.se/english/about/career>.  For more
information about the Faculty of Science please visit
<URL:http://www.science.gu.se/english/>.  Also, we can offer
relocation services.

For more information about the position, see:

    <URL:http://www.gu.se/english/about_the_university/announcements-in-the-job-application-portal/?languageId=100001&disableRedirect=true&returnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gu.se%2Fomuniversitetet%2Faktuellt%2Fledigaanstallningar%2F%3Fid%3D19144%26Dnr%3D649283%26Type%3DS&Dnr=649283&Type=S>


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