Pro-Rector at Mälardalen University

MÄLARDALENS UNIVERSITET · plný úvazek

Västerås Box 883 , Västerås, Švédsko

Do you want to help shape the future of a university? Mälardalen University (MDU) is Sweden's youngest university and an institution in strong development. We are now seeking a pro-rector who, together with the rector and university leadership, wants to lead the continued development of a university characterized by curiosity, innovation, and collaboration. Mälardalen University is driven by a vision of being a progressive university where we together build a sustainable future. This means we meet the needs of the future with innovative thinking, interdisciplinary education, and close collaboration with companies, public actors, civil society, and other universities around the world. As pro-rector, you will have a central role in shaping the university's future. Together with the rector, university leadership, colleagues, and staff, you will drive the strategic development of education, research, and collaboration, with the aim of strengthening the university's quality, attractiveness, and societal relevance. Employment Information Employment Form: Permanent position that begins with a possible probationary period Employment Period/Start Date: Immediately or by agreement Scope: Full-time Number of Positions: 1 Application Deadline: 2026-09-30 Station Location: Västerås/Eskilstuna Institution/Unit/Department: MDU Your Assignment As pro-rector, you are the rector's deputy according to the Higher Education Act and a central part of the university's leadership. You work closely with the rector and other management functions to develop and implement the university's vision and strategic goals in action. You contribute to ensuring that education and research maintain high quality and that the university's relevance, attractiveness, and societal benefit are strengthened. You have a special focus on further developing high quality in education and research, the university's relevance and attractiveness as a cohesive environment through strategic educational focus and quality assurance work. An integral part of your work is to establish trusting relationships internally and externally. Who Are You? You are an experienced academic leader with strong strategic ability and a broad perspective on higher education and research. You have the ability to bring people together around common goals and are driven by creating conditions for development, quality, and innovation. Qualifications We are looking for you who: have a PhD with achieved docent competence, have several years of documented management experience and experience managing other managers, have successfully worked as an academic leader at a higher/highest organizational level, are well versed in quality assurance work, have strategic organizational ability with documented experience leading and developing operations in complex environments, have demonstrated capacity to translate vision and goals into action that creates conditions for renewal and change, have high scientific and pedagogical credibility and very good knowledge of the conditions for higher education and research with understanding of relevant regulations and quality aspects, have well-documented experience conducting, leading, and developing high-quality teaching and pedagogical development work at an educational institution, have well-documented ability to credibly represent the entire university and to support broad student participation, have experience representing an educational institution in international contexts, have well-documented ability to promote and work systematically for a good working environment, internal collaboration, gender equality, diversity, and inclusion, have demonstrated ability to be communicative, collaboration-oriented, trustworthy, innovative, and decisive, have demonstrated ability to maintain accessibility and direct dialogue with the entire organization, have excellent ability to communicate well in speech and writing in Swedish and English. Meritorious It is meritorious if you: have professor competence, have served in roles as pro-rector, vice-rector, or rector's council, have successfully engaged in higher education and research's contribution to a sustainable future, have experience further developing collaboration and coproduction with the surrounding society in line with society's challenges and needs, have higher education pedagogy training. Other Decisive weight is placed on personal suitability and how, through your experience and competence, you are assessed to be able to complement, strengthen, and develop the university's operations. We value the qualities that an even age and gender distribution as well as ethnic and cultural diversity contribute. Expression of Interest For an initial discussion about the position, you are welcome to contact Karin Fransson, Human Capital, phone 070-493 72 70, mailto:[email protected] Application Submit your application by clicking the "Apply" button below. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the notice and submitted to the university no later than the application deadline. We welcome your application! Trade Union Representatives: Saco-S mailto:[email protected] Meijer ST-OFR/S, tel: 021-10 14 89 We decline all contact from job advertisement vendors. We have made our strategic choices for this recruitment. Contact Persons Information provided by: Human Capital, Karin Fransson 070-493 72 70 Karin Fransson [email protected] or HR Manager Stina Nyström, [email protected]