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The Department of Culture and Media Studies is part of Umeå University's Faculty of Humanities and has approximately 70 employees. A unique combination of subject areas makes the department a creative environment at the intersection of art, culture, literature, and media. The department conducts internationally recognized research of high quality. For more information, please visit: https://www.umu.se/kultmed
We are now seeking a Professor of Literary Studies with a starting date to be agreed upon.
Description and Responsibilities
The position includes research, teaching, supervision, seminar leadership, collaboration, and administrative work. The employment also includes 30% faculty-funded research. The professor is expected to initiate research projects and actively seek research funding, preferably in collaboration with other researchers, and to broadly contribute to the continued development of the subject area and the department.
Qualifications for Employment as Professor
To be eligible for employment as a Professor of Literary Studies, a person must have demonstrated both scientific and pedagogical competence within the field of literary studies (Chapter 4, Section 3 of the Higher Education Ordinance).
Very good language skills in Swedish and English, as well as the ability to teach at all educational levels in these languages, are required for the position.
For information on Assessment Criteria and Weighting of Assessment Criteria, see: https://www.umu.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/professor-i-litteraturvetenskap_934796/
Application
Applications must be submitted via the recruitment system Varbi and must be received by September 30, 2026.
The eligibility and assessment criteria can be found in the regulations for teachers at Umeå University. https://www.umu.se/regelverk/personal-lika-villkor-och-arbetsmiljo/anstallningsordning-for-larare-vid-umea-universitet2/
Information about which documents must be attached to the application can be found in the Faculty of Humanities' application guidelines: https://www.umu.se/humanistisk-fakultet/om-institutionen/tva-dokument/
All documents must be submitted in electronic form.
At the Faculty of Humanities, there is the possibility to apply for faculty-funded research time in internal competition.
Other Information
The employment is on a permanent basis with a starting date to be agreed upon.
The place of work is Umeå. High presence in the workplace is a requirement to satisfactorily perform the duties included in the employment.
Umeå University is a state authority, which means that employees receive special benefits. Read more about this here: Benefits.
Further information about the position is provided by Head of Department Karin S Lindelöf, 090-7869065, [email protected] or HR Coordinator [email protected]
We welcome your application!
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