Lecturer in English at Secondary School Teacher Programme

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We are looking for a

Lecturer (adjunkt) in English at Secondary School Teacher Programme at the Department of Culture, Language and Media (KSM), at the Faculty of Learning and Society.

Subject area

English is the world’s first second language. It is used daily by close to a billion people worldwide and is widely taught as a foreign language in schools world-wide. The study of English at Malmö university has the didactics and teaching of English as its main focus, both English linguistics and English literature. 

Job description

As a lecturer, you will mainly teach in the Secondary School Teacher Programme in English and learning, with a focus on grades 7-9 and Upper Secondary School (Gymnasium). Applicants should have knowledge of English grammar and academic writing, as well as familiarity with the Swedish school system and relevant areas of applied linguistics, particularly sociolinguistics.

In addition to teaching, the position includes course administration, course development and ongoing communication with students. You will be part of a teaching team and are expected to contribute actively to the development of the English subject. The position may also include supervision and teaching related to VFU, including visits to teacher students during their school- placement periods. 

Qualification requirements

Qualification requirements refer to requirements that must be met for an applicant to be considered for employment.

To qualify for appointment as a lecturer, an individual must have a completed a master’s degree or equivalent or have other professional expertise of significance with respect to the position’s subject content and duties. For appointment as a lecturer, teaching expertise is also a qualification requirement.

For indefinite term employment as lecturer, the individual is required to have higher education teaching training of at least 7.5 credits or an equivalent qualification requirement. All lecturers are expected to continuously develop their teaching expertise as part of the indefinite term employment and to obtain higher education teaching training comprising at least 15 credits or the equivalent.

If higher education teaching training is lacking, an assessment must be made as to whether equivalent knowledge and skills have been acquired in another way and, if so, this is to be described in the basis for the decision on employment or promotion.

In special circumstances, for example when the applicant did not have the opportunity to acquire such knowledge in their previous employment, the individual may still be hired. The employee must then attend higher education teaching training during the first two years of employment, so that the qualification requirement is fulfilled.

It is a general qualification requirement for teachers at Malmö University that the candidate is appropriate for and have the ability in general required to fully complete the duties of the relevant position.

Additional qualification requirements for this position are:

Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English.

Assessment criteria

Assessment criteria refer to criteria for assessing how well an applicant meets a certain qualification requirement and criteria that have otherwise been deemed significant for the position.

The overall assessment is to place the greatest emphasis on teaching expertise. The overall assessment is also to include research expertise, collaborative expertise, academic citizenship, leadership and administrative expertise.

The assessment criteria for research expertise are:

• research in the field relevant for the position in question;
• active participation and being well-established in the scientific community;
• ability to initiate, plan, develop, independently implement and lead high-quality research with international impact and of significant scope;
• capable of international research collaboration;
• capable of attracting competitive external research funding in light of the subject area’s unique characteristics and traditions;
• ability to apply principles for open science; and
• ability to communicate research within and outside of the scientific community. 

The assessment criteria for teaching expertise are:

• ability to plan, develop, implement and lead high-quality teaching using different teaching methods on the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels;
• experience of educational development work and reflection on one’s own educational philosophy and application;
• ability to integrate research into bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral education both in terms of content and educational methods;
• capable of participating in and leading international educational collaborations;
• experience of doctoral programmes, such as solid experience of planning, admissions, work with syllabuses and course development, summative assessments, supervision up to defence of doctoral thesis, and experience as the main doctoral supervisor, in light of the subject area’s unique characteristics and traditions.

Assessment criteria for collaborative expertise are:

• ability to initiate, develop and expand collaboration and mutual exchange with relevant public organisations at the local, national and international levels to strengthen the quality, relevance and benefit of research and education;
• ability to communication research and education to external target groups; and
• ability to translate research and education into innovation and apply them practically (utilisation).

Assessment criteria for academic citizenship, leadership and administrative expertise are:

• work within academia beyond regular duties within education and research and also with external activities and assignments where academic citizenship is practiced;
• collegial initiatives at a department, faculty, or equivalent that promote a healthy work environment and academic setting, such as work on boards and committees, and in working groups, responsibility for seminars, various leadership, coordination and mentor assignments within and outside of one’s own higher education institution, assessment and review assignments, and work with journals;
• experience from academic leadership and leadership positions and the ability to lead and develop an organisation and staff and to take responsibility for the organisation’s quality and outcomes, and create enthusiasm; and
• ability to plan, organise, implement and follow up work, assignments and operations and the ability to work in a structured way and contribute to development of organisational processes and procedures.

For this position, the following assessment criteria is of particular importance:

For this position, the following will also be assessed:

• Broader competence within the fields of study of the department.
• Experience with the Swedish school system.

Assessment of qualifications will be done based on Malmö University’s appointments procedure and the adopted job description for the position. An overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications and expertise based on the qualification requirements and assessment criteria will be made prior to a decision to hire an applicant.

See Malmö University’s appointments procedure for additional instructions on how to conduct the assessment. 

Faculty

The Faculty of Education and Society offers professional training in the fields of schools, culture, leisure and sport. The faculty runs one of Sweden’s largest teacher training programmes, offering students a choice of four degrees: preschool teacher, primary teacher, secondary teacher or vocational teacher. On this page you can read about our activities. 

Department

The Department of Culture, Languages and Media focuses on how children and young people use language, literature and other media as tools. 

Application instructions

Apply for the position through Malmö University’s recruitment system by clicking on the “Apply” button. Application documents are to be submitted electronically. Physical documents are only accepted in exceptional cases; contact hr@mau.se if you have books or other documents that cannot be submitted electronically.

All qualifications are to be documented so that both quality and scope can be assessed. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the job description and application instructions and that it is submitted no later than 2026-05-11. The application is to be written in Swedish, English or one of the other Scandinavian languages. When required, you are responsible for translating the application and any submitted documents.

For guidance on compiling qualifications, you can use Academic Qualifications Portfolio at Malmö university,

The application is to include the following:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Documentation of research expertise, including the works cited (maximum 3)
• Documentation of teaching expertise and higher education teaching training, including the works cited (maximum 3)
• Documentation of collaboration expertise
• Documentation of academic citizenship, leadership, and administrative expertise

The application is also to include the following:

• Degree certificates and other relevant grades and certificates
• A brief account of scientific, pedagogical, and other activities relevant to the position applied for, including a vision for the applicant’s future research and teaching

Note that the documents submitted or produced for this open position (such as applications, expert reports and minutes) are normally general documents and as such public documents. This means that the documents may (except for documents classified as secret) be requested and read by others.

Terms of employment

Starts: Aug. 10, 2026 or per agreement
Form of employment: Fixed-term employment for 6 months

Scope of the employment: 50 %.

Salary: Individual salary setting

Swedish is the primary language at Malmö University, and it is a hope that non-Swedish speaking staff will acquire enough Swedish language skills to allow them to participate in teaching and research and in common and daily work at the department but also as a way to enable them to take on academic leadership positions. 

Information

Head of department: Sverker Johansson  sverker.johansson@mau.se

Subject manager: Shaun Nolan shaun.nolan@mau.se

For questions about the recruitment process, contact HR Partner Niklas Tholin, niklas.tholin@mau.se

Trade union representatives

Saco-S: Rebecka Johansson, rebecka.johansson@mau.se 

SEKO: Anne Sundel, anne.sundel@mau.se 

OFR/ST: Lutfi Zuta, lutfi.zuta@mau.se

Prior to this recruitment process, the Malmö University has determined which recruitment channels and marketing it will use. We request that no offers be made to provide advertising and recruitment help in connection with this advertisement. 

We look forward to receiving your application!