Temporary Lecturer in Data Mining Part-time NEW

Temporary Lecturer in Data Mining

Are you interested in working with Data Mining, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a temporary lecturer position at the Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University.

The Department of Information Technology holds a leading position in both research and education at all levels. We are currently Uppsala University's third largest department, have around 350 employees, including 120 teachers and 120 PhD students. Approximately 5,000 undergraduate students take one or more courses at the department each year. You can find more information about us on the Department of Information Technology website.

The subject area of the employment is Data Mining.

Duties include:

• Teaching and administration. Teaching duties include course responsibility and course administration.
• Follow developments within the subject area and the development of society in general that is important for the work at the university.

Qualifications required:

• Higher-education degree including subject specialization (in-depth study of a subject) in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related subject.
• Teaching Expertise. It is necessary that the pedagogical skills and subject specialization are relevant to the content of the employment and the tasks that will be included in the employment.
• Applicants also must have completed teacher training of relevance to operations at the University, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge.
• Documented ability to teach in English is a requirement unless special reasons prevail.
• Personal capabilities necessary to carry out fully the duties of the appointment.

The ranking of eligible applicants will be based primarily on subject specialization and teaching expertise of which weight will be primarily given to teaching expertise.

Administrative expertise is important for the employment and will be given consideration. Other expertise experience with study-administrative systems in use at Uppsala University (e.g., Canvas, Ladok) is beneficial for the employment and will be given consideration.

All merits must be documented in a manner that makes it possible to assess both quality and scope.

In filling this position the university aims to appoint the applicant who, following a qualitative holistic assessment of her/his competence and expertise, is judged to have the best potential to carry out and develop the relevant duties and to help advance operations.

The employment is a temporary position until 15 November 2026. Scope of employment 75%. Starting date 10 August 2026 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.