Senior Lecturer in Hindi

Senior Lecturer in Hindi
The Department of Linguistics and Philology conducts research and education in language and text studies, with a focus on the languages and cultures of Asia, the classical languages of Europe, and general and computational linguistics. Programmes are offered at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. The department has around eighty employees who, together with students and collaborative partners, create an international and intellectually vibrant environment. Uppsala University has a special responsibility for providing education in Hindi.

Duties

The duties include teaching, course development, supervision, assessment, as well as research and administrative work. Educational development and teaching will primarily focus on undergraduate education in Hindi. Teaching duties also include supervision and assessment of independent projects (theses) at various levels, as well as course administration. The holder of the position is expected to contribute actively to the department’s research and seminar activities. Keeping up with the development of the subject and societal developments that may impact the subject and the university is also considered a work duty.
The position may also include administrative responsibilities, such as managerial roles and participation in various management and decision-making bodies within the university.
Eligibility Requirements
A person is eligible for appointment as a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) if they have been awarded a doctoral degree in Indology or another relevant field of language studies, or possess equivalent scholarly expertise, and have demonstrated pedagogical competence. Documented ability to teach Hindi at the university level is required.
Candidates must have completed training in tertiary-level teaching of no less than ten weeks or obtained equivalent competence. In special circumstances, the training can be carried out during the first two years of employment. To qualify as a supervisor of doctoral students, the candidate’s pedagogical training must include postgraduate supervisor training.
Documented ability to teach in English or Swedish is required. The candidate is expected to obtain the ability to teach in Swedish within two years.
It is required that academic competence, pedagogical competence and the candidate’s professional skills are relevant to the duties and subject that are central to the position. The applicant must have the personal qualities required to fit the position well. In this case, such personal qualities are flexibility, a good ability to work together with colleagues and a sense of responsibility.
Assessment criteria for candidates who meet the eligibility requirements:
In the selection process among eligible candidates, emphasis will be placed on both scientific/scholarly and pedagogical merit. All qualifications and achievements cited by applicants must be documented in a manner that allows both their quality and scope to be assessed.
Academic competence refers to research qualifications. When assessing academic competence, primarily research quality will be taken into account. The scope of the research, mainly depth and breadth, will also be accorded significance. In the assessment of academic competence, special weight will be accorded to research qualifications within Hindi studies and Indology. Research contributions relating to other relevant areas of linguistics and to the cultural conditions in India will also be regarded as meritorious.
Additionally, the ability to plan, initiate, lead and develop research and education at the doctoral level, as well as the ability to attract funding for research in competition with other researchers will be accorded significance. The documented ability to interact within the academic community as well as with the local community will be accorded significance.
Pedagogical competence refers to educational and teaching qualifications. In the assessment of pedagogical competence, special weight will be accorded to documented ability to teach Hindi and to develop Hindi courses on a sound pedagogical basis. In addition, documented teaching experience and pedagogical contributions in Indology and Sanskrit will be considered meritorious.
Additionally, the ability to plan, initiate, lead and develop teaching, as well as the ability to link research in the subject to teaching, subject-specific didactics and higher education pedagogy will be accorded significance. The ability to interact on higher education pedagogical issues with parties within and outside the university will also be considered pedagogical competence.
Administrative competence and leadership skills are important to the position and will be accorded significance.
Administrative competence may be demonstrated by, for instance, the ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in an efficient and purpose-adapted manner, as well as through the ability to establish and keep to a time plan. Competence includes overall planning and the ability to manage resources in a way that reflects relevant priorities as well as the ability to work in a structured manner and based on an awareness of relevant goals and quality expectations.
Leadership skills are demonstrated by the ability to lead operations and personnel, make decisions, take responsibility and motivate and provide others with the conditions required to achieve common goals effectively.
In this recruitment, Uppsala University will primarily consider the candidate who, after a holistic qualitative assessment of skills and competence, is considered to have the best capability to carry out and develop relevant duties and contribute to a positive development of the organisation.

Additional information

Parental leave, part-time work owing to caring for children, union work, military service or similar activities are considered work experience and should be included in the applicant’s CV.
The position is permanent (a trial period may apply). The position is full time. Start date as soon as possible or by agreement. Location: Uppsala. The candidate is expected to spend most of their working hours at the department in Uppsala.

Application procedure:

All qualifications must be documented in a way that makes it possible to assess their quality and scope. The application, to be written in English, must be complete by the deadline. It must be submitted through Uppsala University’s electronic recruitment system Varbi and should contain the following:
A letter of application
CV (a brief account of degrees and other educational qualifications, previous employment, and scholarly, teaching, and other professional activities)
An account of future research plans (maximum 3 pages, excluding references)
A statement outlining a plan for the development of Hindi education at Uppsala University over the coming years (maximum 3 pages, excluding references).
An account of the candidate’s academic qualifications
An account of the candidate’s pedagogical qualifications
An account of the candidate’s leadership, administrative, and outreach qualifications
An account of any additional qualifications
A list of scholarly and pedagogical publications
Publications or other works that the applicant considers especially relevant to the position (max 10)
Degree certificates and other relevant documents
The recruitment group may make use of interviews, trial lectures, and references. On request, applicants must therefore be prepared to submit a list of referees (no more than three) who can elucidate the applicant’s professional competence and personal qualities that have a bearing on the post, such as leadership qualities and the ability to cooperate with others.
Any publications that are not available in electronic format should be submitted in three copies to Uppsala University, Faculty of Languages, Box 256, 751 05 Uppsala, Sweden. Mark the package UFV-PA 2026/2814.
For further information, please see the
Appointment Regulations for Uppsala University and
The Faculty of Languages supplementary guidelines.
For further information about the position, please contact the Head of Department Mats Dahllöf (mats.dahllof@lingfil.uu.se)
Please submit your application by 11 January 2027
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