Södertörns högskola (Södertörn University College) south of Stockholm 
in Sweden has expanded from 1 200 students in 1996 to over 12 000 
students currently. There are 750 employees of which over half are 
teachers and researchers.

Our main site, including the new Moa Building and the University 
Library, is in Flemingsberg, with an additional site in Haninge.

Södertörns högskola offers a wide range of academic programmes and 
undertakes research in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Technology, 
Education and Life Sciences. We enjoy a close co-operation with 
Karolinska Institute (KI), the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and 
Karolinska University Hospital.

We are now recruiting a professor in Media Technology with a 
specialisation in interaction design.

Ref. no. (dnr) 289/22/2007

Media Technology is a multidisciplinary discipline within the School of 
Communication, Technology and Design. Within the academic school, there 
is close cooperation between the Department of Media Technology and the 
Department of Tourism Studies.

Media Technology is the second largest discipline at Södertörns 
högskola and one of the largest environments for teaching and research 
into Media Technology in Sweden. The focus within the department is on 
digital experiences, social interaction and cooperation via media 
technology and interactive media. Information technology, communication 
and design are central fields of study.

Research is based on four multidisciplinary themes: ICT and learning, 
interactive media and virtual environments, interaction design, and ICT 
and work. The research and cooperation platform, Man, Medium, Machine 
(M3) brings together these themes. Media Technology is taught at 
undergraduate level, and at advanced level through the one-year 
Master’s programme, Media Technology and Interaction Design.

The discipline is also integrated into several academic programmes and 
is the main field of study in the undergraduate programme ICT, Media 
and Design.

Areas of responsibility

The position includes teaching, supervision and course development at 
undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as research and 
administrative duties.

The successful candidate will be required to prepare for the 
introduction of doctoral studies in Media Technology at the university 
college. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to 
participate in partnerships with the surrounding community and have a 
well-developed network both within Sweden and internationally.

The opportunity to conduct research is dependent on the candidate’s 
ability to attract external funding.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate research and 
teaching experience appropriate for the rank of professor.

A detailed specification about the qualifications required for a 
lectureship can be obtained by personal officer Tomas Rothstein, Tel: + 
46 8 608 41 88.

Assessment criteria

The general criteria for assessing candidates for a lectureship, can be 
obtained by personal officer Tomas Rothstein, Tel: + 46 8 608 41 88.

For the current appointment, the following criteria, in the following 
order, have been determined:
1. Equal importance will be attached to the candidate’s competence in 
teaching and research.

2. Internationally proven academic competence within the fields of 
media technology, interaction design, human-computer interaction, 
ubiquitous computing, physical interfaces, game design, mobile 
services, game studies and creation tools.

3. Proven experience from initiating, leading and coordinating research 
projects, ideally in collaboration with the business community.

4. Proven experience of building partnerships with the surrounding 
community, in particular with regard to applied research.

5. Proven experience of supervising doctoral and Master’s students.

6. Proven ability to work as a member of a team.

7. Proven experience of planning, conducting and developing courses, 
particularly at Master’s and doctoral level, in interaction design, 
media technology and multimedia.

8. Proven experience from initiating and leading multidisciplinary 
research.

9. Proven administrative ability.

10. Because of the multidisciplinary nature of the discipline, the 
candidate should have an understanding of, and interest in, 
perspectives from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Technology.

Terms of employment

The appointment is full-time until further notice. The appointment is 
expected to commence as soon as possible. Södertörns högskola is an 
equal opportunity employer. The majority of staff in the Department of 
Media Technology is male and, therefore, applications from females 
would be very welcome. Positive discrimination may be applied. The 
place of work is the university college’s site in Haninge until the 
spring semester 2008 and, thereafter, at the main site in Flemingsberg.

Further particulars

Jakob Tholander, Head of Department
Telephone: + 46 (0)8 608 4989
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Johan Bornebusch, Head of School
Telephone: +46 (0)8 608 41 11
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Trade union representatives

Fredrik Söderquist (SACO), Tel: + 46 (0)8 608 45 95
Hannele Lilja (ST), Tel: +46 (0)8 608 42 83
Gunnar Stenberg (SEKO), Tel: +46 (0)70 316 43 41

Application procedure

Instructions regarding the application and the documentation of 
pedagogical merits can be obtained by personal officer Tomas Rothstein, 
Tel: + 46 8 608 41 88.

The application should comprise a witnessed CV, a doctoral degree 
certificate as well as a short description of your administrative, 
pedagogical, and research merits as well as other merits of relevance 
for the appointment.

We require four copies of the application. Publications will be 
required at a later stage.

If you intend to complement your application at a later date, this must 
be stated in the application. If this arrives later than three weeks 
after the application deadline, your application will not be 
considered.

Please note that one copy of all documents will be kept by the 
university college for a period of two years from the date a decision 
is made about the appointment, in accordance with a directive from the 
National Archives. This does not apply to appendices that have been 
printed or published in another way.

Where to send your application

Your application should be marked with the appropriate reference number 
(dnr) and sent to:

Registrator, Södertörns högskola, 141 89 Huddinge or via e-mail to: 
[log in to unmask] The closing date for applications is 15 June 2007.

Unsigned applications will be accepted, but four signed copies 
including appendices, must be submitted within three weeks of the 
application deadline, at the latest.

-- 
MATTIAS ARVOLA, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor in Interaction Design.
Södertörns Högskola (University College).
Linköpings universitet.
www.arvola.se