PhD student in didactics (in early childhood education)

Publiceringsdatum: 2025-04-17

Vill du ta steget att arbeta som doktorand hos MÄLARDALENS UNIVERSITET? Nu har du möjligheten. MÄLARDALENS UNIVERSITET söker efter en ny anställd på heltid under 6 månader eller längre som är redo att ta sin karriär till nästa nivå. För detta jobb är det en fördel om du bor i närheten av Västerås då det är tjänsteorten.

MÄLARDALENS UNIVERSITET har just nu ett ledigt jobb som doktorand. MÄLARDALENS UNIVERSITET letar efter erfaren doktorand som kan ansluta till deras team. Sista ansökningsdag är måndag den femte maj 2025.

Jobbannons

Mälardalen University (MDU) is the youngest university in Sweden. In line with our vision, to be a progressive and collaborative University where we shape a sustainable future together, we wish to make a difference. Do you want to be involved and contribute to our development? Together, we can create a sustainable future through knowledge and innovation.

At the School of Education, Culture and Communication (UKK) our students mainly study programmes relating to teacher education, but we also offer programmes and courses in languages and communication, mathematics/applied mathematics, physics, music and opera as well as the preparatory technical foundation year. MDU's research specialisation educational sciences and mathematics is part of the School. We collaborate with the surrounding community and our international partners.

Employment information

Employment: Temporary employment with the start date of 2025-09-01 or according to the agreed terms

Scope: full time

Number of positions: 1

Closing date for application: 2025-05-05

Campus location: Eskilstuna or Västerås

School: School of Education, Culture and Communication

Eligibility

Access to third-cycle courses and study programmes at a higher education education as well as basic eligibility requirements and assessment criteria, are regulated in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 7 §§ 34–41(SFS 1993:100). Read more about third-cycle studier at MDU here: https://www.mdu.se/en/malardalen-university/education/doctoral-education A full-time employment as a doctoral student is attached to this third-cycle studies which corresponds to four years. 

Job description

The School of Education, Culture and Communication (UKK) is seeking one doctoral student in didactics (in early childhood education) for the graduate school “Teaching Practices and Technologies”.

Research in the field of didactics deals with issues of education, teaching and learning. Didactics includes questions about content, different educational contexts, and how content is legitimised. Furthermore, scientific didactics investigates the forms of teaching and learning (methods and models) as well as its actors (teachers and pupils/children) and their relationships.

The research school is linked to a training environment for teacher education, where student teachers are given the opportunity to experiment, explore and practise (subject) didactic knowledge and skills using different technologies and modalities. The training environment is still under development and the Graduate School will take part in the developmental work. The practice environment will play a central role in teacher education at MDU and for schools and preschools linked to teacher education. You will also belong to the research environment Children and young people at school and in society, read more here: https://www.mdu.se/en/malardalen-university/research/research-specialisations/educational-sciences-and-mathematics/children-and-young-people-at-school-and-in-society--

Dissertation projects

Dissertation projects within the graduate school must address the theme of the graduate school, teaching practices and technologies, and be linked to research fields relevant to one of the research environments above, such as

• preschool teachers’ competence in dealing with children in need of special support
• preschool teachers’ work and pedagogical leadership
• pedagogical professions and teacher education
• issues of democracy, sustainability and justice from both a local and global perspective (global citizenship, global humanities)  

Qualifications

For basic eligibility, one of the following is required:

• an advanced-level degree
• at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 are at an advanced level
• equivalent knowledge acquired in Sweden or abroad through other means.

Specific eligibility for admission to doctoral studies in education requires a degree including at least 60 credits of relevance to educational science and an independent degree project corresponding to 15 credits of relevance to educational science. During their undergraduate studies, applicants must have completed an approved degree project/independent project/thesis of at least 15 credits at second-cycle level (or equivalent). Special eligibility also applies to those who have acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in another way in Sweden or abroad.

Good oral and written communication skills in Swedish and English are required to perform regular duties in research, teaching and administration.

Assessment criteria

A fundamental basis for assessment is the ability to benefit from doctoral studies.

For this position, special emphasis will be placed on the applicant's preliminary thesis plan as well as previously completed independent work (especially degree projects at advanced level) with regard to independence, methodological clarity and theoretical awareness, analytical and stylistic rigour, as well as critical approach.

A teaching degree or experience of professional teaching activities is an advantage.

In an overall assessment of suitability, emphasis is also placed on personal abilities. All employees at MDU are expected to cooperate and treat colleagues and students with respect, take responsibility for the organisation and their own work duties and contribute to a positive work environment.

In this recruitment we invite exploratory dissertation projects, and we are therefore looking for those who are driven by creativity, curiosity and critical thinking.

We value the qualities that an even distribution of age and gender, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, can contribute to the organization.

Application

The application is to be completed online. Please submit your application by clicking on the "Apply" button below.

The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and will reach the University no later than closing date for the application.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Union representatives:

Saco-S saco-s@mdu.se

Susanne Meijer ST-OFR/S, tel: 021-10 14 89

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