Lecturer in Interaction Design (Temporary work)

Malmo

Reference number P 2025/1036

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We are looking for
Temporary lecturer in Interaction Design at the Faculty of culture and society.

Work duties
You will be teaching and leading courses in bachelor-level interaction design courses. This can involve development of course plans, learning resources and conducting examinations and advising students. You will also support industry relations: Plan and execute activities that connect industry with students, for example guest seminars and industry visits The job also includes participating in programme and institutional development activities.

Qualifications
A person who has demonstrated teaching expertise and has been awarded a second-cycle degree or has the corresponding academic competence or some other professional expertise that is of value in view of the subject matter of the post and the duties that it will involve, shall be qualified for employment as lecturer.

A teacher at Malmö University is expected to have university teacher training corresponding to at least 15 credits, or corresponding formal university teacher training, which is determined through validation. New staff members lacking this training must, within the scope of their appointment, commence such training within one year of assuming their position.

In addition to formal competence, University employees must possess the personal capacities necessary to perform the duties of the position well and to represent the University in the best possible way.

Specific requirements for this position:

• Masters education in interaction design, human-computer interaction or similar.
• English language fluency.
• Experience in teaching basic interaction design topics in higher education. This includes human-centred design processes, interactivity, sketching and prototyping.
• Experience in studio-style teaching including coaching and critique of design work.

The following would be of benefit for the position:

• Experience as course coordinator.
• Positive student evaluations of teaching skills.
• Portfolio demonstrating the ability to sketch and prototype modern graphical user interfaces to a professional standard.
• Portfolio demonstrating proficiency with web technologies (ie. TypeScript/JavaScript, CSS and HTML) and/or microcontroller-based interactivity (eg. Arduino, Micro/CircuitPython, Espruino)
• Experience in teaching in a variety of courses and roles within interaction design

Assessment criteria
Accordning to the Appointment Rules at Malmö University, the assessment crieteria for a position as Lecturer are:

• Documented competence in the field
• Documented ability to collaborate with actors in other parts of society with a clear connection to education and research

Teaching expertise relates to:

• Documented experience in pedagogical development work and a reflective presentation of their own pedagogical outlook and practices
• Documented experience in teaching at a high standard
• Documented ability to link research and education with regards to both content and teaching

Other assessment criteria:
As a person, you are independent, driven, well-organized, communicative and interested in development work in relation to courses, colleagues and the subject. You have your own artistic/illustration activity that you can anchor in teaching. You have a clear pedagogical intent and ability to engage students and colleagues in improving the quality of education. Self-motivated and well-organised, with a curiosity and passion for the topics being taught.

Faculty, Department and Research environment
Faculty of Culture and Society
The Faculty of Culture and Society is a multidisciplinary faculty that includes three departments: the Department of Global Political Studies (GPS) the School of Arts and Communication (K3) and the Department of Urban Studies (US). The faculty conducts doctoral studies in the following subjects: Global Politics, Interaction Design, International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Media and Communication Studies, Organisation Studies, and Urban Studies. The faculty hosts four of the university’s nine research centres. Read more about the Faculty of Culture and Society here.

The School of Arts and Communication
The School of Arts and Communication (K3) has approximately 110 employees and 1,200 students, offering interdisciplinary education at undergraduate, advanced and doctoral level in media, the humanities and design. We are committed to creative, collaborative, and critical research and education with strong public engagement. We combine traditional scientific and academic theory with artistic methods and practice-based work. Our activities take place within three academic environments (Storytelling, Media and Design) and a number of research groups. The department also hosts Malmö Research Centre for Imagining and Co-Creating Futures (ICF). The department offers doctoral education in two subject areas: Interaction Design and Media and Communication Studies.

Read more about the School of Arts and Communication (K3), including our education, collaboration and research here.
Further information
Åsa Harvard Maare, Acting head of department, asa.harvard@mau.se

Helena Ondrus, Head of Unit, helena.ondrus@mau.se

For practical questions regarding the employment and recruitment process, please contact HR specialist Joakim Lindström, joakim.lindstrom@mau.se

In our recruitment work, Malmö University has taken a stand regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

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Application
You apply for this position via Malmö University's recruitment system by clicking on the "Apply" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is completed in accordance with the job advertisement, and that it is submitted to the University no later than 2025-05-16. The application must be written in Swedish, English or any of the Scandinavian languages. As an applicant, you are responsible for the application and its appendices being translated.

According to Malmö University’s qualifications portfolio, the application must include:

• Curriculum vitae
• Documentation of pedagogical expertise incl. the pedagogical works to be considered (maximum three). The pedagogical works are uploaded on selection question 6.
• Documentation of scientific expertise incl. the primary scientific works to be considered (maximum three). The scientific works are uploaded on selection question 7.
• Professional/clinical experience (if applicable)
• Documentation of leadership and administrative expertise (if applicable)

The application must also include:

• Copies of degree certificates and other relevant certificates
• A brief account of research, teaching and other activities relevant to the position to which the application pertains, including a description of how the applicant envisions their future research and teaching

The rules for appointment of teaching staff at Malmö University are regulated in the Appointment Rules at Malmö University.

Merits and qualifications must be documented according to Qualifications portfolio for lecturers/researchers at Malmö University

Application documents
We accept application documents digitally. Physical documents are accepted only in exceptional cases. Contact hr@mau.se if you have books and any other documents that cannot be sent electronically.

Miscellaneous
The employment is a temporary position of 50% until 31 January 2026.

Malmö University is a workplace and higher education institution that is characterised by an open and inclusive approach, where gender equality and equal terms add value to our activities.

Malmö University applies individual salary setting.

Swedish is the main language at Malmö University and it is desired that non-Swedish speaking employees eventually acquire enough proficiency in Swedish to be able to participate in the day-to-day work of their department or division.

The employment includes 10 percent competence development time, which may include participation in research and development projects.

Start date
2025-08-18 or as agreed

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

OFR/ST, Martin Reissner, martin.reissner@mau.se

We are looking forward to receiving your application!
You apply no later than 12/05/2025 by clicking the apply button.