Application for teaching posts

Here you will find information on which documents to attach to your application. You will also find documents with information that will help you in the application process.

The qualifications, requirements and specific credentials that apply for an appointment at Örebro University are listed in the job advert in question. Basic rules, eligibility requirements, and assessment criteria for teaching positions are provided in the Higher Education Ordinance and Örebro University’s Appointment Procedures, complemented by specific guidelines from the respective faculty board. Details of the information to be included as well as the documents to be attached to the application are provided in the university’s web-based recruitment tool. Note that all applications submitted to Örebro University become public documents, which gives anyone the right to access them.

In order for the university to make an objective assessment of all applicants’ overall qualifications, it is important that your application is organised as instructed and contains the information requested.

You find more details in the document below: application for teaching post – instructions. As an applicant, you are advised to follow these instructions as far as possible.

Contents of an application

  • CV/Qualifications and credentials
  • Teaching portfolio
  • Research/Artistic portfolio/credentials
  • List of publications
  • Scientific publications (maximum 10)
  • Course and degree certificates

Language

Documents written in Swedish, English, Norwegian or Danish can be reviewed. Documents in other languages must be translated by an authorised translator to Swedish or English. A list of translators can be obtained from Kammarkollegiet (Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency).

For a complete application

For your application to be considered complete, the information specified in the application form must be submitted and the required documents attached before the application deadline. After the application deadline, no supplements can be made electronically. If you have publications in the form of printed books that are not available in a digital format, please contact Human Resources.

Documents and information for your application

Applications for a teaching post – instructions (PDF)
Appointment procedures at Örebro university.pdf 
Teaching portfolio
Educational philosophy 

Guidelines for appointment of professiors, senior lecturers and associate senior lecturers within the Faculty of Business, Science and Engineering

Guidelines for appointment of professiors, senior lecturers and associate senior lecturers within the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Guidelines for appointment of professiors, senior lecturers and associate senior lecturers within the Faculty of Medicine and Health