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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">The University of Skövde is an expansive university that offers traditional and unique educational programs in a number of different areas. The University currently employs approximately 500 people, has 11000 students and
constitutes an important resource for regional development. The University focuses on three thematic schools: Humanities & Informatics, Technology & Society as well as Life Sciences. A central campus area in central Skövde offers a creative environment with
excellent development possibilities for both employees and students. The University strives to have a clear diversity profile that reflects the diversity of society.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">The School of Humanities and Informatics </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">is looking for a</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">Professor of Informatics</font></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">Ref No. HS 2012/64-42</font></span></h3>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Informatics is the study of how information is represented, processed and communicated in artificial and natural systems. It also addresses how IT systems are used and developed to ensure usability for individuals,
organizations, or society.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">The university’s Informatics Research Centre pursues research on, among other things, artificial intelligence, cognitive/interactive systems, decision support, e-health, information fusion, information systems development,
open source, real-time systems, and serious games. Priority consideration will be given to applicants whose research clearly connects to at least two of these research areas.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">The position includes research and teaching in the specified area.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">The qualification requirements are:</span></p>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- Proven scientific competency in informatics</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- Proven teaching proficiency.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; "> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">In addition to the qualification requirements, the base of evaluation for this position are:</span></p>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- The degree of proficiency that is required for the employment (see qualification requirements).</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- The degree of scientific independence.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- Experience of research supervision.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- The quality and relevance of the plan for future research.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- Documented experience in successful research supervision.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- Documented experience of participation in university education at all levels.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- The ability to attract external research funding.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- Documented experience as faculty opponent for PhD defenses, member of PhD examination boards, expert evaluator, peer reviewer, etc. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- Documented experience and the ability to be a part of management, strategic work and committee work at department, school and/or university level.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- Documented ability to collaborate across traditional disciplines within and outside the university.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">- Ability to co-operate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">For this appointment special emphasis will be placed upon proven scientific competency in informatics, the quality and relevance of the plan for future research, as well as the ability to attract external research funding. </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Anne Persson, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Professor in Informatics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dean, Faculty Board for Informatics, Engineering and Natural Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">University of Skövde<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">P.O. Box 408, SE-541 28 Skövde<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">SWEDEN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">tel: +46 500 448342<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">email: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:anne.persson@his.se" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">anne.persson@his.se</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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