The Department of Archaeology, Ancient History and Conservation is a multidisciplinary institution dedicated to teaching and research in Archaeology, Assyriology, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Conservation, Egyptology, Osteology and Global Environmental History. With operations in both Uppsala at Campus Engelska Parken and Visby at Campus Gotland, the department offers six bachelor's programs, ten master's programs, of which many are offered in English, as well as a large number of independent courses. Doctoral education is conducted in the subjects Archaeology, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Egyptology and Conservation. At the department there are approximately 90 staff members. Read more about the Department here: Department of Archaeology, Ancient History and Conservation

**Duties**
The duties of the temporary Senior Lecturer position include teaching, research, and administration. The holder is expected to be able to teach at both the undergraduate and advanced levels. The teaching responsibilities include course management, course administration, lectures, seminars, examinations, and supervision in Egyptology and on the basic year for the Bachelor’s programme in Archaeology and Ancient History (AAH). The holder is expected to be able to teach Old, Middle and Late Egyptian as well as cultural history and material culture.

**Eligibility and Qualification Requirements**
According to the Higher Education Ordinance, to be eligible for a temporary position as Senior Lecturer, one must have obtained a Ph.D. in Egyptology or have equivalent scholarly competence.

A requirement is that the candidate's teaching proficiency and scientific expertise are relevant to the content of the position and the duties included in it.

According to Uppsala University's employment regulations, the applicant must possess documented teaching proficiency, demonstrated through merits in education and teaching. To achieve teaching proficiency, the applicant must have completed relevant higher education pedagogical training, comprising at least five weeks.

Additionally, as a general eligibility requirement for teaching positions, the applicant must possess the personal qualities required to fulfil the position well. A high degree of collaboration skills is required.

Since much of the teaching is conducted in English, it is a requirement that the applicant can teach in English.

**Desirable qualifications**
Experience with the educational platform Canvas/Studium is desirable. The ability to teach in Swedish is also considered advantageous.

**The application** **must include**:

- Doctoral degree certificate
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Documentation of scientific qualifications
- Documentation of teaching qualifications

**About the position**
The scope of the employment is 75% of full-time. The position is limited to the period from 1 August 2025 (or as agreed) to 31 July 2027. Placement: Uppsala.

**For further information about the position**, please contact: Head of Department Karl-Johan Lindholm +46(0)70 167 96 09, prefekt@arkeologi.uu.se

Please submit your application by **6 May 2026, UFV-PA 2026/1127.**

In the event of any disagreement between the English and the Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

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Anställningsform: tidsbegränsad anställning | Anställningens omfattning: deltid | Antal lediga befattningar: 1 | Sysselsättningsgrad: 75 | Ort: Uppsala | Län: Uppsala län | Land: Sweden | Referensnummer: UFV-PA 2026/1127 | Publicerat: 2026-04-16 | Sista ansökningsdag: 2026-05-06