Teaching
Teaching at the undergraduate level as a doctoral student is both rewarding and good for one’s CV. It is primarily the department's employed lecturers who teach, but it is not uncommon that teaching needs arise that doctoral students fill. Teaching may be included in the departmental duties and may constitute up to 20% of working hours.
Doctoral students are not entitled to teach; instead, this depends on the department's needs. How much and what teaching is offered to a doctoral student varies with specialization and language skills. When they teach, doctoral students are part of teaching teams and should not have formal course responsibility themselves.
General information on the Internal Faculty of Social Sciences pages:
Steering documents and regulations for teaching on Bachelor's and Master's levels
Information on reading lists, compensation, and course reports
General information on teaching as a doctoral student in Sweden:
PhD online handbook by Sweden’s United Student Unions
Beginner’s Guide to the Swedish Academy by the Young Academy of Sweden
Planning your teaching
Discuss potential teaching ideas with your supervisor first and then with the director of undergraduate studies Daniel Alfons who will inform you of available teaching options. Teaching may begin with individual seminars or lectures and become more extensive in a later step.
A teacher who wants to include a doctoral student in her team shall not address the doctoral student directly. Instead, they should begin by informing Daniel Alfons of their teaching needs and who they think would fit, if they have an idea of that. If this is approved, the teacher shall in the next step turn to the main supervisor and ask for permission to ask the PhD student.
Supervision
Doctoral students may act as supervisors for undergraduate thesis authors, but usually not above an intermediate level. It is advisable to seek supervision after having gained some initial teaching experience. If you are interested in supervising, please consult first with your supervisor and then with Daniel Alfons.
Pedagogical courses
There are several courses on higher education teaching and learning. The introductory one, 'Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education' (2 weeks), is mandatory for everyone who teaches at Lund University.
Courses at the Division for Higher Education Development
Further information can be found here on the PhD handbook site