Säljö is a professor of education and educational psychology at Göteborg University and was president of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) between 2005 and 2007.
sˈɛljɜːɹ ɪz ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl saɪkˈɑːlədʒi æt ɡˈɜːɾɪbˌoːɹɡ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd wʌz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ˌɔn lˈɜːnɪŋ ænd ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən ˈɜːli bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.