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We are looking for dedicated employees to join us.

About the position

The Department of geography is advertising a permanent position as Associate Professor in human geography, specializing in Geographic information science and systems.

The position reports to Head of Department.

Main duties and responsibilities

Staff at the Department of Geography run and are involved in several research projects where applications of GIS are central. The successful applicant is expected to both run projects and initiate new research activities, including actively recruiting PhD candidates. He or she will also have the right and obligation to carry out research within his/her academic field, including to contribute to, and develop the relevant research groups and strategic fields at the Department. He or she will be jointly responsible for academic matters together with academic as well as administrative staff in the Department. 

The successful applicant will be expected to deliver high-quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and undertake supervision of master’s and doctoral candidates. Evaluation of these skills will be based on documented experience and relevant teaching qualifications. Applicants with teaching experience at university level are preferred. Quality and breadth of the teaching qualifications will be evaluated.  

The successful applicant will have a specific responsibility for teaching GIS at bachelor, master and PhD levels at the Department of Geography. She or he will also be required to contribute to courses where GIS is applied within different contexts. The Associate Professor will participate in work connected to student exams without special remuneration. 

Qualification requirements

The successful applicant must demonstrate a strong research record in geographic information science and systems (such as geographic visualisation, spatial analysis, or remote sensing) applied to one or more of the departments four strategic areas.The position of Associate Professor requires the completed and approved scholarship/PhD program equal to a Norwegian PhD degree in human geography or equivalalent. 

Applicants with documented ability to publish in recognized international scientific journals are preferred. In the evaluation process, scientific work from the past five years excluding statutory leave will be given particular weight, as will be the ability to obtain external research funding. Emphasis will be placed on ability and experience in initiating and leading research and development of the field of area. 

Other requirements:

Those who do not have formal qualifications in teaching at university level and who cannot provide documentation of equivalent qualifications must complete an approved pedagogical development programme within two years of appointment.

It is a prerequisite that within three years of appointment, new employees who do not speak a Scandinavian language can demonstrate skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language equivalent to level three in the course for Norwegian for speakers of other languages at the Department of Language and Literature at NTNU.

Please see the Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts for general criteria for the position. NTNU is committed to following evaluation criteria for research quality according to The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment - DORA.

Personal characteristics

Personal skills will be ascribed high importance, i.e. motivation and ability to contribute constructively to a team, collegiality, and good communication skills.

In the assessment of the best qualified applicant, education, experience and personal suitability will be emphasized, as well as motivation for the position.

We offer 

• exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment 
• an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues 
• favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund 
• employee benefits 

Salary and conditions

The gross salary for the position of Associate Professor code 1011 is normally from NOK 523.000,- before tax per year, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2 % is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund. 

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criterias in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU. After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

The person appointed must live in a location enabling him/her to be present at and available to the institution.

About the application

The application and supporting documentation to be used as the basis for the assessment must be in English.

The application must include:

• CV, certificates and diplomas
• Academic works - published or unpublished - that you would like to be considered in the assessment (up to 10 works)
• A description of the academic/artistic works that you regard as most relevant and that you particularly want to be taken into account in the assessment
• Name and address of three referees
• Details of teaching qualifications based on "Documentation of applicant’s teaching qualifications in connection with appointment to an academic position at NTNU"
• Details of the projects you have managed, with information about funding, duration and size

Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to identify your contribution to joint works, you must attach a brief description of your participation.

When the application deadline has passed, a shortlisting committee will evaluate all applications. The best qualified applicants will then be considered by an external appointments panel and the most suitable applicants will be invited to interview and to deliver a lecture to undergraduate students.

General information

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. NTNU wishes to increase the proportion of women in its academic positions, and women are therefore encouraged to apply. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act (offentleglova), information about the applicant may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to have their name entered on the list of applicants. 

Questions about the position can be directed to Head of Department, Per Arne Stavnås, email per.a.stavnas@ntnu.no or to Professor Gunhild Setten, email gunhild.setten@ntnu.no

Queries about the application process should be directed to the HR-section via email to Aaste Line Strand, aaste.l.strand@ntnu.no 

Submit your application with your CV, diplomas and certificates via jobbnorge.no. Applicants invited for interview must bring certified copies of certificates and diplomas. Mark the application with reference number: SU-375 

Deadline for applications: 06.12.2019

NTNU - knowledge for a better world

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) creates knowledge for a better world and solutions that can change everyday life.

Department of Geography

We conduct research and teach in subject areas related to the major societal challenges of our time: climate change, migration, urbanization, economic transition and environmental threats. We have a robust fieldwork tradition, and our teaching activities are closely linked to our research. The Department of Geography is one of seven departments at the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences.

Deadline 6th December 2019
Employer NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Municipality Trondheim
Scope Fulltime
Duration Permanent
Place of service Dragvoll