Associate Professor/Professor in Sustainability Management

The Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management (IØT) invites applications for a permanent position as Associate Professor/Professor in Sustainability Management.

The concept ‘Sustainability’ is fundamental to many of the research and teaching activities at IØT. All research groups and professional areas have a clear focus on sustainability in their activities, including those related to sustainable production and consumption, sustainable transition, circular economy, innovation and purchasing.

Is your ambition to explore a strong international professional environment within sustainability management in a business perspective? Do you want to contribute to provide academic education to our science and technology students with a competence in sustainability management? Are you passionate about working interdisciplinary? Then we hope you apply for this position with us at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management. The person employed in the position shall be a driving force for the department's overall activity within sustainability contributing to the realization of the department's potential within technology-based sustainable innovation and development.

Information about the Department

• Managerial Economics, Finance and Operations Research
• Health, Safety and Environment Management (HSE)
• Strategy and Business Development
• Operations Management
• Experts in Teamwork
• Economics and management (NTNU Gjøvik campus)

The position will be linked to the section for Health, Safety and Environment. This is a collaborative section with renowned researchers who are active in many national and international research projects, funded by, for example, the EU and the Research Council of Norway. The section works closely with both industry and the public sector. The teaching in the section is closely linked to the master's program in Sustainability, Occupational Health and Safety Management (former name: the master's program in Health, Safety and Environment) and to the master's program in Industrial Economics and Technology Management. In addition, the section has a significant responsibility of teaching sustainability management in electives for all master's engineering students. The section also provides guidance to students at master’s in Industrial Ecology and Master in Globalization and Sustainable Development.

The research area for this position is sustainability management from a business perspective. In this context, this is how industrial companies, businesses and public enterprises develop strategies, set goals and implement restructuring processes to achieve their goals within environmental impact, social and economic conditions. How does the company affect its surroundings, how can the company assess this and how do they ensure these targets both internally and with a value chain perspective?

The applicant's scientific profile should be compatible with the section’s other academic activities, but have natural links to teaching and research activities at one or more of the department's other sections.

The department (IØT) has as its mission to carry out education and research activities at a high international level. IØT’s core activity lies in the intersection between technology/natural sciences, business economics, management, and HSE, aiming to promote sustainable value creation in technology-based areas in industry, business and the public sector in Norway.

We recruit new employees in line with the mission and want engaged people who are passionate about helping the department achieve the vision of "More research and interaction that increases our value creation at the interface between technology / science and economics, management and HSE". We are looking for employees who have experience with and / or see potential for continuous innovation and new thinking in this interface and can strengthen the department's profile in sustainability with emphasis on the connection between economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable innovation and development.

The position as Associate Professor / Professor reports to the Head of department.

• Be a driving force for the department's overall activity within sustainability, and contribute to realizing the department's potential within technology-based sustainable innovation and development
• Teaching in subjects where sustainability management is the main theme as well as in subjects where sustainability management is one of several topics
• Further development of the subject area sustainability management and the teaching program, including continuing education
• Supervision of master's and doctoral students in their field
• Research and publication at a high international level
• Initiate and coordinate the work with development of research applications
• Participate in, leading and managing externally funded research projects
• Scientific area responsibility together with the other scientific staff
• Exam preparation and evaluation without additional remuneration
• Relevant administrative and / or management tasks

The following are the requirements for the position of Associate Professor:

a)      Scientific competence at doctoral level within sustainability management in a business perspective. The research profile must be focused on how companies can work for increased sustainability by reducing their own environmental impact, while ensuring a holistic sustainability perspective. In the application candidates must be able to document competence of sustainability management at company level, for example strategy development, environmental management systems, environmental assessment, indicator development and the like.

b)      Experience in publications of own research and evident track record of publication of research in recognized and relevant international scientific journals. Most emphasis will be put on scientific articles published in the last five years (excluding statutory leave) with relevance for the announcement. We look for an active researcher to fill this position, and we consider the scientific publication record in light of the length of the applicant’s academic career. Quality and breadth will be evaluated.

c)     Documented experience with teaching and supervision at university level within sustainability management.

d)      Documented experience of having played an active role in interdisciplinary work / research projects with a focus on sustainable transformation.

Candidates who have recently defended their dissertation or who have submitted a doctoral dissertation at the time of applying, but have not yet defended their dissertation, are also encouraged to apply.

It will be considered positive if the following qualifications are met and documented:

I.     Competence and experience in initiating and leading research projects

II.     Experience from collaboration with technology environment

III.    International collaborative experience, preferably experience with international research projects

IV.    Experience with practical application of sustainability management in industry, businesses or public enterprises

V.     Experience with interdisciplinary research that links environmental aspects to the working environment and safety management

VI.    Expertise in assessing environmental and possibly other sustainability aspects with a value chain and life cycle perspective.

VII.   Knowledge of Norwegian working life

VIII.  Technology profile on sustainability management

For an application for a professorship, it is required that you meet all the qualifications a – d  as well as the desired qualifications I-VIII, both described above. In addition, the assessment criteria described in Faculty guidelines  must be fulfilled.

Other requirements for both positions

It is expected that new employees who do not master a Scandinavian language can, within three years, demonstrate knowledge of Norwegian or another Scandinavian language in line with level three in the Norwegian course for foreigners at the Department of Language and Literature at NTNU. After this, the employee must be willing and able to conduct research and teaching in Norwegian.

Pedagogical qualifications will be evaluated. The evaluation will be based on documented pedagogical material, pedagogical education, presentational skills in your scientific work and experience from PhD - or master level supervision, and teaching and pedagogical background of other sorts. Applicants with teaching experience at university level will be preferred. The overall quality of the qualifications will be evaluated. For further information: https://www.ntnu.edu/vacancies/pedagogical-qualifications .

Employees without basic educational competence and who cannot document corresponding qualifications are required to undergo an approved development program within two years of employment.

The person appointed must comply with decisions on changes due to developments in the subject area, and organizational changes that may result from decisions regarding the university's activities.

Please see the Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts  for general criteria for the position.

NTNU is committed to following the evaluation criteria for research quality according to The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment - DORA.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities such as good collaboration skills, flexibility and motivation to contribute to a good working environment. Characteristics that drive interdisciplinary collaboration will also be emphasized.

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

• A vibrant scientific community with possibilities for competence development
• An open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
• Favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Attractive Norwegian social welfare scheme including family benefits, home loans, and Insurance and pensions in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Employee benefits
• Every 5th year the possibility to apply for a one-year sabbatical leave
• Vibrant research environment with intensive industry collaboration
• Possibility to apply for gender equality funds for female employees

Information about Working and living in Norway can be found at the following link:

http://www.nyinorge.no/en/Ny-i-Norge-velg-sprak/New-in-Norway/

The gross salary for the position of Associate Professor (code 1011) is normally from NOK 630 000,- to NOK 731 400,- per year, depending on qualifications and seniority.

The gross salary for the position of Professor (code 1013) is normally from NOK 670.000,- to 800.000,- depending on competence.

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 (Statsansatteloven ), 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 criteria 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.

It is a prerequisite that the person who is hired can be present at and available to the institution.

The total work obligation is divided into research, teaching and administration. Approximately equal time should be devoted to research and teaching, however the division between these fields of work obligation may vary over time.

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The assessment of the applicants will be based on the application and the description of the selected academic works, both of which must be written in English. Within the application deadline, applicants must submit the following documents through the application website www.jobbnorge.no:

• Application/motivation letter
• CV and authorized documentation of certificates and study records

• Scientific works (normally 5-10 works for associate professor and 15-20 works for professor). These works must be attached to the application to be taken into account in expert assessment.

• Documentation of qualifications 1) -4) and I-VIII. Qualifications and experience that are not documented in the application will be considered non-existent in the evaluation.

• A description of the scientific works that the applicant considers most significant

• A list of all the applicant's works with information on where they are published

• A description of teaching qualifications based on a list of factors ("Documentation of applicants’ teaching qualifications in connection with appointment to an academic position at NTNU" ) 

• Name and contact details of three potential references

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

Working at NTNU

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, disabilities or cultural background. NTNU is an inclusive workplace. 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.

Further information about the position is available by contacting Professor Rikke Bramming Jørgensen [email protected]  or Professor Ottar Michelsen [email protected] .

If you have questions regarding the process or practical issues, please contact HR Consultant Hilde Selli Egelie [email protected] .

The application and attachments must be sent electronically through www.jobbnorge.no

Deadline for application: 19.06.2022

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Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

We conduct research and teaching at an international level in the interface between technology/natural sciences and economics, management, and HSE (health, safety and the environment). Our goal is sustainable creation of value within technology-based areas in industry, business and the public sector in Norway. We have academic groups in Trondheim and Gjøvik. The Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management  is one of four departments in the Faculty of Economics and Management .