PhD scholarships in circular and sustainable supply chains under our PhD Logistics program

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Molde University College is seeking

Molde University College - Specialized University in Logistics (HiMolde) is a leading teaching and research institution within several subject areas, with the vision “With knowledge for sustainability and innovation” reflected in all our activities.

We offer more than 40 study programmes, from one-year programmes to PhD-programmes within, for example, Health Sciences and Social Care, Informatics, Law and Social Sciences, Logistics, Sport Management, and Economics. We have about 220 employees and 3 000 students at our campuses in Molde and Kristiansund.

Molde University College announces two PhD scholarships in circular and sustainable supply chains, attached to our PhD Logistics program. The appointment period is three years from commencement date.

We are seeking candidates with a strong background in environmental economics, environmental science, management/organisational science, political science, engineering, logistics, economics, business administration, public governance, geography, or other relevant areas. 

We welcome applications with strong proposals for a doctoral project within circular and/or sustainable supply chains. The subject area allows for a wide scope of potential research angles and methodological approaches, encompassing both sustainable business solutions, circular thinking in both a business- and a public management setting. Your proposal should clearly outline tentative research problem formulations and/or research questions to be answered, relevant references to the research literature and preliminary thoughts about relevant choices of methodology and data sources.

The two scholarships will be linked to our research group “Sustainable Societies”. For more information about this research group, please visit https://www.himolde.no/forskning/grupper/berekraftige-samfunn-sustainable-societies/.

One of the positions will preferably be in our campus in Kristiansund in Norway, the other one either in Kristiansund or Molde. 

The PhD scholarships are funded as part of a larger programme, defined and funded by Møre and Romsdal County Administration. The programme is called “Circular Systems for a sustainable MR region”, and it finances 6 PhD scholarships at universities and research centres in the region. Two of these scholarships are hereby announced linked to the PhD Logistics programme at Molde University College – Specialized University in Logistics.

When recruited, all 6 PhD candidates will join a network along with representatives from the county administration, the research institutions and local business- and work-life.

See also this Norwegian language web-page about research, development and innovation within Møre and Romsdal county: Forsking, utvikling og innovasjon (mrfylke.no) . Follow the link called “Regionale stipendiatstillingar” for the most relevant information.”

Your higher education must equate 5 years of full time studies on top of the entry requirements for first cycle studies (Bachelor’s degree) in Norway – this would normally equate to your having both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. For some countries this means that you must have more than 5 years of what is called higher education in your home country. Please confer the GSU-list for relevant information pertaining to your home country: https://www.nokut.no/en/surveys-and-databases/nokuts-country-database/GSU-list/. Your Master’s degree (or equivalent) must constitute at least one full year of studies (60 ECTS), and must contain an individual piece of student work, normally a Master’s thesis. The minimum average grade of the Master's degree should be grade B or better on the ECTS grading scale, or an equivalent average grade on other grading scales.

We will also emphasize personal qualities and English fluency. Amongst other things, you are a dedicated, cooperative and systematic scholar, able to work on your own initiative but also to make a significant contribution to a team.

You will only be awarded a scholarship position if you are admitted to the PhD Logistics programme. For further reading about this programme visit https://www.himolde.no/english/studies/programmes/phd-in-logistics/index.html.

We offer

The position will be remunerated at wage level 54 on the Norwegian State salary scale, with gross salary starting from NOK 501 200 a year with a 3% yearly wage increase over three years.  2 % of your salary is deducted for the Norwegian State Pension Fund. A higher salary may be considered for especially qualified candidates. The appointment will be in accordance with current Norwegian regulations concerning fixed-term jobs in the public sector and guidelines for employment as a scholarship holder at universities and university colleges.

Application/questions

The application must be submitted via the web-portal: www.jobbnorge.no, where all documents should be uploaded. Along with your application, you must submit:

A description of your proposed research topic, maximum 5 pages. The description must give a title, an outline of the research, including research problem/research question(s), theory, research method and the novelty of the research relative to the existing academic literature. A proposal that does not meet these requirements will cause a rejection of your application. The quality of your project proposal will be the most important criterion for ranking qualified applicants.

CV (summarising your education and work experience).

Certified copies, in English, of educational diplomas/certificates/transcripts that clearly indicate achieved degrees and the number of credits and grades achieved for both undergraduate and graduate studies

A master's thesis or equivalent independent student work. If your thesis is in a non-English or non-Scandinavian language, you must provide a certified abstract of the thesis.

Any other academic publications (e.g. conference papers) you wish us to consider

Names, positions and e-mail addresses of three reference persons who we can contact about your academic and personal qualifications

You may be invited to an interview either in-person or via e.g. Skype.

For further information, please contact head of the research group for Sustainable Societies, Professor Lise Lillebrygfjeld Halse, [email protected] or Chair of the PhD Logistics Committee Professor Harald M. Hjelle, [email protected] .

The application deadline is 15th of December 2022.

Molde University College is a committed member of the Government's "Volunteer for inclusion"-programme. We would like to include applicants with limited functional abilities or gaps in their CV. However, the qualification requirements for the position must be met.

According to the Freedom of Information Act section 25, 2nd part, the list of applicants can be made public. Requests for anonymity must be specifically requested with a written justification, but can nonetheless not be guaranteed.

15th December 2022

Molde University College

Kristiansund Molde

Fulltime (2 positions) Fulltime (%)

Temporary

Kristiansund/Kristiansund

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