16 May 2023
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
University of Bergen- Department
Department of Earth Science- Research Field
Geosciences » Other
Geography » Other- Researcher Profile
Established Researcher (R3)- Country
Norway- Application Deadline
1 Aug 2023 - 23:00 (Europe/Brussels)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
40- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Reference Number
2023/5491- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
There is a vacancy for an associate professor at the Department of Earth Science . The associate professor will be the research leader at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR) in marine paleoclimate and Earth system stability. We are particularly encouraging early to midcareer scientists with a leadership potential to apply. The successful applicant is expected to initiate and deliver high-quality research and will lead a thematic research group at the Bjerknes Centre. The research leader position has a special emphasis on linking BCCR’s partners and climate research initiatives by engaging actively in BCCR’s leader group and research themes. The appointee will be formally and permanently employed by the Department of Earth Science at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bergen (UiB), but with work place and assignment at BCCR as long as the Centre for Climate Dynamics funding.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Geosciences » Other
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- Applicants must have a doctoral degree or equivalent qualifications within the fields of paleoclimate, Earth system science, or a directly related subject.
- Experienced in the application of general circulation/climate models or in collaborating with modellers is a strong advantage.
- Experience with marine field work and willingness, and ability, to lead cruises is a strong requirement.
- The position requires expertise in advanced analytical approaches that will utilize the existing laboratory and/or modelling infrastructure at GEO/BCCR and clear plans for how they will complement and further extend these capabilities.
- Research of high international standard and an international network is a requirement. Applicants should have a strong peer review publication record within the above-mentioned fields commensurate with their career stage.
- The successful candidate is expected to contribute to externally financed research activities and should document the ability to acquire external research funding.
- Candidates whose work impacts on one or more of the key foci of the centre (Arctic-Atlantic circulation, tipping points and climate hazards, polar climate, or carbon/biogeochemical cycling) will be preferred.
- Experience in project management is an advantage.
- Ability and interest in contributing to an international interdisciplinary research environment is an advantage.
- The ability to demonstrate leadership or the potential to take on a leading position is an advantage.
- Applicants must have excellent skills in oral and written English.
In addition, you must have:
- Good collaborative and communication skills.
- The ability to build open, ethical and generous research environments.
- The ability to build networks and create trust externally.
The academic track record of the applicants will be assessed according to career stage and potential. We particularly encourage early to mid-term career scientists to apply.
Personal and relational qualities will be emphasized. Research experience, ambitions and potential will also count when evaluating the candidates.
The University of Bergen is subjected to the regulation for export control system. The regulation will be applied in the processing of the applications.
Specific Requirements
Your application must include:
- CV
- diplomas, references
- a complete list of publications
- a brief outline of the applicant's interest and motivation to apply for this position, as well as a summary of the most important research results (2-3 pages).
- educational competence documented in an educational portfolio (see above).
- a list of academic work that the applicant believes should be taken into consideration in the assessment, including information about where this work was published.
- the names of three referees, where at least one is familiar with your tutorial skills.
The application and appendices with certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language must be uploaded at Jobbnorge. Applications sent to individuals per email, will not be considered.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Research Field
- Geosciences » Other
Additional Information
Benefits
We can offer:
- A good and professionally stimulating working environment.
- Position as associate professor (code 1011 in the basic collective agreement) and a gross annual salary of NOK 708 000 to NOK 777 900 (equivalent to pay grade 71 –76). Further increase in salary are made according to length of service in the position.A higher salary may be considered for a particularly well-qualified applicant.
- Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
- Good welfare benefits
Associate professors have the opportunity to apply for personal promotion to a full professorship. For further information: https://www.uib.no/en/matnat/119901/personal-promotion-professor
Selection process
For further information about the recruitment process, click here
- Website for additional job details
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/245611/associate-professor-and-r…
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- University of Bergen
- Country
- Norway
- City
- Bergen
- Postal Code
- 5007
- Street
- Allégaten 41
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/245611/associate-professor-and-r…
Contact
- City
Bergen- Website
http://www.uib.no/en/geo- Street
Allégaten 41- Postal Code
5007
[email protected]- Phone
+4741606451
STATUS: EXPIRED
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