Associate Professor in planning, communication and geography

 Associate Professor in planning, communication and geography
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About the position

Up to two permanent 100 % positions are available at the University of Agder, Faculty of Social Sciences, as Associate Professors in planning, communication and geography, at the Department of Global Development and Planning. The positions located at Campus Kristiansand. The starting date is negotiable with the Faculty.

At the moment the department has 13 permanent staff in scientific positions, two postdocs and 10 PhD candidates. The department has an active research environment and offers both urban and regional planning studies and global development studies at the Bachelor, Master and PhD-level. Our research spans urban studies on planning and development, especially connected to city life and space, regional studies, sustainable planning, praxis, politics and participation. The positions are linked to the bachelor programme in Planning and Communication and the master specialisation in Urban and Regional Development.

The department continuously works to enhance our interdisciplinary perspective and analytical and methodological capacity in dealing with sustainable urban development. We are therefore looking for candidates with solid theoretical and methodological expertise in the field of planning, here not only understood as institutional, regulated practice, but also as a communicative process. Beyond the institutional praxis regulated by law, a sustainable urban planning must deal with a complexity of forces, including rhetoric and visual communication with the public. The applicant should therefore be able to add competences to this endeavour and to the department’s current critical research on democracy, inclusion, the green transition, communication and planning. We also want to strengthen the departments competences within urban life and space and planning perspectives within urban planning, and we wish applicants with this kind of competence especially welcome.

Responsibilities

The employees will primarly take part in developing the departments teaching- and research-profile in urban- and regional planning and associated practices. We expect the candidate to be able to develop a teaching profile on all levels, including PhD, and to have an international competitive research profile on the subjects already mentioned. The Associate Professor will be expected to contribute to teaching in the fields of urban, regional, economic, and cultural geography, and urban and regional planning. The department has worked to develop a problem orientated learning profile. The position also includes teaching within introductory topics of human geography for teacher training. 

Applicants must describe 2-3 preferred research areas. In addition, we expect applicants to describe experiences and ambitions regarding education and teaching.

Required qualifications

The criteria of employment are pursuant to the Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts.

Criteria for educational competence for appointment as Professor/Associate Professor at UiA.

• The applicant must hold a PhD degree from a Norwegian or accredited foreign university, within social geography, planning og associated academic areas.
• Documented extensive research and development within relevant academic area.
• Excellent communicative abilities
• Fluency in written and oral English.

The University of Agder will facilitate the completion of courses in Norwegian. Permanently employed staff are expected to be proficient in Norwegian within two years.

Desired qualifications

• Formal training within teaching. Applicants lacking these qualifacations will have to receive them or complete UiAs basis course in university pedagogics within a period of two years
• Proficiency in a Scandinavian language, as most courses at the BA and MA level are given in Norwegian.
• International publishing, good international networks and experience from international cooperation.
• Able to contribute to the long-term development of the department’s research
• Experience from supervision of students and development of new academic courses
• Experience from applying for external funding and externally funded research projects

Personal qualities

• Passionate about urban planning and its associated processes.
• A strong focus on teaching and dissemination.
• Value teamwork.
• Willing to settle in Southern Norway and help build an exciting professional environment.

A comprehensive assessment of the applicants’ scientific qualifications forms the basis of appointment. UiA has signed the DORA declaration and will use its prinsiples in the assessment.

Emphasis will be given to the applicants’ teaching qualifications, teamwork skills and personal suitability for the position.

In the ranking of eligible applicants, emphasis will be given to the suitability of each applicant’s field of specialization in relation to meeting the needs of the Department and complementing the academic staff.

We offer

• a variety of responsibilities in a large, exciting and socially influential organisation
• a position with opportunities for development in a diverse environment
• modern facilities and a comprehensive set of welfare offers
• membership of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund

More about working at UiA.

The position is remunerated according to the State Salary Scale, salary plan 17.510, code 1011 Associate Professor, NOK 615 800-702 100 gross salary per year. In the case of particulary highly qualified applicants, a higher salary may be considered. A compulsory pension contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund is deducted from the pay according to current statutory provisions.

General information

UiA is an open and inclusive university. We believe that diversity enriches the workplace and makes us better. We, therefore, encourage qualified candidates to apply for the position independent of gender, age, cultural background, disability or an incomplete CV.

The successful applicant will have rights and obligations in accordance with the current regulations for the position, and organisational changes and changes in the duties and responsibilities of the position must be expected. Appointment is made by the University of Agder’s Appointments Committee for Teaching and Research Positions.

Short-listed applicants will be invited for interviews and a demonstration of their teaching competency, usually in the form of a trial lecture. With permission from the applicant the university also will conduct a reference check before appointment. Read more about the employment process.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act § 25 (2), applicants may request that they are not identified in the open list of applicants. The University, however, reserves the right to publish the names of applicants. Applicants will be advised of the University’s intention to exercise this right.  

In case of discrepancies between the Norwegian and the English version of this description, the Norwegian version takes precedence.

Application

The application and any necessary information about education and experience (including diplomas and certificates) are to be sent electronically. Use the link “Apply for the position”.

The following documentation must be uploaded electronically:

• CV
• Diplomas and certificates 
• List of publications
• Academic articles (no more than 10)
• Description of two-three preferred research areas
• Description of own experiences and ambitions around education and teaching.

The applicant is fully responsible for submitting complete digital documentation before the closing date. All documentation must be available in a Scandinavian language or English. 

Closing date: 15. December 2021.

Contact

For questions about the position:

• Head of Department Hanne Haaland, phone (+47) 38 14 23 62, e-mail: [email protected]

For questions about the application process:

• Senior adviser Anna Cecilie Eye Færavaag, phone (+47)  38 14 24 14, e-mail: [email protected]

University of Agder

The University of Agder has more than 1500 employees and almost 14 000 students. This makes us one of the largest workplaces in Southern Norway. Our staff research, teach and disseminate knowledge from a variety of academic fields. Co-creation of knowledge is our common vision. We offer a broad range of study programmes in many fields. We are situated at two modern campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad respectively.

We are an open and inclusive university marked by a culture of cooperation. The aim of the university is to further develop education and research at a high international level.

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Deadline

15th December 2021

Employer

University of Agder

Municipality

Kristiansand

Scope

Fulltime (2 jobs) Fulltime (%)

Duration

Permanent

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