Postdoctoral Research Fellow Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

12th May 2024
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Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
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The position

At the Faculty of Biosciences, Fishery and Economics (BFE), UiT The Arctic University of Norway has a vacant position as postdoctoral fellow position attached to The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS) and the research group MRØ , connected to the research project Dsolve . 

The position is a fixed term position for a duration of three years. Appointment to the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow is mainly intended to provide qualification for work in top academic positions. It is a prerequisite that the applicant is able to carry out the research associated with the project over the full course of the employment period. No person may hold more than one fixed-term position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the same institution. 

The appointed Postdoctoral Fellow must have its daily workplace at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, campus Tromsø. You must be able to start in the position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer.

The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS) undertakes research and research-based teaching of high national and international quality in an interdisciplinary environment. Research activity is provisionally organized into the groups of: Living Marine Resources, Sea Food Science, Fish Health, Marine Drug Discovery, Resource Management, Marine Management, and Environmental and Resource Economics.

MRØ , The Environmental and Resource Economics research group, carries out research in marine resource economics, covering environmental, fisheries and aquaculture economics. Approaches applied include bioeconomic modelling, valuation, econometrics, cost-benefit and risk analysis, applied to fisheries and aquaculture in Norway as well as globally. The candidate will take part in the activities of the research group.

The position's field of research

The postdoctoral fellow will work with economic research related to work package 4 in the research project Dsolve . This research should relate to the economics and management aspects of the application of biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials in fisheries and aquaculture. Relevant areas of research include bioeconomic modelling, valuation, econometric and cost-benefit analysis within the fields of natural resource and environmental economics.

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Associate Professor Yajie Liu: 

• phone: +47 77646051  
• email: [email protected]

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Qualifications

Required qualifications: 

• A Norwegian doctoral degree (PhD) in environmental or natural resource economics or another relevant area, or a corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognized as equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree. Qualification with a PhD is required before commencement in the position. If you’re at the final stages of your PhD, you may still apply if you have submitted your PhD thesis for doctoral degree evaluation within the application deadline. You must submit the thesis with your application. You must have dissertated before the start-up date of the position.
• Experience from bioeconomic modelling, valuation and/or econometric analysis within the fields of natural resource and environmental economics
• Fluency in English
   

Desired qualifications: 

• Research experience in fisheries and aquaculture economics
• Working knowledge of Norwegian or a Scandinavian language
   

During the assessment emphasis will be put on the candidate’s motivation, potential for research, and personal suitability for the position. We are looking for candidates who:

• Are highly motivated
• Have excellent communication and organizational skills
• Have strong documentation, oral and interpersonal skills
• Are independent and a team player      

When applying for a postdoctoral research fellowship, the applicant must submit a project proposal (up to 5 pages long) for the qualifying work. The project proposal shall describe how you scientifically can contribute to the Dsolve project. This proposal shall include a progress plan. It is required that the applicant will be able to complete the project during the period of appointment.

In the assessment the main emphasis will be attached to the submitted works and the project proposal for the qualifying work. Emphasis shall also be attached to experience from popularization/dissemination and academic policy and administrative activity.

At UiT we put emphasis on the quality, relevance and significance of the research work and not on where the work is published, in accordance with the principles of The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA ).

Inclusion and diversity  

UiT The Arctic University i Norway is working actively to promote equality, gender balance and diversity among employees and students, and to create an inclusive and safe working environment. We believe that inclusion and diversity is a strength, and we want employees with different competencies, professional experience, life experience and perspectives.  

If you have a disability, a gap in your CV or immigrant background, we encourage you to tick the box for this in your application. If there are qualified applicants, we invite least one in each group for an interview. If you get the job, we will adapt the working conditions if you need it. Apart from selecting the right candidates, we will only use the information for anonymous statistics. 

We offer

• Involvement in an interesting research project 
• Excellent career opportunities 
• A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues  
• Flexible working hours and a state collective pay agreement  
• Pension scheme through the state pension fund  

Norwegian health policy aims to ensure that everyone, irrespective of their personal finances and where they live, has access to good health and care services of equal standard. As an employee you will become member of the National Insurance Scheme which also include health care services .

More practical information for working and living in Norway can be found here: https://uit.no/staffmobility  

Application

Your application must include:

• Application letter
• Project proposal of relevance for Dsolve project (up to 5 pages)
• CV
• Diplomas and transcripts (all degrees)
• Documentation of English proficiency
• Written references
• Contact information to 2-3 references
• A list of your academic production
• Description of your academic production, stating which works you consider most important
• Up to 5 academic works (published or not) you wish us to take into consideration in the assessment

You must submit a project proposal that describes how you scientifically can contribute to the Dsolve project. The proposal must include a progress plan.

If you’re at the final stages of your PhD, you may still apply if you have submitted your PhD thesis for doctoral degree evaluation within the application deadline. You must submit the thesis with your application. Documentation of your completed PhD degree must be submitted before commencement. You must have dissertated before the start-up date of the position.

All documentation to be considered must be in a Scandinavian language or English. If English proficiency is not documented in the application, it must be documented before starting in the position. We only accept applications and documentation sent via Jobbnorge within the application deadline.

Assessment

The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee's mandate is to undertake an assessment of the applicants' qualifications based on the written material presented by the applicants, and the detailed description draw up for the position.

The applicants who are assessed as best qualified will be called to an interview. The interview should among other things, aim to clarify the applicant’s motivation and personal suitability for the position. A trial lecture may also be held.

General information

The appointment is made in accordance with State regulations and guidelines at UiT. At our website, you will find more information for applicants . 

The remuneration for Postdoctoral research fellow is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1352. A compulsory contribution of 2 % to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted. You will become a member of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which gives you many benefits in addition to a lifelong pension: You may be entitled to financial support if you become ill or disabled, your family may be entitled to financial support when you die, you become insured against occupational injury or occupational disease, and you can get good terms on a mortgage. Read more about your employee benefits at: spk.no .

The successful candidate must be willing to get involved in the ongoing development of their department and the university as a whole.

UiT wishes to promote gender equality. If two or more applicants are found to be equally qualified, the university will rank applicants from the underrepresented gender ahead of others.

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure. 

Eallju - Developing the High North 

UiT The Arctic University of Norway is a multi-campus research university and the northernmost university of the world. Our central location in the High North, our broad and diverse research and study portfolio, and our interdisciplinary qualities make us uniquely suited to meet the challenges of the future. At UiT you can explore global issues from a close-up perspective.
Credibility, academic freedom, closeness, creativity and commitment shall be hallmarks of the relationship between our employees, between our employees and our students and between UiT and our partners. 
The Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE) consists of Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NFH) and School of Business and Economics.

The main task of BFE is to conduct teaching and research dissemination at a high national and international level within all relevant fields. Prioritized research areas are aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, climate, life in the arctic, marine bioprospecting, fish health, seafood products, business and macroeconomics, resources and environment, markets and management of marine resources. The interdisciplinary profile of the faculty provides good opportunity to develop research projects involving several research groups at the faculty according to its strategy.

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Deadline

12th May 2024

Employer

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Municipality

Tromsø - Romsa

Scope

Fulltime (1 positions) Fulltime (%)

Duration

Fixed Term

Place of service
Hansine Hansens veg 18, 9019 Tromsø

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