PhD-position in Special Education

27th February 2023
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PhD-position in Special Education
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About the position

A position is available for a highly motivated and skilled candidate to join us as PhD scholar at the Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages, Østfold University College. The Faculty is located in Halden and has in total about 2700 students and 215 employees. The faculty has three departments and the PhD scholar will be associated with the Department of Education, ICT and Learning which offers a Master’s degree in Special Education. In addition, we expect to launch our PhD program Digitalisation and Society in the course of 2023, and the PhD candidate recruited for this position is planned to be admitted to this program.

You will be part of the research group Development Learning and Psychological Processes (DeveLeP) where the working language is Norwegian and English. The PhD position is a full time (100%) fixed term position for 3 years and fully funded by Østfold University College. We have strong cross-disciplinary collaborations within the University College and with leading international universities and facilities.

About the PhD project

The project involves enhancing learning and inclusion opportunities for students with neurodevelopmental conditions through the use of auditory technological and digital aids. A special focus will be on conditions such as autism and ADHD.

Your primary tasks will be to

• plan and manage your PhD project in collaboration with your supervisors
• recruitment of participants for the project
• manage and conduct the studies  

Qualification requirements

The successful candidate is required to have:

• Completed a Master’s degree or second degree (equivalent to 120 credits) or similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree in education, special education, psychology, or related fields.
• The grade of the Master thesis must be B or better in terms of the Norwegian grading scale
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English.
• For international candidates (outside of EU/EEA area), approved TOEFL English proficiency test with min score 90 or IELTS test with min. score 7.5.
• Ability to work in a project team and take responsibility for own research goals

Emphasis will be placed on the following:

• Prior academic and/or research performance
• Prior relevant work experience (if applicable)
• The applicant’s own ideas of research themes and research design that would be relevant for the project

Admission and appointment

The candidate is planned to apply for admission to the PhD programme Digitalisation and Society at Østfold University College, which is expected to launch during 2023.

The appointment is to be made in accordance with the State Employees law, the act relating to Universities and Universities Colleges and the National guidelines for appointment as a PhD student, a postdoctoral fellow or research assistants

We offer

• PhD Candidates (code 1017) are remunerated with a gross annual salary of minimum NOK 501 200. In addition to taxes, a further 2% is deducted for the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

Submitting an application

Please submit your application electronically via our recruitment system Jobbnorge.no. You will need to create an account, if you do not have one already, in order to log on.All attached documentation must be in a Scandinavian language or in English.

Application must include the following:

• letter of intent (maximum two pages) that includes your qualifications, skills and motivation
• curriculum vitae
• list of publications (if applicable).
• Include a short description of your contribution in multi-authored publications
• copies of degree certificates and transcripts of academic records (all certified and translated to English if not awarded in the Scandinavian region)

All attachments should be included electronically within the application deadline. The relevant ØUC faculty may require further documentation, e.g. proof of claimed English proficiency.

Contact persons

For further information about the position please contact:

For academic and topic-related enquiries:

• Professor Anders Nordahl-Hansen ([email protected])

For administrative enquiries:

• Prodean of Research at the Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages, Øyvind Gjems Fjeldbu ([email protected])

For questions regarding HR-process contact:

• Jenny Helene Eriksen Langeland ([email protected])

Other information

Østfold University College practices an inclusive working life and conforms to the government’s inclusion efforts. This means that we welcome qualified applicants with disabilities, different national or ethnic backgrounds, and candidates who, for various reasons, are unable to document an unbroken professional career.

We practice open government in the state. If you require any confidential processing of your application, please note that information about you may still be disclosed. You will then be notified of this, cf. §25 of the Freedom of Information Act

If you state that you have disabilities, an immigrant background or gaps in your CV, your information may be used for statistical purposes.  

Bård Halvorsen
About Østfold University College

Østfold University College is a state university college with around 7800 students and 620 employees. The University College’s academic communities are organised into three major faculties: The Faculty of Health, Welfare and Organisation, the Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages, and the Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics. We are located in Fredrikstad and Halden and have a broad portfolio of studies ranging from vocational programmes of study to arts programmes, both at bachelor’s and master’s level.
The University College is experiencing positive growth and has an ambitious strategy for the future, including the establishment of an interdisciplinary doctoral programme called ‘Digitalisation and Society’, delivering outstanding educational programmes that are socially relevant, and strengthening interaction with trade and industry and society – both in education and research.
The main aim of the University College’s activities is to provide students with access to outstanding programmes of study that are socially relevant and professionally oriented. We will ensure that students have a great learning outcome and are ready for a working life with rapid restructuring, by focusing on quality, on technology, on infrastructure and on new teaching methods. The students will also experience a close relationship between theoretical knowledge, fields of profession and societal needs, and the college will therefore strengthen its strategic and binding cooperation with working life.
Although we have a strong regional foundation, our education programmes are increasingly characterized by an international commitment. Østfold University College also works to strengthen its partnerships with selected national and international educational institutions.
We are looking for applicants who are passionate about developing Østfold University College and want to build an attractive, competent and development-oriented university college.

For more information about Østfold University College, visit our website at https://www.hiof.no/english/

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Deadline

27th February 2023

Employer

Østfold University College

Municipality

Halden

Scope

Fulltime (1 positions) Fulltime (%)

Duration

Fixed Term

Place of service

Halden

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