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Associate professor in marine geoscience for green energy infrastructure.
There is a vacancy for an associate professor in marine geoscience at the Department of Earth Science. Transitioning to new, ‘greener’, energy forms dictates that there is a need to strengthen research and teaching capacity within fields relevant for necessary near-shore and shelfal seabed infrastructure, such as offshore wind turbines, seabed cables, and installations and pipelines for subsurface CO2 storage. To do this, we seek to recruit a candidate with strong research experience within the broad field of marine geoscience, who will contribute to understanding the geological processes and physical properties of the seabed and shallow subsurface in the marine realm. The position is funded by a direct allotment to UiB from the Ministry of Education and Research, earmarked “green energy”.
About the department
The Department of Earth Science is a large department with a broad research and education profile, with several research groups that operate in the forefront of their fields. Through research, innovation and teaching, the Department of Earth Science seeks to provide society with geoscience expertise that will help to solve the challenges facing Norway and the world – today and in the future. The Department of Earth Science carries out teaching and research across the geosciences, with energy transition, climate, environment, geohazards and marine research being key strategic priority areas for the department. We have c. 170 employees including c. 40 professors and associate professors. The Department of Earth Science is part of the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, the SapienCE Centre of Excellence, and hosts a Centre of Excellence in Education, iEarth.
We run a range of laboratories and other research infrastructures, some of which are designated national research infrastructures. We also have access to state-of-the-art research vessels and marine infrastructure for both research and teaching.
Work tasks/research field:
We are looking for a candidate with a proven track record and keen interest in strengthening both the education and research portfolio of the Department of Earth Science, and who will actively contribute with developing fundamental geoscientific knowledge for marine-based, green energy.
The ideal candidate is an early- to mid-career scientist (less than ~15 years post PhD experience), with expertise in marine geoscience, who is prepared to take on a leading role in organizing marine cruise activities, teaching of marine geoscience, and the development of an externally funded research programme in marine geoscience. The ideal candidate is also someone who thrives in the interface between fundamental and applied research, and the interaction between academia, industry and the society around us. We hope that the candidate we are looking for will ultimately help facilitate energy transition in Norway and globally, by increasing our knowledge and educating students with marine geoscientific competence that will help bring about energy transition.
Candidates should complement the existing marine geological and geophysical research activity in the department, and contribute to the supervision of MSc and PhD projects. As the host department of the Centre for Excellence in Education iEarth, the Department of Earth Science is committed to developing a teaching culture that encourages and supports student-centered, active teaching methods in higher education.
Qualifications and personal qualities:
- Applicants must have a doctoral degree or equivalent qualifications within marine geoscience.
- Experience with and ability to conduct marine scientific cruises is a requirement. Prior cruise leadership experience is an advantage.
- Broad geoscientific competence and -experience with regional to local scale marine sedimentary processes on shelves and/or shelf margins is a requirement. Experience with glaciated margins and glacial processes is an advantage.
- Experience with relevant techniques and data types is beneficial, including but not limited to: ultra-high resolution 3D seismic data (UHR3D), geotechnical data, advanced analysis of sediment cores, 3D geotechnical ground models.
- Applicants should have a strong peer-review publication record within the above-mentioned fields commensurate with their career stage.
- The successful candidate should be able to teach and supervise students within relevant themes in marine geoscience on all levels. Teaching and supervision experience within relevant subjects should be documented.
- It is expected that the successful applicant contributes to externally funded research activity. A good track record to attract external research funding commensurate with the applicant’s career stage is therefore expected.
- Applicants must have the ability to conduct research in collaboration with both external and internal scientific partners.
- Experience in communicating and working with people outside of academia is an advantage, in particular within the energy sector.
- Applicants must have excellent skills in oral and written English.
- The ability to communicate in a Scandinavian language is an advantage.
Personal and relational qualities will be emphasized. Research experience, ambitions and potential will also count when evaluating the candidates.
Educational competence requirements
Basic teaching training and experience with the supervision of students at university level is a requirement for the position as associate professor. This implies the ability to document
- completed formal pedagogical training (relevant courses in combination with actual teaching experience can in some cases compensate for a completed course in teaching and learning in higher education).
- basic skills in planning, implementation, evaluation and development of teaching and supervision.
Educational competence must be documented in an educational portfolio which should include a documented overview of practical experience and competence as well as a brief reflection statement. The statement should primarily describe the applicant’s own teaching philosophy and an evaluation of own teaching in relation to his/her knowledge of students’ learning at a higher education level. You will find more detailed information about criteria and documentation requirements for assessing educational competence here.
Applicants who are unable to document adequate educational competence upon appointment, will be required to meet the requirements within two years of assuming office.
The teaching language at undergraduate level is Norwegian. The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to attend courses in order to learn Norwegian and must be able to teach in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language within three years of assuming office.
University of Bergen emphasizes educational qualifications for appointment to scientific positions
We can offer:
- a good and professionally stimulating working environment.
- salary at pay grade 68–78 (code 1011/Pay range 24, alternative 8) in the state salary scale. This currently amounts to a gross annual salary of NOK 636 700 – 714 000. Further increase in salary will depend on seniority. 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.
Your application must include:
- CV
- diplomas, references
- a complete list of publications
- a cover letter outlining of the applicant’s interest and motivation to apply for this position and what they will bring to the department with respect to the particulars of this announcement. The cover letter should also summarize the most important research results and future research and education ambitions of the candidate.
- 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.
General information:
For enquiries about the position, please contact Head of Department Prof. Atle Rotevatn (email: atle.rotevatn@uib.no).
The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position.
We encourage women to apply. If multiple applicants have approximately equivalent qualifications, the rules pertaining to moderate gender quotas shall apply.
The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions.
Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.
For further information about the recruitment process, click here.
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