[Commlist] Open position at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (campus Tromsø): Professor/Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Methodologies and Methods

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/180267/professor-associate-professor-in-interdisciplinary-methodologies-and-methods


Professor/Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Methodologies and Methods

The position

One position as Associate professor/professor in Interdisciplinary 
Methodologies and Methods at the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences 
and Education: Centre for Peace Studies (CPS), Centre for women’s and 
gender research (SKK), and Centre for Sami Studies (SESAM). The main 
focus of the position is social science methodologies and, predominantly 
qualitative, methods, that apply to multi- and interdisciplinary 
research and post-graduate studies on gender, indigenous, and peace and 
conflict.


Affiliation

Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education (HSL) has seven 
departments and four centres. The one position will serve the following 
three units at the faculty:

The Centre for Peace Studies (CPS) is concerned with interdisciplinary 
and novel theoretical and empirical understandings of peace and conflict 
dynamics.  Currently, the Centre has altogether eight faculty members of 
various affiliations, including the director, and three administrative 
staff members. CPS is involved in various research projects as well as a 
number of institutional partnerships. Furthermore, CPS frequently 
engages in outreach activities in collaboration with relevant 
institutions and civil society organizations. The English-taught and 
interdisciplinary two-year Master’s programme in Peace and Conflict 
Transformation (MPCT) was launched in 2002. MPCT recruits students from 
all over the world, fostering cross-cultural competencies. Every fall 
semester, the programme admits up to 29 students.

The Centre for Women’s and Gender Research (SKK) is a designated unit 
for evocation and strengthening of multidisciplinary gender research and 
gender perspectives at the University. While located within the Faculty 
of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, SKK works with all units 
at UiT. Promoting gender awareness and gender perspectives in all 
disciplines, SKK develops and offers seminars and courses at all levels 
in collaboration with various departments across faculties at the 
University; PhD courses as part of the Norwegian research school in 
Gender Research; and a one year course in gender and gender equality. 
Currently, the Centre has eight faculty members of various affiliations, 
including the director.

The aim of Centre for Sami Studies (SESAM) is to strengthen 
multidisciplinary research in Sami and indigenous issues at the 
University. Furthermore, the Centre’s activities shall contribute to the 
strengthening of Sami languages in an academic context as well as to the 
development of collaboration with Sami educational and research 
institutions. The Centre also assists the leadership of the University 
and the faculty in Sami and indigenous issues. SESAM is responsible for 
two international master programmes: a two-year full-time Master’s 
Programme in Indigenous Studies (MIS) and the joint Master’s programme 
Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas (GENI) 
with a three years duration, and flexible, partly online study. 
Currently, the Centre has altogether ten faculty members of various 
affiliations, including the director, and four administrative staff members.


The position’s work areas and field of research

The successful candidate will be affiliated with, and shall serve all 
three units; in research, supervision and teaching.

In terms of teaching, the candidate is expected to have a special 
responsibility for interdisciplinary methods and methodologies. The 
teaching must take into account the different points of departure of a 
body of international students with a wide variety of cultural and, more 
specifically, academic backgrounds regarding knowledge in methods of 
social sciences. The teaching should therefore provide analytical tools 
for handling different methods and methodological approaches.

Furthermore, the candidate is expected to engage in and propose research 
projects that may bridge the agendas of the units. Research on practical 
use of qualitative as well as mixed methods and comparative research, 
and methodological reflections on topics of gender research i.e. 
intersectionality (class, age, ethnicity etc.) and post-colonial 
perspectives, peace and conflict dynamics, ethics, power dimensions, 
indigenous methodologies (e.g. culturally responsive and participatory 
research) and decolonization, are areas of interest.


Contact

Further information about the position and UiT is available by contacting

CPS Director: Marcela Douglas:

    phone: +4777646471
    email: (marcela.douglas /at/ uit.no)

SKK Director: Hege Kristin Andreassen

    phone: +4777645313
    email: (hege.k.andreassen /at/ uit.no)

SESAM Director: Torjer Andreas Olsen

    phone: +4777646912
    email: (Torjer.olsen /at/ uit.no)

Qualification requirements

    Norwegian doctoral degree in a relevant subject area of social 
sciences or a corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognised as 
equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in a relevant subject area of 
social sciences.
    Competence at a corresponding level documented by academic work of 
the same scope and quality.
    Relevant work experience and documented teaching and supervision 
competence – preferably from international programs. Genuine interest in 
working with students at all levels.
    Formal and solid competence within the field of social science 
methods and methodologies, and with interdisciplinary oriented 
theoretical and (qualitative) methodological approaches.
    A good scientific publication record through (preferably 
international) peer-reviewed publication channels.
    Proficiency in English. The applicants must be fully proficient in 
English, both written and spoken. Proficiency in Norwegian is also 
required, but the successful candidate may be appointed in proviso of 
the acquisition of this qualification within a period of three years.



Furthermore, the assessment of applicants will value:

    Experience with digital teaching and research methods
    Prior engagement and competence in quality research through the 
formulation of relevant research questions, as well as through 
engagement in interdisciplinary oriented theoretical and methodological 
approaches.

The evaluation committee may also consider other decisive factors in 
their ranking of candidates, like the scientific quality and research 
competence as evident in the submitted works, and experience from 
international cooperation, dissemination, popularization and 
contribution to previous successful project funding.

CPS/SKK/SESAM are looking for candidates with great academic potential 
who are academically progressive and interdisciplinary oriented. The 
successful candidate should be theoretically strong and methodologically 
skilled, preferably in qualitative but also in mixed methods. Most 
importantly, the applicant must be interdisciplinary oriented and 
academically flexible in terms of both research and teaching. 
Furthermore, the successful candidate must be someone who sincerely 
engages with Master’s and Doctoral students through lectures, seminars 
and supervision, and who is interested in contributing to the 
development of CPS/Kvinnforsk/Sesam as academic entities and as 
inspiring workplaces.

The position is shared among three different units. Good teamwork skills 
will be an important asset. The evaluation committee will assess the 
candidates’ overall skills as well as personal suitability.

It is expected that the successful candidate will participate in 
research group collaboration and professional networks nationally and 
internationally, as well as in disseminating research to a wider public. 
It is expected that the successful candidate/position holder is willing 
to develop grant applications (RCN/EU).

Other requirements:

The appointed Associate Professor/Professor must have her/his daily 
workplace at the UiT Campus Tromsø.

You must be fluent in English, and should have a good command of 
Norwegian or a Scandinavian language. If relevant: you must be willing 
to learn Norwegian within minimum two years.



Qualification requirements for the position as Professor:

    Academic level conforming to established international or national 
standards for position of Professor in the subject area concerned
    Documented teaching competence

To be awarded a professorship, you must document substantially more 
extensive research of high quality than that required to be awarded a 
doctorate degree. You must document academic activity at a high level 
over the previous six years, and that this points forwards towards 
continued activity at professorial level.

When national standards for assessment have been drawn up by the 
National Conference of Faculties: In addition UiT assess applicants 
according to national guidelines for assessment of professorial 
competence, decided by the National Faculty Meeting of (subject area). 
You can find the guidelines here.



Qualification requirements for the position as Associate Professor:

    Norwegian doctoral degree in subject area concerned or a 
corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognised as equivalent to a 
Norwegian doctoral degree
    Documented teaching competence

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).


Teaching qualifications

You must have acquired basic skills in planning, conducting, evaluating 
and developing teaching and guidance. All applicants must document their 
teaching competence:

    Applicants who have completed education or courses designed to 
provide teaching competence for teaching at universities and colleges, 
equivalent to a minimum of 200 hours, must attach diploma and curriculum 
for the completed course.
    Other applicants shall describe, assess and document their 
competence as a teacher and supervisor. Practice as a teacher and 
supervisor in higher education is required, often combined with relevant 
courses and seminars. The skills must be documented in the form of a 
teaching portfolio. Experience with teaching and supervision in higher 
education corresponding to two years in a full-time position of is 
required. For dosent and professor positions, experience with teaching 
and supervision in higher education corresponding to three years in a 
full-time position of is required.



For professor positions UiT also require:

    Quality development in own teaching and guidance over time
    Extensive experience with supervision preferably at the master / 
PhD level
    Participation in the development of educational quality in 
professional communities



Applicants for professor positions must document that the additional 
criteria are met through:

    Description and reflection on your work with developing teaching 
and supervision. This should be documented with examples that show 
development over time, as well as a justification for and reflection on 
process and results.
    Description of experience with supervision at the master's and 
doctoral level. In addition to describing the scope of the guidance, you 
should also summarize the guidance experience and point out possible 
development areas
    Description of and reflection on your own leadership, participation 
and role in the development of teaching quality in your academic community



For professor positions, the teaching competence can be developed and 
documented through a combination of courses and teaching portfolio.

If the teaching competence can be acquired within two years after 
employment, applicants will be assessed, but not ranked, based on 
teaching competence. Those who do not meet the requirements at the time 
of appointment will be required to meet the requirements within two 
years. UiT offers courses in educational competence to employees. For a 
position as professor, the additional requirements for a professorial 
teaching competence must be met, but can be appointed with the same 
reservations as mentioned when it comes to documented basic competence.
Interim appointment

If there are no fully qualified applicants for the position, an interim 
appointment to qualify scientifically and/or in consideration of 
teaching qualifications, may be made for a period of three years. 
Application for permanent employment with a new assessment shall be 
applied for within the three year-period. The appointment will become 
permanent if you are found to be suitably qualified before the 
three-year period elapses.
Application

Your application must include:

    Application letter
    CV
    Diplomas and transcripts
    References and certificates
    Documented teaching competence
    A list of your academic production
    Description of your academic production, stating which works you 
consider most important
    Academic works, up to ten. The doctoral thesis is regarded as one work.

The documentation have to be in English or a Scandinavian language. We 
only accept applications sent via www.jobbnorge.no.

We offer

    R&D sabbatical conditions which are considered some of the best in 
the country
    Good welfare arrangements for employees
    Good arrangements for pension, insurance and loans in the Norwegian 
Public Service Pension Fund


General

The allocation of working hours is flexible and allocated on a 
case-by-case basis. In general, professors (and dosent)/associate 
professors will spend an equal amount of time on teaching and research 
and development work, førstelektor (associate professor) will spend up 
to 50 % of their time on research and 50 % for teaching. As a norm, the 
time resources spent on administrative duties constitutes 5 % for 
academic staff.

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

The remuneration for Professor is in accordance with the State salary 
scale code 1013. The remuneration for Associate Professor is in 
accordance with the State salary scale code 1011.  A compulsory 
contribution of 2 % to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be 
deducted.

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

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage 
qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional 
capacity or cultural background. UiT and will emphasize making the 
necessary adaptations to the working conditions for employees with 
reduced functional ability

More information about moving to Norway and working at UiT: 
http://uit.no/mobility​;

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.
UiT - Developing the High North

UiT is a multi-campus research university in Norway 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.






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