The University of Stavanger is calling for applications for an academic job as Associate Professor in Biological Chemistry/Cell Biology. The position is open for appointment from the start of the academic year 2022/23.

About the Academic  Job

The hired candidate will primarily teach and supervise students at bachelor’s, master’s and PhD levels within the subject area, conduct research as well as disseminate research results within relevant research areas at the department, and contribute to the development of partnerships with business.

Furthermore, the university encourages candidates to contribute to the development of partnerships with businesses based on results from research and academic development work.

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Qualification\requirements

• a PhD or equivalent qualification in Biological Chemistry, preferably Cell Biology. Candidates with expertise in Cell Biology on a model organism, ideally (zebra)fish, will be preferred.
• Research experience in omics approaches to address organismal areas such as genetics, developmental biology, epigenetics, endocrinology is preferable.
• able to document active, ongoing research at a high academic level and have the potential for future high-level research in the subject area.
• document qualifications as an independent researcher at the international level within the research areas
• also, document adequate scientific comprehensiveness to be able to teach the central courses at Bachelor and Master levels.
• have supervised students in their thesis work up to PhD level or at least have experience with co-supervision at PhD level.
• also have a strong publication record in international peer-reviewed scientific journals
• fluency in both spoken and written English language.
• In addition, you should have a track record of obtaining competitive research funding and experience in leading research projects.
• must be able to document pedagogical and didactic skills relating to higher education, and basic skills in planning, evaluation and development of teaching and supervision.
• teach and supervise in Norwegian (equivalent to level B2), or another Scandinavian language, within a period of three years from accession.

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The following attributes are also desirable

• demonstrated ability to build and preserve professional networks
• ability to inspire colleagues with regards to research and educational development
• ability to involve and engage students in teaching where the course’s objectives, content and assessment situations are closely interlinked
• experience or interest in the development of varied learning methods and digital tools in teaching
• research results published in recognised publications, and references indicating progression in research and publications
• ability to initiate, obtain external funding for, lead and carry out research and development projects
• experience of partnerships with businesses relevant to the subject area
• contributed to the use of research-based knowledge in society and that you can refer to results from innovation and the commercialization of research
• ability to manage heavy workload, inquisitiveness and motivation to contribute to the development of academic and interdisciplinary collaboration at the university
• good teamwork and communication skills as well as possess the ability to contribute to a constructive working environment

Offer for the Candidate

• varied duties in a large, exciting and socially important organisation
• an ambitious work community that is developing rapidly.
• colleague-based guidance programme during your first year of teaching at UiS,
• automatic membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which provides favourable insurance- and retirement benefits
• favourable membership terms at a gym and at the company sports club
• employment with an Inclusive Workplace organisation committed to reducing sick leave, increasing the proportion of employees with reduced working capacity as well as increasing the number of professionally active seniors
• discounted public transport to and from work
• access to an optimal health service, as well as good pensions, generous maternity/paternity leave, and a competitive salary.
• relocation programme
• language courses are provided if you require one.

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Application

You must register your application letter, relevant education and work experience as well as language skills on the website mentioned. In the application letter, you must state your competence and motivation for the position.

You should upload the following documents as attachments to your application:

• CV with a full summary of your education and experience
• a pedagogical portfolio with a professionally based description and discussion of your teaching and educational competence as well as relevant documentation that supports this.
• complete list of academic publications with information on where they are published
• up to 10 academic publications which are pivotal to your research output.
• research plan for the next 5-10 years
• relevant transcripts and certificates

The documentation must be available in either a Scandinavian language or in English. You must compress the attachments if their total size exceeds 30 MB before you upload them.

UiS only considers applications and attachments registered in Jobbnorge.

Additional information

If you do not satisfy key parts of the qualification requirements, your application may get rejected before applications are submitted to the expert committee for assessment.

Only selected applicants will be invited to an interview and teaching demonstration before any recommendations are made.

It is a prerequisite that you have a residence that enables you to be present at/available to the academic community during ordinary working hours.