Professor/Associate Professor in Renewable Energy, Environment and Climate

Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Geology

Professor/Associate Professor in Renewable Energy, Environment and Climate

Application deadline: 01.09.11

The following reference number must be quoted in your application: 2011/2377

The University of Tromsø has a position vacant as Professor/Associate Professor in Renewable Energy, Environment and Climate.

The Faculty of Science and Technology consists of the following departments: Department of Chemistry, Department of Computer Science, Department of Engineering and Safety, Department of Geology, Department of Mathematics and Statistics and Department of Physics and Technology.

The Professorship will be sponsored by Statoil and will be part of the Department of Geology at the Faculty of Science and Technology, at the University of Tromsø. Our position on sustainable development and climate change is supported by a new curriculum in energy, environment and climate. Lectures are shared by the Department of Physics and Technology and the Department of Geology. Research and educational developments for renewable energy continue to develop and the number of highly motivated students is increasing.

For further information, please contact the chair of the Department of Geology: Prof. Jurgen Mienert, +47 77 64 44 46, jurgen.mienert@uit.no

The Department of Geology invites applications for a professorship in renewable energy, environment and climate. Responsibilities include developing a solid external funding in renewable and sustainable energy, in close cooperation with the industry. Teaching commitments in energy geosciences, sustainable energy and environment are required. We are interested in applicants that bridge disciplines focusing on renewable energy and the relation between energy production and environment/climate. We particularly encourage woman to apply.

The successful candidate has earned a PhD or equivalent in a relevant geosciences discipline and will be committed to research and undergraduate/graduate education.

In order to be awarded a professorship, applicants shall be able to document substantially more extensive research of high quality than that required to attain a doctorate degree.

Further, applicants must be able to document teaching qualifications in the form of university-level teaching seminars, other teaching education or through having collected a teaching portfolio. In special circumstances, documented practical teaching skills may also be assessed equally. Teaching portfolio, cf.: http://uit.no/iplu/6637/13

Applicants must have a good command of English.

The main principle is that each employee within this category of post shall spend an equal amount of time on teaching and research and development work, after time spent on other duties has been deducted. As a norm the time resources spent on administrative duties constitute 5 % for scientific staff in this category of post.

Employees in permanent posts of professor, dosent (professor), førsteamanuensis (associate professor) and førstelektor (associate professor) are entitled to apply for a paid sabbatical (Research and Development), cf. the Guidelines for allocation of R&D sabbatical (in Norwegian only).

The successful applicant must be willing to engage herself/ himself in the ongoing development of her/his discipline and the university as a whole.

Remuneration for Professors/Associate Professors is in accordance with the State wage scale code 1013/1011. A compulsory contribution of 2 % is made to the Norwegian State Pension Fund.

Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The main emphasis will be placed on assessment of the submitted scientific works. Teaching qualifications, popularisation/dissemination and policy and administration work will also be considered.

Information and material to be considered must be submitted within the closing date for applications. Applicants must provide names of possible references.

An interview will be conducted as part of the appointment process.

In the event that there are no suitably qualified applicants for the position, an interim appointment for a period of no more than three years may be made in accordance with the Civil Servants Act Section 5.1. A permanent appointment shall be made upon application before the three-year period elapses based on a new evaluation. The appointment will become permanent in the event that the applicant is found to be suitably qualified.

In the event of an interim appointment on the basis of lacking teaching qualifications, the applicant must before the three-year period document teaching qualifications through collecting a teaching portfolio. A permanent appointment shall be made upon application before the three-year period elapses based on a new evaluation. The appointment will become permanent in the event that the applicant is found to be suitably qualified.

The University of Tromsø wishes to increase the proportion of females in senior research positions. In the event that two or more applicants are found to be approximately equally qualified, female applicants will be given priority.

Applicants shall also complete and submit the form regarding teaching qualifications, uit.no/poa/vitenskapelige-stillinger

Applicants must submit a list of all their scientific works including details of publication.

The application is to be submitted electronically on the application form available at:
http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=75899
Click on Apply for this job on the jobbnorge page.

In addition, the application, including CV, certified copies of diplomas and references, the completed form regarding teaching qualifications and the list of scientific works, must be sent in 4 copies within the closing date for applications, directly to:

Faculty of Science and Technology
University of Tromsø
NO-9037 Tromsø
NORWAY

All documentation that is to be evaluated must be certified and translated into English or a Scandinavian language.

THE SCIENTIFIC WORKS - published or unpublished - the applicant wishes to be taken into consideration during the evaluation process must be submitted in 3 copies arranged as 3 complete sets. The scientific works shall be sent, within the closing date for applications, directly to the above-mentioned address. Applicants shall also refer to Supplementary regulations for appointment to teaching and research positions at the University of Tromsø (in Norwegian only) and Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts: uit.no/poa/vitenskapelige-stillinger Questions concerning the organisation of the working environment, such as the physical state of the place of employment, health service, possibility for flexible working hours, part time, etc. may be directed to the telephone reference in the advertisement.

According to personnel policy objectives that the staff shall reflect the composition of the population in general, both with respect to gender and cultural multiplicity, women and persons with a minority ethnic background in particular are encouraged to apply. The University of Tromsø is an IW (Inclusive Workplace) enterprise, and will try to adapt the working conditions for employees with impaired capacity.

Personal data given in an application or CV will be processed in accordance with the Act relating to the processing of personal data (the Personal Data Act). In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, section 25, 2nd paragraph, the applicant may request not to be registered on the public list of applicants. The University may nevertheless decide that the name of the applicant will be made public. The applicant will be notified beforehand in the event of such publication.

In case of discrepancies between the Norwegian and the English version of this description, the Norwegian version takes precedence.

UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ
N-9037 Tromsø