About the positions

A permanent position is available at the Department of Education for an Associate Professor in Educational Psychology within the areas of children or youth’s language and/or reading development. Relevant research interests comprise language and/or reading difficulties, individual differences in language and/or reading development, or the effects of pedagogical measures to strengthen children and youth’s language and/or reading development. 

The appointee must be able to lead and initiate research, supervise doctoral degree students, participate in teaching and examination work at all levels, and undertake administrative tasks, in accordance with applicable provisions. 

Job description

The appointee is expected to: 

• Strengthen research on children or youth’s language and/or reading development
• Teach at the bachelor- and master-level programs in pedagogical-psychological counselling
• Contribute to one of the faculty of educational sciences’ research groups
• Participate in national and international research networks
• Participate in the collective development of our education programs
• Collaborate with the pedagogical-psychological counseling services (for instance related to practice)
• Contribute to research dissemination and external fund-raising
• Supervise master's and phd students
• Perform administrative tasks

Read more about the master program in pedagogical-psychological counseling here, see website.

The position involves 47 % teaching, 47 % research, and 6 % administrative tasks. 

Qualification requirements

• Doctoral degree or equivalent qualifications within education or other relevant subjects 
• Documented basic university pedagogical competence. Applicants who do not have documented basic university pedagogical competence must acquire this within two years from appointment. 
• Relevant experience, skills, and knowledge to teach at the master-level program in pedagogical-psychological counseling
• Strong competence and experience in research methods is an advantage and experience with quantitative methodology related to longitudinal and/or experimental designs will count positively.
• Documentation of qualifications in the field of academic management and administration will count positively. 
• Good communication skills both written and oral in Norwegian (or another Scandinavian language) in addition to English is a prerequisite for performing all the tasks associated with the position. 

Personal qualities

• Experience and interest in the development of the field of Educational Psychology
• Commitment to teaching and improving the study programs
• Personal suitability and motivation

In the ranking of applicants, we will emphasize knowledge of and familiarity with the Norwegian pedagogical-psychological counseling services. The criteria that will be considered are the applicant’s academic, professional, and pedagogical qualifications, plus personal qualifications.

We offer

• Salary NOK 692 400 - 796 600 per annum depending on competencies, in a postion as a Associate Professor (position code 1011)
• Good pension schemes
• Good welfare benefits

The application must include

• Application letter 
• CV 
• Complete list of publications
• Educational portfolio of 3-6 pages documenting educational competence and experience, including a reflection note in which your own practice and learning vision is anchored in the SoTL criteria (focus on student learning, development over time, a research approach and a collegial attitude and practice. For guidance, see this page)
• Description of qualifications in the field of academic management and administration
• Diplomas and references
• Applicants are requested to submit up to 10 academic works with a brief account of their scientific significance and, in case of co-authorship, a description of the applicants’ contribution to each publication.
• References (list of 2-3 persons with name, title, email and phone number) 

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, please follow the link: “Apply for this job”. Please note that all documents must be in English (or a Scandinavian language).

Incomplete applications will not be assessed.

Interviews and trial lecture will form part of the appointment process. The entire breadth of qualifications will be assessed in ranking competent applicants.

Formal regulations

Please refer to the Rules for employment and promotion for Professor and Associate Professor positions at UiO, the Guide for applicants for Professor and Associate professor positions and Rules for practicing the requirement for basic university pedagogical competence at the University of Oslo.

Pursuant to section 25(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, information concerning the applicant may be made public, even if the applicant has requested not to appear on the list of applicants.

The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees that is intended to secure the rights to all research results etc.

The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition and to recruit people with an immigrant background. 

In addition, the University of Oslo aims for its employees to reflect the diversity of the population to the greatest degree possible. We therefore encourage qualified applicants with disabilities to apply for the position. 

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Questions about the position

• Tone Kvernbekk (Head of Department/Professor), +4722858164, tone.kvernbekk@iped.uio.no
• Mari Vaage Wang (Associate Professor), m.v.wang@iped.uio.no
• Veslemøy Rydland (Professor), +4722844776, veslemoy.rydland@iped.uio.no