Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

With about 16,000 students, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest higher education institutions in Norway. A broad range of academic programmes are offered at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels, spread out on five campuses Førde, Sogndal, Bergen, Stord and Haugesund.

Our ambition is to build stronger and more solid academic and research environments that will interact nationally and internationally. The aim is to become a recognized actor on the international higher education arena. Increased international cooperation and engagement in externally funded projects will work towards this goal.

The faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences has about 2100 students and 120 employees divided over the campuses of Sogndal, Bergen and Haugesund.

The faculty has one competence centre and three departments;

- Maritime Studies

- Social Science

- Business Administration

Post-doctoral researcher in Economics or other related fields

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of of Business Administration and Social Sciences in Haugesund, has an open position as a post-doctoral researcher for two years, starting from 1.4.2021. The post-doctoral position will be part of the economic research group at the Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences, working on the Nordforsk financed project, “Life at the Frontier. The Impact of Social Frontiers on the Social Mobility & Integration of Immigrants”.

The project will study social mobility and integration of immigrants in areas defined as social frontiers, which could be described as a special type of residential segregation. We mainly want to understand what the impact on social mobility and integration is of living in these specific types of neighborhoods, which is to be identified empirically.

It is a cross-country research project, headed by the University of Sheffield. The University of Umeä is also a partner, in addition to HVL. The HVL team consists of four economists who are experts in the fields of regional economics, housing economics, labor market analyses, applied econometric, spatial analyses, R-programming, and in using large scale register data. The Post-doctor position will help the research team fulfill the requirements of the project.

Workplace is campus Haugesund.

About the project/ work tasks:

The Post-doctor position will help the research team fulfill the requirements of the mentioned Nordforsk project.

Plan and perform quantitative research mainly using Norwegian register data and large longitudinal datasets.

Conduct research, applying relevant software and methods for quantitative studies, as explained below, interpret results and form conclusions.

Write scientific manuscripts for conferences and peer-reviewed journals, relevant for the research project.

Contribute actively to the academic and social environment at the department.

More information about the project is found on this web-site: https://www.nordforsk.org/no/programmer-og-prosjekter/prosjekter/life-at-the-frontier-the-impact-of-social-frontiers-on-the-social-mobility-and-integration-of-migrants

Qualifications:

The successful applicant must have earned a PhD degree within economics, geography, other social sciences, or applied econometrics. The applicant will have experience with intermediate or advanced applied econometric analyses in one or more of the following fields: causal inference, migration, residential segregation, life course analyses, housing or urban economics. The appicant will also have experience with using STATA, R, GIS, spatial statistical methods or multi-level modelling using large administrative datasets. He/she is also able to carry out project deliverables in a timely fashion.

The successful applicant will have good English research writing skills, and will be able to write research journal articles, including communicating findings in presentations in a relevant way.

Application procedure:

The appointment board is Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.

Applicants to scientific positions must be assessed by an expert committee. An expert committee consist of three members regulated by the Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts: FOR-2006-02-09-129. Based upon the expert committee’s evaluation and recommendation, the applicants will be invited for an interview and trial lecture.

Applicants are asked to submit their application and CV online. Please use the link “Apply for this job” (“Søk stillingen”).

The following documentation should be uploaded as an attachment to the online application:

• Copies of selected academic publications (no more than 15)
• A CV with a complete list of academic publications
• Diplomas and certificates
• Documentation of experience regarding software, econometric methods and longitudinal administrative dataset as described in the above sections.

Applicants should indicate which publications or parts of publications should be given special consideration in the evaluation. If the documents submitted are not in a Scandinavian language or in English, the applicants must submit certified translations of these. The transcripts must specify the topics, the course works, and the grades at the bachelor`s and master`s degree levels.

Applicant whose education is from another country than Norway, need to also attach a certified translation of the diploma and transcript of grades to English or a Scandinavian language, if the original is not in any of these languages. It is required that the applicant enclose a review from NOKUT whether the education (bachelor and master’s degree) is of a scope and level that corresponds to the level of a Norwegian master’s degree. Please see www.nokut.no/en for more information about NOKUT’s general recognition. This may take some time and we recommend you apply as soon as you know you will apply for this position. If no answer within the application deadline, please enclose documentation from NOKUT that they have received your application.

Applicants should note that the evaluation will be based on the documentation submitted electronically via Jobbnorge within the submission deadline. The applicants are responsible for ensuring that all the documentation is submitted before the closing date. It is of utmost importance that all publications to be considered in the evaluation are uploaded as an attachment with the application, since these are sent electronically to the expert panel. Applications cannot be sent by e-mail or to individuals at the college.

Salary:

The position is remunerated according to the state salary scale, code 1352 Postdoctor, scale 59-72 / NOK 523 200 - 667 200.

There is a compulsory 2 % deduction to the pension fund (see http://www.spk.no for more information). The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time.

• Good occupational pension, insurance and loan schemes from The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Exciting academic environment with the possibility of competence enhancement and development
• Opportunities for training within the working hours

General information:

The appointment will be made in accordance with the regulations for State employees Law in Norway ("Lov om statens ansatte)". Organizational changes and changes in the duties and responsibilities associated with the position must be expected.

State employment shall reflect the multiplicity of the population at large to the highest possible degree. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Bergen has therefore adopted a personnel policy objective to ensure that we achieve a balanced age and gender composition and the recruitment of persons of various ethnic backgrounds.

Information about the applicant may be made public even though the applicant has requested not to be named in the list of applicants. The applicant will be notified if his/her request is not respected.

Short-listed applicants will be called in for an interview and a presentation of previous work, e.g. based on their master’s thesis.

Contacts:

• Professor Liv Osland, Phone: +47 52 70 27 68, e-mail: liv.osland@hvl.no

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