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The University of Bergen is a renowned educational and research institution, organised into seven faculties and approximately 54 institutes and academic centres. Campus is located in the centre of Bergen with university areas at Nygårdshøyden, Haukeland, Marineholmen, Møllendalsveien and Årstad.

There are five departments and two centres at Faculty of Psychology. Read more about the faculty and departments.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow position

There is a vacancy for a postdoctoral research fellow position at the Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology.

The position is for a fixed-term period of 3 years from 1 September 2019 until 31 August 2022, and is affiliated with the external funded project "Targeting Mental Models of Climate Change Risk to facilitate Climate Action".

About the project/work tasks:

• The overarching objective of the project is to identify effective adaptation and mitigation strategies by targeting the gap between local perceptions of climate risk and scientific projections of climate change impacts in East Africa (Lake Victoria) and West Africa (Lagos). If you want to read more about the project, you will find a popular science summary of the project here.

Work tasks:

• Develop study designs to elicit mental models about climate change among stakeholders and the public.
• Conduct stakeholder workshops and public opinion surveys on climate risk perception and mental models of climate change.
• Cooperate with an international and interdisciplinary team to compare climate change perceptions with projections from hydrological models and scenario simulations.
• Conduct data collection and liaise with partners and stakeholders in Africa.
• Perform statistical analyses.
• Contribute to the preparation of periodic project reports and co-author scientific articles.
• Disseminate project results at conferences and through popular science channels.

Qualifications and personal qualities:

• Applicants must have completed their PhD within a social science (psychology, economics, geography, sociology or cognate discipline) at the time of application.
• Experience with research addressing climate change perceptions, behavioural responses to climate change and the individual and social factors that influence climate change engagement. Working knowledge of the risk, decision-making or environmental/climate psychology literature is an advantage.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Experience with publishing in international (English) peer-reviewed scientific journals demonstrated by high quality research publications.
• Competence with survey methodology and quantitative data analysis is required in this role.
• The applicant must be able to work independently, as part of a team and in a structured manner.
• Proficiency in both written and oral English.

About the position of postdoctoral research fellow:

The position of postdoctoral research fellow is a fixed-term appointment with the primary objective of qualifying the appointee for work in top academic positions. The fixed-term period for this position is 3 years from 1 September 2019 until 31 August 2022. Individuals may not be hired for more than one fixed-term period as a postdoctoral research fellow at the same institution.

Upon appointment, applicants must submit a project proposal for the qualifying work including a work schedule. For postdoctoral research fellow positions associated with externally financed projects, the completion of the project proposal for the qualifying work will take place in consultation with the project/centre manager. It is a requirement that the project is completed in the course of the period of employment.

We can offer:

• Exciting development opportunities as part of your role in a strong professional environment
• Salary at pay grade 59 (code 1352 / pay range 24, alternative 3) according to the state salary scale upon appointment. This currently amounts to an annual salary of NOK 514 800 before taxes. Further promotions are made according to length of service. For particularly highly qualified applicants, a higher salary may be considered
• Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Good welfare benefits

Your application must include:

• A brief account of the applicant's research interests and motivation for applying for the position.
• The names and contact information for two reference persons. One of these must be the the main advisor from the PhD programme.
• CV
• Transcripts and diplomas
• Relevant certificates/references
• List of any works of a scientific nature (publication list)
• Publications (as applicable)

The application and appendices with certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language must be uploaded at JobbNorge.

Please note that applications, along with the information and attachments linked to the application in JobbNorge, will be evaluated after the closing date for applications. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all the necessary information has been submitted by the closing date for applications.

It is particularly important that each of the attachments that are to be taken into account in the assessment is uploaded in full as an attachment to your application.

General information:

Detailed information about the position can be obtained by contacting:

• Professor Gisela Böhm, Department of Psychosocial Science, tel: +47 55 58 86 80, gisela.boehm@uib.no

The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position.

The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions.

Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.

Further information about our employment process can be found here.

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