Nord University

Global challenges demand new insight, innovative solutions and local legitimacy. Nord University is a young university with strong regional ties and a global perspective. We are committed to delivering relevant educational programmes and research, with a focus on blue and green growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, and welfare, health and education. Nord University has 12,000 students and 1,200 employees at nine study locations in central and northern Norway.

The Faculty of Nursing and Health (FSH) Sciences educates competent and future-oriented nurses and specialists in health, care and praxis-oriented research. We shall contribute to solving future challenges in health and welfare. The Faculty offers an inter-faculty PhD in Professional Praxis. The faculty for Nursing and Health Sciences has 2,400 students and 200 employees. The professional communities are organised into the following divisions: Nursing, Pharmaceuticals, and Social Education and Mental Health.

Read more: www.nord.no/fsh

About the position

The faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Norway is recruiting a professor/associate professor to strengthen the faculty’s education and research within biostatistics. The position is located at the Academic Division of Nursing in Levanger or Bodø, Norway.

The successful candidate will have extensive research experience in biostatistics or a related academic field. The candidate will be able to and carry out collaborative, multidisciplinary research projects in the areas of strategic interest for the faculty. The appointee will actively seek for grants from competitive national and international funding agencies, and contribute to building the faculty’s research projects portfolio. Supervision of PhD students and assisting other scientific staff members in the application of statistical modelling and analyses, data management and programming, is required. The appointee will also be responsible for running and developing courses in statistical analyses and quantitative research methods at all education levels. The candidate must be familiar with statistical software packages such as SPSS, STATA, R or SAS. Teaching and supervision on the faculty’s other study locations can be expected.

Qualifications

• For appointment to the position of associate professor, the candidate must:
• - hold a Norwegian doctoral degree or equivalent, in a relevant field.
• For appointment to the position of professor, the candidate must also:
• -be able to document extensive, internationally recognized research within or relating to biostatistics. Experience from grant procurement from national and international funding agencies is vital. Please refer to the Assessment guidelines for the rank of Professor in the Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University. Guidelines
• The successful candidate must be fluent in English and preferably also in a Scandinavian language.
• Basic, formal pedagogical competence is required. Applicants who are unable to document such competence, will be required to attain the necessary qualification within two years of appointment. Nord University offers training that provides the necessary certification.

Personal Qualities

The candidate should possess good communication skills, including team building qualifications. Qualified applicants will be ranked according to the following criteria:

• Relevant International, scientific publications within the last five years.
• Experience with research project management
• Experience with international research networks and projects with external funding.
• Experience from teaching and academic supervision from the university/university college sector.
• Pedagogical skills.
• Experience with communication and dissemination of research.

We offer

The successful candidate will be a member of a fast growing, successful faculty at Nord University. The majority of the faculty staff has an educational background in Nursing, Mental Health, Social Education or other health sciences. The position is remunerated according to governmental regulations LPL 17.510, code 1013 Professor or code 1011 Associate Professor. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s accomplishments.

We can also offer:

• Broad access to epidemiological data from large population-based surveys with excellent possibilities of linkage to health registries.
• Creative and collegial working environment.
• A workplace with steady and progressive development.
• Membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, with accompanying advantages.
• Flexible working hours.
• Active university staff sports club.

General information

The person who is appointed must abide by the applicable laws, agreements, and directives. The responsibilities and duties associated with the position may change with future reorganization at Nord University.

The public sector workforce is expected to reflect the diversity of the population in general. Nord University therefore encourages qualified candidates with disabilities, gaps in their CV, immigrant backgrounds or different life experience to apply. Nord University practices moderate allocation according to gender quotas in accordance with the Basic Agreement for State Employees.

If applicants indicate they have disabilities or gaps in their CV, their details may be used anonymously for the purposes of recording whether this target is achieved or not.

Contact information

For further information about the position, please contact:

• Faculty Vise Dean for research, Dr. Ottar Bjerkestet, email: ottar.bjerkeset@nord.no, telephone: +47 74 02 26 47
• Faculty Dean, Dr. Trine Karlsen, email: trine.karlsen@nord.no, telephone: +47 75 51 73 05

Application process

Applicants will be evaluated by an expert committee. Short-listed applicants will be invited to attend interview and give a trial lecture. These will be decisive for the appointment. In the case that there is a large number of applicants, an internal committee may be convened to identify the most relevant candidates. These candidates will then be evaluated by an expert committee.

Application

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date of 07/03/2019.

The electronic application must contain:

• Cover letter
• Complete curriculum vitae (CV) with the following information:
• Current and previous positions
• Education/degrees
• Research and/or co-research management
• Academic evaluation work
• Publication list wherein the following is clearly identified:
• - doctoral thesis
• - peer-reviewed international publications not included in the doctoral thesis
• - textbook publications
• - other research dissemination
• Copies of diplomas and certificates
• Name, phone number and e-mail addresses for minimum two reference persons
• Complete copies of a selection of a maximum of 15 of the applicant's most relevant publications / academic work that the applicant would like the evaluation committee to take into consideration.

All documentation must be uploaded as attachments to the application. Complete documentation in electronic form must be submitted by the closing date for applications.

Upon expiry of the application deadline, a list of applicants will be announced and made available to the public. Applicants who request confidentiality must provide specific grounds for consideration in their application. Please note that a request for confidentiality does not guarantee non-disclosure of information about your application. If you have applied for confidentiality, but the university does not find grounds to hold your application confidential, the university is obligated to notify you in advance of the announcement and give you the opportunity to withdraw your application.

Cutomer reference: 30083381

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