Job description

A full-time associate professor position is available in Polymer Synthesis related to Life Sciences at the Department of Chemistry, Bio3-section for Chemical Life Sciences.

We are looking for a potential scientific leader with clear research visions, educational and administrative skills and abilities to establish and lead research projects of international standard.

The right candidate will play a key role in expanding chemical life science research and education at the University of Oslo. The candidate will be expected to establish and develop expertise bridging biochemistry, soft matter and physical chemistry, with a focus on organic polymer synthesis.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, polymers for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications such as targeted drug-delivery and tissue engineering, functional hydrogels and surfaces, functional (bio)polymers e.g. polysaccharides or glycopolymers, membranes, peptide/protein-based hybrid materials, biomimetics and sequence controlled polymers (e.g. foldamers and proteomimetics).

It is essential that the candidate will be able to complement and interact tightly with colleagues within the Bio3 section and the Department. In particular, a strong integration with the current activities within biochemistry and physical chemistry is expected in order to create a solid basis for research and teaching program within soft matter and bioinspired materials.

Qualification requirements

• The successful candidate must have a PhD-degree within chemistry and documented qualifications within polymer synthesis or related fields (research and teaching). Examples include living/quasi-living polymerization techniques, “click” chemistry and bioconjugation.
• The research focus must be related to the Life Sciences and complement current research within biochemistry, soft matter and physical chemistry at the Bio3-section
• It is required that the candidate has international experience and is able to carry out high-quality research that includes international collaborations.
• It is essential that the candidate has the ability and a proven track record of obtaining external research grants.
• The candidate must be able to teach in Norwegian or in another Scandinavian language. Applicants who are not competent in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish must acquire such competence within two years subsequent to their appointment. Applicants who on appointment cannot provide documentary evidence of basic teaching competence must acquire such competence in the course of a period of two years.

Appointment procedures, regulations on the requirements for basic teaching competence and a guide for applicants can be found on http://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/personnel/.

We offer

• salary NOK 631 700 – 731 400 per annum depending on qualifications in position as Associate professor (position code 1011)
• a professionally stimulating working environment
• attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement, in addition to Oslo’s family-friendly environment with its rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities
• the opportunity to apply for promotion to full professorship at a later stage

How to apply

The application must include:

• Application letter (including a motivation for applying for this position) in English
• Curriculum Vitae, describing educational background, prior positions, academic, professional and pedagogical activities and administrative experience.
• Complete list of academic work.
• Max. 10 scientific publications, which the applicant would want the application committee to focus on in their assessment.
• A research plan describing the applicant’s scientific ambitions for the position and integration into ongoing research/teaching activities at the department (max 10 pages)
• Names and contact details of 3-4 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system. Please submit the documents as PDF-files (maximum 2 MB/file). Please note that all documents should be in English.

In the evaluation of the qualified candidates the full range of these criteria will be explicitly addressed and assessed.

Relevant candidates will be called for interviews and requested to hold trial lectures, and references may be consulted.

Formal regulations

The successful candidate who at the time of appointment cannot document basic teaching qualifications will be required to obtain such qualifications within a two-year period.

The basis for assessment will be the scholarly production of the applicant, other qualifications, pedagogical or educational, the applicant’s qualifications within leadership and administration as well as the general personal suitability. In ranking the competent applicants, the full range of qualifications will be considered and explicitly assessed.

Please see the rules for Appointments to Professorships and Associate Professorships and Rules for the assessment and weighting of pedagogical competence.

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results etc.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

Contactinformation

• Head of the section ‘Bio3-Chemical Life Sciences’, Professor Ute Krengel, phone: 228 55461, e-mail: ute.krengel@kjemi.uio.no or
• Associate Professor Reidar Lund, phone: 228 55508, e-mail: reidar.lund@kjemi.uio.no

For technical questions about the recruitment system, HR Adviser Ørjan Pretorius, orjan.pretorius@mn.uio.no

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