Job description

The Department of Geosciences at the University of Oslo invites applications for Associate Professorship in Rock Physics and Geomechanics at the Physics of Geological Processes section, The Njord Centre, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo.

The appointment is a fulltime position and is for a period of two years to fulfil teaching responsibilities in Geomechanics and Earthquake and Volcano Processes.

The candidate will be part of a motivated research team with a high number of early career scientists working together in a highly interdisciplinary research environment at the Njord Centre.

General information about the position

Applicants must document scientific qualifications in his/her field, equivalent to an associate professor position. The successful applicant must be able to teach at all levels and to supervise Master and PhD students. 50% of the working time will be devoted to teaching, teaching related activities and, if requested, administrative duties. Teaching is given in English.

Teaching commitments include:

• Act as course responsible for the course GEO4131, Geomechanics
• Act as course responsible for the course GEO4151/9151, Earthquake and Volcano Processes
• Contribute with few lectures to the course GEO4171, Floods and Landslides
• Contribute to the continued development of Computation Science in Education (CSE) material in these courses.
• Play an active role in the supervision of students.

The candidate is expected to actively engage in - and provide integrating activity across - Njord scientific activities, including taking lead amongst one or several of the following topics:

• Interpretation and analyses of rock deformation experiments: analogue laboratory modelling of geological processes, rock physics experiments, digital rock physics.
• Numerical modelling of rock deformation processes and applications to faulting and brittle deformation.
• Role of fluids in rock deformation.
• Take an active part within the EarthFlows strategic initiative program.

Qualification requirements

• The successful candidate must have a PhD or other corresponding education equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in Geology, Geophysics, or Geomechanics
• Candidates with a background in Earth Sciences and specialization in rock physics, geomechanics and/or computer geoscience are desired
• Experience in designing courses, syllabi and classroom activities are preferred
• Competence in experimental modelling is desirable, as part of the teaching
• Competence with the programming language Python, as part of the teaching, is desirable
• Additional programming or other numerical competences will be considered positively
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English

Personal skills

• Ability to work in a highly team-oriented and interdisciplinary research environment
• Creativity and independence
• Ability to take initiative
• Self-motivation

We offer

• salary NOK 576 100 – 631 700 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 only pertains to employment as Associate Professor

How to apply

The application must include:

• Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing scientific work and research interest)
• CV (complete list of education, pedagogical experience, awards, and other qualifying activities)
• A complete list of publications
• A portfolio containing a detailed documentation of teaching and other educational qualifications the applicant wants to have considered.
• A research plan (1 page max.) describing the applicant’s scientific ambitions for the position and how they integrate within the research topics at the Njord Centre
• PhD Diploma
• List of reference persons: 2 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and phone number)

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system. Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language).

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

Interviews will be part of the appointment process.

Formal regulations

As a general rule an interview will be used in the appointment process, and it may be appropriate to require trial lectures. 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.

Contact information

• Professor François Renard, francois.renard@geo.uio.no
• Professor Bjørn Jamtveit, bjorn.jamtveit@geo.uio.no
• Head of Department Brit Lisa Skjelkvåle, b.l.skjelkvale@geo.uio.no

For technical questions regarding the recruitment system, please contact HR Adviser Torunn Standal Guttormsen, t.s.guttormsen@mn.uio.no, +47 22854272

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