Senior Lecturer (50%) at the Department of Geosciences
Deadline: 01.05.2026
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The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest rated institution of research and education with 26 500 students and 7 200 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.
The geosciences are the studies of the planet Earth and its comparative planetology; the atmosphere, the hydrosphere and cryosphere, the Earth's surface and its interior. The Department of Geosciences conducts research and teaching in most of the domains of geoscience; geology, geophysics, physical geography, geomatics, hydrology, meteorology and oceanography. The Department is the broadest geoscience research and education environment in Norway. We perform research at a high international standard and have five ERC (European Research Council) research projects ongoing.
The Department encompasses six scientific sections; Meteorology and Oceanography, Geography and Hydrology, Study of sedimentary basins, Environmental geosciences. and Crustal Processes. We host now a third in the line of three Centre of Excellences: PHAB – Centre for Planetary Habitability, and have a Norwegian Research School for PhD students (Research School for Dynamics and Evolution of Earth and Planets, DEEP).The Department aims to contribute to the new and important UN Sustainability Development Goals, and are important contributors to IPCC (UN’s Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change). The staff consists of 40 professors and associate professors, in addition to postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, researchers, technical- and administrative staff. The Department has around 200 employees.
About the position
We invite applications for a 50% Senior Lecturer position, available at the Department of Geosciences.
The position is initially connected to a teaching need related to a project manager assigned to an ERC project for the next 6 years.
Starting date as soon as possible. The candidate needs to be able to teach from autumn semester 2026.
Place of work is the Department of Geosciences at Blindern, Oslo.
Your main tasks will be
Course responsibility and class teaching in satellite remote sensing in geosciences, in particular land applications, at bachelor, master and PhD level;
Developing, leading and conducting lab exercises within above course topics;
Supervision of bachelor and master theses within above topics.
What skills are important in this role?
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for this lectureship will be selected in accordance with this and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.Required qualifications:
Research work and/or contributions to high-level academic development work that in scope and quality corresponds to a doctoral degree in geomatics, geosciences, or neighboring fields.
Basic university pedagogical competence according to UiO's guidelines.
Exceptions may be made to the defined requirements for educational competence upon employment, provided that the institution facilitates the attainment of the competence within two years from commencing the position.
Fluent oral and written communication skills in English and a Scandinavian language (the latter necessary for teaching and supervision at bachelor level).
Norwegian language skills at level B2.
Exceptions can be made from the requirement for Norwegian language skills at a minimum level B2 upon employment if the institution facilitates the attainment of such qualifications within three years from commencing the position. Competence in Swedish or Danish is regarded as equivalent to Norwegian.
UiO’s strategy is research-driven teaching. The successful candidate has therefore strong and documented academic and teaching experience within satellite remote sensing of the Earth surface.
Strong experience with state-of-the art remote sensing and geoinformatics software, and related programming using Python, Matlab, or similar, is necessary for the lab exercises.
Desired qualifications:
Experience with remote sensing of cold regions/Arctic (glaciers, permafrost, snow, etc.);
Experience with other than satellite methods, i.e. airborne (UAVs) and terrestrial;
Experience with supervision of bachelor and master thesis, and preferably also PhDs;
Collaboration with space agencies in order to ensure teaching at state-of-the-art level;
Potential to collaborate and teach broadly within geosciences.
All candidates and projects will have to undergo a check versus national export, sanctions and security regulations. Candidates may be excluded based on these checks. Primary checkpoints are the Export Control regulation, the Sanctions regulation, and the national security regulation.
What are we looking for in you?
Personal skills:
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Ability to collaborate and teach beyond your own field of research
Ability to work precise in a structured manner and swiftly adapts to new tasks
Good communication and collaboration skills
Positive attitude and the ability to handle hectic periods
Employment in the position is based on a comprehensive assessment of all qualification requirements applicable to the position, including personal skills.
We can offer you
Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development.
Committed colleagues in a good working environment.
A workplace with good development and career opportunities
Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse, which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
Salary in position as Senior Lecturer, position code 1198 in salary range NOK 720 000 – 820 000 depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2% is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.
We need different perspectives in our work
UiO is an open and internationally oriented comprehensive university that strives to be an inclusive and diverse workplace and academic environment. You can read more about UiO’s work on equality, inclusion, and diversity at uio.no.
We fulfill our mission most effectively when we draw upon our variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We are looking for great colleagues—could you be the next one?
We will do our best to accommodate your needs. Relevant adjustments may include modifications to working hours, task adaptations, digital, technical, or physical adjustments, or other practical measures.
We especially encourage underrepresented genders to apply.
If you have an immigrant background, a disability, or CV gaps (Norwegian), we encourage you to indicate this in the job application portal. We always invite at least one qualified candidate from each group for an interview. In this context, disability is defined as an applicant who identifies as having a disability that requires workplace or employment-related accommodations. For more details about the requirements, please refer to the Employer portal (Norwegian).
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More information about gender equality initiatives at UiO can be found here.
We hope that you will apply for the position.
How to apply
The application must include:
Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing scientific work and research interest)
CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activity)
Copies of educational certificates, academic transcript of records and letters of recommendation
A complete list of publications and academic works that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for this job".
When applying for the position, we ask you to retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no. If your education results are not available through Vitnemålsportalen, we ask you to upload copies of your transcripts or grades. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.
General information
The best qualified candidates will be invited for interviews.
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