About the Position

The Department of Industrial Engineering is one of five departments at the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, UiT the Arctic University of Norway. The department’s core business is education, research and industrial projects in the fields of mechanical, process and industrial engineering. In addition to responsibility of undergraduate/bachelor studies in Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering and graduate/master study in Industrial Technology, the department has also a joint responsibility with other departments for providing preparatory courses to ensure qualified candidates and enable increased recruitment to the faculty’s engineering programs.

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

UiT is a multi-campus research university in Norway and the northernmost university of the world. Our central location in the High North, our broad and diverse research and study portfolio, and our interdisciplinary qualities make us uniquely suited to meet the challenges of the future. At UiT you can explore global issues from a close-up perspective.

Credibility, academic freedom, closeness, creativity and commitment shall be hallmarks of the relationship between our employees, between our employees and our students and between UiT and our partners

The department’s research has been organized in terms of three groups: "Intelligent Manufacturing and Logistics", "Arctic Technology and Icing" and "Materials Science". Each group gets annual funding from the department and is responsible for developing and carrying out research projects with regional, national and international partners.

The department has 12 laboratories that organized thematically based on defined educational and research fields, i.e., small-scale intelligent manufacturing system, additive manufacturing, robot and automation, material testing, and laboratory for virtual and augmented reality in industrial simulation and optimization.

The department works especially closely with regional industries and industrial clusters. The department has also extensive cooperation with academic partners in Europe, Asia and America.

The position’s field of research

The position will be in the field of Industrial Engineering with special orientation towards project management, logistics and supply chain management. The successful applicant will be working in the department’s research group "Intelligent Manufacturing and Logistics" and should therefore possess core competence in modelling, analyzing and optimization of a logistics system and supply chain. The department is currently undertaking many national and international research projects and the successful applicant is expected to be an active member in participating these projects and has ability to take initiative in developing new projects.

The candidate will also be responsible for master courses in, i.e., "project management", "manufacturing logistics" and "supply chain management". The successful applicant will have responsibility for education administrative tasks.

Qualifications

The successful applicant must have a Ph.D. degree in the field of industrial engineering, preferable with orientation in applied mathematics and computational engineering. The following criteria will be applied in assessment:

• level of academic competence
• level of research experience/track record
• teaching and supervision experience, especially in project management, logistics and supply chain management
• experience of education administration
• experience in working with national and international projects
• collaboration with other researchers and industrial partners

The applicant should also elaborate his/her personal ambitions and motivation to this position. The assessment will also emphasize the applicant’s personal skills, i.e., independency, flexibility and team-working skill.

The working environment for this position is bi-lingual of Norwegian and English. For educational and research activities, high-lever of oral and writing skills in English are necessary. The department is working with regional and national industries in Norway, a successful application needs therefore to have sufficient Norwegian language skill for communication. In case of a non-Norwegian native applicant who has not mastered the Norwegian language, she/he should address the willingness of learning in terms of providing a plan for mastering the language in a three-year period.

Teaching qualifications

Teaching qualification must be documented by submitting a teaching portfolio, see the website for basic pedagogical competence.

In the case of documented teaching experience but lacking teaching portfolio, the applicant should develop a portfolio within a three-year period. Interim appointment based on lacking documented teaching qualifications can be considered, as described below.

Interim appointment

If there are no fully qualified applicants for the position, an interim appointment to qualify may be made for a period of three years. In the event of an interim appointment based on lacking teaching qualifications, you must develop an approved teaching portfolio. The appointment will become permanent if the successful applicant is found to be suitably qualified before the three-year period elapses.

We offer

• Good working environment
• Good welfare arrangements for employees
• Good arrangements for pension, insurance and loans in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund

The remuneration for Associate Professor is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1011. A compulsory contribution of 2% to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted. In addition to the salary, UiT pays approximately 12.35% directly to the Pension Fund.

More information about moving to Norway: http://uit.no/mobility

Application

Your application must include:

• Cover letter explaining your motivation and research interests
• CV - summarizing education, positions and academic work
• Diplomas and transcripts from completed degrees
• References with contact details
• Teaching portfolio

Academic works: The works, published or unpublished, which you wish us to take into consideration during the assessment. The doctoral thesis counts as one work.

Documentation have to be in English or a Scandinavian language. Submit applications electronically through Jobbnorge.

Assessment

An expert committee will assess the applicants. The main emphasis will be on the submitted scientific work and your potential for excellence in research and teaching.We will invite the best-qualified applicants to an interview and trial lecture. The interview shall among other things aim to clarify the applicant’s personal suitability and motivation for the position

Contact

Further information about the position is available by contacting head of the Department Wei Deng Solvang

• E-mail: wei.d.solvang@uit.no
• Phone: +4776966351

Other information

UiT’s HR policy objectives emphasises diversity, and encourages all qualified applicants to apply regardless of gender, functional ability and national or ethnic background. UiT is an will make the necessary adaptations in order to facilitate for employees with reduced functional ability.

We process personal data given in an application or CV in accordance with the Personal Data Act. You may request to not be registered on the public list of applicants, but the University may decide that your name will be made public. You will receive advance notification in the event of such publication.

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