University of Oslo

The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society.

The Faculty of Educational Sciences is composed of three departments and two research centre with a total of nearly 350 employees and 3500 students. We offer three different bachelor degrees and ten masters programmes, as well as Norway's most prestigious teacher-training program and several joint interdisiplinary programmes.

Job description

A permanent position is available at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research (ILS) for an associate professor in the subject area of educational leadership.

The position is linked to the master program in Educational Leadership, which is offered as a part-time program and qualifies for leadership and development positions in the educational sector. The master program is taught in Norwegian and covers 120 ECTS, equivalent to two years full time study, cf. http://www.uv.uio.no/ils/english/studies/programmes/master/ The position may also include teaching in in-service-education for school leaders offered by ILS.

Due to the growing tendency of juridification in education, the Faculty of Educational Sciences and the Faculty of Law have initiated a joint effort to establish education law as an interdisciplinary field of research and teaching at the University of Oslo. The announced position is related to this strategy, and the successful candidate will be expected to sustain, develop and strengthen the interdisciplinary research on processes of juridification and legal regulation of education. In addition, it is expected that the successful candidate contribute to the Department’s research through participation in the research group “Curriculum Studies, Leadership and Educational Governance” (CLEG). More information about research topics covered by CLEG can be found on the research group’s website: http://www.uv.uio.no/english/research/groups/cleg/index.html.

Main duties:

• Contribution to the development of the field of Educational Leadership
• Contribution to the research group CLEG with the aim of publishing in national and international journals
• Participation in national and international research networks
• Participation in planning, teaching and supervision in the master program in Educational Leadership and develop the educational quality of the program
• Research dissemination
• External fund raising
• Administrative tasks

Qualification requirements

• Associate Professor: PhD or equivalent academic qualifications with a specialization in the subject areas relevant to Educational Leadership
• Documented research competence linked to the field of Educational Leadership
• Documented scientific competence as associate professor relevant for the announced position
• Capacity to raise funds
• Formal teaching qualifications
• Ability and commitment to teaching
• Documented knowledge of and familiarity with the Norwegian and Scandinavian Educational Systems
• Advanced Norwegian (alternatively Swedish or Danish) and English proficiency, spoken and written
• Personal suitability and motivation

The criteria that will be considered are the applicant’s academic, professional and pedagogical qualifications, leadership and administrative qualifications, and personal qualifications including Norwegian, Swedish or Danish and English proficiency.

In the ranking of applicants, the whole range of qualifications will be considered and assessed, including communication skills and personal suitability for the position.

Applicants who on appointment cannot provide documentary evidence of formal teaching qualifications must acquire such qualifications in the course of a period of two years.

Applicants who are not competent in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish must acquire such competence within two years subsequent to their appointment.

We offer

• Salary NOK 576100 – 658300 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, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience, project acquisition and coordination experience, and other qualifying activities)
• A complete list of publications
• Academic works. Applicants are requested to submit up to 10 academic works, and documentation of other relevant qualifications that they wish to be taken into account in the assessment
• PhD Diploma
• List of reference persons: 2-3 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).

Interviews will be used in the appointment process, and applicants will also be required to give a trial lecture.

Formal regulations

The successful candidate who at the time of appointment cannotdocument basic teaching qualifications will be required to obtain such qualifications within a two-year period.

The successful candidate must demonstrate mastery of both English and one of the Scandinavian languages as working languages. If an appointee is not fluent in a Scandinavian language, the appointee will be expected within a two-year period to learn sufficient Norwegian to be able to participate actively in all functions the position may involve.

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

• Professor Jorunn Møller, phone number: +47 22857618, mobil +47 95901843, e-mail: jorunn.moller@ils.uio.no
• Head of Department Rita Hvistendahl, phone number: +47 22844030, mobil +47 97128718, e-mail: r.e.hvistendahl@ils.uio.no

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