Associate Professor in Physics

Job Summary

The Department of Civil Engineering and Energy Technology is growing and has a vacancy for an Associate Professor in Physics.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Teaching and supervision of students at Bachelor’s and Master’s level within physics, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics
• Developing courses within the professional field
• Participating in R&D activities, including application for funding, research, publishing and dissemination of results
• Strengthening the academic and research work in the field of energy and environment in buildings
• Actively contribute to the development of high-quality education
• Actively contribute to the development of the department, and OsloMet in general
• Initiate and develop collaboration with national and international partners
• Performing administrative tasks

Qualifications requirements:

• PhD degree in physics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics or closely related fields.
• Excellent skills in use of software tools such as MATLAB, Python and other tools
• Documented research experience is required
• Experience in teaching and supervision at Bachelor’s or Master’s level

The applicant must document relevant educational theory and practice for higher education. Applicants who are unable to document basic teaching qualifications on appointment, must acquire these qualifications within two years. OsloMet offers a course on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (UHPED), in English together with the University of Oslo, that meets this requirement.

Proficiency in oral and written English is required. Applicants who do not have adequate proficiency in a Scandinavian language, must acquire Norwegian skills corresponding to at least level B2 within three years of commencement.

The following will be an advantage:

• Research and development work relevant to the position.
• Experience with research networks and externally funded projects
• Potential for project acquisition
• Teaching skills
• Knowledge of and/or experience with various disciplines such as physics, fluid dynamics,
• thermodynamics and software and eventually combine them into new disciplines
• Digital proficiency
• Capability in communicating and cooperating with students and colleagues
• Personal qualities that contribute positively to the working environment
• Experience with managing research projects
• Ability to combine theoretical and practical issues and demonstrate fresh thinking and innovation

Expert assessment:

• Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. By the application deadline, please upload the following documents together with your application
• CV (including teaching and supervision experience and the name and contact information of at least three references)
• Full list of publications
• Copies of certificates/diplomas (including formal education in pedagogics, if applicable)
• Up to ten full-text scientific articles, submitted together with a table of contents and a short introduction highlighting the relevance of the article to the profile of the position and a detailed description of the contribution to the article by the applicant
• Professional documents including the doctoral dissertation
• A text (up to 2 pages) outlining your relevant pedagogical experience and plans for pedagogical activity and development in the position (“teaching statement”) and the pedagogical stance of the applicant. This overview should also include recent student-evaluations.
• A text (up to 2 pages) outlining your relevant research and plans for research activity in the position (“research statement”). This overview should include an overview of existing projects and research collaborators.
• Other relevant documentation

You must upload all the documents before the deadline in order for your application to be processed. The documents must be in either English or a Scandinavian language. Translations must be authorized. Originals must be presented if you are invited for an interview. OsloMet checks documents in order to give you as a candidate a proper evaluation and ensure fair competition.

We offer

• an exciting job opportunity at Norway’s third largest and most urban university
• participation in one or more research group(s)
• opportunities for academic development in a professional research environment
• interaction with a diverse student group
• loan and pension arrangements through the the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• beneficial welfare schemes and a wide range of sports and cultural offers