At Department of Geography, University of Bergen, a permanent position as associate professor in physical geography (http://www.uib.no/en/rg/nature) is vacant.                      

Work tasks/research field:

Understanding the role of water and wind in varying climatic regimes is essential to prepare settlement, public security and energy transition in Norway, and elsewhere, for the future. With this position Department of Geography wants to strengthen research and teaching on the role of water and wind as landform-shaping agents related to colluvial processes, extreme weather events, flooding, glaciers, ground water, periglacial processes and sea-level change, as well as the importance of water and wind in the production of renewable energy (see http://spacelab.b.uib.no/). Teaching will be related to exogenic processes and themes like oceanography, climate and meteorology. The successful applicant is expected to be an integrated part of the research group in physical geography with respect to ordinary teaching at all levels, field courses, research and dissemination.

Qualifications and personal qualities:

• Applicants must hold a Norwegian PhD in physical geography or equivalent qualifications.

• Documented research on landform-shaping agents with special emphasis on the interaction between exogenic processes and climate change as this is recorded in landforms and deposits from the last ice age until present. Research with relevance for Norway on water and wind as landform-shaping agents and their related sediments is an advantage.  

• Knowledge and use of statistics and GIS (geographical information systems) in own publications are an advantage.      

• Applicants must have the ability of publishing research results at an international level. Scientific publications from the last five (5) years will be given special impact during the evaluation, as well as the applicant's ability to initiate and fulfil research projects.

• The applicants must be willing and able to teach compulsory courses at both the undergraduate and the graduate level.

• Future plans for research, and ambitions when it comes to teaching will be of added value.

• Personal skills, and proven willingness and ability to cooperate will be of great importance in the evaluation process. Aptitude will be of great importance.

• Basic pedagogical training is a requirement for the position. The successful applicant will be offered training if this requirement is not met prior to employment.

The teaching language is normally Norwegian, but good oral and written skills in English are an advantage. The successful applicant will be required to teach in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language within two years of being appointed.

Applicants are advised to familiarize themselves with the teaching and research profile at the Department, please see http://www.uib.no/geografi/en.

We can offer:

• A good and professionally challenging working environment.
• Salary at pay grade 60 - 68, NOK 510 100 - 591 400 (code 1011). A higher salary may be considered for a particularly well qualified applicant.
• Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
• A position in an inclusive workplace (IW).
• Good welfare benefits.

Your application must include:

• CV
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  Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Bergen
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: postboks 7802 5020 BERGEN
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Hordaland
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
  Lønn valuta: NOK
  
  Lønn periode: Pr. år
  
  

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