Stillingstittel: Associate Professor in Biosystematics (2014/8611)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

Head of the Research School in Biosystematics at the Natural History Museum (Associate Professor, position code 1011)

A position as Associate Professor (Position code 1011) is available at the Natural History Museum. The Natural History Museum (NHM), University of Oslo, is Norway's largest natural history museum with approximately 150 employees. The museum's main tasks are research, scientific collection work, public outreach, and teaching in biology and geology (see http://www.nhm.uio.no). In 2011, The Research School in Biosystematics (ForBio) was established as a strategic high priority institution within research education. (See http://www.forbio.uio.no/).

The vacant permanent position as Associate Professor is in the field of biosystematics at NHM. The position is funded by external sources. The appointee will serve as head of the Research School in Biosystematics. The Research School is funded by the Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian Species Project (Artsdatabanken), and is part of the Ministry of Education and Research's strategic commitment to Norwegian university museums and to increase our knowledge of Norwegian biodiversity. The research school activities are close to the forefront of international research within biosystematics.

The successful applicant will have 50% of the time available to his/her own research and 50% to teaching and administration associated with the Research School. The successful applicant will work strategically and with practical development of the Research School, and perform teaching on theoretical and/or field courses offered through ForBio. The Research School is led by the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo in cooperation with three other Norwegian natural history university museums (in Bergen, Trondheim and Tromsø). Other Nordic institutions involved in research-based education in biosystematics and taxonomy are also linked to ForBio. Working as head of the Research School requires close contact and cooperation with a number of people, study administrations and research groups in Norway and other Nordic countries. The successful candidate must have good experience and knowledge of education and research within biosystematics, preferably from Nordic countries. In addition to good administrative capabilities, personal suitability for such activities will be given considerable weight.

The position will be linked to one of the museum's research groups in biosystematics.

Required qualifications:

• PhD degree in biosystematics.
• Actively publishing scientific papers of high quality.
• Proven ability to attract substantial external research funding.
• Broad theoretical and methodological expertise in biosystematics.
• Experience from teaching at MSc and PhD level.
• Good ability both to work independently and in collaborative teams.
• Must be fluent in English and one Scandinavian language.

Desired qualifications:

• Leadership experience from research groups or other relevant activities.
• Experience with research projects at high national and international level, and projects that are both field- and laboratory-based and linked to museum collections.

We offer:

• Salary based on salary level 64-70 (NOK 556 700 – 621 800 per year)
• A challenging and friendly working environment
• Membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Attractive welfare benefits
• A position in an inclusive wor
  
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  Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Natural History Mu
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Oslo
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
  Hvordan søke: Annet - se fritekst
  
  Lønn valuta: NOK
  
  Lønn periode: Pr. år
  
  
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