Stillingstittel:
Associate Professor of American and British Studies

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.

A position of Associate Professor of American and British Studies is available at the Department of Literature, Ares Studies and European Languages, University of Oslo.

The successful candidate must participate in teaching and supervising in the Bachelor’s programme ”English” and in the Master’s programme ”English Literature, American and British Studies”, as well as contribute to the PhD education. The successful candidate will have particular responsibility for courses with a focus on American and British Studies (including ”ENG1505 – British Civilisation, an introduction”, ”ENG1506 - American Civilization, an introduction” and ”ENG4500 - British and American Political Literature in the Eighteenth Century”). It is an advantage if applicants can relate their research to the research project ”Literature, Rights, and Imagined Communities” and /or the Department’s strategic research field ”Symbolic nation building”. Read more on this research field.

The successful candidate is expected to initiate and lead research, supervise PhD candidates, participate in teaching and in exam setting and assessment at all levels, and to carry out administrative duties in accordance with the needs of the Department.

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent academic qualifications with a specialization in American and/or British studies
• Documented pedagogical skills (either a teaching course certificate or based on teaching experience), see How to document your pedagogical skills
• Documented potential for project acquisition
• Personal suitability and motivation for the position

The following qualifications will count in the assessment of the applicants:

• Academic qualifications and academic production in American and British studies, with emphasis on works published within the last 5 years. Originality and innovative thinking will be weighted more heavily than quantity
• International peer-reviewed publications
• Experience with research projects
• Potential to contribute to the long-term development of the academic and research environment at the Department
• Pedagogical qualifications and disposition to inspire students
• Interest and ability in leadership and administration
• Ability to create and contribute to a positive environment for collaboration
• Experience with and ability to build international networks
• Skills within popular dissemination, public outreach and innovation

In the evaluation of the qualified candidates the full range of these criteria will be explicitly addressed and assessed.

Academic quality, development potential and breadth will be prioritized in this order. The selected candidates are expected to contribute to the objective in the University of Oslo’s strategic plan to ‘strengthen its international position as a leading research-intensive university through a close interaction across research, education, communication and innovation’.

The successful candidate who at the time of appointment cannot document basic teaching qualifications will be required to o

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Department of Lite

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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