Stillingstittel:
Associate professor or professor in Nature-based tourism - ref.no 16/02542

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

Global challenges regarding energy and climate change, the environment, health, food safety, technology and renewable solutions, use and conservation of land and natural resources, and development of the bio-economy, requires greater effort. NMBU is well equipped to conduct further research in these fields. NMBU's expertise spans entire value chains and includes both basic and applied research.

 

On 1 January 2014, the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science and the University of Life Sciences merged and became -NMBU, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. NMBU has 1700 employees and 5100 students, and is currently located on two campuses - Ås, about 30 km south of Oslo, and Adamstuen in Oslo. In 2019, the new research- and education-building for veterinary science will be completed and all of NMBU will then be located at Campus Ås.

 

Further information about NMBU is available on www.nmbu.no

Jobbnorge ID: 127203

The Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management (INA) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant permanent position as associate professor or professor in nature-based tourism.

 

INA has about 100 employees and undertakes teaching, research and dissemination within the fields of biology and ecology, natural resource management, renewable energy, nature based tourism and forest sciences. Currently, the department has approximately 370 students and 50 PhD-students. The department has a good reputation both nationally and internationally, and a high level of scientific production. For more information: http://www.nmbu.no/ina-en/

 

INA runs a two-year inter-disciplinary master programme in nature-based tourism managed by a research group that currently consists of one permanent professor, two researchers and two PhD candidates. This group is also responsible for the research project BIOTOUR (From place-based natural resources to value-added experiences: Tourism in the new bio-economy) supported by the Norwegian Research Council.

 

Due to successful research and growing interest in the master programme, INA now seeks applicants for a position as associate professor or professor in nature-based tourism.

 

 

Main tasks

The successful candidate will initiate and undertake research in nature-based tourism, teach courses, supervise MSc and PhD students, participate in the development of the master programme, and participate in administrative duties.

 

 

Academic qualifications

Nature-based tourism is an interdisciplinary study field including natural resource management, outdoor recreation and tourism development. For this position, INA emphasizes previous experiences from recreation behavior, wildlife tourism and/or entrepreneurship in a nature-based tourism context. The successful candidate should have a doctor's degree in a relevant subject and an academic background that matches these topics. Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Quality, relevance and volume of scientific publications
• Teaching and supervision experience
• Pedagogical and administrative competence*
• Ability to initiate, acquire and complete research projects
• International collaboration and experience
• Ambitions to develop nature-based tourism as a field of study and research
• External communication and knowledge of the nature-based tourism sector
• Good skills in English and in a Scandinavian language

 * If the person employed does not hold formal competence in pedagogics, he/she is obliged to complete NMBU's course in univer

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige unive

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Universitetstunet 3 1430 ÅS

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Akershus

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Hvordan søke: Annet - se fritekst

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år