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Stillingstittel:
PhD position in Maritime Safety Management, audit and inspections

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
Jobbnorge ID: 162512

The Faculty of Business Administration (FØS) has three departments with about 120 employees and 2000 students at the campuses; Bergen, Haugesund and Sogndal.
The Faculty is educating students to disciplinary courses and professional studies. The faculty offers education on bachelor-, master- and PhD level.
The Faculty has a close collaboration with the trade and industry in the whole region of HVL. This results in research collaboration and a wide portfolio to continuing and further education.

The various educational provision gives unique possibilities for collaborations between different subject areas and disciplines within the faculty, however, also with other faculties.

The Faculty of Business and Administrations (FØS) is organized with three departments and one research center:
- Department of Business Administration (IØA)
- Department of Social Science (ISV)
- Department of Maritime Studies (IMS)
- Maritime Research

Department of Maritime Studies
Department of Maritime Studies (IMS) has educations on bachelor-, master- and PhD-level with a strong and active research environment. We have 23 permanent employees from different nations and collaborations with other universities both nationally and abroad. The department of Maritime Studies is located in Haugesund.

The research activity in the department is mainly linked to the research program MarSafe. The researchers in MarSafe collaborates close with the industry, and have focus on the risk and safety in the maritime industry, with the aim on organisational and operational aspects in relation to risk and safety management. 

About the position: Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences (FØS) has one available PhD position in maritime safety management, with a particular emphasis of inspection and audits of on board safety management systems. 100 % position for 4 years (including 25% teaching duty). The PhD student will be part of the maritime safety research group (MarSafe) at the department of maritime studies. The place of employment is Haugesund, Norway.

The PhD-student will apply for admission at the PhD programme in Nautical Operations. The Nautical Operations programme is a joint programme by HVL, UiT, NTNU and USN.

The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) accredited in 2016 the unique Ph.D. Programme in Nautical Operations as a joint degree between the four institutions educating ship officers at a university level in Norway; University of South-Eastern Norway, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Our Ph.D. programme is broad and includes e.g. ship navigation, maneuvering, maritime logistics and transportation of water-based vehicles. We have a strong academic staff group that covers many scientific fields, such as mathematics, nautical science and social science.

Our Ph.D. programme focuses on applied research to support, improve and develop the activities carried out in nautical operations where the strategic aspects include various aspects of the type and size of a fleet of ships, equipment and personnel, planning, implementation and evaluation. This research education represents a synthesis between an operational professional field and an engineering education where the purpose is to improve and develop the safety and efficiency of nautical operations.

The programme has a stated mission to recruit Ph.D. students with a maritime operative background. We have, to date, enrolled about 20 students - from the Far East to the Americas - in the programme. Our Ph.D. Programme is - the one and only - dedicated for individuals with a maritime operative background. Candidates with no maritime operative background may also apply.

This Ph.D position addresses safety management within the maritime industry, with a particular emphasis of inspection and audits of such systems.
 
Key duties- and responsibilities:
. Plan and perform research to understand, evaluate, and improve audit and inspections of safety management systems
. Conduct research, applying relevant methods within quantitative and qualitative studies, assess data, interpret and form conclusions
. Write scientific manuscripts for conferences and peer-reviewed journals
. Travel may be needed as a part of the position
. 25 % teaching duties in relevant courses for students on bachelor level

 

Key qualifications:
. Relevant MSc Degree within safety management, risk management, HSE or other relevant topics. Grades should be minimum a B grade average and a B grade on master thesis according to the Norwegian system.
. Experience with applying risk and safety management philosophy, concepts, and approach
. Documented qualifications in the English language as per requirements for Norwegian Higher Education, and in accordance with the requirements for the PhD program in Nautical Operations (https://www.hvl.no/en/studies-at-hvl/study-programmes/2019h/phdnaut/)
. The person that is hired must ful?l the requirements for admission into the PhD program in Nautical Operations. For more info, see https://www.hvl.no/en/studies-at-hvl/study-programmes/2019h/phdnaut/

 

Other qualifications:
. Seafaring experience is preferred
. Research experience in multiple industries within safety management, audits and inspections is useful and relevant
. Work experience with addressing rules and regulations, cooperation with government and regulatory authorities, ship owners and operators, classification societies and academia
. Experience and knowledge within safety management, audit and inspections

 

Personal skills:
. Ability to work alone, in small and large groups, among multiple discipline experts
. Good communication skills, both orally and in writing
. Interest for teaching and supervision of students

. Strong motivation for completing the PhD in the given timeline (2019-2023) and contributing to research within the maritime field

 

Expert assessment:

The appointment board is Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences (FØS) at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Applicants to PhD positions must be assessed by an expert committee. Based upon the expert committee's evaluation and recommendation, the applicants will be invited for an interview and trial lecture.

 

We o?er
The position is remunerated according to the state salary scale LR 20, code 1017, Ltr. 51 / NOK 449 400. A 2 % compulsory pension contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund is deducted. The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time.

Moreover, we o?er:
. Good occupational pension, insurance and loan schemes from The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
. Exciting academic environment with the possibility of competence enhancement and development
. Opportunities for training within the working hours
. Possibility of cover of relocation costs, according to the Special agreement on coverage of moving costs

 

How to apply for the vacancy?
Please send your resume, CV, certificates and diplomas by clicking the button marked with «Søk stillingen» on this site. Please enclose a project plan of about 4 pages. Applications that do not include a project plan will not be considered. We kindly inform you that your application will be evaluated using the information provided in your application at www.jobbnorge.no by the application date. It is the applicant's own responsibility to ensure that all relevant attachments are submitted by the application date including scientific work (up to 15 pieces),master thesis, copies of selected academic publications, a complete publication list if applicable, certificates and diplomas. If the diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications are not in a Scandinavian language or English, the applicant must submit certified translations. Please compress attachments exceeding 15 MB, or attach them as a link to the application. Applications will be sent to the expert committee electronically via Jobbnorge.

 

Other information
In accordance with §25 (2) of the Freedom of information Act, applicants may request that they are not identifies in the open list of applicants. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, however, reserves the right to publish the name of the applicants. Applicants will receive information if Western Norway University of Applied Sciences intends to exercise this right.

 

The Norwegian public service is committed to reflect the social diversity in its workforce, and the personnel policy of Western Norway University of Applied Sciences aims to achieve a balanced workforce. All quali?ed candidates are therefore encourages to apply for the position, irrespective of cultural background, gender, age or disability.

 

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences is an IA organization (Inclusive working life).

 

Contact us at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences:
Associate professor Helle Oltedal, ho (at) hvl.no
Head of Department of Maritime Studies Johanne Marie Trovåg, jmt (at) hvl.no

 

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