Stillingstittel: PhD Research Fellow

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.PhD Research Fellow in European foreign, security and defence policy

ARENA Centre for European Studies at the University of Oslo (UiO) invites applications to fill a vacancy for a PhD fellowship (SKO 1017) within the field of European foreign, security and defence policy.

The appointment is for the duration of four years including 25% duty work at the Centre. The proposed starting date for the fellowship is 1 January 2017.

ARENA is a multidisciplinary research centre at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Oslo. It is renowned for its cutting edge research on the transformation of Europe, and coordinates and participates in numerous international research projects and networks, mainly funded by European and Norwegian research programmes. Its international staff is conducive to a vibrant and integrated research community, where the working language is English. More information about ARENA is available at www.arena.uio.no

Job Description

The PhD fellow will be part of a research group led by Helene Sjursen at ARENA Centre for European Studies, which focuses on the domain of foreign and security policy. Sjursen will also supervise the appointed candidate.

The candidate will be expected to participate in ongoing research at ARENA, aiming at high quality international publications. ARENA is an integrated research centre, and it is expected that the candidate takes an active part in the relevant research group and collaborates with other researchers at ARENA. The research fellow will be fully integrated in ARENA’s research activities and its international networks.

The position requires that the person who is employed participates in the Faculty of Social Sciences’ organised research education programme (PhD programme), and that their work results in a doctorate within the set fellowship period. The successful applicant will automatically be admitted to this PhD programme.

Desired qualifications and personal skills

Applicants must hold a master’s degree in international relations, political science, European studies or an equivalent social science degree. The master’s thesis must have been submitted before the application deadline. A prerequisite for taking up the position is the successful completion of a master’s degree.

In their application letter, applicants should describe their qualifications, research experience and research interests, and are encouraged to submit up to two examples of their written work, e.g. master’s thesis or published articles.

Applicants must further submit a project proposal of up to 5 pages outlining the research topic, the specific problems to be studied, the choice of theory and method, and a timetable. It is presupposed that the candidate is able to complete the project within the set fellowship period. The applicant’s project proposal should contribute to enhance our understanding of the functioning of the CFSP/CSDP, or specific dimensions of the EU’s external policies, or the EU’s global role.

In assessing the candidates, particular emphasis will be placed on the quality and relevance of the project proposal, academic qualifications and on the quality of previous work. Potential candidates will be invited for an interview.

Reference is made to the guidelines for appointing research fellows at the University of Oslo.

We offer

• Salary in pay grade 50-57 (NOK 430 500
  
  Minstelønn: 0
  
  Maksimal lønn: 0
  
  Arbeidsgiver Navn: University of Oslo, ARENA - Centre for E
  
  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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