Stillingstittel: PhD Research Fellowship (2016/4395)

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.Center for Research on Extremism: the Extreme Right, Hate Crime and Political ViolencePhD Research Fellowships on the Extreme Right, Hate Crime and Political Violence

About the positions

The Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) hereby announces two vacant positions as PhD Research Fellow. The appointment is for a period of three years. Both positions are open within the research fields of Center for Research on Extremism, but one of the positions is reserved research in Social Science.

The C-REX scope is interdisciplinary, has a Norwegian, Nordic and European focus and applicants may come from different fields of research within the Social Sciences, Humanities or Law. The candidates will be part of the PhD program of their field of research, and the work place will be at C-REX. Admission to the PhD program is a premise for taking up the position.

Qualifications

To be appointed to the position, the successful candidate must have a Master's degree (120 ECTS) or an equivalent qualification in a relevant field of discipline (Social Sciences, Humanities or Law). The Master's degree must include a thesis of at least 30 ECTS, and training in research methodology. In evaluating applications, academic qualifications and the project outline will be given more weight than other disciplinary and general qualifications. Successful candidates must document top grades and an MA Thesis of the highest quality. Personal suitability will also be an important factor. Short-listed applicants will be called for interview.

Applicants must submit a project description of up to 3000 words outlining the research topic, the research questions, the sources of data to be used, the choice of scientific theory and method, and a realistic schedule that details how the project will be completed within the fellowship period.

See also the Regulations on terms of employment for Research Fellowship positions

We offer

• Salary according to "SKO 1017 stipendiat", pay grade 50-54, NOK 430 500 – 459 700
• A pleasant and stimulating working environment
• Excellent staff welfare schemes

The electronic application must include:

• Application letter
• Project description (in English or Scandinavian language)
• CV
• Copy of Master's dissertation
• Copies of transcripts: All applicants must submit their Master's degree Diploma and transcript(s), preferably together with a class distribution of grades. This documentation must be in English or in a Scandinavian language (or translated into English/Scandinavian by a certified translator). The transcript must specify the grade achieved on the Master's thesis
• Official explanation of the grading and credit system at your university (if not Norwegian), preferably translated into ECTS-credits
• List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Applicants with relevant publications may include one of these

About the evaluation process

An application committee will review the applications before the top candidates are further assessed by an evaluation committee. The short-listed candidates will then be called for interview.

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Faculty of Social

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år