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Stillingstittel: postdoctoral fellowship

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Jobbnorge ID: 162230

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About the position

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at NTNU is Norway's largest university environment in mathematical sciences with 75 permanent staff members and about 90 doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows.

The department conducts research at an international high level within the disciplines of algebra, analysis, didactics of mathematics, differential equations, geometry/topology, numerical analysis, optimization, and statistics.

Part of the research is also conducted in close cooperation with other fields of science and technology at NTNU, as well as in cooperation with industry and external research institutions.

A postdoctoral fellowship is currently available within any of the Department's research disciplines.

The position reports to Head of Department.

Job abstractJV_description

The Department of Mathematical Sciences wants to support an excellent and highly motivated candidate within any of the Department's main research disciplines. The vacant postdoctoral fellowship is intended to give a promising candidate an opportunity to pursue research at an advanced level.

The postdoctoral fellow will be part of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NTNU, and will have his/her workplace in Trondheim.  The Department currently has around 25 postdoctoral fellows.

Preference will be given to candidates who have a strong potential to strengthen the current research areas, or can provide a bridge between the different research activities in the department.

Knowledge of Norwegian or another Scandinavian language is highly desirable due to the need for teaching assistance in several of the introductory mathematics or statistics courses. A successful Norwegian candidate is required to spend at least 6 months abroad.

A postdoctoral fellow who speaks a Scandinavian language will be employed for 3 years with teaching and other duties of approximately 33% of the total available time. A postdoctoral fellow who does not master a Scandinavian language will be offered a 2-year appointment.

Qualification requirements

A postdoctoral research fellowship is a qualification position in which the main objective is qualification for work in an academic position. The postdoctoral fellow must hold a PhD within one of the research areas of the Department.  

PhD students in their last year are invited to apply; employment will then be postponed until the PhD degree is finished.

The candidate must be fluent in English, both oral and written.

The appointment is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants and national guidelines for appointment as PhD, post doctor and research assistant.

Personal characteristics

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal suitability. The following personal characteristics will be emphasized:

• motivation for conducting research at an advanced level
• good communication skills
• motivation for teaching

We offer

• exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
• an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
• favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• employee benefits

Salary and conditions

Postdoctoral candidates are remunerated in code 1352, and are normally remunerated at gross from NOK 515 200 per annum before tax. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

Appointment takes place on the terms that apply to State employees at any time, and after the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

A postdoctoral fellow who speaks a Scandinavian language will be employed for 3 years with teaching and other duties of approximately 33% of the total available time. A postdoctoral fellow who does not master a Scandinavian language will be offered a 2-year appointment.

Appointment takes place on the terms that apply to State employees at any time, and after the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

General information

Working at NTNU

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. Under the Freedom of Information Act (offentleglova), information about the applicant may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to have their name entered on the list of applicants.

Questions about the position can be directed to Head of Office Marte P. H. Andresen, phone number (+47) 73 59 17 40, e-mail marte.andresen (at) ntnu.no.

About the application:

The application must include the following:

• A short research plan written together with at least one of the permanent faculty members in the Department (maximum 3 pages)
• CV including information about educational background, work experience, preprints and publications
• The most important publications that are relevant for the evaluation of the applicant's qualifications (maximum 10 publications)
• Information about the applicant's pedagogical qualifications
• Testemonials and certificates
• Contact information for at least two references
• Documentation of fluency in the English language

Please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates. Applicants invited for interview must include certified copies of transcripts and reference letters. Please refer to the application number 2018/45608 when applying.

Applicants who have been short-listed will be invited for interviews.

Strategic considerations may be taken in the final selection of a candidate.

Application deadline: 27.01.2019.

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