Stillingstittel:
Professor or an Associate Professor in Animal Husbandry

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

Nord University offers education at bachelor, master and doctoral levels. Each year, new students are admitted to more than 180 study programmes within both professional and theoretical fields. Nord University has approximately 1,200 employees and 12,000 students at study locations in Vesterålen, Bodø, Mo i Rana, Sandnessjøen, Nesna, Namsos, Steinkjer, Levanger and Stjørdal. Through contact with local communities and broad networks within business and industry, Nord University aims to contribute to meeting regional, national and global challenges. 

 

Jobbnorge ID: 120741

The Nord University is seeking av Professor or an Associate Professor in Animal Husbandry

 

Position description:

 

The Nord University has a strong position within education and research in agriculture and aquaculture. The Nord University has a total of ca 120 researchers and teachers in these fields. The scientific staff working with agriculture is placed in Steinkjer and the scientific staff working with aquaculture is placed in Bodø.

 

For the agricultural group, at Campus Steinkjer, we seek a Professor to lead the development of the research and study programs in Animal Science and Agriculture. We seek a Professor in Animal Husbandry with research experience in animal nutrition and feed production.

 

The candidate will be teaching some of the following subjects, currently at a bachelor level:

•  Animal nutrition
• Feed production
• Poultry production
• The candidate may be teaching other subjects within Animal Husbandry in the future.

RequirementsWe seek a Professor in Animal Husbandry with research experience in animal nutrition and feed production. If the candidate has research experience in only one of these fields, the other subject may be covered by documenting other relevant knowledge. If no candidates will meet the requirements for a Professor position, we will consider to hire an Associate Professor with a similar subject combination.

  

The successful candidate will possess a doctoral degree in Animal Science or equivalent accreditation or standing, and will meet the other requirements qualifying for a Professor position. The candidate should have relevant professional experience, pedagogical skills and contribution to scholarship and research will also be important in the evaluation of applicants.

 

The basis for qualifying as a Professor shall be determined according to academic and/or artistic level, in accordance with national standards for the relevant subject.

 

For appointment to the position of Associate Professor, we require a Norwegian doctoral degree in relevant field. If the candidate has a foreign, doctoral it should be approved equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree. Otherwise, the candidate needs qualification at a similar level documented by scientific production of the same scope and quality. The candidate should have relevant professional experience, pedagogical skills and contribution to scholarship and research will be important in the evaluation of applicants Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. In the assessment of academic qualifications, the committee will place emphasis on whether the applicant's experience and scholarship, will complement the academic milieu at Steinkjer. Commitment to lead, administrative skills and experience will also be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed, and may be asked to give a public lecture.

 

It is expected that candidates who do not speak Norwegian at the time of application will take actions to master Norwegian or an equivalent Scandinavian language within three years. The appointees will be exp

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Nord universitet

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Postboks 2501 7729 STEINKJER

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Nord-Trøndelag

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år