Head of Studies - Physiotherapy Programme - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

We are looking for an inspiring and strong leader for Norway’s largest physiotherapy programme.

The Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy is looking for a Head of Studies for the Physiotherapy Programme. The Head of Studies will be appointed for a fixed term of four years, with the possibility of applying for a further two terms. The position is vacant now.

The Physiotherapy Programme at the Department of Physiotherapy is currently organised as two programme options – Physiotherapy and Mensendieck, but a new joint programme description is in the works and scheduled to be implemented in the autumn of 2020. The department also offers master’s degree programmes in physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and specialised further education programmes. A lot of research activity is conducted at the department, with much national and international collaboration and many PhD students. The department also has three research groups.

The faculty offers two PhD programmes: one in behavioural analysis and one in health sciences.

Area of responsibility

As the Head of Studies, you will have the academic and administrative responsibility for the Physiotherapy Programme's two programme options – Physiotherapy and Mensendieck. You will be responsible for performance in research, education, and dissemination, in addition to HR and financial management. You will actively contribute to strategic work and the further development of the research environment in cooperation with the department’s other managerial employees.

You will be part of the department’s leadership group consisting of two head of studies and the head of the department.

The head of studies areas of responsibility and roles are described in more detail in the job description.

We are looking for candidates who have

• higher education at associate professor/professor level
• a bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy
• experience of human resources management
• teaching experience from higher education or research
• good oral and written skills in a Scandinavian language and English

It is an advantage if you have:

• experience of financial management
• a good understanding of systems
• experience of organisational change processes

Emphasis is placed on the following skills:

• the ability to motivate
• the ability to create a dialogue, and to build arenas for constructive cooperation, internally, nationally and internationally
• the ability to practise clear, targeted and solution-oriented management
• the ability to tackle many different tasks
• the ability to adapt and carry out change work
• an interest for educational development work and a curiosity about student-active learning forms and use of new technology

It is important to OsloMet to reflect the population of our region, and all qualified candidates are welcome to apply. We make active endeavours to further develop OsloMet as an inclusive workplace and to adapt the workplace if required.

We can offer you

• interesting and challenging management tasks in an active and engaged education and research environment
• good academic development opportunities
• the opportunity to participate in leadership development programmes and mentoring
• good loan and pension arrangements with the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• good welfare arrangements and a wide range of sports and cultural activities available

You must upload references and all pages of certificates/diplomas. The documents must be in either English or a Scandinavian language. Translations must be government authorised. Originals must be presented if you are invited for an interview. OsloMet checks documents in order to give you as a candidate a proper evaluation and ensure fair competition.

Other information

If you would like more information about the position, feel free to contact:

Head of department Hege Bentzen, email: hege.bentzen@oslomet.no

The salary for the position is in accordance with the pay scale for state employees, position code 1473, programme coordinator, currently NOK 670,000–754,900 per year. A higher salary may be considered for particularly well-qualified applicants.

If you wish to apply for the position, please apply electronically by clicking the button at the bottom of the advertisement.

Final date for applications:    22. March 2019

Ref:            19/02236

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