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Oslo Metropolitan University is Norway's third largest university with almost 22,000 students and over 2,500 employees. We have campuses in central Oslo and at Romerike. OsloMet educates students and conducts research that contributes to the sustainability of the Norwegian welfare state and the metropolitan region.
The Faculty of Health Sciences consists of five departments and offers study programmes on all levels, including PhD. The faculty has about 6000 students and nearly 600 members of staff.
Department of Nursing and Health Promotion is located at all three campus: Kjeller, Pilestredet and Sandvika. The department has approximately 3000 students and 250 employees.
The Department of Nursing and Health Promotion at the Faculty of Health Sciences has a vacancy for a professor with expertise in the field of skills training and medical simulation to strengthen research and education in this area.
Students can use skills training and medical simulation to practise relevant and challenging situations by simulating incidents from clinical work in a risk-free environment. This helps to improve the quality of and increase patient safety in the health services. Research and education are closely related and we are looking for someone who is both comfortable developing research projects and who can contribute to research-based and practice-based education.
Extensive research activity is conducted at the department, which has seven research groups. This position will reinforce the research group Learning and Collaboration.
The position entails close collaboration with the health science programmes at bachelor’s, master’s and further education levels. You will be responsible for teaching and research in the field of skills training and medical simulation, and this also encompasses own research and supervision of students. You must be inquisitive about and interested in the work of your colleagues and be ambitious on your students’ behalf. The candidate must be interested in different approaches to knowledge and methodology, reflect an independent research profile and have the ability to address new problem areas. Teaching and supervision experience at master’s and PhD levels are prerequisites. The candidate must be proactive in using different digital learning resources. His/her willingness to contribute to strengthening the staff's knowledge and expertise will be emphasised.
It is important that you wish to contribute to achieving the faculty’s strategy of quality, robustness and relevance in its study programmes and research. Needs-based, practice-based research can lead to an improvement of the profession and the health situation of patients/users, and this constitutes an important strategic priority area.
Main duties of the position
You may also be asked to teach and supervise in other relevant subject areas at the department.
We are looking for candidates who have
If the candidate does not have the required skills in Norwegian or a Scandinavian language, he/she will be offered training to be able to carry out the tasks involved in the position and/or field of work. You must be able to document Norwegian skills at a level corresponding to at least level B2 within three years of being hired.
It is an advantage if you also have
Importance will be attached to documented teaching qualifications and experience. If you do not have relevant teaching qualifications, you must undertake to complete the university's basic teaching qualification programme (15 credits) within two years.
OsloMet will test teaching qualifications in connection with interviews.
General criteria for appointments to professor positions are found in the Regulations for appointment and promotion to academic posts.
We are looking for applicants who
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.
Expert assessment
Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. Please upload the following documents together with your application by the final date for applications:
You must upload all of these documents. 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.
If you have documents that cannot be uploaded electronically, contact malin.larsen@oslomet.no.
We can offer you
Other information
If you would like more information about the position, feel free to contact:
The salary for the position is in accordance with the pay scale for state employees, position code 1013, Professor. The salary is NOK 695,500–893,900 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 page.
Final date for applications: 21 April 2019
Ref.:19/02131
OsloMet has implemented the Charter & Code and has been certified to use the HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R) logo by the European Commission.
OsloMet is a member of the EU Researchers in Motion network Euraxess.
Type of employment | Permanent position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | 01.08.2019 |
Salary | NOK 695,500–893,900 |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 % |
City | Oslo |
County | Oslo |
Country | Norway |
Reference number | 19/02131 |
Contact |
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Published | 01.Mar.2019 |
Last application date | 21.Apr.2019 11:59 PM CEST |