Associate Professor in Building Construction and Technology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Civil Engineering and Energy Technology is growing and has a vacancy for a permanent position as Associate Professor in Building Construction and Technology. We are looking for an ambitious, productive and competent candidate with innovative scientific and pedagogical methods, whose research and teaching apply key concepts from the field of Sustainable Building Design.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Teaching and supervision of students at bachelor- and master levels within building construction, building technology, sustainable building design, life cycle assessment of buildings and building physics.
• Development of courses within the professional field
• Participating in R&D activities, including application for funding, research, publishing and dissemination of results
• Strengthening the academic and research work in the field of Sustainable Built Environment
• Active contribution to the development of high-quality education
• Active contribution to the general development of the department
• The person who is hired is also expected to be involved in the university’s research community
• Take initiate and develop collaboration with national and international partners
• Performing administrative tasks related to educational, research, and innovation activities

Qualifications requirements:

• PhD in Building Engineering, Building Technology, Building Physics or closely related fields
• Documented research work and publications within the field of Sustainable Building Design, Building Materials, Building Performance Simulation, Climate Adaptation.
• Experience within Timber Engineering will be considered as a benefit.
• Experience in teaching and supervision in higher education 
• The applicant must document relevant educational theory and practice for higher education. Applicants who are unable to document basic teaching qualifications on appointment, must acquire these qualifications within two years. OsloMet offers a course on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (UHPED), in English that meets this requirement.
• Proficiency in oral and written English is required. Applicants who do not have adequate proficiency in a Scandinavian language, must acquire Norwegian skills corresponding to at least level B2 within three years of commencement.

General criteria for appointments to academic positions are covered by the Regulations for appointment and promotion to academic posts.

General criteria for evaluating educational competence is described by OsloMet’s Guidlines - educational competence.

When evaluating the applications, we will emphasize:

• Research and development (R&D) work relevant to the position. Emphasis will be placed on scientific production and/or experience from the industry obtained during the last six years.
• Experience with research networks and externally funded projects
• Excellent cooperation and communication skills
• Personal qualities that contribute positively to the working environment
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt teaching and research to the needs of OsloMet and the department, including interdisciplinary collaboration 
• Pedagogical skills and teaching experience, and ability to motivate and inspire students and colleagues
• Ability to apply knowledge from various disciplines such as sustainable building design, innovative building technology and materials, indoor environment, climate change and climate change mitigation, urban physics and eventually combine them into new disciplines.
• Ability to combine theoretical and practical issues and demonstrate fresh thinking and innovation

OsloMet evaluates teaching qualifications in conjunction with interviews.

It is important for 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. If there are periods where you have not been in work, under education or in training, you are also welcome to apply.

Expert assessment:

Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. By the application deadline, please upload the following documents together with your application:

• CV (including teaching and supervision experience and the name and contact information of at least three references)
• Full list of publications
• Copies of certificates/diplomas (including formal education in pedagogics, if applicable)
• Up to ten full-text scientific articles, submitted together with a table of contents and a short introduction highlighting the relevance of the article to the profile of the position and a detailed description of the contribution to the article by the applicant
• A text (up to 2 pages) outlining your relevant pedagogical experience and plans for pedagogical activity and development in the position (“teaching statement”) and the pedagocial stance of the applicant. This overview should also include recent student-evaluations.
• A text (up to 2 pages) outlining your relevant research and plans for research activity in the position (“research statement”). This overview should include an overview of existing projects and research collaborators.
• Other relevant documentation

OsloMet has signed and commited the institution to follow the recommendations in the DORA- decleration.

You must upload all the documents in order for your application to be processed.  The documents must be in either English or a Scandinavian language. Translations must be authorized. 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, please contact hilde.tverseth@oslomet.no

We offer

• An exciting job opportunity at Norway’s third largest and most urban university
• Opportunities for academic development in a professional and research environment
• Interaction with a diverse student group
• Loan and pension arrangements through the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Beneficial welfare schemes and a wide range of sports and cultural offers
• Free Norwegian language classes to employees and their partners
• Relocation support, cultural courses and on-boarding services
• Working location in downtown Oslo with multiple cultural offers

Practical information about relocation to Oslo and living in Norway.

The position is remunerated in accordance with the Norwegian State salary scale 60-74, job code 1011 Associate Professor. The salary is NOK 535 200 – 694 400 per year. A higher salary may be considered for particularly well-qualified applicants.

Other information

For more information about the position, feel free to contact:

• Head of Department Hallgrim Hjelmbrekke, e-mail hallgrim@oslomet.no, phone +4767236220
• Associate professor Dimitrios Kraniotis, e-mail dimkra@oslomet.no, phone +4767238869

If you wish to apply for the position, please do so via our application portal.

Deadline for application: 20.01.2021

Ref. no: 20/10591