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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 Education and International Studies (LUI) has approximately 550 employees and 7000 students and is located in Oslo and Akershus. The Faculty is comprised of four departments as well as the National Centre of Multicultural Education (NAFO). The Faculty educates tomorrow’s teachers from kindergarten through upper secondary school, in close cooperation with the field of practical training. The Faculty offers a PhD in Education. In addition, the Faculty offers development studies and studies in sign language and interpreting. Diversity is a core value for the Faculty and its activities. The Faculty’s research and development focuses on practical training and is both profession-oriented and internationally oriented.
The Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education (GFU) has strong research communities within the field of school subjects, educational science, and digital competence, and educates teachers for the Norwegian school system in close cooperation with the field of practical training. The Department offers studies on bachelor and master level, and contributes to the general development of skills for school employees through continuing and further education.
The Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education has a vacancy for one fulltime Professor/Teaching Professor in Physical Education. The position is vacant from 1st August 2022.
The Faculty of Education and International Studies at Oslo Metropolitan University is seeking a candidate who will help to further develop our teacher education programs and help to move the research within the subject area of Physical Education forward. We are especially looking for a candidate who is concerned with conducting research-based teaching and building academic environments that deliver research projects, publish, and disseminate at a nationally and internationally recognized level. We are looking for a candidate who has expertise in Physical Education pedagogy, who has a social science approach to their research, and who has experience with research collaboration both nationally and internationally.
The advertised position is in the Section for Physical Education. There are about 25 employees, including 5 Ph.D. fellows, affiliated with this section, which is an established professional community that teaches and does research in Physical Education. Embodied learning and public health and life skills are two of the section’s focus areas. The section teaches in the Department’s entire education portfolio.
Read more about our research group Body, Learning and diversity here.
Good oral and written presentation skills in English are required. Applicants who do not have sufficient knowledge of a Scandinavian language must acquire knowledge of the Norwegian language corresponding to level B2 within three years after starting in the position. Courses are offered at Oslo Metropolitan University.
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General criteria for appointments to academic positions are covered by the Regulations for appointment and promotion to academic posts.
We are looking for someone who prioritizes collaboration, is motivated to build professional communities, and who is interested in developing new thinking and innovation in education, research and development work.
Oslo Metropolitan University tests pedagogical qualifications through trial lectures in connection with interviews.
It is important for Oslo Metropolitan University to reflect the population of our region, and all qualified candidates are welcome to apply. We make active endeavours to further develop Oslo Metropolitan University 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.
Practical information about relocation to Oslo and living in Norway
The position is remunerated in accordance with the Basic Collective Agreement for the Civil Service and OsloMets salary policy as Professor, code 1013/1532 (dosent). The salary is NOK 715 900 – 919 700 per year, salary scale 75-84. A higher salary may be considered for particularly well qualified applicants.
If you would like to apply for the position, you must do so electronically through our recruitment system.
You will be assessed by an Expert Committee. You must upload the following documents with the application within the application deadline:
For professor:
Oslo Metropolitan University only processes applications sent via our electronic recruitment system. All documents must be uploaded for your application to be processed. The documents must be in either English or a Scandinavian language. Translations must be authorised. Originals must be presented if you are invited for an interview. Oslo Metropolitan University performs document checks in order to give candidates a proper evaluation and ensure fair competition.
Before submitting the application documents to the Expert Committee, all applications will be reviewed by the faculty. Applicants who do not meet the formal qualification requirements will not be submitted for assessment.
Oslo Metropolitan University has adhered to the principles in the DORA declaration and obliged the institution to follow the recommendations in this declaration.
For more information about the position, feel free to contact:
If there are no qualified applicants, we may consider an appointment to a temporary position on the condition that the appointee qualifies for a permanent position within three years.
Type of employment | Permanent position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | 01.08.22 |
Salary | From NOK 715 900,- to NOK 919 700 a year |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 % |
City | Oslo |
County | Oslo |
Country | Norway |
Reference number | 21/12209 |
Contact |
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Published | 17.Dec.2021 |
Last application date | 28.Jan.2022 11:59 PM CET |