Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies

Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies

Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education

The position

A position as Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies is available at the Centre for Geopolitics, Peace and Security (GPS).

The Centre for Geopolitics, Peace and Security (GPS) brings together and highlights UiT's expertise and research in its field: geopolitics, peace, and security.

GPS is part of the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education. GPS conducts independent, interdisciplinary research on Arctic geopolitics, peace and security, with the aim of generating knowledge relevant to research, education and societal challenges in the Arctic and northern regions.

GPS hosts the interdisciplinary two-year Master's Programme in Peace and Conflict Transformation (MPCT) and offers courses related to its field.

Workplace is Tromsø and Kirkenes.

You must be able to start in the position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer.

Contact

Further information about the position and UiT is available by contacting

Johanna Ikävalko, Director, +47 77 64 45 10, Johanna.ikaevalko@uit.no

Qualifications

Qualification requirements for the position as Associate Professor:

• Norwegian doctoral degree in subject area concerned, or a corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognised as equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree
• Documented pedagogical competence

Required Qualifications:

• A PhD in Political Science, International Relations, Security Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, or a related discipline.
• Experience with collaborative, interdisciplinary and practice-oriented research involving external partners relevant to peace and conflict studies.
• An established international research network within peace and conflict studies or a related field relevant to the position.
• Ability to apply for and contribute to externally funded research projects.
• Acquired external research funding.
• Ability to teach and do research and dissemination in both Norwegian and English, both written and spoken. The position requires proficiency in a Scandinavian language equivalent to level B2 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). New employees who do not fulfill the language criteria by appointment are required, within three years, to demonstrate sufficient proficiency in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language. Arrangements will be made to facilitate the completion of Norwegian courses.
• Good oral and written English skills.
• Good communication, collaboration and teaching skills.

Desired qualifications:

• Comparative research experience from other regions than the Arctic, for example East Asia and the BRICS bloc, Arctic Council Observer States or the middle powers entering the Arctic.
• Documented experience in research dissemination and public engagement beyond academia.

Security clearance may be required.

We will emphasize the applicants motivation for the position and personal suitability.

At UiT we put emphasis on the quality, relevance and significance of the research work and not on where the work is published, in accordance with the principles of The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA https://sfdora.org/read/).

Pedagogical competence

All applicants for teaching and research positions must document their educational competence in their application.

You must have acquired basic competence for teaching and supervision at university and college level. This entails basic skills in planning, implementing, evaluating and developing teaching and supervision.

See how to document educational competence: About the pedagogical portfolio - Result (English guide at the bottom of the page)

Those who do not meet the requirements for pedagogical competence upon employment will be required to meet them within two years. UiT offers courses in educational competence to employees.

Work- and salary conditions

The successful candidate must be willing to get involved in the ongoing development of their department and the university as a whole.

The allocation of working hours is flexible and allocated on a case-by-case basis. In general, Associate Professors will spend an equal amount of time on teaching and research and development work after time spent on other duties has been deducted. As a norm, the time resources spent on administrative duties constitutes 5 % for academic staff.

The remuneration for Associate Professor is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1011, with a gross annual salary ranging from NOK 676.000 - 820.000 in a 100 % position. In special cases, a higher salary may be considered.

As a state employee, you have one of the best pension schemes available. For more information see: spk.no.

We can offer

• Involvement in an interesting research project
• Good career opportunities
• A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues
• Flexible working hours and a state collective pay agreement
• Pension scheme through the state pension fund

Norwegian health policy aims to ensure that everyone, irrespective of their personal finances and where they live, has access to good health and care services of equal standard. As an employee you will become member of the National Insurance Scheme which also includes health care services.

More practical information about working and living in Norway can be found

here: https://uit.no/staffimobility

Inclusion and diversity

UiT The Arctic University ofNorway is working actively to promote equality, gender balance and diversity among employees and students, and to create an inclusive and safe working environment.

We believe that inclusion and diversity is a strength and we want employees with different competencies, professional experience, life experienceand perspectives.

If you have a disability, a gap in your CV or immigrant background, we encourage you to tick the box for this in your application.

If there are qualified applicants, we invite least one in each group for an interview. If you get the job, we will adapt the working conditions if you need it.

Apart from selecting the right candidates, we will only use the information for anonymous statistics.

Application

Please note that the application will only be assessed based on the information submitted by the application deadline via Jobbnorge. It is therefore important that you include all necessary documents demonstrating your qualifications for the position.

The application must include:

• Cover letter including a short description of interests and reasons for applying for the position
• CV containing a complete overview of education, experience and professional work
• Diplomas, diploma supplements and transcripts (all degrees, in original language and translated)
• Letter(s) of recommendation if applicable
• Two references with contact details
• Documentation of proficiency in Norwegian (or a Scandinavian language), if available
• Documentation of English proficiency
• Documented pedagogical competence. Brief description of teaching philosophy/documentation of educational competence in the form of a pedagogical map or course certificate of completed university pedagogical basic competence such as UNIPED 100 at UiT or equivalent from other universities
• A list of your academic production
• Description of your academic production, stating which works you consider most important
• Academic works, up to ten. The doctoral thesis is regarded as one work.

Proficiency in the English language can be documented in the following ways:

• Diploma from a Norwegian upper secondary school with both spoken and written English (140 hours)
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
• IELTS (International English Testing Service)
• Completed university degree in the field of English language or literature
• One year of completed university studies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or USA, for which English was the language of instructions.

All documentation to be considered must be in a Scandinavian language or English. If English proficiency is not documented in the application, it must be documented before starting in the position.

The application and submitted documents must be sent electronically via www.jobbnorge.no

Assessment

The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee's mandate is to undertake an assessment of the applicants' qualifications on the basis of the written material presented by the applicants, and the detailed description drawn up for the position.

The applicants who are assessed as best qualified will be called to an interview. The interview shall among other things, aim to clarify the applicants personal suitability for the position and motivations. A trial lecture may also be held.