Postdoctoral Fellow in Human Geography
Universitetet i Oslo
- Oslo
- kr 594.500-657.300 pr år
- Midlertidlig
- Fulltid
- Applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in either Geography, Science and Technology Studies (STS), (Socio)Environmental Systems Analysis, Environmental Studies, or cognate disciplines. The doctoral dissertation must have been submitted for evaluation by the closing application date. Appointment is dependent on the dissertation and public defense of the doctoral dissertation being approved. Please contact the project leader, Professor Nightingale, if you have questions about your background
- Applicants must have the capacity for independent academic research, and relevant methodological experience, preferably documented through international scientific publications
- Applicants must have outstanding written and oral proficiency in English.
Candidates should have expertise in one or more of the following. It is not expected that candidates will have expertise in all of these:
- Advanced quantitative methods in social science
- Research in uncertainty and risk
- Bioacoustics or acoustic methods for social science
- Experience with interdisciplinary conceptual and methodological frameworks.
- Experience working with visual methods.
- Interdisciplinary qualitative or quantitative methods for environment-society studies
- Sound studies / acoustic analysis
- Studies related to risk and uncertainty
- Experience in Nepal, Zambia, Hungary or Norway.
- salary NOK 594 500 - 657 300 per annum depending on qualifications in position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow (position code 1352)
- A professionally stimulating working environment
- Attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement, in addition to Oslo’s family-friendly environment with its rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities
- Application letter (1-2 pages). Please describe your motivation for applying for this position and explain how your background, research and experience are relevant to the research project. Please outline the types of methodologies you are interested in working on within the framework of the project.
- Project proposal. This should be 2-3 pages and address the following ‘working hypothesis’: ‘New relations emerging within energy transitions generate unpredictability and unruliness beyond existing risk assessments. Identifying and characterizing this space requires novel sociomaterial methods.’ The proposal should address how you would start to develop such methods and their relationship to your current experience.
- 3-page CV summarizing education, positions, research experience, and other activities.
- A complete list of publications
- Copies of educational certificates (academic transcripts only; PhD certificate required before hiring)
- Up to five pieces of academic work for consideration in the assessment process (a doctoral dissertation or a monograph will count as three publications).
- List of 2 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and phone number)