University of Bergen, Norway
Department of Sosiology
The University of Bergen (UiB) is situated in the centre of the city of Bergen in western cost of
Norway. The university has about 14.300 students and about 3.300 faculty and staff members.
The UiB is known for its high European research standard and houses a number of centres of
excellence. We have a strong international profile and cooperate closely with other universities all
over the world.
Associate Professor in Sociology
At the Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, there is a vacant position as Associate
Professor in sociology.
Applicants must have a PhD in sociology or equivalent experience. It is desirable that applicants
have proven their ability to publish sociological research results at a high international level
beyond their PhD dissertation. It is also expected that the applicants have made good progress in
their research and publishing, and that they have made plans for further research and publishing.
The applicants must be willing and able to teach compulsory courses in sociology at both the
undergraduate and the graduate level.
It is desirable that the person who get the position has research skills in the use of quantitative
analysis, and can go into the teaching of such methods at all levels in sociology. Candidates who
can document such expertise will therefore take precedence over applicants who cannot
document such competence.
Those who seek the position are advised to orient themselves about the teaching and research
profile at the Department, see http://www.uib.no/sosio.
Additional information about the position is obtainable from the Head of the Department,
Professor Hans-Tore Hansen, phone: +47 55 58 91 59, or by email: hanstore.hansen@sos.uib.no.
The teaching language will normally be Norwegian. The successful applicant must be able to
teach in Norwegian or one of the other Scandinavian language within two years of his/her
appointment.
Basic teaching training is a requirement. The appointee to this position will be offered
appropriate pedagogical training if this requirement has not been met previous to appointment.
We kindly ask the applicants to follow the guidelines for applicants to intermediate level positions
at the Faculty of Social Sciences closely. The guidelines are obtainable by contacting senior officer
Beathe Moldestad by email beathe.moldestad@svfa.uib.no, or phone +47 55 58 90 56.
Potential candidates will be invited to Bergen for an interview and may be asked to hold a trial
lecture in a given topic.
The University can offer:
- Good academic and social environment with high research quality, see National Evaluation
of Sociology in Norway.
- Good training and welfare facilities.
- Good pension and insurance.
- Salary for associate professors starts at level 57 (code 1011/LR24.1) of the civil service pay
scale; currently NOK 448.400 gross, from which 2% amount an obligatory
pension
contribution will be deducted. In the case of
particularly highly qualified applicants, a higher salary may be considered.
Women in particular are invited to apply. If, in the opinion of the evaluation committee, several
applicants have approximately equivalent qualifications, the rules on equal opportunities laid
down in the Personnel Regulations for Academic Positions will be applied.
State employment shall reflect the diversity of the population at large. The University of Bergen
has therefore adopted a personnel policy objective to ensure that we achieve a balanced age and
sex composition, and the recruitment of persons of various ethnic backgrounds. Persons of
different ethnic backgrounds are therefore encouraged to apply for the position.
Information about the applicant may be made public even though the applicant has requested not
to be named in the list of applicants. The applicant will be notified if his/her request is not
respected.
The University of Bergen applies the principles of public openness when recruiting staff to
scientific positions.
The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time.
Application with CV has to be sent electronically by the link on this page “Apply for this
job”.
In addition the applicants have to submit in 3 copies:
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Scientific publications and a list of these
Curriculum Vitae
Copies of certificates, diplomas, and testimonials
All sent as ordinary post to the University of Bergen, The Faculty of Social Sciences, Post Box
7802, N-5020 Bergen, Norway.
The applicant may submit up to 10 publications or unpublished manuscripts (possibly including
doctorial dissertation). Applicants may indicate those works that should be given particular
consideration in the evaluation of their application. The application should include information
about, and documentation of, the applicant's previous teaching experience and teaching
qualifications.
The application has to be marked with: Reference 11/1010.
The closing date is March 1, 2011.
Applications sent by email will not be evaluated.