Professor or Associate Professor of MineralogyThe position of Professor or Associate Professor of Mineralogy is vacant at the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo. The Natural History Museum (NHM) of the University of Oslo is the largest of its kind in Norway and is situated in the University Botanic Garden on the east side of the city. The staff includes more than 150 employees. Its activities include, research, teaching and popularising biology and geology and the scientific care of collections relevant to these subjects. The mineralogy collection contains over 40 000 mineral specimens together with rock and economic minerals of great national and international importance (see http://www.nhm.uio.no). The geology laboratories are well equipped for studies using x-ray diffraction methods, a scanning electron microscope with x-ray analysis and equipment used in high pressure studies of experimental mineralogy and petrology. Relevant laboratories, elsewhere at the university, are to be found at the institutes for geosciences and physics. The position as advertised seeks a candidate with a broad mineralogical background and one whose interests are in systematic mineralogy connected with museum collections. Emphasis will be given to applicants capable of initiating research projects in cooperation with relevant groups within the University of Oslo. Experience with modern research methods in mineralogy and crystallography are expected and the successful applicant should be prepared to partake in curatorial work as well as improve the museum's mineralogical and petrological collections. Staff at the NHM have teaching responsibilities at the institutes of geosciences and biology on the university campus at Blindern on the west side of the city, and are expected to supervise candidates at master and doctor level and fulfil examination duties. Administrative duties connected to the position are also included. The position includes the obligatory popularising of relevant work and the successful candidate will be expected to provide evidence of this together with teaching and other qualifying activities such as museum display work, administration experience and leadership. Applications for the position should include information on previous academic training and positions, scientific activity, together with possible museum experience, administrative efforts and the ability to attract funding. Within the closing date four sets of the application should be submitted and include:
The successful candidate must have the basic pedagogical training demanded by the University or be prepared to acquire this within two years after appointment (see Rules for pedagogical training obtainable on request from the Personal Consultant). It is also expected that for a non- national the ability to speak and write Norwegian will be attained within three years after appointment. In selecting the successful candidate the committee will judge all aspects of the applicant's background following a personal interview and trial lecture. In the event of doubt, NHM reserves the right not to fill the position (see Rules for selection of professor/associate professor obtainable on request from the Personal Consultant). The University of Oslo has an agreement with its employees to secure the rights to all research results. The University of Oslo encourages applicants of minority background to apply for scientific positions and also wishes to increase the number of female members of the scientific staff. For further details contact : Research Director Fridtjof Mehlum, telephone +47-22851723, e-mail fridtjof.mehlum@nhm.uio.no or Personnel Officer Hedda Ugletveit, telephone +47-22851819, e-mail hedda.ugletveit@nhm.ui.no. Reference is otherwise made to rules regarding the procedures for appointment of persons to positions as professors and associate professors at the University of Oslo: http://www.admin.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/rulesappointprofessor-backup-20080314.xml Salary scale: Associate Professor: 57-71 (NOK 448 400 - 583 500 per annuum) Closing date: September 19, 2010 Ref. nr. 2010/7915 Four sets of the application with CV, and relevant papers should be sent to: Naturhistorisk museum, Postboks 1172 Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway. In addition to the above, applicants should submit a completed application form (available http://www.admin.uio.no/opa/ledige-stillinger/english/sokerskjema_GBR.rtf Application papers will not be returned. |
