Associate professor position within fish health (bacteriology)

There is a vacancy for a permanent associate professor position at the Department of Biology (BIO) within fish health (bacteriology).

 

Work tasks / research field / teaching

Fish health is an expanding field at the University of Bergen (UiB). It is a goal to be in the research front nationally and internationally, and to be a leading institution on expertise on fish health education.

The Fish health groups at BIO are central to research and education within fish health and in the work for healthy fish in Norwegian aquaculture. Research is important for the aquaculture industry, in particular in the production of farmed fish and interactions with wild fish stocks. Research in bacteriology aims to clarify fundamental properties for pathogenic bacteria and disease processes for farmed species. The research shall promote curiosity driven science in the field, ranging from pure basic research to applied problems.

The research at BIO is organized in 14 research groups. The fish health field encompasses three research groups: Fish Immunology, Fish Diseases and the Sea Lice Research Centre. Research in fish health is both experimental and related to fieldwork. The most important fields are immunology, parasitology, bacteriology and virology, where for example methods in molecular biology, cell biology, anatomy/histology/cytology, bioinformatics and evolutionary biology is used. The research groups have modern and well equipped research laboratories, including specialized facilities for fish research.

Teaching in fish health is included in the position. Completed education program in fish health provides authorization aqua medicine, and the right to use the title aqua veterinarian. In 2015 BIO was awarded resources to expand the annual intake of students in the program from 10 to 25 students.

 

Qualifications and personal qualities:

• The applicant must have a doctoral degree in the relevant field or equivalent qualifications.
• The successful candidate must have research experience at an international level in fish health and bacteriology.
• Basic pedagogical training is a requirement for the position. The successful applicant will be offered training if this requirement is not met prior to employment.
• Applicants must demonstrate the ability to obtain external research funding.
• Ability to lead research projects, coordinate research activities, conduct research strategic work and establish research networks, will be emphasized.
• The applicant should be able to work independently and structured, and have the aptitude for interdisciplinary co-operation.
• Experience from teaching and educational development at university level will be emphasized.
• The successful candidate shall teach in fish health, with main emphasis on bacteria and bacterial diseases in farmed fish, but also in wild fish and other organisms kept in aquaculture.

 

In accordance with the University's general rules, the employees shall take part in the Institute's education programs through, among other things, teaching and related examination work. The successful applicant must be able and willing to play an active role in teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. We expect ability to teach bacteriology at basic, relevant biological courses, with particular emphasis on further development of the teaching in fish health.

The University of Bergen place heavy emphasis on the applicants’ pedagogical qualifications when recruiting staff in scientific positions to middle and top academic positions.

 

We can offer:

• A good and professionally challenging working environment.
• Salary at pay grade 64-72 (code 1011/ Pay range 24, alternative 8) in the state salary scale. This currently amounts to an annual salary of NOK 550 – 640 700 before taxes. Further increase in salary will depend on seniority. A higher salary may be considered for a particularly well qualified applicant.
• Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
• A position in an inclusive workplace (IA enterprise).
• Good welfare benefits.

 

Associate Professors have the opportunity to apply for personal promotion to a full professorship. The deadline for such application is September 15^th every year.

 

Your application must include:

• CV.
• Diplomas, certificates.
• Complete list of publications.
• A summary (2-3 pages) of the most important results in you research, your research goals and a suggestion for teaching plans.
• List with appendices that document your pedagogical qualifications (ref. job description below).
• List of academic work that the applicant requests to be taken into consideration in the assessment, including information about where this work was published.
• Academic work you want to be taken into consideration in the assessment (maximum 10). 

 

The application and appendices with certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language must be uploaded at JobbNorge. Applications sent to individuals per email, will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 10 June 2016

 

General information

Detailed information about the position can be obtained by contacting Associate Professor Andreas Steigen, coordinator for the education program in fish health (ph: +47 55584242 / email: andreas.steigen@uib.no) or Head of Department, Professor Anders Goksøyr (ph: +47 55584403 / email: anders.goksoyr@uib.no).

The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. Age and gender balance among employees is therefore a goal. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position. We encourage women to apply. If multiple applicants have approximately equivalent qualifications, the rules pertaining to moderate gender quotas shall apply.

 The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions. Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.

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Job description

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