ANNOUNCE Faculty Position at University of Bergen (SD6446)

[SDMAIL Erling Moxnes]

Posted by  "Erling Moxnes" <Erling.Moxnes at geog.uib.no>

Associate Professor in System Dynamics
University of Bergen

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN SYSTEM DYNAMICS

A permanent position as Associate Professor in System Dynamics is open 
in the Department of Geography, the System Dynamics Group.

A description of the position with details of curriculum and area of 
responsibility, particular duties and other circumstances which will be 
stressed at the time of appointment is available at 
http://www.svf.uib.no/fstyreweb/Utlysing/SystemDynam-stillingsomt%20eng.htm,
 or from Senior Officer Gunhild Eide, the Secretariat for the Faculty of 
 Social Sciences, phone no.: +47 55589056, email: gunhild.eide at svfa.uib.no

Additional information on the position is obtainable from professor Erling 
Moxnes, phone no.: +47 55584119, email: erling.moxnes at geog.uib.no or professor 
Pål Davidsen, phone +47 55584134, email: pal.davidsen at geog.uib.no

The successful applicant must have a doctorate in System Dynamics or corresponding 
qualifications by the closing date for applications. Candidates are preferred who 
have a strong background in one or preferably several of the following areas:

* experimental investigations of knowledge transfer using System Dynamics teaching methods;
* interdisciplinary, large scale modelling of complex dynamic systems;
* development planning using dynamic models;
* model - based policy analysis of environmental and natural resources management problems.

Ability to teach is also valued, particularly the ability to develop students' intuition 
of complex, dynamic systems.

The teaching language for this position is English. The successful candidate will be given 
the opportunity to participate the Norwegian language training course at the University of 
Bergen.

Basic teaching training is a requirement. The successful candidate will be offered appropriate 
training if this requirement has not been met before the appointment.

The initial annual salary for this position is NOK 403,700 (level 56 on the state salary scale -
 code 1011). A higher salary may be negotiated for especially well-qualified applicants. 

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 multiplicity of the population at large to the highest possible 
degree. 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.

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, 
http://www.svf.uib.no/fstyreweb/Utlysing/Guidel appl Assprof.htm

Applicants must state the works or parts of works they wish to be given particular attention 
in the evaluation of their applications. These should not exceed 10 in number. The application 
must contain an overview of the attachments and provide evidence of the applicant's teaching 
qualifications. The application, which must contain a complete overview over the applicant's 
education and earlier work, must include copies of certificates and diplomas, testimonials 
and scholarly works with a list of these (in three copies), is to be sent to the University 
of Bergen, The Faculty of Social Sciences, PO Box 7802, N-5020 Bergen, Norway, by June 11, 
2007.

The application must be marked with: Sak 7/ 6853.
 

Our best regards,

Pal Davidsen and Erling Moxnes

ps. Contact us as soon as possible if you have problems with meeting the deadline.
Posted by  "Erling Moxnes" <Erling.Moxnes at geog.uib.no>
posting date  Fri, 18 May 2007 09:25:08 +0200