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The position

At the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education (HSL), there is a vacancy for a postdoctoral fellow in topics related to Kven culture, history, language and/or society.

The position is a fixed term position for a duration of 3 years. It is a prerequisite that the applicant can carry out the project over the full course of the employment period. No person may hold more than one fixed term position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the same institution.

As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, you will have the opportunity to advance your scientific career and further qualify for academic positions. If you do not already have the educational competence that meets the requirements for an Associate Professor position in Norway, UiT will arrange such competence during the employment period.

The workplace is at one of UiT's campuses, preferably in Alta or Tromsø. You must be able to start in the position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer.

About UiT and HSL

UiT The Arctic University of Norway is a broad university that contributes to knowledge-based development regionally, nationally and internationally. As the country's only institution with responsibility for Kven research and higher education, UiT plays a central role in providing knowledge about Kven culture and language.

UiT educates candidates with expertise in Kven issues and language skills, conducting research in areas such as Kven language, literature, culture, language technology, lexicography and linguistic revitalization in the multilingual north. As the only university with the capacity and commitment to make a coordinated and broad effort to strengthen Kven culture, language and other Kven topics, UiT has a unique responsibility. The professional network for research and knowledge development on Kven topics unites many experts in this field.

The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education (HSL) is academically broadly composed, and our academic environments are located in Kirkenes, Alta, Harstad and Tromsø. HSL consists of the following units:

Units under Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education:

• • Institute of philosophy and first semester studies
  • - Centre for women's and gender research
• • Department of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies and Theology
• • Department of Education
• • Department of Social Sciences
• • Department of Language and Culture
• • Department of Child Welfare and Social Work
• • Centre for Geopolitics, Peace and Security
• • Centre for Sami Studies

The faculty's academic communities are fundamental pillars of the university's Arctic profile and actively contribute to the debate on global challenges. The research communities at the faculty meet expectations of interdisciplinary approaches to the challenges of the future, as expressed in UiT's strategy Eallju - Drivkraft i nord.

The collective research activity at the HSL Faculty includes networks and research groups, which are central to achieving the strategic goals of the faculty and its units in research and innovation. These serve as important arenas for fostering academic and social environments and promote professional development for researchers, as well as master’s and doctoral candidates. Networks and research groups aim to strengthen internal research collaboration within the faculty, both within and across disciplines. They also contribute to the development of research-intensive environments and play a key role in promoting societal value creation and innovation.

The project/position's field of research

The position as a postdoctoral fellow in topics related to Kven culture, history, language and/or society is part of UiT's strategic commitment to strengthen research on Kven topics and contribute to a capacity boost in this field. Kven culture and language constitute a central part of the multicultural heritage in Northern Norway. The position provides a unique opportunity to contribute with research that is crucial for the understanding and disseminating of knowledge about and for Kven communities. Insight into the Kven institutional, organizational and political landscape is particularly valuable in a time of increased geopolitical focus on the High North.

The postdoctoral position is linked to the HSL Faculty's focus on Kven research and will contribute to increased understanding of Kven culture, language and society, both in historical and contemporary context.

We are looking for a candidate who can develop an independent research project that explores Kven topics, with the possibility of interdisciplinary approaches within the humanities and/or social sciences. The postdoctoral position will be linked to one of the faculty's departments/centers, depending on the project's approach and the candidate's academic background.

The position is part of a dynamic research environment at UiT, with the opportunity for collaboration across disciplines and institutions, both nationally and internationally. The candidate is expected to contribute actively to the development of the research environment related to Kven topics at UiT and to strengthen UiT's position in Kven research. Emphasis is placed on the applicant's research being in dialogue with relevant Kven actors to ensure that the research is anchored in and relevant to Kven communities.

In connection with the development of an individual career plan, teaching tasks can be arranged.

Scientific findings are expected to be published in recognized scientific journals/publishers and presented at national and international conferences. The candidate will also disseminate knowledge about Kven topics to a wider audience and contribute to the development of teaching and supervision on Kven topics at UiT.

The applicant defines his/her own research project related to Kven culture, history, language or society and must submit a project description as part of the application. The project will strengthen and/or expand existing research on Kven culture or language at the faculty. We are open to different thematic approaches, and the applicant must describe what opportunities for interdisciplinary approaches the project may have. The project description must include a progress plan and should be a maximum of ten pages, including references.

The place of work is the HSL faculty at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. It is expected that the person who is hired actively participates in the faculty's research environment. The workplace is with the HSL-faculty, at one of UiT's campuses, preferably Alta or Tromsø.

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Vice Dean/Professor Trine Kvidal-Røvik:

• • phone: +47 78450330
• • email: trine.kvidal@uit.no

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• • A PhD in a relevant field of study in the humanities or social sciences. If you’re at the final stages of your PhD, you may still apply if you have submitted your PhD thesis for doctoral degree evaluation within the application deadline. You must submit the thesis with your application. Documentation of your completed PhD degree must be submitted before commencement.
• • Applicants must document experience with research on Kven culture, history, language or society.
• • Proficiency in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language, both oral and written.
• • Proficiency in English, both oral and written.

Desired qualifications:

• • Knowledge of Kven or Finnish.
• • Experience with application writing and dissemination.

In the assessment the main emphasis will be attached to the submitted works and the project proposal for the qualifying work. Emphasis shall also be attached to experience from popularization/dissemination and academic policy and administrative activity.

In the assessment of applicants, we will emphasize the applicant's motivation, potential for research and personal suitability for the position. We are looking for candidates who have, among other things:

• • Good collaboration skills
• • Ability to communicate well and interact with colleagues and students
• • Ability to contribute to a good working environment

At UiT we put emphasis on the quality, relevance and significance of the research work and not on where the work is published, in accordance with the principles of The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

Inclusion and diversity

UiT The Arctic University i Norway is working actively to promote equality, gender balance and diversity among employees and students, and to create an inclusive and safe working environment. We believe that inclusion and diversity is a strength, and we want employees with different competencies, professional experience, life experience and perspectives.

If you have a disability, a gap in your CV or immigrant background, we encourage you to tick the box for this in your application. If there are qualified applicants, we invite least one in each group for an interview. If you get the job, we will adapt the working conditions if you need it. Apart from selecting the right candidates, we will only use the information for anonymous statistics.

We offer

• • Involvement in an interesting research environment
• • Good career opportunities
• • A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues
• • Flexible working hours and a state collective pay agreement
• • Pension scheme through the state pension fund

Norwegian health policy aims to ensure that everyone, irrespective of their personal finances and where they live, has access to good health and care services of equal standard. As an employee you will become member of the National Insurance Scheme which also include health care services.

More practical information for working and living in Norway can be found here: https://uit.no/staffmobility

Application

Please note that the application will only be assessed based on the information submitted by the application deadline via Jobbnorge. It is therefore important that you include all necessary documents demonstrating your qualifications for the position.

Your application must include:

• • Application letter
• • Project proposal (5-10 pages)
• • CV
• • Diplomas and transcripts (all degrees)
• • Documentation of English proficiency
• • Documentation of proficiency in Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish at a minimum of level B1 (if available)
• • Contact information to 2-3 references
• • Documentation of educational competence, if available
• • A list of your academic production
• • Description of your academic production, stating which works you consider most important
• • The doctoral thesis, along with up to four other academic works (published or unpublished) that you wish to be considered in the evaluation. The submitted works must be described/commented on in a separate document.

If you’re at the final stages of your PhD, you may still apply if you have submitted your PhD thesis for doctoral degree evaluation within the application deadline. You must submit the thesis with your application. Documentation of your completed PhD degree must be submitted before commencement.

All documentation to be considered must be in a Scandinavian language or English. If English proficiency is not documented in the application, it must be documented before starting in the position.

Assessment

The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee's mandate is to undertake an assessment of the applicants' qualifications based on the written material presented by the applicants, and the detailed description draw up for the position. A copy of the assessment report will be sent to all applicants.

The applicants who are assessed as best qualified will be called to an interview. The interview should among other things, aim to clarify the applicant’s motivation and personal suitability for the position. A trial lecture may also be held.

General information

The appointment is made in accordance with State regulations and guidelines at UiT. At our website, you will find more information for applicants.

The remuneration for Postdoctoral research fellow is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1352. A compulsory contribution of 2 % to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted. You will become a member of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which gives you many benefits in addition to a lifelong pension: You may be entitled to financial support if you become ill or disabled, your family may be entitled to financial support when you die, you become insured against occupational injury or occupational disease, and you can get good terms on a mortgage. Read more about your employee benefits at: spk.no.

The successful candidate must be willing to get involved in the ongoing development of their department and the university as a whole.

In Finnmark County they currently have an arrangement which allows you to have parts of your loan at the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund remitted. If you are living and working in Finnmark 10 % of your student loan in Lånekassen, or up to NOK 25000 per year, may be remitted.

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

In case of discrepancies between the Norwegian and the English version of this description, the Norwegian version takes precedence.

Eallju - Developing the High North

UiT The Arctic University of Norway is a multi-campus comprehensive university at the international forefront. Our vision is to be a driving force for developing the High North. The Northern Sami notion eallju, which means eagerness to work, sets the tone for this motive power at UiT. Along with students, staff and the wider community, we aim to utilise our location in Northern Norway and Sápmi, our broad and diverse research and study portfolio and interdisciplinary advantage to shape the future.

Our social mission is to provide research-based education of high quality, perform artistic development and carry out research of the highest international quality standards in the entire range from basic to applied. We will convey knowledge about disciplines and contribute to innovation. Our social mission unites UiT across various studies, research fields and large geographical distances. This demands good cooperation with trade and industry and civil society as well as with international partners. We will strengthen knowledge-based and sustainable development at a regional, national and international level.

Academic freedom and scientific and ethical principles form the basis for all UiT’s activities. Participation, co-determination, transparency and good processes will provide the decision-making basis we need to make wise and far-sighted priorities. Our students and staff will have the opportunity to develop their abilities and potential. Founded on academic integrity, we will be courageous, committed and generous in close contact with disciplines, people and contemporary developments.

We will demonstrate adaptability and seek good and purposeful utilisation of resources, so we are ready to meet the expectations and opportunities of the future. We will strengthen the quality and impact of our disciplines and core tasks through the following three strategic priority areas.