Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

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1st December 2022
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Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 
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Job description

A Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1352) is available at the Department of of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo.

The position is associated with the research project CLIMCULT (ClimateCultures: Socionatural entanglements in Little Ice Age in Norway, 1500-1800 ) funded by the Norwegian Research Council (grant number 315441). The candidate is expected to present a research project closely connected to the main project.

More about the position

CLIMCULT investigates how Nordic societies responded to the last known period of rapid climate change, the so-called Little Ice Age. It studies how climate and culture interacted during this period and what this might teach us about current challenges. The interdisciplinary project brings together historians, climatologists, and museologists and disseminates its findings in partnership with museums and Oslo’s new Klimahuset.

The postdoctoral research fellowship will focus mainly on the dissemination of the project results. The successful candidate will be tasked with contributing to ongoing research and creating an exhibition (physical, virtual or hybrid) disseminating the research findings to a general audience. The candidate will also be involved with a series of “climate narration labs” engaging non-academic stakeholders. As a result, very good communication skills are essential for this position. The candidates own project can explore historical, museological or climate-communication perspectives related to CLIMCULTs agenda.

The researcher will be expected to cooperate closely with the other participants in the project and its museum partners (Klimahuset Oslo, NTNU University Museum Trondheim). This includes participation in meetings, workshops and conferences.

The researcher will be based in Oslo with an expected start date of March 2023.

The position is available for a period of 2 years.

The successful candidate is expected to become part of the research environment/network of the department and contribute to its development. The main purpose of postdoctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in higher academic positions within their disciplines.

Qualification requirements

• PhD or equivalent academic qualifications with a specialization in history, museology or a related discipline relevant to CLIMCULT.
• The candidate’s research project must be closely connected to the main project
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English and a Scandinavian language
• Personal suitability and motivation for the position

The doctoral dissertation must be submitted for evaluation by the closing date. Appointment is dependent on the public defence of the doctoral thesis being approved.

In the evaluation of the applications, emphasis will be placed on:

• The research project’s scientific merit, research-related relevance and innovation
• The applicant’s estimated academic and personal ability to carry out the project within the allotted time frame and to contribute to the main project
• Documented experience with exhibitions, outreach, and science communication
• Good co-operative skills, and the ability to successfully join in academic collaboration within and across disciplines

We offer

• salary NOK 544 400 – 626 300 per annum depending on qualifications
• a professionally stimulating working environment
• membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• attractive welfare benefits

How to apply

The application must include:

• Application letter describing the applicant’s qualifications and motivation for the position
• Curriculum Vitae with grades listed (with a list of education, positions, teaching experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activities)
• List of publications
• Project description (appox. 3 – 5 pages, maximum 14,000 characters. See Template for project descriptions ) including ideas on how to implement an exhibition project based on CLIMCULT. The project description must present a feasible progress plan. It is expected that the applicant will be able to complete the project during the period of appointment
• An academic publication, to be considered as most relevant for the position (no longer than 30 pages in total). In longer publications, applicants should specify the relevant pages
• Copies of educational certificates and transcripts

Please note that all documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, jobbnorge.no.

Applicants with education from a foreign university must attach an explanation of their university’s grading system.

The short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.

Formal regulations

Please see the guidelines and regulations for appointments to Postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oslo.

No one can be appointed for more than one Postdoctoral Fellow period at the University of Oslo.

Following the Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) § 25, Chapter 2, information about the applicant may be used in the public list of applicants even if the applicant opts out from the entry in the public application list

The University of Oslo has an Acquisition of Rights Agreement for the purpose of securing rights to intellectual property created by its employees, including research results.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

Contact information

Professor Dominik Collet, phone number: +47 22858238 e-mail: dominik.collet@iakh.uio.no

Head of Department Jon Vidar Sigurdsson, phone number: +47 22841955, e-mail: j.v.sigurdsson@hf.uio.no

HR Adviser Hilde Kristine Sletner, e-mail: h.k.sletner@hf.uio.no

About the University of Oslo 

The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society.

The Department of archaeology, conservation and history (IAKH) is comprised of three disciplines which in different ways study the past. The department has internationally oriented archaeologists, the only conservation program in Norway and the biggest group of historians in Scandinavia. The department has close to 100 employees, including non-permanent research fellows. The study programs span archaeology from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages, object and paintings conservation, and history from Antiquity to the present age.

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1st December 2022

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University of Oslo

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Oslo

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