Description

Would you like to be part of the finance group at the NMBU School of Economics and Business?

Associate professor in finance About the position

The NMBU School of Economics and Business has a vacancy for a full-time permanent position as associate professor in finance. The successful applicant will be part of the team responsible for the study programmes in economics and business administration, involving teaching, supervision, and research in finance.

The successful applicant will be part of a research-intensive environment and take part in the supervision of PhD research fellows and postdocs.

The person appointed should be prepared to take part in innovative interdisciplinary projects at a university that offers a wide scope of programmes in e.g., science, economics, technology, management of natural resources, landscape planning, nutrition, agriculture, and veterinary science.

For this position, we are especially interested in candidates with sound research competence and will especially emphasise research work carried out during the last five years. An increasing trend in the number of publications is also emphasised.

Duties

The main duties assigned to the position are teaching and research in finance. The successful applicant should also be to teach courses related to finance, e.g., business decision making and econometrics. The position entails:

Research and development work

Teaching courses in our study programmes

Contributing to the development of new courses in line with developments in the field

Supervising master's degree students and PhD research fellows

Administrative and other joint tasks at the faculty in cooperation with the management, colleagues, and students

Competence

Academic qualification requirements

The following is required:

A PhD in finance or related fields

Documented teaching experience in finance and/or business economics subjects

Desired qualifications:

Good written and oral skills in a Scandinavian language and English.

Within three years, new staff members who do not speak a Scandinavian language must be able and willing to teach in Norwegian.

Teaching qualifications:

Documented educational competence in the form of a ‘teaching portfolio' describing:

teaching qualifications, completed a programme of at least 200 hours and teaching experience

Experience of teaching and supervision

Basic teaching skills in developing, planning, executing, and evaluating teaching and supervision

Applicants who do not meet the teaching qualification requirements on appointment shall be required to meet them within two years of their appointment.

Importance will be attached to personal suitability

The School of Economics and Business at NMBU has an inclusive environment characterised by transparency and acceptance. We seek colleagues who actively contribute to a good social and academic collegial environment.

Remuneration and further information

The salary for the position, position code 1011 Associate Professor, is pay grade 70–77 (NOK 640,200–744,600), depending on qualifications. A higher salary may be considered for particularly well-qualified applicants.

NMBU wishes to employ more women in permanent academic positions. Women are therefore encouraged to apply.

For more information, contact Dean Casper Claudi Rasmussen, mobile ph. +47 90168120, casper.claudi.rasmussen@nmbu.no.

General Information to applicants

In accordance with the Personal Data Act, we hereby inform you that the expert committee's report will be sent to all applicants.

Application

Applications are submitted electronically via the link ‘Apply for the position' at the top of this page. Enclose your diplomas and any references.

Application deadline: June 6th, 2022

Applicants must enclose up to 10 publications that they consider to be key parts of their research production. If it is difficult to identify the applicant's contribution to joint works, a brief description of the applicant's part of the work must be enclosed.

Applicants who are invited for an interview must be able to present certified copies of certificates and diplomas.

Applicants must also enclose documentation of their educational competence in the form of a teaching portfolio. See NMBUs guidelines for applicants and members of expert committees relating to the documentation and assessment of educational competence for associate professor positions.

Documents that cannot be submitted electronically must be sent by post in triplicate, marked position no 22/01674 TO NMBU, School of Economics and Business, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, by the deadline.

About The School of Economics and Business

The School of Economics and Business at NMBU educates business graduates, economists and master's degree graduates in entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as bioeconomy. We have approximately 670 bachelor's and master's degree students and around 40 PhD research fellows. The School has considerable research activity in several thematic areas, including finance, business administration, entrepreneurship and innovation, strategy and management, the environment, climate, energy, food markets and development, as well as philosophy and theory of science. The School has around 55 full-time staff members and is situated at Campus Ås. For more information, see www. nmbu.no/hh

About the Norwegian university of life sciences

NMBU has a particular responsibility for research and education that secures the basis for the life of future generations. Sustainability is rooted in everything we do and we deliver knowledge for life. NMBU has 1,900 employees of which about 300 phd scholarships and 6,700 students. The university is divided into seven faculties.

NMBU believes that a good working environment is characterised by diversity.

We encourage qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, functional ability, cultural background or whether you have been outside the labour market for a period. If necessary, workplace adaptations will be made for persons with disabilities. More information about NMBU is available at www. nmbu.no.

Deadline

6th June 2022

Employer

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

Municipality

Ås

Scope

Fulltime (1 jobs) Fulltime (%)

Duration

Permanent

Place of service