6 PhD Positions at Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2022
| 6 PhD positions NTNU | |
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| Type | Job |
| Categories (tags) | PhD, Research, Norway, NTNU, Humanities, Language and Linguistics, PhD Candidate |
| Dates | - 2022/10/01 |
| Link | https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/228435/6-phd-positions-at-the-faculty-of-humanities |
| Address | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| Geolocation | 63° 25' 10", 10° 24' 7" |
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6 PhD Positions at Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2022:
Details:
About the position:
The Faculty of Humanities at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology invites applications for six scientific PhD-positions. The employment will be for a period of three years without required duties, however required duties such as teaching may be considered added to some of the positions depending on the Department’s needs.
The successful applicants must commit to completing their PhD studies within the period of employment. The Faculty of Humanities hosts four PhD-programmes aimed towards the scientific PhD-degree: Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, Humanities and the Arts, Language and Linguistics, and Historical and Cultural Studies. Applicants must align their application with one of the Faculty’s research groups/networks. You can find the groups included in the announcement on our web site. Applications that are not connected to one of these groups, will not be assessed.
Qualification requirements:
•Master’s degree with a weighted average grade of B or higher in terms of NTNU’s grading scale for the last two years of their master’s, in accordance with Section 6.1 in NTNU’s PhD-regulations.
•Strong academic record from previous studies
•The applicant must account for how the project can be related to the relevant research group/network and the activity at the Department. Applicants are encouraged to get in touch with relevant academic staff early in the process. The intended main supervisor must be employed at one of the Faculty’s departments and be part of the relevant research group/network. The application must include confirmation from the intended main supervisor that they are willing to supervise the project. Supervisors must satisfy the requirements for supervising at the PhD-level. Applications that do not include confirmation from the main supervisor will not be assessed.
•Strategic considerations will also be an important part of the selection process.
In accordance with the Regulations concerning terms and conditions of employment, former PhD research fellows at NTNU are not eligible for the positions regardless of field of study. Candidates who already have an approved doctorate in related fields from other institutions, either nationally or internationally, are also asked not to apply for these positions.
We offer:
•exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
•an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
•favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
•employee benefits
Salary and conditions:
As a PhD candidate (code 1017) you are normally paid from gross NOK 491 200 per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
The period of employment is 3-4 years (with up to 25 % teaching duties).
Appointment to a PhD position requires that you are admitted to the PhD programme in [subject area] (Link to website, if applicable) within three months of employment, and that you participate in an organized PhD programme during the employment period.
The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU. After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.
It is a prerequisite you can be present at and accessible to the institution daily.
About the application: The application must contain information about the applicant’s background, necessary language abilities and motivation to complete a PhD-project. The application and project description must be in a Scandinavian language or English, usually in the same language as the intended thesis. Applicants should not fill out an application to the programme. The following attachments must be included:
Description of the doctoral project to be carried out during the employment period, using the appropriate template at www.ntnu.edu/hf/phd/project-description
•Certificates, including grade transcripts (originals may be requested in the case of an interview)
•Confirmation from main supervisor
•The applicant must document a high scientific potential through the project description. The project description is a key element in evaluating the applicants. It is also highly important that the project is feasible within the nominal length of study, which is three years full time, with ½ year set aside for the coursework component.
The successful applicant must commit to completing a PhD within the period of employment and the available resources. The applicant must therefore show that they will have access to the necessary equipment and infrastructure to complete the project. PhD research fellows at the Faculty of Humanities will receive up to NOK 150 000, - in working capital (driftsmidler) to complete the project.
The following applications will not be assessed:
•Applications that are not sent electronically through the Jobbnorge portal by the application deadline
•Applications that have not used the Faculty’s template for project description or which lack a project description all together
•Applications without a confirmation from the main supervisor
•Applications that do not include their affiliation with one of the relevant research groups/networks
•Applications without certificates/grade transcript from their Master’s degree
•Applicants invited for an interview will be asked for references and should bring originals of transcripts and certificates.
Please contact senior adviser Gro Lurås (+47 73 59 66 89 or email gro.luras@ntnu.no) for questions about the positions. For academic questions, contact the relevant research group. For more information, see our web site.
Application deadline: October 1, 2022
