[Norway] Postdoc Research Fellow in Mechatronics at the Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Agder
Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Mechatronics. Ref. 70/09
The University of Agder invites applications for a full-time fixed-term appointment as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mechatronics at the Faculty of Engineering and Science for a period of two years from the starting date. The position is currently located in Grimstad, Norway. The starting date is negotiable.
The Faculty of Technology and Science has over 1000 students in master’s programmes (Industrial and Information Management, Information and Communication Technology and Mechatronics) and bachelor’s programs (Multimedia, Civil, Computer, Electro, Mechanical and Energy Engineering), and over 160 academic staff. There are currently 20 PhD students in Information and Communication Technology and 6 in Mechatronics.
Research and teaching in mechatronics at UiA have over many years been adapted to the needs of the regional industrial enterprises, focusing on mechatronic systems to control large movements and forces, and where large amounts of energy are converted. The academic content is centred on the following five areas:
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical and hydraulic actuators
- Electronic control systems
- Material technology
- Product development
Research and teaching projects are typically focused on the design of electromechanical systems with the following characteristic:
- Dynamic behaviour and need for modelling and simulation
- Structural response
- Electrical and/or hydraulic power transmission
- Need for closed-loop control for non-linear and multivariable systems
- Energy conversion
The successful applicant may be assigned some administrative tasks and teaching at the B.Sc., M.Sc. or Ph.D. level in the area of Mechatronics.
The main objective of appointment as Postdoctoral Research Fellow is to qualify for work in senior academic posts. Appointees are required to hold doctoral degrees.
Information about the appointment criteria for a position as Research Fellow can be found in the Regulations Concerning Terms and Conditions of Employment for the Post of Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Research Fellow, Research Assistant and Resident, available for download at www.uia.no/vacancies
Applicants are required to demonstrate their personal suitability for the position. Emphasis will be placed on good teamwork skills.
The working languages are Norwegian and English. A high level of oral and written proficiency in both English and Norwegian or another Scandinavian language is required.
Short-listed applicants for the position will be invited for interviews and a formal presentation of their current and previous research results. With the applicant’s permission, the University will also conduct a reference check before appointment.
Appointment is made by the University of Agder’s Appointments Committee for Teaching and Research Positions.
The successful applicant will have the rights and obligations in accordance with the current regulations for the Civil Service. Organisational changes and changes in the duties and responsibilities of the position must be expected.
Women are especially encouraged to apply.
The Norwegian Civil Service is committed to reflecting the diversity of society in its work force. It is therefore a goal of the personnel policy in the Civil Service to achieve balanced gender representation, include different age groups, and recruit civil servants from backgrounds reflecting the ethnic diversity of the country. Persons from immigrant backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply for the position.
The position is renumerated in the State salary plan 17.510, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, code 1352, salary grade 57-64 (NOK 435.700 – 496.300). A 2 % compulsory pension contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund is deducted from the pay according to current statutory provisions. For information on Norwegian salary grades, see here.
The applicant must submit a research proposal which is relevant to the one of the areas of mechatronics described above. Aims and milestones, including a plan for publications over the two years of employment, must be specified in the plan.
Applicants are asked to submit their application and CV online. Please use the link “Send application“.
The following documentation should be submitted in three hard copies to the University of Agder, c/o Lise Fylkesnes, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Service box 509, NO-4898 Grimstad, Norway, quoting “Ref nr. 70/09″:
- Research proposal
- Curriculum vitae
- Certified copies of diplomas and references
- Doctoral dissertation
- A maximum of ten (10) scholarly and other relevant publications
The applicants are fully responsible for submitting complete documentation in a sufficient number of copies.
The application and all other information must be submitted in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English.
In accordance with §25(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, applicants may request that they are not identified in the open list of applicants. The University, however, reserves the right to publish the name of applicants. Applicants will be advised of the University’s intention to exercise this right.
Closing date: 1 October 2009.
Further information about the position may be obtained by contacting Professor Geir Hovland, phone: +47 37 25 33 27, e-mail: geir.hovland@uia.no or Professor Michael R. Hansen, phone: +47 46 81 62 29, e-mail: michael.r.hansen@uia.no .
Source:
http://uia.easycruit.com/vacancy/326182/35071?iso=gb
