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About the job

The Adjunct Associate Professor (førsteamanuensis II) position has a full-time equivalence of 20% and has a fixed term of up to 3 years with the possibility of employment for further periods.

The bachelor in Informatics (BIT) at NTNU (https://www.ntnu.no/studier/bit) is a practice-oriented program designed to develop skills in programming and learn to create user-friendly computer systems. Students learn about informatics from a technical, human, and societal perspective. One of the mandatory courses during the last semester is IT2901, Informatics Projects II (https://www.ntnu.no/studier/emner/IT2901#tab=omEmnet). Projects are proposed by external actors from industry, start-ups, non-governmental organizations, and research organizations. In the course, students develop applied skills in software engineering as well as specific skills about programming languages and tools depending on the specific project they work with. For this course, we need a co-responsible teacher.

Your immediate leader is the unit leader of Information Systems and Software Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, together with the course responsible, the course IT2901, Informatics Project II, including collecting projects from external actors.

• Plan and conduct the examination together with assistants and external evaluators.

• Train and coordinate the group supervisors.

• Supervise students’ groups.

• Contribute to the continuous evaluation and improvement of the course.

• Supervision of master projects.

Required selection criteria

Adjunct Associate Professor (førsteamanuensis II):

The position of Adjunct Associate Professor within the area of applied software engineering  requires that you meet the criteria in the Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts section 1-2. 

• Your PhD, or academic work of the same scope and quality, must be within Computer Science. You must document relevant basic competence for teaching and supervision at university/higher education-level, ref. Regulations. If this cannot be documented, you are required to complete an approved course in university teaching (1 module = 20 hours) within two years of commencement. NTNU offers qualifying courses. 

Preferred selection criteria

• Work experience outside academia

• Teaching experience from higher education, with focus on project-based learning

• Experience working in teams

• Knowledge and experience of project management for the industry

• Familiarity with the main programming languages

Personal characteristics

Enjoy teaching and supervising students.
Like to work in a team.
Be innovative with respect to teaching methods.

We offer

exciting and challenging tasks in a dynamic and international academic environment
an open and inclusive working environment, with enthusiastic colleagues
favorable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
employee benefits

Salary and conditions

Adjunct Associate Professor ll (1011) you will normally be remunerated from gross NOK 695 000 to NOK 870 000 per year, corresponding with a 20% position, depending on qualifications and seniority. If you are eligible for membership at the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

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.

About the application

Please note that your application will be considered based solely on information submitted by the application deadline. You must therefore ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how your skills and experience fulfil the criteria specified above. If, for any reason, you have taken a career break or have had an atypical career and wish to disclose this in your application, the selection committee will take this into account, recognizing that the quantity of your research may be reduced as a result.

Your application must include:

CV, diplomas, and certificates
A teaching portfolio, in which your teaching competence is compiled and presented systematically, (See guidelines for applicants: Documentation of teaching qualifications in applications and appointments to academic positions at NTNU)
Academic works – published or unpublished – that you wish to be considered during assessment of your application.
A description of the scientific/artistic works you consider most relevant, which you particularly wish to be factored into the assessment.
Names and contact information for three relevant referees.

Joint work will also be considered. If it is difficult to identify your specific input to a joint project, you must include evidence of your contributions.

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal and interpersonal qualities. Motivation, ambitions, and potential will also count in the assessment of the candidates.

NTNU is obliged by the evaluation criteria for research quality in accordance with The San Fransisco Declaration on Research Assessment – DORA. This means that we will pay particular attention to the quality and academic range demonstrated by your scientific work to date. We will also pay attention to research leadership and participation in research projects. Your scientific work from the last five years will be given the most weight.

Your application will be considered by an expert committee. Candidates of interest will be invited to an interview, and to deliver a trial teaching session.

General information

NTNU believes that inclusion and diversity is a strength. We want our faculty and staff to reflect Norway’s culturally diverse population and we continuously seek to hire the best minds. This enables NTNU to increase productivity and innovation, improve decision making processes, raise employee satisfaction, compete academically with global top-ranking institutions and carry out our social responsibilities within education and research. NTNU emphasizes accessibility and encourages qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender identity, ability status, periods of unemployment or ethnic and cultural background.

As an employee at NTNU, you must at all times adhere to the changes that the development in the subject entails and the organizational changes that are adopted.

A public list of applicants with name, age, job title and municipality of residence is prepared after the application deadline. If you want to reserve yourself from entry on the public applicant list, this must be justified. Assessment will be made in accordance with current legislation. You will be notified if the reservation is not accepted.

For the sake of transparency, candidates will be given the expert evaluation of their own and other candidates. As an applicant you are considered part of the process and is stipulated to rules of confidentiality.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact professor Monica Divitini, e-mail divitini@ntnu.no If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR, e-mail hr@idi.ntnu.no.

If you think this looks interesting and in line with your qualifications, please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates attached. Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered. Upon request, you must be able to obtain certified copies of your documentation. 

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