Senior Research Adviser

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Division of research, internationalisation and innovation, has one available position as Senior Research Adviser

About the position

We are looking for a senior research adviser with extensive experience and network within the European research and innovation landscape. The senior adviser will work primarily with external funding to increase quality and volume of externally funded research projects at HVL. The main task will be support for external funding, primarily with project development in the pre-award phase. Projects are developed in collaboration with researchers, research advisers, financial advisers, and other relevant support staff such as librarians, media and communication advisers. EU and the Research Council of Norway (RCN) are the main funding sources, but applications towards other funders/sources are also supported. The research adviser is expected to contribute to the optimal collective performance of HVL’s research adviser team. 

 

Place of work is one of HVL's five campuses.

 

Key duties- and responsibilities:

The main focus will be on increasing HVL’s impact and competitiveness in external research and innovation funding:

• Hands-on support for developing competitive external research and innovation funding applications 
• Provide training in developing applications for external funding
• Follow the development of EU framework programmes, with a specific focus on analysing calls for proposals
• Provide strategic advice to leaders, research groups and administrative staff on matters related to EU and national research and innovation funding policies and opportunities 
• Participate in the development and streamlining of administrative routines for research support (including digitalisation of procedures). 
• Contribute to the optimal collective performance of HVLs research adviser team
• Contribute to strengthening collaboration between the research communities at HVL and other regional, national, and international actors. 
• The position may involve other tasks as required

Qualifications:

Required qualifications

• A master’s degree or equivalent (formal degree)
• Relevant experience from externally funded research and innovation applications and/or projects 
• Strong understanding of the university sector or other R&D-focused institutions 
• Fluent in written and spoken English, with willingness to learn Norwegian up to level B2
• Solid digital competency

 

Desired skills and expertise

• A track record of successful and relevant experience with EUs program for research and innovation
• Considerable experience in European research and innovation policy and strategy work, in a specific domain (healthcare, energy, sustainability, education, etc.) or on a more general level
• In-depth knowledge within areas such as open science, dissemination and exploitation, data protection, research data management, research ethics, intellectual property rights (IPR), commercialization, as well as stakeholder and user involvement in projects

 

Personal qualities 

• Good networking, teamwork, communication and intercultural skills
• Effective time management abilities with respect to deadlines 
• A proactive, analytical and goal-oriented mindset

We offer:

• Good occupational pension, insurance and loan schemes from The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Exciting academic environment with the possibility of competence enhancement and development
• Opportunities for training within the working hours 

The position as senior research advisor is paid according to the Government's salary regulation, in position code senior advisor 1364.

There is a compulsory 2 % deduction to the pension fund (see http://www.spk.no/en for more information). The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time.

Application procedure:

Please use the link “Apply for this job” (“Søk stillingen”).

The applicants are responsible for ensuring that all the documentation is submitted before the closing date. 

Applicants with a degree from a country other than Norway, need to attach a certified translation of the diploma and transcripts of grades to English or a Scandinavian language, in addition to the original documents, if the original is not in any of these languages. It is required that the applicant encloses a recognition document showing that their degree is equivalent to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD. You can read more about applying for recognition of foreign higher education here.

The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir) offers an automatic recognition document for certain degrees from selected countries. If the applicant’s degree is covered by the automatic recognition, it will be sufficient to attach this document. Read more about automatic recognition here.

As the HK-dir application process may take some time it is recommended to apply to HK-dir as soon as possible. If you have not received a recognition document from HK- dir within the  application deadline, please enclose documentation from HK-dir showing that they have received your application.

Applications cannot be sent by e-mail or to individuals at the college.

General information:

The appointment will be made in accordance with the regulations for State employees Law in Norway ("Lov om statens ansatte)". Organizational changes and changes in the duties and responsibilities associated with the position must be expected.

State employment shall reflect the multiplicity of the population at large to the highest possible degree. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Bergen has therefore adopted a personnel policy objective to ensure that we achieve a balanced age and gender composition and the recruitment of persons of various ethnic backgrounds. Work and residence permit

Information about the applicant may be made public even though the applicant has requested not to be named in the list of applicants. The applicant will be notified if his/her request is not respected. Applicants may be called in for an interview.

Work and residence permit in Norway must be granted befor entering the position.

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences is subjected to The Export Controll Regulation. The regulation might be applied in the processing of the applications.

Contacts:

1) Division Manager Eirin Fausa Pettersen,  +47 55 58 75 19

2) Head of section Karin Wibrand, +47 55587736

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