Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Maritime Educational Data Mining

The position

The Department of Technology and Safety (ITS) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway has a Postdoctoral position vacant in maritime learning analytics for applicants who have a keen interest in contributing to research on performance analysis and learning efficacy in the maritime domain.

ITS is organised underthe Faculty of Science and Technology and islocated at three campuses: Tromsø, Bardufoss and Harstad. The department has approximately 90 employees and approximately 500 students. It offers undergraduate, master’s, and PhD degree programmes as well asresearch in the areas of nauticalscience, aviation,societalsafety, environment, and international preparedness.

The position is a fixed term position for a duration of 2 years. Appointment to the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow is mainly intended to provide qualification for work in top academic positions. It is a prerequisite that the applicant can carry out the project over the full course of the employment period. No person may hold more than one fixed term position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the same institution.

The position has its workplace at Campus Tromsø. You must be able to start in the position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer.

The position's field of research

This position will be funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research project entitled "Integrating Adaptive Learning in Maritime Simulator-Based Education and Training with Intelligent Learning System (i-MASTER)". The project explores how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist teachers and students during distance learning and on-site maritime education, and make learning support available, anytime and anywhere, to students.

As a postdoctoral researcher on this research project, you would have the opportunity to co-lead a work package (WP), perform research on maritime learning analytics, design and develop novel algorithms and user interfaces, and to be included in the multi-disciplinary research team and the project consortium.

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact i-MASTER project manager Tae-eun Kim tae.e.kim@uit.no, +47 77649180.

Qualifications

The postdoctoral position in maritime learning analytics requires a candidate with a PhD in computer science, data science, educational technology or a related field. If you are in the final stage of your PhD, you may still apply if you have submitted your PhD thesis for evaluation before the application deadline. It is necessary to attach the thesis with your application. You must have dissertated before the start-up date of the position.

Web development experience and programming skills using such as Python, JavaScript, PHP, C++, or other relevant languages are required.

English profiency as stated here is required.

Candidates should have knowledge in multi-media data mining, which involves the extraction, analysis, and visualization of data from various media sources such as video, audio and motion data.

Knowledge and experience related to ship navigation would be advantageous for the candidate.

In the evaluation of the applications, emphasis will be placed on:

• The applicant’s academic performance and work experience
• The applicant’s estimated academic and technical competence to contribute to the objectives and tasks of the project
• Personal suitability and compatibility with the position

At UiT we put emphasis on the quality, relevance and significance of the research work and not on where the work is published, in accordance with the principles of The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

Inclusion and diversity  

UiT The Arctic University i Norway is working actively to promote equality, gender balance and diversity among employees and students, and to create an inclusive and safe working environment. We believe that inclusion and diversity is a strength, and we want employees with different competencies, professional experience, life experience and perspectives.  

If you have a disability, a gap in your CV or immigrant background, we encourage you to tick the box for this in your application. If there are qualified applicants, we invite least one in each group for an interview. If you get the job, we will adapt the working conditions if you need it. Apart from selecting the right candidates, we will only use the information for anonymous statistics. 

We offer

• A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues  
• Working on an EU-funded project and gaining the opportunity to build an international research network for current and future career development.
• Flexible working hours and a state collective pay agreement  
• Pension scheme through the state pension fund  

Norwegian health policy aims to ensure that everyone, irrespective of their personal finances and where they live, has access to good health and care services of equal standard. As an employee you will become member of the National Insurance Scheme which also include health care services.

More practical information for working and living in Norway can be found here: https://uit.no/staffmobility 

Application

Your application must include:

• CV
• Diplomas and transcripts (all academic degrees)
• Documentation of English proficiency
• Master and PhD thesis
• A list of your academic production, and attach up to 3 full publications (if any)
• Short description of data analysis, web development experience and programming skills
• Two references with contact details

All documentation to be considered must be in a Scandinavian language or English. We only accept applications and documentation sent via Jobbnorge within the application deadline.

Assessment

The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee's mandate is to undertake an assessment of the applicants' qualifications based on the written material presented by the applicants, and the detailed description draw up for the position.

The applicants who are assessed as best qualified will be called to an interview. The interview should among other things, aim to clarify the applicant’s motivation and personal suitability for the position. A trial lecture may also be held.

General information

The appointment is made in accordance with State regulations and guidelines at UiT. At our website, you will find more information for applicants. 

The remuneration for Postdoctoral research fellow is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1352. A compulsory contribution of 2 % to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted. You will become a member of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which gives you many benefits in addition to a lifelong pension: You may be entitled to financial support if you become ill or disabled, you become insured against occupational injury or occupational disease, and you can get good terms on a mortgage. Read more about your employee benefits at: spk.no.

The successful candidate must be willing to get involved in the ongoing development of their department and the university as a whole.

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.