Professor/Associate Professor in Geomatics (Geographic Information Science)

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About the position

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) announces the following vacant position in Geomatics.

NTNU has significant investments in digitalization and sustainable solutions, both as separate fields and as an integrated part of established and new professional disciplines. The civil engineering sector is undergoing a rapid transformation, where use of enabling technologies such as digitalization, monitoring, detection, visualization and automation will change the needs of the sector. Most of the data handled by these technologies have a geographical component. To meet these challenges, Department of Civil and Environmental engineering, Faculty of Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has an open position in the field of geographic information science.

The Department is responsible for the geomatics profile at the Master’s Degree Programme in Engineering and ICT at NTNU.  That indicates a strong ICT-profile in the geomatics education. The candidate is expected to contribute to this education, with a special responsibility for the field of geographic information science and cartography. In addition, the candidate is expected to contribute to corresponding research at the Geomatics group. The group is focusing on the technical aspects of geomatics. Consequently, we are searching for a candidate with comprehensive competence within geomatics with geographic information science as a special field, and with a wide basis within computing science. It is expected that the candidate is capable to contribute to research in the interception geomatics/digitalization/computing science.

The candidate is expected to collaborate with the other research groups at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and contribute to the department's joint effort to the green shift through digitalization.

The research and education at the geomatics group are focused on these areas:

• Satellite navigation/Geodesy
• 3D digital modelling/Photogrammetry
• Geographic Information Science/Cartography

Your immediate leader is Head of the Department

Duties of the position

• Teaching including ordinary and life-long learning courses, and supervision at Ph.D., Master and Bachelor level according to needs of the research group
• Develop and lead research projects to strengthen the geomatics related competence in the group and in interdisciplinary communities, both internally and externally
• International level research in the scientific area of the candidate’s field, resulting in publications in internationally top ranked journals in his/her field
• Initiate new research projects through active marketing and sales to the industry and the funding bodies (e.g., EU and The Norwegian Research Council)
• Contribute to the overall research goals of the research group and the department through larger proposals and strategic project development
• Contributing to, fronting and leading the development of the research area within the candidate’s field of research
• Extensive use of online solutions and digital technology as important elements in research projects, teaching and in the dissemination of knowledge
• Strengthen knowledge driven innovation activities at the department level
• Administrative tasks as required

Required qualifications 

Professor: 

You must have the qualifications required for the position of Professor in the field of Geomatics, as outlined in § 1-2 of the regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts 

• Your scientific experience must be primarily in the field of geographic information science (or a comparable relevant field)
• Relevant fields include geographic information systems, cartography, computing science with focus on geographical data. The technical aspects of the subjects are essential
• You must be able to do research on an international level within one of the relevant fields
• Excellent written and oral English language skills are required
• In addition to the requirements for basic educational competence, you must also document:
  • The development of the quality of your own teaching and supervision of students over time
  • Broad experience as a supervisor, preferably at a master’s/PhD level
  • Participation in improving the quality of education in a professional environment

 

Associate professor: 

You must have the qualifications required for the position of Associate Professor in the field of Geomatics, as outlined in the regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts 

• Your PhD, or comparable academic work, must be within the field of geographic information science (or a comparable relevant field)
• Relevant academic fields include geographic information systems, cartography, computing science with focus on geographical data. The technical aspects of the subjects are essential
• You must be able to do research on an international level within one of the relevant fields
• Excellent written and oral English language skills is required
• If you can document that the PhD thesis has been submitted, your application can be assessed even if you have not yet defended your dissertation. Documentation of the obtained doctoral degree must be presented before you can take up the position

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Applicable to all:  

You must document relevant basic competence in teaching and supervision at a university/higher education-level, as referenced in the Norwegian national Regulations. If this cannot be documented, you will be required to complete an approved course in university pedagogy within two years of commencement. NTNU offers qualifying courses. 

New employees who do not speak a Scandinavian language by appointment is required, within three years, to demonstrate skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language equivalent to level three of the course for Norwegian for speakers of other languages at the Department of Language and Literature at NTNU.  

Preferred qualifications

• Applicants with teaching experience from higher education will be preferred
• You should have excellent oral and written language skills in a Scandinavian language
• You should have a wide network within the Norwegian Geomatics community
• Applicants with a deep knowledge of the Norwegian Geographic Infrastructure will be preferred

Personal qualities

It is important for us that you are:

• Reliable and respectful
• Have a positive attitude and see solutions not problems
• Cooperative -willing to collaborate both within the group, with other groups in the department and across NTNU
• Prepared to work both independently and in a team

We offer 

• Exciting and challenging 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 

Application Process

You can find more information about working at NTNU and the application process here.

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Salary and conditions

As a Professor (code 1013) you are normally paid from gross 800 000 NOK – 1 200 000 NOK per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. As an Associate Professor (code 1011) you are normally paid from gross 650 000 NOK – 850 000 NOK per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. As required by law, 2% of this salary will be deducted and paid into 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. 

It is a prerequisite you can be present at and accessible to the institution on a daily basis. 

About the application

Your application and supporting documentation must be in English. 

Publications and other scientific work must follow 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 (up to 10 items)
• A description of the scientific/artistic works you consider most relevant, which you particularly wish to be factored into the assessment
• A list of your previous works, with details on where they have been published
• Details of projects for which you have served as project manager, including information on financing, duration, and scope
• Names and contact information for three relevant referees

You are encouraged to use the Universities Norway’s NOR-CAM toolbox as a guide for  documentation of your competence.

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. Our assessment of the pedagogical skills will be based on documented pedagogical material, forms of presentation in your academic works, teaching experience, PhD, and Masters supervision, and any other relevant pedagogical background. Both quality and scope will be taken into consideration, and an open scientific practice will be recognized.

NTNU is obliged by the evaluation criteria for research quality in accordance with The San Fransisco Declaration on Research Assessment – DORA and The obligations in the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment ( CoARA) on responsible assessment of research and recognition of a  wider range of academic contributions to science and society. 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.

NTNU is working actively to increase the number of women employed in scientific positions and has a number of resources to promote equality. (tas bort hvis ikke aktuelt)  

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The city of Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a population of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world. Professional subsidized day-care for children is easily available. Furthermore, Trondheim offers great opportunities for education (including international schools) and possibilities to enjoy nature, culture and family life and has low crime rates and clean air quality.

As an employee at NTNU, you must continually maintain and improve your professional development and be flexible regarding any organizational changes.

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 Terje Midtbø, e-mail terje.midtbo@ntnu.no 

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR Consultant Tone Måsøval Arntzen, 

e-mail tone.m.arntzen@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. 

Application deadline: 30.01.2025