PhD Scholarship Position in Logistics
Jobbnorge ID: 172006
About the position
Molde University College announces a PhD scholarship in logistics, attached to our PhD Logistics program. We are seeking candidates with a strong background in business logistics, transport economics, management science, informatics, health care logistics or other relevant areas. The position is within the field of logistics, which allows for a rich set of research topics within operations management, transport economics or supply chain management.
Qualifications
You must have completed a minimum of 5 years (300 ECTS) of recognized higher education beyond the basic matriculation requirements to Norwegian higher educational institutions, and achieved a Master's degree within a relevant academic area. The master's degree must include a Master's thesis of minimum 30 ECTS credits or equivalent. The Master's thesis must be written in English or a Scandinavian language. If your thesis is written in another language, and you have published a scientific paper in an internationally well renowned academic journal, you may still be eligible for the position. The minimum average grade of the Master's degree should be grade B or better on the ECTS grading scale, or an equivalent average grade on other grading scales.
We offer
The place of work is Molde University College. The appointment period is 4 years. An appointment includes 25% working duties to the College (teaching, supervising or doing administrative tasks). The positions will be remunerated at wage level 54 on the Norwegian State salary scale, with gross salary from NOK 479 600 a year, of which 2 % is deducted for the Norwegian State Pension Fund. A higher salary may be considered for especially qualified candidates. The appointment will be in accordance with current Norwegian regulations concerning fixed-term jobs in the public sector and guidelines for employment as a scholarship holder at universities and university colleges.
Application / questions
The application must be submitted via the web-portal https://www.jobbnorge.no/.
Along with your application, you must submit:
- A description of your proposed research topic, maximum 5 pages. The description must give a title, an outline of the research, including research question(s), theory, research method and the novelty of the research relative to the existing academic literature. A proposal that does not meet these requirements will cause a rejection of your application.
- CV (summarising your education and work experience).
- Copies of your educational certificates and transcripts must be in English or in a Scandinavian language, and with documented marks scales. Lack of possibilities for verification of the documents will cause a rejection of your application. Preliminary transcripts of records from non-Norwegian study programs will not be accepted, a fully certified diploma must be supplied within the application deadline for these programs.
- Your Master's thesis in full text in pdf-format.
- Names and addresses of three persons who are willing to act as references for your academic and personal qualifications. In addition and if suitable, you may submit a maximum of five of your own or scientific publications. If these are co-authored by other scientists, you must supply a declaration from your co-authors about your share of the work.
You may be invited to an interview either in-person or via e.g. Skype.
For further information, please contact Professor Harald Martin Hjelle (harald.hjelle@himolde.no) or Dean/Professor Svein Bråthen (svein.brathen@himolde.no).
The application deadline is 15 August 2019.
Molde University College is attending the government's volunteer for inclusion. We would like to include applicants with limited functional abilities or gaps in their CV. However, the qualification requirements for the position must be met.
According to the Freedom of Information Act section 25, 2nd part, the list of applicants may be made public. Exception from anonymity has to be specifically justified.
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Om bedriften
Molde University College - Specialized University in Logistics has 200 employees and 2 500 students. The University College has Bachelor- and Master studies within Health Sciences and Social Care, Logistics, Sport Management, Information Technologies, Economics, and Law and Social Sciences. In addition Ph.D. programs in Logistics and Health Sciences and Social Care are offered.
The University College is located in modern premises at Molde Campus.