NTNU seeks 2 Postdoctoral Fellows in:

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About the job
We are looking for 2 Postdoctoral Fellows to join our team in enabling cities’ transitions to climate neutrality while being at the same time inclusive, just, beautiful and robust. The research will be conducted in close cooperation with the cities and stakeholders in our European innovation projects such as CrAFt (craft-cities.eu), Re-Value (re-value-cities.eu) and NEB-STAR (nebstar.eu) and contribute to the European Cities Mission and the New European Bauhaus initiative. Given the current political, climate and energy challenges that we face, the relevance of such research can hardly be underestimated.

As a Postdoctoral Fellow, you will contribute to nurturing deep transformation in our partner cities. You will help the cities and their stakeholders to dig deep, extract the knowledge and experience they already have, apply them creatively to the formidable challenge of becoming climate-neutral, and weave them into their daily tasks and procedures. You will encourage the cities to step out of business-as-usual and re-value their practices. The cooperation with the cities will add a relational dimension, boost a sense of shared purpose and concerted action, and help anchor the learnings in the cities and stakeholders’ daily practices.

Your research will contribute to creating and implementing a Climate-Neutral and Smart City Guidance Package: NEB Edition based on the cities’ documented experiences, tools, examples, standards, and other decision support material.

Your research will also contribute to the creation of an Impact Model that allows cities to identify essential leverage points for systemic change towards climate neutrality, by including all aspectual layers of sustainability (ecological, infrastructural, social, cultural, economic, aesthetical, legal, etc.).

You will be supported by a broader portfolio of projects such as the +CityxChange Smart Cities and Communities Lighthouse project (cityxchange.eu), the EERA Joint Programme on Smart Cities (eera-sc.eu), the ENHANCE Erasmus+ project (enhanceuniversity.eu) and the Norwegian innovation project DatSam on data-driven co-creation.

The postdoctoral fellowship positions are temporary positions where the main goal is to qualify for work in senior academic positions.

The position reports to the Head of the Department.

Duties of the position

- Develop and perform collaborative research activities with the team, the project cities and their stakeholders.
- Select several cities from the CrAFt, NEB-STAR and Re-Value projects as in-depth case studies for postdoctoral research (including European and Norwegian cities).
- Cooperate with the selected case cities’ partners and stakeholders, e.g. businesses, property owners, (social) entrepreneurs, architects, cultural organizations, NGOs, and universities, as relevant for the postdoctoral topic.
- Together with the team, participate in the collaborative fora of the CrAFt, NEB-STAR and/or Re-Value projects (depending on topic and case cities) as support for the postdoctoral research.
- Participate in the CrAFt project’s learning sessions with European cities, to extract and share lessons learned for/from own research
- Disseminate postdoctoral research results in the projects and in project-relevant fora, and publish them in open-access, high quality peer-reviewed scientific journals.

 

Required selection criteria

- You must have completed a Norwegian doctoral degree or corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognized as equivalent to a Norwegian PhD in architecture, urban planning or urban design, or an area equivalent to these.
- 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.
- Documented ability to observe, document, analyze, and support cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral cooperation, disseminate results in the projects, and publish in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
- Documented experience with methodologies relevant for the topic for which you apply, preferably linked to climate-neutral, socially-innovative cities and communities.
- Documented experience in cooperation with public and private sectors, social and cultural organizations, and other societal stakeholders relevant for the topic for which you apply.
- Documented experience in climate-neutral, socially-innovative cities research in international context.

The appointment is to be made in accordance with Regulations on terms of employment for positions such as postdoctoral fellow, Ph.D Candidate, research assistant and specialist candidate.

Preferred selection criteria

- Robust portfolio of scientific publications in international context
- Experience in European research and innovation projects, ideally within climate-neutral, socially-innovative cities.
- Active engagement in international climate-neutral, socially-innovative cities expert networks.
- Background in action research, participatory/transformative approaches
- Good written and oral English and Norwegian language skills

Personal characteristics

- Structured approach to one’s own work as well as in cooperation with others
- Able to work well independently as well as in cooperation with others
- Flexible, able to update work plans to achieve the best possible results, even on short notice
- Ability to cooperate and create results with other disciplines and sectors
- Ability to understand and work in complex environments
- Ability to do fieldwork, and collaborate with distributed partners locally
- Willingness to travel

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience, personal and interpersonal suitability, in terms of the qualification requirements specified in the advertisement.

Emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities.

We offer

- exciting and stimulating 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

Salary and conditions

As a Postdoctoral Fellow (code 1352) you are normally paid from gross NOK 563 500 per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund

The period of employment is 3 years.

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.

The position is subject to external funding (ta stilling til om stillinger skal være betinget av ekstern finansiering).

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

About the application

The application and supporting documentation to be used as the basis for the assessment must be in English (ta stilling til dette)

Publications and other scientific work must follow the application. Please note that applications are only evaluated based on the information available on the application deadline. You should ensure that your application shows clearly how your skills and experience meet the criteria which are set out 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.

The application must include:

- CV and certificates
- transcripts and diplomas for bachelor's-, master's- and PhD degrees. If you have not yet completed your Ph.D, you must provide confirmation on your estimated date for the doctoral dissertation, or that your PhD thesis has been submitted
- A copy of the doctoral thesis. If you are close to submitting, or have recently submitted your thesis, you can attach a draft of the thesis. Documentation of a completed doctoral degree must be presented before taking up the position.
- Academic works - published or unpublished - that you would like to be considered in the assessment (up to 3 items)
- Research plan
- Name and contact information of three referees

If all, or parts, of your education has been taken abroad, we also ask you to attach documentation of the scope and quality of your entire education. Description of the documentation required can be found here. If you already have a statement from NOKUT, please attach this as well.

Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to identify your contribution to joint works, you must attach a brief description of your participation.

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 committed to following evaluation criteria for research quality according to The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment - DORA.

Application deadline: 14.03.2023

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General information

Working at NTNU

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.

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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.

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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.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Professor Annemie Wykmans telephone +47 40 87 18 63, email annemie.wyckmans@ntnu.no. If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR Adviser Astrid S. Lyngby, e-mail: astrid.s.lyngby@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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Department of Architecture and Planning

Our fields of expertise are architecture, urban design, physical and urban ecological planning, Smart Cities as well as real estate development and facilities management. We also work with ambient aesthetics, land use and transport planning, urban renewal, densification and urban redevelopment, as well as urban ecological planning in lower income countries. The Department of Architecture and Planning is one of four departments in the Faculty of Architecture and Design