Associate Professor in Physical Education and Outdoor Life

Job Summary

The University of Stavanger is seeking an Associate Professor in Sport, Physical Education and Outdoor Life. The subject area for the position is physical education with main emphasis on Outdoor Life in the bachelor degree and outdoor activities in the primary school teacher education. The teaching also includes theoretical lectures, planning and evaluating excursions.

As an Associate Professor, you will primarily teach and supervise students at bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD level within the subject area, conduct research and disseminate research results within relevant research areas at the department, and contribute to the development of partnerships with businesses. Associate Professors with PhD will also supervise students at PhD level.

Qualification requirements

We are seeking an associate professor with a PhD or equivalent qualification in Outdoor life / Outdoor Education. For employment as associate professor “førstelektor” applicants must be able to document extensive research and development work which must correspond to the level of a PhD in both quality and extent.

Applicants with a specialization within outdoor life will be preferred, but applicants specializing in related areas may also be considered. Applicants with knowledge about protective regulations and sustainable outdoor life will be preferred. Practical teaching experience within the following areas will be emphasized in the assessment:

• Safety training in, near and on water
• Swimming and life saving
• Outdoor winter life
• Ski instruction/training
• Excursions in forest, in mountains and on glaciers
• Coastal activities
• Climbing

You must be able to document pedagogical and didactic skills relating to higher education, and basic skills in planning, evaluation and development of teaching and supervision. If you do not meet the competence requirement you must complete a university pedagogy course within a period of two years of the appointment start date. The course will be provided by the university.

We offer

• varied duties in a large, exciting and socially important organisation
• an ambitious work community which is developing rapidly. We strive to include employees at all levels in strategic decisions and promote an informal atmosphere with a flat organisational structure.
• colleague-based guidance program during your first year of teaching at UiS, NyTi.
• automatic membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which provides favourable insurance- and retirement benefits.
• favorable membership terms at a gym and at the company sports club
• employment with an Inclusive Workplace organisation which is committed to reducing sick leave, increasing the proportion of employees with reduced working capacity, and increasing the number of professionally active seniors
• Home-job-home, discounted public transport to and from work
• as an employee in Norway, you will have access to an optimal health service, as well as good pensions, generous maternity/paternity leave, and a competitive salary. Nursery places are guaranteed and reasonably priced
• relocation program in event of moving to Norway, including support and language courses for spouses

Application

Apply for the position online via the “Apply for the position” link on this page. Here you can submit your application and CV with relevant education and experience. The following documents must be uploaded as attachments to your application in separate files:

• relevant certificates and references.
• complete list of scientific work
• up to 10 works which document your teaching and educational competence; Guidelines for the
• Assessment of Teaching Skills.
• up to 10 scientific works which are pivotal to your research output, including your PhD thesis documentation of other relevant activities concerning the position requirements

The documentation must be available in either a Scandinavian language or in English. If the total size of the attachments exceeds 30 MB, they must be compressed before upload. Information and documentation to be taken into account in the assessment must be submitted within the application deadline. Contact details for three references must be provided in the application or upon request.