PhD Research Fellow in geology

Position as PhD Research Fellow in sedimentology and petrography available at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo.

Starting date no later than .

The fellowship period is three years. A fourth year may be considered and it will involve 25 percent of other career-promoting work. Other career-promoting work may consist of teaching, supervision, and / or research assistance. This is dependent upon the qualification of the applicant and the current needs of the department.

No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo.

The Department of Geosciences seeks a highly motivated and self-driven geoscientist that can enrich and strengthen the Department in subjects related to alluvial fan sedimentology, architecture, and petrography. The position will focus on developing new concepts in catchment–alluvial fan dynamics within a structural framework, with emphasis on sedimentology and petrography, and integration of complementary datasets, including seismic data. The main workload will involve field investigations, subsurface data analysis (core and borehole), the integration of new data and concepts with existing seismic models. The project will involve collaboration with industry partners and other scientific teams.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition to be among Europe’s leading communities for research, education and innovation. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

Qualification requirements :

• Master’s degree or equivalent in sedimentology and petrography available at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo.
• Foreign completed degree (M.Sc.-level) corresponding to a minimum of four years in the Norwegian educational system
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English
• Internationally valid driver’s license
• Eligibility to obtain tourist visa into any country

Desired qualifications :

Language requirement :

Grade requirements :

All candidates and projects will have to undergo a check versus national export, sanctions and security regulations. Candidates may be excluded based on these checks. Primary checkpoints are the Export Control regulation, the Sanctions regulation, and the national security regulation.

What are we looking for in you?

Personal skills :

Employment in the position is based on a comprehensive assessment of all qualification requirements applicable to the position, including personal qualifications.

We can offer you

Inclusive worklife and diversity at UiO

Inclusion and diversity are a strength. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition. Furthermore, we want employees with diverse professional expertise, life experience and perspectives.

If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, employment gaps or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.

We hope that you will apply for the position.

More information about gender equality initiatives at UiO can be found here.

How to apply

The application must include :

Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for the position".

When applying for the position, we ask you to retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no. If your education results are not available through Vitnemålsportalen, we ask you to upload copies of your transcripts or grades. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

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General information

The best qualified candidates will invited for interviews.

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About the University of Oslo

The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest rated institution of research and education with 26 500 students and 7 200 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

The geosciences are the studies of the planet Earth and its comparative planetology; the atmosphere, the hydrosphere and cryosphere, the Earth's surface and its interior. The Department of Geosciences conducts research and teaching in most of the domains of geoscience; geology, geophysics, physical geography, geomatics, hydrology, meteorology and oceanography. The Department is the broadest geoscience research and education environment in Norway. We perform research at a high international standard and have five ERC (European Research Council) research projects ongoing.

The Department encompasses six scientific sections; Meteorology and Oceanography, Geography and Hydrology, Study of sedimentary basins, Environmental geosciences, and Crustal Processes. We host now a third in the line of three Centre of Excellences : PHAB – Centre for Planetary Habitability, and have a Norwegian Research School for PhD students (Research School for Dynamics and Evolution of Earth and Planets, DEEP).

The Department aims to contribute to the UN Sustainability Development Goals and are important contributors to IPCC (UN’s Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change). The staff consists of 40 professors and associate professors, in addition to postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, researchers, technical- and administrative staff. The Department has around 200 employees.

For further information please contact : Ivar Midtkandal

Professor

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