Associate Professor in Analysis

NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Trondheim; On-site; NOK 690,000 - 885,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim seeks an Associate Professor to advance research in analysis and to provide high-quality teaching for BSc, MSc, and PhD students.

You will join the Department of Mathematical Sciences, contribute to international research, lead projects, secure funding, and help maintain an excellent learning environment while engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• PhD in analysis or comparable relevant field.
• Strong academic track record in analysis with international impact.
• Teaching and supervision are important parts of the job; pedagogical skills are considered in evaluation.
• Documented teaching and supervision competence at university level; may require completing pedagogy course within two years.

Responsibilities

• Contribute towards excellent research and research-based education in mathematics.
• Initiate and lead national and international research projects.
• Work actively to secure external research funding.
• Contribute to an excellent learning environment.
• Teach courses at all levels and supervise BSc, MSc, and PhD students.
• Disseminate relevant parts of your research to a wider audience.
• Participate in formal management of research and education in agreement with the Head of Department.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration with other NTNU departments is encouraged.

Skills

Strong research profile

Teaching & supervision

Research leadership

External funding

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Pedagogical skills

Education

PhD in analysis or comparable field

Job description

NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

NTNU is a broad-based university with atechnical-scientific profile and a focuson professional education. The university is located in three cities with headquarters in Trondheim.

At NTNU, 9,000 employees and 44,000 students work to create knowledge for a better world.

The department is seeking to strengthen its research activity in analysis. Current research areas within the analysis group include harmonic analysis, several complex variables, complex analysis and operator theory, analytic number theory, operator algebras, quantum information theory and applications of harmonic analysis to machine learning. Further information about the group can be found at https://www.ntnu.edu/imf/research/analysis .

Preference will be given to candidates with a strong research profile and clear potential to contribute to and further strengthen one or more of the group’s existing research areas.

The workplace will be Trondheim. Your immediate leader is the Head of the Analysis & Didactics Unit.

Duties of the position

• Contribute towards excellent research and research-based education in mathematics.
• Initiate and take part in national and international research projects.
• Work actively to secure external research funding.
• Contribute to an excellent learning environment.
• Teach courses at all levels and supervise BSc, MSc and PhD students.
• Disseminate relevant parts of your research to a wider audience.
• Participate in the formal management of research, education, and other relevant areas in agreement with the Head of Department.
  

Interdisciplinary collaboration and interactions with other departments at NTNU are strongly encouraged.

Requiredqualifications

You must have a PhD in analysis or a comparable relevant field.

Strong emphasis will be placed onresearch resultsand the ability to initiate and lead research work. The department is seeking applicants who have a strong academic track record in analysis, showing internationally competitive research, or who demonstrate a clear potential to make a future international impact. Teaching and supervision are important parts of the job, and pedagogical skills will also play a central role in the evaluation of candidates.

You must document relevant basic competence in teaching and supervision at a university/higher education-level, as referenced in NTNUs guidelines for academic positions. 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 are required, within three years, to demonstrate skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language equivalent to level B2 of the course for Norwegian for speakers of other languages at the Department of Language and Literature at NTNU.

Preferred qualifications

• Teaching experience.
• Experience with supervision.
• Experience with research leadership and securing funding for research projects.
• Oral and written communication skills in a Scandinavian language.
• Ability to initiate and implement projects.
• Positive, creative and enthusiastic.

Emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities.

We offer

• Exciting and challenging tasks in a strong internationalacademic environment.

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

As Associate Professor (code 1011) you are normally paid from gross NOK 690 000 – NOK 885000per 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.

The responsibilities associated with the position may be subject to change following appointment.

To facilitate professional and social interaction, the successful candidate is expected to be physically present at the department on a regular basis.

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 pedagogical skills will be based on documented pedagogical material, forms of presentation in 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 Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment – DORA and the obligations in the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) on responsible assessment of research and recognition of awider range of academic contributions to science and society. Thismeans that we will pay particular attention to the quality and academic range demonstrated by scientific work to date. We will also pay attention to research leadership and participation in research projects. Scientific work from the last five years will be given the most weight.

We strive to attract employees with different skills, life experiences and perspectives to contribute to even better problem solving of our societal mission in research and education.

At NTNU we want to increase the proportion of women in scientific positions. We have a number of measures to promote equality.

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

For the sake of transparency, candidates will be given expert evaluations of their own and other candidates. As an applicant you are considered part of the process and are stipulated by rules of confidentiality.

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Marte Pernille Hatlo Andresen, e-mail [e-mail] .

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) creates knowledge for a better world and solutions that can change everyday life.

Department of Mathematical Sciences

We are Norway’s largest university environment in mathematical sciences.
The Department has a particular responsibility for all basis education inmathematical sciences for engineering and natural science students at NTNU.We focus on long-term basic research and applied research at a high international level.
Our aim to meet the society’s needs for mathematical and statistical expertise inbusiness and public administration as well as in the research and education sector. The Department of Mathematical Sciences is one of seven departments in the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering .

NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology