Associate Professor in Design of Safety-Critical Systems

Arbeidsplassen; Trondheim; On-site; NOK 750,000 - 1,020,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Favourable pension fund

Employee benefits

Job summary

NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology invites applications for an Associate Professor in Design of Safety-Critical Systems. The appointment is affiliated with the NTNU Shore Control Lab and emphasizes human-centred design, HCI and safety-critical systems for maritime domains.

You will teach at bachelor, master and PhD levels, conduct internationally recognized research, and pursue external funding while guiding education of designers and engineers in Trondheim.

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in design, interaction design, industrial design, or a closely related field.
• Pedagogical competence is required.
• Experience with experimental design research, user studies, interaction design and industrial design.
• Strong technological understanding and experience collaborating with technology environments and industry.
• Documented research competence with publications at a high international level.
• Good English language skills, both written and spoken; Norwegian at B2 level is required.

Responsibilities

• Teach and supervise at bachelor’s, master’s and PhD levels.
• Further develop existing courses or create new formats in HCI, human-centred design and safety-critical systems.
• Conduct high-level international research in human-centred technology for maritime domains.
• Investigate design of safety-critical systems across maritime domains including vessels, robotics and autonomous systems.
• Collaborate with industry and public sector on research and innovation projects.
• Publish in recognised international journals and conferences.
• Disseminate research results to academia, industry and society and secure external funding.

Skills

PhD in design/interaction/industrial

Pedagogical competence

Experiment design research

User studies

Interdisciplinary collaboration

English proficiency

Education

PhD in design/interaction/industrial design or closely related field

Job description

Associate Professor in Design of Safety-Critical Systems

NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Stillingstittel Associate Professor in Design of Safety-Critical Systems

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 of Design represents NTNU’s academic design environment and is responsible for research, teaching and academic development across the design disciplines, ranging from product design and interaction design to human-centred technology development and graphic design. The department is located in Trondheim and Gjøvik and contributes to the development of knowledge about how design, technology, and human needs shape the products, services, and systems of the future.

This position is affiliated with the NTNU Shore Control Lab, a leading interdisciplinary research environment that designs human-centred emerging technologies for the maritime domain. The lab works on the design and evaluation of complex sociotechnical and safety-critical systems for autonomous and remote operations across surface vessels, underwater robots, aerial drones, satellite systems, aquaculture technology, robotics, and other domains where human oversight, robustness, safety and operational complexity are central.

We are seeking an associate professor with strong research and innovation competence in human-computer interaction, human-centred design and the design of safety-critical systems and products. We are looking for a candidate who wishes to take part in developing NTNU Shore Control Lab towards an internationally leading research and education environment. You should have a solid understanding of technological systems, interdisciplinary development work and practical design research, and you can contribute both strategically and academically to the department’s priorities.

As an associate professor, you will spend approximately half of your time on teaching and half on research. You are expected to contribute to ongoing research and innovation projects, develop new research initiatives, and apply for external funding. You will also contribute to the education of future industrial designers through teaching, supervision, and course development, as well as to lifelong learning courses for professionals.

Your immediate leader is the Head of Department at the Department of Design.

Duties of the position

The position includes the following:

• Teaching and supervision at bachelor’s, master’s and PhD levels
• Further develop existing courses or develop new courses and learning formats in human-machine interaction, human-centred design and the design of safety-critical systems
• Conduct research at a high international level on human-centred technology for the maritime domain
• Conduct research on the design of safety-critical systems or products in the maritime domain, including – but not limited to – surface vessels, underwater robots, aerial drones, satellite technology, robotics, remote operations, autonomous systems and aquaculture systems
• Contribute to research and innovation projects across disciplinary boundaries in collaboration with industry and the public sector
• Publish in recognised international journals and conferences
• Disseminate research results to academia, industry and society at large
• Collaborate with colleagues and partners to secure external research and innovation funding

Requiredqualifications

You must qualify for the position of associate professor in accordance with the following requirements:

• A doctoral degree (PhD) in design, interaction design, industrial design, or a closely related field
• Pedagogical competence
• Experience with experimental design research, user studies, interaction design and industrial design
• Strong technological understanding and experience collaborating with technology environments and industry
• Documented research competence with publications at a high international level
• Good language skills in English, both written and spoken
• Norwegian language skills at level B2

You must document relevant basic competence in teaching and supervision at a university/higher education-level, as referenced in the 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 is 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

• A strong research and/or professional background in human-centred design, human-computer interaction (HCI), human factors, user experience (UX) or industrial design
• Experience in obtaining external funding
• Experience in building and operating advanced research infrastructure
• Experience in establishing consortia and collaboration with multiple external partners
• Experience with research dissemination in different formats
• Experience with innovation or entrepreneurship

We are looking for a candidate who:

• Has high academic ambitions and strong motivation to build an internationally leading research environment
• Contributes positively to an inclusive, pedagogical and creative learning environment
• Is able to combine analytical research, teaching and practical design work
• Is collaborative, flexible and enjoys working in interdisciplinary teams
• Is proactive, structured and adaptable

Emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities.

We offer

• exciting and challenging tasks in a strong internationalacademic 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 Associate Professor (code 1011) you are normally paid from gross NOK 750000 – 1020 000 per 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.

After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

For the necessary professional and social interaction, it is a prerequisite that you are physically present and available to the institution on a daily basis in Trondheim.

About the application

The application and the description of the scientific works to be considered in the assessment must be submitted in English.

Please note that the application will only be assessed on the basis of the information available by the application deadline. Therefore, please ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how your skills and experience meet the criteria described above. The application and all attachments must be submitted electronically via Jobbnorge. Upon request, you must be able to provide certified copies of your documentation.

If you have had leave or other breaks in your career, it is important that this is stated in your application so that the recruitment committee can take this into account, recognising that the volume of your research may have been reduced as a result.

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 the pedagogical skills will be based on documented pedagogical material, forms of presentation in your 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.

Your application will be considered by an expert committee. Candidates of interest will be invited to an interview, and to deliver a trial teaching session.

General information

Diversity is a strength, and at NTNU we aim to be an employer that reflects the diversity in society and that makes use of the potential of the population's collective skills. Our vision is Knowledge for a better world and our values are creative, critical, constructive and respectful. We believe that an organization that is equal, diverse, and gender-balanced is essential for us to achieve our goals.

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.

If you think this position is relevant and interesting, we encourage you to apply, regardless of gender, functional ability, and cultural background, or whether you have been out of work for a period of time.

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

Om bedriften

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

Department of Design

We are located in both Trondheim (industrial design) and Gjøvik (graphic design and web technology). Both groups have expertise in interaction design and share research interests in health and welfare technology. The design environment links many technology communities at NTNU, and nationally the Department has extensive collaboration with Norwegian industrial companies. The Department of Design is one of four departments in the Faculty of Architecture and Design.