Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in Nursing

About the position

Do you want to contribute to the further development of Norway's largest nursing education, work with teaching and supervision, and become part of Norway's largest nursing research environment? The Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, is seeking an engaged and professionally skilled Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer for a 100% permanent position. The position is affiliated with the department that primarily has responsibility for the third year of the bachelor's degree in nursing at Campus Pilestredet. A large part of the tasks in the position will involve supervising and following up on students in practical studies, primarily in public health, in nursing homes, in home-based services, and in addiction and psychiatry.

Your responsibilities and tasks will be to:

• teach and supervise primarily at the bachelor's level
• supervise students in practice
• conduct your own research and development work
• build and maintain contact with the professional field
• perform academic-administrative tasks
• actively contribute to the development of the department and OsloMet as a whole
• communicate research results to both professional environments and society at large
• take initiative in, and participate in, the development of larger research projects and applications for external funding through academic collaboration

The department has an ambition to promote collaboration across the study years in the bachelor's degree. Therefore, tasks across the department's divisions and across our campuses must be expected.

Qualification requirements

• bachelor's degree in nursing
• recent clinical experience from geriatrics, psychiatry, or home-based services
• teaching and/or supervisor experience at bachelor's and/or master's level
• good digital competence
• pedagogical competence in accordance with OsloMet's guidelines (https://ansatt.oslomet.no/utdanningsfaglig-kompetanse)
• good written and oral expression in Norwegian/Swedish/Danish (minimum B2 level) and English (Language requirements for employees at OsloMet)

For the position of Associate Professor, the following is additionally required:

• a relevant doctorate within a relevant subject area, or competence at an equivalent level documented either by scientific work or artistic work of the same scope and quality

For the position of Senior Lecturer, the following is additionally required:

• a higher degree or equivalent within a relevant subject area
• relevant professional or teaching experience
• contribution to academic development work at a high level, in accordance with international or national standards within the subject area/professional field

If no qualified applicants with primary qualifications apply, employment as a University Lecturer may be relevant. For the position of University Lecturer, the following is additionally required:

• Relevant master's degree or equivalent

General criteria for employment in teaching and research positions follow from the Regulations to the University and College Act.

It will be an advantage if you have

• a network in the health service
• research and/or development work that is relevant to the position
• experience with digital teaching and assessment tools and student-active learning methods

Personal qualities

• good execution ability
• motivation for the subject and research field
• engagement within the municipal health service
• good ability to communicate and cooperate with students and colleagues
• ability for new thinking and innovation

Personal suitability will be emphasized. OsloMet conducts testing of pedagogical qualifications in connection with the interview. It is important for OsloMet to reflect the population in our region, and we welcome all qualified applicants. We work actively to develop ourselves further as an inclusive workplace and to facilitate the workplace if you have a need for it. If you have periods in your life where you have not been in work, education, or training, you are also welcome to apply to us.

We offer

• interesting tasks at Norway's third largest university
• participation in a research group and a creative and inspiring professional environment
• opportunities for professional development
• dedicated time for research and development work
• good welfare schemes and a wide range of activities within culture and sport 2
• loan and pension terms in Statens pensjonskasse
• a workplace in the center of Oslo with several cultural offerings

The position is remunerated, in accordance with the Main Collective Agreements in the state and OsloMet's salary policy, in position code 1011 Associate Professor corresponding to approximately NOK 708,000 – 923,000, 1198 Senior Lecturer corresponding to approximately NOK 701,000 – 862,000, or 1009 University Lecturer corresponding to approximately NOK 641,000 – 870,000 per year. For particularly qualified applicants, higher salary may be considered. From the salary, a 2% pension contribution is deducted to Statens pensjonskasse (SPK).

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Application process and expert committee

If you wish to apply for the position, you must apply via our recruitment system. An expert committee will conduct an assessment of relevant applications. Before the submission of application documents to the expert committee, all applications will be reviewed by the faculty. Applications from unqualified applicants will not be forwarded for assessment. If the volume of applications necessitates it, a sorting committee will make an initial selection of applicants. Selected applicants will again be assessed by an expert committee.

Before the application deadline, you must upload the following documents:

• cover letter
• CV, certificates, and all pages of diplomas. Foreign education should be approved in advance, and the approval letter must be attached. Information can be found via the link: Godkjenning av utenlandsk utdanning – jobb i Norge | HK-dir
• complete publication list
• up to 10 scientific works, and an overview of these, including doctoral thesis if relevant
• pedagogical portfolio documenting pedagogical competence
• preferably contact information for two references

We only process applications sent via our electronic recruitment system, and all documents must be uploaded for your application to be processed. The documents must be in a Scandinavian language or English. Translations must be authorized, and you should expect to present originals at a potential interview. OsloMet conducts checks of documents so that you as a candidate receive a real evaluation and fair competition. Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration. For relevant positions, OsloMet conducts background checks of applicants in collaboration with an external provider to verify information appearing in available documents. Background checks always occur with the candidate's consent, and employment in these positions is subject to an approved background check. Relevant applicants will receive further information about this.

Information to you as an applicant

Inclusion and diversity strengthen our ability to fulfill OsloMet's societal mission. Therefore, we welcome employees with different competencies, life experiences, and perspectives. We work continuously to be an inclusive workplace, and through dialogue, we facilitate for employees who have a need for it.

OsloMet is an EU certified HR Center of Excellence for Charter & Code for researchers that supports career opportunities, mobility, and employee rights for researchers.

OsloMet has joined the principles and committed the institution to follow the recommendations in the DORA declaration (sfdora.org) (The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment).

The employment is carried out according to the principles in the State Employees Act and legislation regulating the export of knowledge, technology, and services. Applicants who are in conflict with these regulations will not be considered qualified for the position.

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Other information

If you want more information about the position, you can contact:

• department head Kari Jonsbu Hjerpaasen, phone: 905 29 709, e-mail: khjerpaa@oslomet.no
• for questions of an administrative nature, contact HR advisor Elise Dammen Røed, phone: 67235481, e-mail: eldam4620@oslomet.no

Application deadline: 06.10.26 Ref: 26/16509