Head of Department at the Music Conservatory

About the company

Do you want to lead a creative academic environment in the north?Musikkonservatoriet at UiT Norges arktiske universite is seeking a new Head of Department. You will have overall responsibility for 70 employees and 150 students in performing and pedagogical education programs within classical music, rhythmic music, and drama – and hold a central place in the management of UiT Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum og akademi for kunstfag (UMAK), where music, art, and museum are combined into one unit.

You will join UMAK's leadership team along with the director, deputy directors, administrative leader, and the heads of department at the Kunstakademiet and Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum. UiT has its own instructions for head of department positions.

Your tasks

Tasks and responsibilities You have the overall responsibility for the department's activities – academic, strategic, and administrative, including personnel and finance – and report to UMAK's director.

You will, among other things:

• lead the department, with responsibility for results in academic and administrative activities and development
• participate in the institution's strategic work and ensure that plans are followed up – with a good balance between education, research, and artistic development work, dissemination, and innovation
• develop organizational culture and the working environment, represent the institution, and promote cooperation internally and externally
• establish annual plans and budgets, and ensure good HMS and safety routines

Requirements

You must have

• an expert assessment for top- or first-position competence (professor, dosent, førsteamanuensis, or førstelektor) within a field covered by the department, or a master's degree in a relevant field at the department combined with documented, extensive practice from one of the subject areas
• competence in leadership within research, education, dissemination, and/or artistic development work within relevant subject areas
• leadership qualities that motivate and include, good communication skills, the ability to build networks and trust, and an understanding of managing knowledge workers in a context of academic freedom
• the ability to set goals and work strategically to achieve them
• good written and oral presentation skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language (minimum level B2 according to the Det felles europeiske rammeverket for språk) and good English skills, both written and oral

It is an advantage if you also have

• leadership experience from a university, college, or research institution
• experience in leading education, research, and/or artistic development work
• experience with financial and personnel management
• experience in seeking external funding
• competence and experience from active equality and diversity work

Who are you as a leader? You can describe yourself as motivated, decisive, independent, and a team player. You are structured and lead with an inclusive style – and want to develop a academically and artistically active music conservatory where education, research, artistic development work, and dissemination are of high quality.

What we offer

• a central leadership role in an active artistic environment and a place in UMAK's leadership team
• gode velferdsordninger, karrieremuligheter, pensjons-, forsikrings- og låneordninger i Statens pensjonskasse

The position of Head of Department is remunerated according to the state regulations for head of department, code 1475, with a gross annual salary in a 100% position between NOK 926,028 - 1,085,000. In special cases, higher salary may be considered. A mandatory 2% contribution is deducted to Statens pensjonskasse. Applicants who hold a permanent position at UiT are entitled to 12 months of forsknings- og undervisningstermin after the completed term as Head of Department. Other conditions, for example related to personal FoU activity, are determined by individual agreement upon employment.

How to apply

If you are in doubt whether you meet all our requirements, we still hope that you apply – or have an informal chat with us first.

The application is sent electronically via www.jobbnorge.no, and shall include the following:

• CV and cover letter with reflection on your own qualifications in relation to the position
• Diplomas and transcripts for all degrees
• Certificates/references.
• Two to three references with contact information.
• Norwegian language skills, which can be documented by the following:
• Diploma from upper secondary school.
• Course certificate for Norwegian language test.
• English language skills, which can be documented by the following:
• Diploma in Norwegian upper secondary school (140 hours), written and oral.
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
• IELTS (International English Testing Service).
• Completed university degree in English language and literature (60 ECTS).
• Completed one year of upper secondary school or one year of university studies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, or USA where the language of instruction was English.
• Completed an English-speaking master's degree.

All documentation to be assessed must be in a Scandinavian language or English.

Other

The position is a four-year term, with the possibility of two additional periods after announcement. Desired start date is February 1, 2027, or by agreement. The place of work is UiT in Tromsø.

Inclusive working life and diversity UiT Norges arktiske universitet has a personnel policy goal to be an employer that reflects the diversity of society and utilizes the potential in the population's collective competence. We believe that inclusion and diversity are a strength and desire employees with different competencies, combinations of subjects, life experiences, and perspectives.

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General Employment is carried out in accordance with the rules and terms that at any time apply to state employees, and guidelines at UiT. On our websites, you will find more informasjon til søkere på stillinger ved UiT.

Inquiries regarding how the working environment is arranged, health services, opportunities for flexible hours, part-time, etc., can be directed to the contact person for the position.

Personal data provided is processed in accordance with the Act on the Processing of Personal Data. Applicants can request not to be listed on the public applicant list, but the university may nonetheless decide that the applicant's name shall be made public. The applicant will then be notified prior to publication.