About the position
The Department of Teacher Education is announcing a permanent full-time position as Associate Professor of Film and Media in Education.
The position is based in the Section for Arts, Physical Education and Sports. The Section is responsible for teaching modules as part of the 5-year integrated programme for a Master’s in Primary and Secondary Education. Three different programmes are offered: Primary Education: Grades 1-7, Secondary Education: Grades 5-10, and Secondary Education: Grades 8-13. The Department of Teacher Education also offers a post-graduate certificate of education, a 2-year programme offering a Master’s in Arts Education, in-service courses and PhD courses. The Section for Arts, Physical Education and Sports is responsible for teaching modules on all these study programs.
You can find a more detailed description of the Department of Teacher Education and the Section for Arts, Physical Education and Sports here: https://www.ntnu.edu/ilu/about
You will report to The Head of Section for Arts, Physical Education and Sports.
Duties of the position
- Arts-based, practice-led and theoretical teaching and supervision within different study programmes, especially connected to teaching in film and media, artistic practices, and cross-curricular collaborative teaching practices with aesthetic approaches to learning.
- Assist in further developing the subject area and teaching programmes, including continuing education and in-service courses
- Supervise Master’s students, doctoral candidates and research fellows, as well as supervising students during their practicums
- Research within your professional field and contribute to relevant research groups
- Initiate new research projects and contribute to applications for funding
- Develop and build research networks
- Develop and strengthen film and media as a subject and approach in school, kulturskole, other formal and informal learning contexts where film and media is used, and teacher education
- Work on administrative tasks
- Administrate the courses and subject area with other academic staff
Required selection criteria
The Associate Professor of Film and Media in Education position requires that one meets the criteria as listed in the Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts section 1-4.
- A PhD (or competence at a corresponding level documented by academic work of the same scope and quality) in film and media or a similar subject area.
- Applicants who can document that they are in the final stages of their PhD or similar will be evaluated for the position.
- Practical teaching experience in film and media or another close subject area in school, kulturskole or other formal or informal learning context.
- Teaching experience from teacher education or other relevant foreign institutions of education.
- Excellent oral and written presentation skills.
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You must document relevant basic competence for teaching and supervision at university/higher education-level, ref. Regulations. If this cannot be documented, you are required to complete an approved course in university teaching within two years of commencement. NTNU offers qualifying courses.
It is a prerequisite that within three years of appointment, new employees who do not speak a Scandinavian language can demonstrate skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language equivalent to level three in the course for Norwegian for speakers of other languages at the Department of Language and Literature at NTNU.
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Preferred selection criteria
- Research relevant to schools and/or teacher education will be emphasized in the assessment. A mix of arts-based, practice-led and theory-driven research will be emphasized in the assessment.
- Applicants with documented ability to publish in international academic journals within their subject area will be prioritized. Research from the past five years excluding any statutory leave of absence will be given particular weight.
- The ability to initiate and lead research and development will be emphasized.
- Qualifications in varied research methods will be emphasized, in particular qualifications in performative and arts-based research is desired. We are preferably looking for a candidate with a strong artistic practice in film.
- Pedagogical skills and qualifications will be emphasized. Assessment will be based on documented teaching material, the form and quality of the published work, teaching experience, supervision of Master’s and doctoral students, and other pedagogical experience.
- Practical pedagogical education or equivalent is desired.
- Teaching experience in the Norwegian school system is desired.
- Experience demonstrating high digital competence in an educational context is desired.
Personal characteristics
- Independent and collaborative
- Creative and brave
- Community-oriented and inclusive
- Enthusiastic for teaching and guiding students
- Curious and motivated to develop innovative research with others
- Motivated and interested in developing teacher education and arts education research
In assessing the best qualified applicant, we will emphasize practical and artistic skills and theoretical knowledge, education and experience, research qualifications, personal suitability as well as your motivation for the position. Quality and with will be emphasised. The section aims at diversity and inclusion in teacher education.
We offer
- exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic 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 Associate Professor (code 1011) you will normally be remunerated from gross NOK 600,000 to NOK 705,000 per year, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2 % is deducted as a contribution to 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.
The position requires that you are present and accessible to the university on a daily basis.
About the application
The application and supporting documentation must be in English.
Please note that applications are only evaluated based on the information available on the application deadline. You should ensure that your application shows clearly how your skills and experience meet the criteria which are set out above.
If, for any reason, you have taken a career break or have had an atypical career and wish to disclose this in your application, the selection committee will take this into account, recognizing that the quantity of your research may be reduced as a result.
The application must include:
- Complete CV, certificates and diplomas
- Academic and artistic work that you would like to be considered in the assessment (up to 10 items). There should be a mix of academic and artistic work in the portfolio. Documented practical arts educational work counts as artistic work. Artistic and arts educational work should be followed by a short, written reflection where the work is contextualised.
- A description of the academic and artistic (including documented arts educational) works that you regard as most relevant, and that you want given particular attention in your assessment
- Name and contact information of three references, including one in a leadership position to you
- Details of any research projects you have managed with details regarding funding, duration, and associated publications
- A research plan
- Details of teaching qualifications based on “Documentation of applicant’s teaching qualifications in connection with appointment to an academic position at NTNU”
Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to identify your contribution to joint works, you must attach a brief description of your participation.
In the assessment of the best-qualified applicant, we will emphasize education, experience and personal suitability as well as your motivation for the position. You will be expected to deliver high-quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and undertake supervision of Masters and Doctoral candidates. Evaluation of these skills will be based on documented experience and relevant teaching qualifications. Applicants with teaching experience at university level are preferred. Quality and breadth of the teaching qualifications will be evaluated.
NTNU is committed to following evaluation criteria for research quality according to The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment – DORA. This means that we pay special attention to the quality and professional breadth of these works. We also consider experience from research management and participation in research projects. We place great emphasis on your scientific work from the last five years.
Your application will be considered by an expert committee and shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview and will be asked to prepare a short lecture intended for a student audience.
General information
A good working environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. NTNU wishes to increase the proportion of women in its academic positions, and women are therefore encouraged to apply.
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The city of Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a population of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world. Professional subsidized day-care for children is easily available. Furthermore, Trondheim offers great opportunities for education (including international schools) and possibilities to enjoy nature, culture and family life and has low crime rates and clean air quality.
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As an employee at NTNU, you must at all times adhere to the changes that the development in the subject entails and the organizational changes that are adopted.
Under the Freedom of Information Act (offentleglova), your name, age, position and municipality may be made public even if you have requested not to have your name entered on the list of applicants.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Head of Arts, Physical Education and Sports Professor Tone Pernille Østern, telephone: +47 97732771, email: tone.pernille.ostern@ntnu.no
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR consultent Aaste Line Strand, email: aaste.l.strand@ntnu.no
Please submit your application and supporting documentation via jobbnorge.no. If you are invited for interview, you must bring certified copies of certificates and diplomas. Mark the application with reference number: SU-454
Application deadline: September 1st, 2020
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Department of Teacher Education
The Department of Teacher Education offers a full range of study programmes for primary and secondary education in Norway.
Our department supports several active research and development projects in learning, teaching, and school leadership and management, as well as artistic work. The Department of Teacher Education is part of the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences at NTNU. We offer an open and inclusive work environment.