About the position

The Faculty School of Business has a vacancy for a position as Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics, Management or Marketing in the period from 01.04.2020 up to 31.03.2023.

The position is associated with the Department of Business, History and Social Sciences and reports to the Head of Department. The place of employment will be at campus Vestfold, Norway.

University of South-Eastern Norway

University of South-Eastern Norway has about 18 000 students and about 1900 employees. The university is organized in four faculties, with instruction and R&D activities on eight campuses. The main profile of the university is to provide socially relevant education,

geared towards specific professions, and adapted to the requirements of the workplace, as well as to produce applied research and development.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a Norwegian doctorate or equivalent education abroad in marketing, business, management, industrial engineering, industry-oriented life sciences or their equivalent.

The applicant must have obtained the doctorate degree by the time of appointment and should demonstrate research productivity and the ability to collaborate in research teams. The candidates must be motivated to share their knowledge and to cooperate. This also includes co‑publication. Personal suitability for the position will be emphasized. The successful applicant is expected to be actively engaged in relevant research communities, and to contribute to the development of national and international research networks.

Required languages is English: Excellent.

Co-operation between staff members is an integrated part of the working atmosphere at the University of South-Eastern Norway. The candidate must be motivated and demonstrate a proven ability to work effectively within a team and in a collegiate manner to formulate and realise common objectives.

Information about the position

The position is placed within the research group on digital transformation at USN. The group holds an extensive portfolio of research projects on digital transformation including projects on digital platforms and digital transformation of retailing and operates as a research lab on digital transformation headed by professor Per Egil Pedersen. The position is open for alignment with several of the projects in the portfolio of the group, but the research should align particularly well with the challenges of the project "Digifood - Transforming the Nordic Reko-rings into a sustainable Digital Local Food" which is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The Digifood project addresses the disruptive potential of digital platforms in food value chains. It analyses the Nordic, platform-based local food market phenomenon REKO, develops and disseminates knowledge of how we can stimulate radical market innovation in food value chains and helps such innovations transform into sustainable digital food systems. Key partners are among others Hanen, Norges bonde- og småbrukarlag, some of Norway's most innovative small-scale farmers and the Norwegian media and distribution platform company Schibsted. Among the partners are also some of the most respected research groups on market innovation in Norway (NHH), Sweden (CTF), Finland (Hanken) and Denmark (Roskilde).

As one of the 11 members of the Digifood project team, you will work in a research project that aims to influence the future of food production, distribution and consumption in a more sustainable direction. You will take part in analyses of how alternative food networks (AFN) evolve as a consequence of digitalization and digital platforms, what local, regional and national factors influence how AFN's evolve into significant food markets and you will take part in transforming current food value chains into more sustainable local food systems. All of these activities take place in close interaction with representatives from the food sector and innovative food consumers.

The appointment is for a term of up to 3 years, and the teaching and administration load is 20% per year, equivalent to approximately one full course per year or the equivalent number of hours dedicated to administrative assignments within the project portfolio of the research group on digital transformation.

We offer

• A professionally stimulating working environment
• Good opportunities to develop your career and your academic skills
• A good social environment
• Attractive welfare benefits in the State Pension Plan
• Opportunity for physical activities within working hours

Salary

The position as postdoctoral fellow (postdoktor) (code 1352) is placed in the state salary scale at levels 59-74 (NOK 523 200 – 691 400 per year), depending on seniority. In special cases, higher salary may be considered. A statutory contribution will be made from the employee’s salary to the state pension plan.

Additional information

The Academic Appointments Board is responsible for appointments to academic positions at the University of South-Eastern Norway. An expert assessment of applicants will be carried out. Short-listed candidates will be called in for interviews and must be prepared to present and discuss their projects and qualifications.

The successful applicant must comply with the laws, regulations and agreements that apply to the position.

It is an aim of personnel policy that the academic staff of University of South-Eastern Norway should reflect the composition of the general population. It is therefore a personnel policy objective to achieve a balanced age and gender composition on the faculty and to recruit people from ethnic minority backgrounds. People from ethnic minority backgrounds are encouraged to apply for the position.

There are few women employed in research positions at the Department, and consequently women are especially encouraged to apply.

According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information act § 25 2 paragraph, information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, even though the applicant has requested non-disclosure. The applicant will be informed if his/her request has been declined.

Contact informatjon

For further information concerning the position please contact:

• Professor Per Egil Pedersen (Head of the Digifood project), email: per.e.pedersen@usn.no / +47 31 00 90 96 or
• Head of Department Annett Arntzen, email: annett.arntzen@usn.no / +47 31 00 90 51 / +47 45 29 57 08

How to apply

University of South-Eastern Norway uses online applications. We therefore ask applicants to register their application and CV online by clicking on the “Send application” link.

The application must include the following documents:

• Certified diplomas and certificates from university college/university
• Master’s thesis and PhD thesis
• Any scientific publications and a list of these
• Three references (contact information)

Please note that all documents must be translated into English or a Scandinavian language by an authorized translator.

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