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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terje Gronning [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 09 December 2001 20:12
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Post-doctoral fellow in technology, innovation and culture
>
> Vacancy as full time post-doctoral fellow in technology, innovation and
> culture reserved for female applicants ("REF. NR.: 01/1119").
>
> Centre for technology, innovation and culture ( TIK) at the Faculty of
> Social Sciences, University of Oslo.
>
> More information available from director Tian Sorhaug (tel +47-22-84-06-23,
> e-mail [log in to unmask]) or department manager Monica Melhus (tel
> +47-22-84-06-18, e-mail [log in to unmask]).
>
> Wage level: 49-55 within the Norwegian state employee wage ladder
> dependent on competence.
>
> Closing date: 15. February, 2002
>
> REF. NR.: 01/1119
>
> The application should be sent to Centre for technology, innovation and
> culture ( TIK), P.B. 1108, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway.
>
> There is currently at the Centre for technology, innovation and culture
> (TIK) a vacancy as post-doctoral fellow. The vacancy is reserved females.
> The post-doctoral position is a three-year research position with the
> possibility of some duties other than research (up to 10 percent of the
> position) according to closer appo9intment in the case it does not
> interfere with the research progress.
>
> The intention behind the post is to strengthen the research quality of the
> centre by building superior competence as well as giving newly graduated
> doctoral candidates the possibility for further qualification and
> competence building.
>
> TIK conducts multi-disciplinary science- and technology studies. The
> applicant's project must be relevant for TIK's scholarly profile. The
> centre has a considerable weight on humanist and social science
> perspectives, which span form the history of ideas to economics. TIK is in
> the process of organizing its activities around three overlapping main areas:
>
> 1) globalization and innovation,
> 2) organization, knowledge forms and institutional evolution, and
> 3) analyses of science and technology according to perspectives within
> cultural theory and history of ideas.
>
> In order to be awarded a postdoctoral post the applicant must have a
> Norwegian doctoral degree or a foreign doctoral degree equivalent to a
> Norwegian degree. Applicants who have submitted their doctoral dissertation
> for evaluation by the closing date may apply, but an eventual employment
> can not start before the dissertation has been passed.
>
> The application must include 3 copies of a project description with a
> progression plan for the project (ca. 10 pages in total), list of published
> and accepted publications, CV with complete information about education,
> former employment and pedagogical and administrative experience. The
> progression plan must contain information about who is intended as the
> person following up with scholarly advise. It must furthermore be clear
> from the application in what ways the project will add to the applicant's
> competence building through new scholarly specialization and breadth in
> relation to previous scientific works.
>
> It is a prerequisite that the project should be completed within the post's
> employment period.
>
> The applicant is asked to name the three scientific works besides the
> doctoral dissertation which she considers the most valuable. In the
> application there should be included three copies each of ten doctoral
> dissertation, and up to three other scientific works which the applicants
> thinks are relevant for the evaluation of the application, as well as
> confirmed copies of diplomas and reference letters.
>
> It is referred to the guidelines for post-doctoral fellowships (in
> Norwegian), on the net address:
> http://www.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/tilspostdokt
> or.html.
>
> For the full text of this call for application (in Norwegian), see:
> http://www.admin.uio.no/opa/ledige-stillinger/postdoktorTIK.html
