Lead AI postdoctoral research fellow position within Earthquake Seismology
Universitetet i Bergen
- Bergen, Vestland
- kr 615.700 pr år
- Midlertidlig
- Fulltid
- academic freedom
- benefits from knowledge and skills transfer between disciplines, organisations and sectors
- structured, skill-based training
- high-quality working conditions
- personal career support
- equal opportunities
- Applicants must hold a Norwegian PhD or an equivalent degree in Geophysics with specialization in Earthquake Seismology. PhD-students may apply if defence of the PhD-thesis is completed by 20 July 2024. It is a condition of employment that the PhD has been awarded.
- Applicant should have a genuine interest in AI, and the research proposal must be related to artificial intelligence.
- Experience with AI-related research and/or innovation is an advantage.
- Experience with machine learning based tools to detect and process earthquake data is an advantage.
- Experience with scientific programming is a requirement.
- Experience with the development and analysis of earthquake catalogues is a requirement.
- Experience with the operations of a seismic network (e.g., data acquisition, field work, metadata preparation, processing of earthquake data) is an advantage.
- The LEAD AI
- Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner and have the ability to cooperate with others.
- Applicants must have excellent skills in oral and written English (self-assessed in the CV and demonstrated in the application).
- The application and relevant documents must be in English.
- An engaged and professionally stimulating working environment.
- position as postdoctoral fellow (code 1352 in the basic collective agreement) and a gross annual salary of NOK 615 700 (equivalent to pay grade 63) upon appointment. Further increases in salary are made according to length of service in the position. A higher salary may be considered for a particularly well-qualified applicant.
- Welfare benefits* and social benefits including pension-saving in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, occupational injury insurance, full salary during sick leave for 52 weeks, and paid parental leave**.
- Extension of the position term (work contract) due to sick leave and parental leave.
- Norwegian language courses free of charge.
- High standards for working hours, holidays, place of work, health, and safety.
- Access to specific training activities exclusively provided within the framework of the LEAD AI programme.
- In the ‘JobbNorge-application field’: Only write your name.
- In the ‘JobbNorge-CV form’: Only fill in your 1) personal details, 2) information about your PhD-degree (in the field ‘Academic qualifications’) and 3) recent relevant work experience.
- You do not need to fill in any other sections in the JobbNorge form, as all the information we need will be provided by you when attaching the mandatory elements listed in the next section.
- A research proposal outlining your contribution towards the thematic area and host research group described above.
- A brief account of your motivation for applying for the position.
- CV with list of any works of scientific nature (publication list)
- Mobility declaration
- Ethics and security issues: self-assessment form
- An initial self-assessment of opportunities for mandatory and recommended open science practices.
- Names and contact information for two referees. One of these should be the main PhD supervisor.
- Letters of recommendation from the graduating university or previous employers are encouraged but not mandatory.
- Transcripts and diplomas. If you have not yet completed your PhD degree, please submit a statement from your institution confirming the expected date of award of your degree. Your PhD degree must be documented with transcripts and/or diploma, alternatively a confirmation from your institution on completed degree, by 20 July 2024.
- Relevant certificates/references
Professor Lars Ottemöller, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, emailFor HR related questions contact:
Hr-Advisor Chris-André Karlsen Østevold, email:The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. Age and gender balance among employees is therefore a goal. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position.We encourage women to apply. If multiple applicants have approximately equivalent qualifications, the rules pertaining to moderate gender quotas shall apply.The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions.Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.Further information about our employment process can be found .About The University of Bergen (UiB)The University of Bergen is a renowned educational and research institution, organised into seven faculties and approximately 54 institutes and academic centres. Campus is located in the centre of Bergen with university areas at Nygårdshøyden, Haukeland, Marineholmen, Møllendalsveien and Årstad.There are seven departments and several centres at Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. and