PhD Research Fellowship in Public Administration in Norway

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Deadline: 5 April 2018
Open to: the applicants must hold a master’s degree or equivalent in political science, public administration, public sector management, governance or equivalent
Fellowship: EUR 45.373 gross per year

Description

The University of Agder invites applications for one full-time, fixed-term appointment as Ph.D. Research Fellow in Public Administration for a period of three years. The position is financed by the university and defined as a cooperation between the university and Kristiansand municipality.

The University of Agder is a public university with campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad, Norway. The institution was established as a university college (høgskole) in 1994 through the merger of Agder College and five other colleges, including a technical college and a nursing school, and became one of Norway’s new universities in 2007.

Eligibility

The Ph.D. Research Fellow is expected to complete a doctoral dissertation within the period of employment.

The applicants must qualify for admission to the PhD-programme in the Faculty of Social Sciences, specialization in Public Administration, and must hold a master’s degree or equivalent in political science, public administration, public sector management, governance or equivalent (sub) disciplines with an average grade of B or better.

The candidate should have a very good command of English language. Therefore, the application should be written in English.

Fellowship

  • The position is remunerated within EUR 45.373 gross salary per year.
  • A 2% compulsory pension contribution will be deducted and paid to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund according to current statutory provision.

How to apply?

Applicants must submit their application and CV online. Please use the link “Apply for this job”. The following documentation must be uploaded as an attachment with the online application:

  • Diplomas and references;
  • List of academic publications;
  • Master’s thesis;
  • Other academic publications;
  • Project description (no more than 10 pages).

In order to apply, please register online.

For more information, please visit the official web page.