Researcher position at the University of Bergen

[Ellen Rutten]

Announcing a 2-year parttime position for a Researcher (postdoctoral level)
at the Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bergen, Norway.

Application deadline: 10 April 2010
Starting date: 1 June 2010

The position is connected to the research project "Web Wars: Digital
Diasporas and the Language of Memory in Russia and Ukraine" (6/2010-6/2013)
led by Dr Ellen Rutten (U of Bergen). "Web Wars" is the Bergen pendant of
the transinstitutional, HERA-funded project "Memory at War: Cultural
Dynamics in Russia, Poland, and Ukraine", coordinated by the U of Cambridge.

For further details, see below, or surf to
https://secure.jobbnorge.no/Job.aspx?jobid=65710. A description of the "Web
Wars" project is available on http://www.ellenrutten.nl/webwars.htm.

ER


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Researcher (Code 1109) at the Department of Foreign Languages - Temporary
part-time (50%) position at the project "Web Wars"
At the Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bergen, there is an
opening for a temporary part-time (50%) position as researcher (code 1109)
in the project «Web Wars: Digital Diasporas and the Language of Memory». The
project is financed by HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area).

The term of employment for this position is 24 months, starting 1 June
2010.

The successful applicant will work closely together with the coordinator of
the project, Dr Ellen Rutten, who will supervise the work. The objectives of
the project are presented atwww.ellenrutten.nl/webwars.htm.

Additional information about the position, including the project proposal,
is available by request to Dr Ellen Rutten, Department of Foreign
Languages, ellen.rutten at if.uib.no, phone +31 6 10526218.

Applicants must have a PhD in Russian, Ukrainian or equivalent relevant
education, or have presented the dissertation for assessment by the closing
date for applications. It is a prerequisite that the dissertation has been
approved before appointment is granted. The candidate must have a good
command and/or reading knowledge of Russian and Ukrainian. Research
experience in new media, memory studies and/or language culture is an
advantage.

«Web Wars» is the Bergen pendant of the collaborative, HERA-funded research
project «Memory at War: Cultural Dynamics in Russia, Poland, and Ukraine».
Led by the University of Cambridge, this project is being conducted in
association with the Universities of Cambridge, Helsinki, Tartu, and
Groningen. The project will involve multiple conferences, field trips and
publications in which the Researcher will play a key part. He/she will help
coordinate an international conference in Bergen and a documentary on new
media in Eastern Europe.

The successful applicant will perform research as described by the project
proposal for the project «Web Wars: Digital Diasporas and the Language of
Memory» as outlined on www.ellenrutten.nl/webwars.htm. Accordingly,
applicants do not have to submit an individual project proposal, but are
expected to submit an extended application letter (max 5 pages) showing how
they will proceed with the project and its methodology, and demonstrating
how their personal qualifications are relevant and will be applied in the
execution of the project. It is a premise that the selected candidate will
complete the project within the stipulated period of employment. The «Web
Wars» project proposal and time plan will be annexed to the employment
contract for temporary appointments.

Salary will be paid in accordance with level 57-64 (code 1109/p.f. 24) in
the on the Norwegian government salary scale, at present NOK 438.700 gross
p.a. on a full-time basis. A compulsory 2% contribution to the State Pension
Fund (Statens Pensjonskasse) will be deducted from gross salary.

Women in particular are invited to apply. If, in the opinion of the
evaluation committee, several applicants have approximately equivalent
qualifications, the rules on equal opportunities laid down in the Personnel
Regulations for Academic Positions will be applied.

State employment shall reflect the multiplicity of the population at large
to the greatest possible degree. The University of Bergen has therefore
adopted a personnel policy objective to ensure that we achieve a balanced
age and gender composition, as well as encouraging the recruitment of
persons from various ethnic backgrounds. Persons of different ethnic
backgrounds are therefore encouraged to apply for the position.

The University of Bergen applies the principles of public openness when
recruiting staff to academic positions. Information about the applicant may
be made public even though the applicant has requested not to be named in
the list of applicants. The applicant will be notified if his/her request is
not respected.

The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the
position at any time.

The application is to be sent electronically via the link «APPLY FOR THIS
JOB» to the University of Bergen.

The application must include the following documents:
1. Extended application letter (max 5 pages)
2. C.V.
3. Copies of all academic diplomas and transcripts
4. Dissertation abstract, max. 3 pages
5. Representative academic publications with a bibliography

The documents may be in Word of pdf-format. In addition to the electronical
enclosures, academic publications (max 5) should be delivered and collated
in 3 complete sets and sent to the University of Bergen, Department of
Foreign Languages, P.O. Box 7805, N-5020 Bergen.

Application deadline: April 10, 2010
Reference no.: 09/9360

Please refer to where you first saw this position!

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