项目介绍

2024年12月6日

Job description

A Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) is available at the Center for children, youth and media at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo.

The fellowship is connected to the wider research field of children, youth and media. The research environment explores research- and societal issues affiliated with media use by children and youth.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to research on online opportunities and risks, and how these are influenced by other factors, such as home environment, parental mediation, school situation and online engagements. We are also interested in broader factors such as new media developments, media politics, public debates, regulation and children’s rights in the digital environment. Applicants are requested to develop a project description related to the research field of children, youth and media. For a template of the project description, see “The application must include”.

The person appointed will be affiliated with the Faculty’s organized research training. The academic work is to result in a doctoral thesis that will be defended at the Faculty with a view to obtaining the degree of PhD. The successful candidate is expected to join the existing research milieu or network and contribute to its development. Read more about the doctoral degree.

The appointment is for a duration of 3 years. All PhD Candidates who submit their doctoral dissertation for assessment with a written recommendation from their supervisor within 3 years or 3 ½ years after the start of their PhD position, will be offered, respectively, a 12 or 6 month Completion Grant.

Qualification requirements

• A Master’s degree or equivalent education in media and communication, or other relevant subject area. The Master’s degree must have been obtained and the final evaluation must be available by the application deadline. 
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English, see Language requirements. 
• Personal suitability and motivation for the position.

To be eligible for admission to the doctoral programmes at the University of Oslo, applicants must, as a minimum, have completed a five-year graduation course (Master’s degree or equivalent), including a Master’s thesis of at least 30 ECTS. In special cases, the Faculty may grant admission on the basis of a one-year Master course following an assessment of the study programme’s scope and quality.

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on: 

• The project’s scientific merit, research-related relevance and innovation 
• A project description that is closely connected to the research field of children, youth and media
• The applicant’s estimated academic and personal ability to complete the project within the time frame 
• The applicant’s ability to complete research training 
• Good collaboration skills and an ability to join interdisciplinary academic communities

Applicants who have recently graduated with excellent results may be given preference.

We offer

• Salary NOK 532 200 – 575 400 per annum depending on qualifications 
• A professionally stimulating working environment 
• Membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund 
• Attractive welfare benefits

How to apply

The application must include: 

• Application letter describing the applicant’s qualifications and motivation for the position 
• Curriculum Vitae (with a list of education, positions, teaching experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activities, including a complete list of publications) 
• Transcript of records or diploma of your Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Applicants with education from a foreign university must attach an explanation of their university’s grading system 
• Documentation of Language requirements (if applicable) 
• Project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (3 – 5 pages, maximum 14,000 characters. See Template for project descriptions).

Please note that all documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language. 

Educational certificates, master theses and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later. 

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, jobbnorge.no. 

Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.

Formal regulations

See also regulations as well as guidelines for the application assessment process and appointments to research fellowships. 

Following the Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) § 25, Chapter 2, demographic information about the applicant may be used in the public list of applicants even if the applicant opts out from the entry in the public application list.

The University of Oslo has an Acquisition of Rights Agreement for the purpose of securing rights to intellectual property created by its employees, including research results. 

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.