Department of Education at the Faculty of Educational Sciences in the University of Oslo has announced a call for two doctoral research fellowships in the research group ExCID (Expert Cultures and Institutional Dynamics: Studies in higher education and work).
ExCID was formed in 2015 and is a result of a merger of earlier research groups HEIK and FALK at the University of Oslo. The main analytical approaches used in ExCID projects are an institutional perspective on political governance and organizational dynamics, and a cultural perspective on how knowledge and participation possibilities are organized within and among fields of expertise.
The first position is for a candidate specializing in the research field innovation and learning. Within the overall research focus of the ExCID group the candidate’s research project is expected to be targeted on relationships between organizational learning and innovativeness, or alternatively, the research project can be focused on the relationship between learning within working life and change processes in organizations (organizational innovation) or in society (social innovation).
Concerning the second position we are looking for a candidate specializing in the governance of higher education. Relevant project themes are the national and supranational coordination of knowledge policies; agencification in the governance of higher education; and the changing role and use of expertise in the governance of higher education.
The positions are fully funded contracts of 4 years (including 25% requied duties for the department, often including teaching activities).
Applicants must satisfy the requirements for admission to the Faculty’s PhD programme. This normally includes:
- Successful completion of a Master’s degree programme or similar higher education programme in the subject area in question or in another relevant subject area.
- Minimum B grade or equivalent for the Master’s degree (ECTS grading scale).
In the assessment of applications, emphasis will be put on:
- The applicant’s academic aptitude for completing the research training programme.
- The project description, which must be submitted with the application.
- The applicant’s personal suitability and motivation for the post, including his/her ability to collaborate and to form part of a cross-disciplinary academic community.
- Other qualifications that meet the objectives which form the basis of this type of post.
Deadline for applications: 19th of June