Associate Professor in theoretical or computational quantum technology

Postdoctoral research fellowship in gesture-vocalization relations in song performance

University of Oslo

Job description​ A Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1352) in gesture-vocalization relations in song performance is available in connection with the research project, SongGesture: Co-singing gesture and vocal performance across three musical traditions​, funded by the Research Council of Norway. The project is affiliated with RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion at the University of Oslo (uio.no). All RITMO researchers are co-located and work in a unique interdisciplinary constellation, with world-leading competence in musicology, psychology and informatics. It is expected that all members of the centre contribute to the general activities and collaborations within RITMO.  The researchers have access to state-of-the-art facilities in sound/video recording, motion capture, eye tracking, physiological measurements, various types of brain imaging (EEG, fMRI), and rapid prototyping and robotics laboratories. Applicants are required to upload a Research outline (uio.no), stating research questions and theoretical and methodological approaches that will further the goals of the project. The project description must present a feasible progress plan. It is expected that the applicant will be able to complete the project during the period of appointment. It is suggested that candidates should carefully read the Project website (uio.no) and details given below, in order to align their research plan appropriately. About the project​ The project, SongGesture, aims to significantly advance knowledge on how expert vocalists use gesture in support of their performance goals. Building on recent research showing an effect of gesture on co-occurring vocalization, SongGesture will advance the theorization of gesture-vocalization relations in musical contexts by considering also the physical interactions between gesture and vocal production movements (e.g., breathing and articulation). The project looks at co-singing gesturing practices in three different vocal performance traditions: beatboxing, European art song, and karnatak vocal music from South India. The candidate is not expected to have previous experience with these musical traditions, as this is covered by other project personnel. The successful candidate for this position is expected to investigate multimodal correspondence between gesture, vocalization and vocal production movements through computational analysis and to explore the implications of the results for multimodal sense-making (how different modalities combine to create meaning). Tasks will include contributing to project theory and methods development for the analysis of multimodal communication in song performance; audio feature extraction; pose tracking from video and preparation of kinematic time-series data; dataset preparation; manual annotation of audiovisual data; pattern finding; computational multimodal analysis (including time series analysis); data visualization; exploration of multimodal sense-making; and co-writing articles. About the position​ The position is available for a period of 3 years. There is a 10% component of the position devoted to teaching and administrative duties. Given additional funding, the position may be extended to 4 years, with a 25 % duty component. This would depend on the qualifications of the recruited candidate, the department’s needs for teaching, and the centre’s need for assistance. The successful candidate is expected to become part of the research environment and contribute to its development. The main purpose of postdoctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in higher academic positions within their disciplines. A career plan shall be developed for the Postdoctoral Fellow, specifying the competencies the Postdoctoral Fellow should acquire. UiO is responsible for following up on the career plan and ensuring that the Postdoctoral Fellow has access to career guidance throughout the postdoctoral term. If the Postdoctoral Fellow does not already have educational qualifications that meet the requirements for an associate professor position, UiO shall facilitate the acquisition of such competence during the employment period. Selection criteria ​ Mandatory requirements​ • PhD or equivalent academic qualifications with a specialization in fields such as gesture studies, computational musicology, cognitive science, informatics, data science, cognitive semiotics, linguistics, psychology, or other related fields. As this is an interdisciplinary project, the range of possible PhD qualifications is quite broad. However, the applicant is required to demonstrate that their degree corresponds to the profile of the post. • Experience with several of the following: computational analysis of human movement and/or vocalization, time series analysis, pattern finding, statistical modelling, audio feature extraction, music information retrieval, machine learning, manual annotation of audio and video data, analysing and theorising sense-making (e.g., cognitive semiotics), dataset preparation, programming in R, Matlab or Python. • Excellent skills in written and oral English. • Personal suitability and motivation for the position. The doctoral dissertation must be submitted for evaluation by the application deadline. Appointment will be dependent on the defence of the doctoral thesis. Requirements for the Research outline​ • The candidate's research outline must align with and further the goals of the main project, focusing in particular on gesture-vocalization correspondence and its implications for sense-making. • High scientific merit and innovation of the research outline • Feasible research plan and outcomes  What are we looking for in you?​ • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to successfully join in academic teamwork within and across disciplines • Excellent time-management and ability to carry out the project within the allotted time frame • Adaptability and willingness to contribute to a good working environment Employment in the position is based on a comprehensive assessment of all qualification requirements applicable to the position, including personal qualifications and assessment of the Research outline. We need different perspectives in our work ​ UiO is an open and internationally oriented comprehensive university that strives to be an inclusive and diverse workplace and academic environment. You can read more about UiO’s work on equality, inclusion, and diversity at uio.no. We fulfill our mission most effectively when we draw upon our variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We are looking for great colleagues—could you be the next one? We will do our best to accommodate your needs. Relevant adjustments may include modifications to working hours, task adaptations, digital, technical, or physical adjustments, or other practical measures. If you have an immigrant background, a disability, or CV gaps, we encourage you to indicate this in the job application portal. We always invite at least one qualified candidate from each group for an interview. In this context, disability is defined as an applicant who identifies as having a disability that requires workplace or employment-related accommodations. For more details about the requirements, please refer to the Employer portal (Norwegian). The selections made in the job application portal are used for anonymized statistics that all state employers include in their annual reports. More information about gender equality initiatives at UiO can be found here. We hope you will apply for the position with us.  We offer​ • Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development. • Committed colleagues in a good working environment.  • Good welfare schemes. • Opportunity of up to 1.5 hours a week of exercise during working hours. • A workplace with good development and career opportunities.  • Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse, which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes. • Salary in position as Postdoctoral Fellow, position code 1352 in salary range NOK from 595 000 to 677 000 depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund. Read more about the benefits of working in the public sector at Employer Portal. Application​ Your application should include: • Application letter describing your qualifications and motivation for the position • CV (complete list of education, positions, teaching experience, administrative experience, and other qualifying activities) • A complete list of publications with links to the full versions of published papers • Research outline: approx. 3 pages, maximum 9,000 characters. See Research Outline - template for PhD and Postdoctoral applications to RITMO (uio.no). • If available, a code repository (e.g., GitHub), representative of your work • Contact information for 2-3 references Please note that all documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language. Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for the position". General information​ The best qualified candidates will invited for interviews.  Applicant lists can be published in accordance with Norwegian Freedom of Information Act § 25. When you apply for a position with us, your name will appear on the public applicant list. It is possible to request to be excluded from this list. You must justify why you want an exemption from publication and we will then decide whether we can grant your request. If we cannot, you will hear from us. Please refer to Regulations for the Act on universities and colleges chapter 3 (Norwegian) and Guidelines concerning appointment to post doctoral and research posts at UiO. The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees that is intended to secure the rights to all research results etc.

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for the project “Truth, Information, Democracy and Law”

University of Oslo

Job description​ A Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1352) is available as part of the project Truth, information, democracy and law (TIDAL) - Department of Private Law (TIDAL) funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and Norid AS.  The fellow will be responsible for their own research and work closely with the TIDAL team at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law - Department of Private Law, UiO (NRCCL). The project runs from April 2026 until March 2030. In addition to researchers at the NRCCL, the project team includes researchers at Queen Mary University of London, University of Bergen, University of Tromsø, Lund University, Bond University, BI Norwegian Business School, and Boston University.  At the NRCCL, the core project team comprises four people, including the postdoctoral fellow. The project is led by Professor Lee A. Bygrave. The appointment period lasts three years without teaching and administrative duties, or four years with teaching and administrative duties making up 25% of the total workload.  A four-year fellowship requires that the candidate can contribute to the Faculty of Law's current teaching needs.  If the Postdoctoral Fellow does not already have qualifications that meet the requirements for an associate professor position, UiO shall facilitate the acquisition of such competence during the employment period. More about the position​ The TIDAL project concerns the legal preconditions for a well-functioning democracy in an age marked by increasing generation and dissemination of disinformation, misinformation, and other forms of information disorder (ID). Drawing upon cross-disciplinary insights and approaches, including a policy field study of stakeholder viewpoints in Norway and the United Kingdom, the project tackles the fundamental question of whether the law needs to be reformed in order to tackle ID more effectively and, if yes, what avenue(s) of reform would be most sensible. It does so in light of the vexing problem that measures to combat ID in the name of securing or promoting democracy can end up undermining democracyʼs bedrock by tightening various freedoms and accountability frameworks that help buttress democracy and the rule of law.  The TIDAL project not only examines how best to overcome the latter problem, but elucidates a range of other related matters. These include: the effects of recent legal initiatives by the European Union (EU) to curb ID; the interaction of hard law and soft law codes in this regulatory domain; and current geopolitical tensions at the global level over appropriate legal-regulatory strategies for tackling ID.  At a more fundamental jurisprudential level, the project interrogates the relationship between law and the promotion of truth, analysing the borderlines between when law penalizes the dissemination of lies, “untruths” and other false or misleading information and when it abstains from doing so, along with the rationale(s) for either course of action. As part of elucidating the relationship of ID and the law with a view to identifying optimal regulatory strategies for reducing the deleterious effects of ID, the project pursues five main sub-objectives: (1) to map the non-legal structural factors causing ID, drawing upon scholarship in the social sciences and information sciences; (2) to develop an holistic understanding of ID that bridges insights from the social sciences and information sciences with insights from legal-regulatory scholarship; (3) to assess how the law, in light of these insights, currently facilitates and impedes ID; (4) to evaluate what role law should play to remedy ID in the future and to develop and assess new norms, legal concepts, and regulatory frameworks, innovating legal treatment of ID; (5) to assess the legal innovations within the wider geopolitical situation which Norway finds herself in, with a view to minimizing jurisdictional “overreach”. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to work closely with TIDAL team members in pursuing the above-listed objectives. The postdoctoral fellow is also expected to engage in international dissemination activities and collaborate with key scholars in the field, outside the project group. Part of these activities will involve participation in the collection, coding, and analysis of data from policy field studies, writing research articles and other publications (e.g. book chapters, blogposts), participating in the ongoing reporting from the project, and assisting the project leader in the daily operation of the project. Qualification requirements​ • Applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree (PhD) in Law or another relevant social science discipline, such as Political Science or Sociology. • Applicants must have submitted their doctoral dissertation for evaluation at the time of application and the dissertation must be approved by the time of appointment. • Applicants must have an excellent command of English, necessary for publishing in high-level international journals and participating in international conferences, seminars, and similar events; additionally, an excellent command of Norwegian, alternatively Danish or Swedish, necessary for studying Norwegian policy discourse, is an advantage. • Applicants must have a demonstrated knowledge of, and experience with, research containing significant cross- and interdisciplinary elements. • Experience with carrying out policy field studies is desirable. • Experience with legal research containing significant cross-jurisdictional elements, especially in relation to the regulation of information flows, is desirable. Personal skills​ • Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner. • Applicants should possess good collaborative skills and demonstrate the ability, willingness, and commitment to contribute to the development of the research field. • Applicants should be able to take initiative and actively participate in an international and multidisciplinary research team. Assessment of the applicants​ In assessing applicants, priority will be given to their academic achievements, previous relevant publications, the project description, and their professional and personal qualifications, especially regarding their ability to complete the proposed project within the specified timeframe. Applicants who progress through the selection process will be invited to interview for the position, either in person or digitally. Applicants are assessed by an assessment committee that ranks them according to the above criteria and interviews the most suitable candidates. A separate interview committee may be used. The final decision is made by the faculty’s appointment board. The applicant must submit a project description but a final plan for the research of the postdoctoral fellow will be developed in consultation with the project leader following the appointment. We offer​ • Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development. • A workplace with good development and career opportunities. • Opportunity of up to 1.5 hours a week of exercise during working hours. • Committed colleagues and an inspiring, friendly, and inclusive working environment. • Pension scheme in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund. • Good welfare schemes. • Salary in position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow (SKO 1352) in the range NOK 610 000 - 690 000 depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.   The application must include​ • A cover letter describing the applicant’s qualifications and motivation for the position. • A project description of 4-7 pages (excluding the list of references) outlining how they would approach their research tasks within a 3-year project plan. This should include a description of the theoretical background, objectives, methodologies, and reflections on potential ethical challenges. The proposal must clearly demonstrate how the research will contribute to the aims of the TIDAL project. Further information on the project aims can be received from the project leader upon request. • A CV providing a comprehensive overview of education, previous positions, teaching experience, list of publications, and other relevant activities. • Copies of diplomas with all grades included in the degree and certificates (if the original language of diplomas/certificates is not English or a Scandinavian language, an English language translation must be provided in addition to a copy of the original). Foreign diplomas must include official documentation about the grading system, together with the official grading scale. • Up to three academic works that the applicant wishes to be considered. If a publication has been authored by multiple individuals, the division of work must be documented with a declaration from the co-author(s). • Names and contact details for at least two references. • A written assessment of the doctoral dissertation may also be submitted. If the assessment is not ready in time for the application deadline, the assessment can be submitted after deadline. Please note that all documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language. The application with attachments must be submitted through our electronic recruitment system; please follow the link “apply for this job”. The tentative starting date is January 2027. We need different perspectives in our work ​ UiO is an open and internationally oriented comprehensive university that strives to be an inclusive and diverse workplace and academic environment. You can read more about UiO’s work on equality, inclusion, and diversity at uio.no. We fulfill our mission most effectively when we draw upon our variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We are looking for great colleagues—could you be the next one? We will do our best to accommodate your needs. Relevant adjustments may include modifications to working hours, task adaptations, digital, technical, or physical adjustments, or other practical measures. If you have an immigrant background, a disability, or CV gaps, we encourage you to indicate this in the job application portal. We always invite at least one qualified candidate from each group for an interview. In this context, disability is defined as an applicant who identifies as having a disability that requires workplace or employment-related accommodations. For more details about the requirements, please refer to the Employer portal (Norwegian). The selections made in the job application portal are used for anonymized statistics that all state employers include in their annual reports. More information about gender equality initiatives at UiO can be found here. We hope you will apply for the position with us.  General information​ Please see the guidelines concerning appointment to recruitment positions at the University of Oslo.  No one can be appointed for more than one Postdoctoral Fellowship period at the University of Oslo.  According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act §25 information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.  The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees that is intended to secure the rights to all research results etc.

Associate Professor in Quantitative Research Methodology

University of Oslo

About the position​ A permanent position as an Associate Professor (SKO 1011) in Quantitative Research Methodology is available at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology. The position is affiliated with the Section for Methodology, Work and Organizational Psychology, Culture and Community Psychology, and Social Psychology (MAKS). The Department of Psychology is Norway’s largest provider of psychology education, offering programmes for both licensed clinical psychologists and non-clinical professionals.  The MAKS section covers basic and applied research and teaching for the Bachelor, Master, Professional (clinical) and PhD programmes within its four units. The section strives to offer an inclusive and diverse environment with good onboarding and openness to researcher-driven initiatives. We facilitate collaboration, learning and career development.  The MAKS Section has currently 44 national and international permanent and non-permanent staff and includes University Lecturers, Associate Professors and Professors (45% women), as well as PhD & Postdoc fellows and Adjunct Professors. More about the position​ The methodology unit of the MAKS-section includes five permanent academic positions in quantitative methods. The candidate is expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in research design, statistics, and other quantitative methodologies, and supervise graduate and undergraduate student research. The successful candidate is expected to lead and initiate research, and to actively engage in and contribute to initiatives related to quantitative methods. The position also involves administrative and other duties in accordance with university regulations. Teaching-related work and administrative tasks account for 53 % of the position, while the remaining 47% is allocated to research activities. What skills are important in this role?​ Necessary requirements​ • PhD or equivalent qualification in psychology or a closely related field. Applicants who have not yet been awarded their PhD degree must document that their thesis has been submitted for evaluation by the application deadline. Appointment to the position is conditional upon the PhD degree having been awarded before the candidate takes up the position. • A documented track record of scientific publications showcasing expertise in, and practical implementations of: • Psychometrics • A range of diverse research designs, which may include quasi-experimental designs, randomized trials or survey methodology.  • Advanced data analytic approaches, which may include multivariate general and generalized models, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), multi-level modelling, Bayesian statistics, or approaches combining quantitative data analyses with machine learning. • Documented experience in teaching and related activities, such as presentations and dissemination efforts. • Documented pedagogical skills (i.e., a certification in university pedagogics) and an ability to take active part in teaching and administrative work as well as contributing to the further development of teaching in quantitative methodology. Applicants that cannot document basic pedagogical competence at the time of employment must acquire this within the first two years subsequent to their appointment. The Department will support this certification, and the University of Oslo will offer required courses.  • Applicants must have fluent oral and written communication skills in English. Applicants who are not fluent in a Scandinavian language will have to learn Norwegian within the first three years of employment to effectively participate in the functions required by the position (documented proficiency: CEFR Independent user Level B2 or equivalent). The Department will support learning Norwegian by available courses at the University of Oslo. The successful candidate is expected to take up residence in the greater Oslo region to actively participate in and contribute to the working environment at the Department of Psychology. Additional favorable qualifications​ • Proficiency in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language is considered an advantage • Research expertise in one or more key research areas central to the MAKS-section Publications that highlight advancements in research methodology. • Documented experience in teaching research designs and quantitative analyses at the university level. • Experience with Open Science practices. • Familiarity with R, Python, Julia, or other relevant computing languages.  • Active involvement in international research networks. • A history of securing external funding for research projects. Personal skills​ The following qualifications are of relevance for the assessment of applicants: • An open-minded, respectful and friendly approach towards both students and colleagues.  • High motivation, work capacity, and strong dedication to the subject matter. • Initiative and the ability to collaborate efficiently with colleagues. • Responsibility towards maintaining a positive work environment and contributing to shared tasks. • The willingness to share expertise and knowledge, especially in supporting the development of junior scholars. Assessment of candidates​ Employment in the position is based on a comprehensive assessment of all qualification requirements applicable to the position, including personal suitability and motivation for the position.  Qualified applicants will be ranked based on the requirements outlined above. Top-ranking applicants will be invited to an interview as well as a ​trial lecture. In assessing academic achievements, the focus will be on both the quality and content of the work and the quantity and journal metrics. Academic achievements will be assessed in the context of an applicant's career stage and any career breaks, such as parental leave. Special emphasis will be placed on: • Research and development work within the field of quantitative methodology  • Publications from the last five years  Please see formal regulations under General information regarding procedure and guidelines for assessment. Why should you choose us?​ • Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development. • Committed colleagues in a good working environment.  • Good welfare schemes. • A workplace with good development and career opportunities.  • Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse, which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes. • Salary in position as Associate Professor, position code 1011 in salary range NOK 750 000 - 900 000, depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund. • The Associate Professor will have the opportunity to apply for promotion to (Full) Professor after commencing the position, see Qualification requirements for promotion to Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences • Read more about the benefits of working in the public sector at Employer Portal. Career development at PSI​ The Department of Psychology wants to facilitate future career opportunities for PhD students, postdocs and associate professors at the Department. We follow UiO's personnel policy, which requires the individual leader to actively follow up his or her employees, among other things by ensuring the individual's opportunity for development at work. UiOs competence development offer We need different perspectives in our work ​ UiO is an open and internationally oriented comprehensive university that strives to be an inclusive and diverse workplace and academic environment. You can read more about UiO’s work on equality, inclusion, and diversity at uio.no. We fulfill our mission most effectively when we draw upon our variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We are looking for great colleagues—could you be the next one? We will do our best to accommodate your needs. Relevant adjustments may include modifications to working hours, task adaptations, digital, technical, or physical adjustments, or other practical measures. If you have an immigrant background, a disability, or CV gaps, we encourage you to indicate this in the job application portal. We always invite at least one qualified candidate from each group for an interview. In this context, disability is defined as an applicant who identifies as having a disability that requires workplace or employment-related accommodations. For more details about the requirements, please refer to the Employer portal (Norwegian). The selections made in the job application portal are used for anonymized statistics that all state employers include in their annual reports. More information about gender equality initiatives at UiO can be found here.  Diversity and gender equality​ Inclusion and diversity are a strength. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition. Furthermore, we want employees with diverse professional expertise, life experience and perspectives. The Department of Psychology shall work actively for equality, ensure equal opportunities and rights, and prevent discrimination. Application​ The application must include the following documents:  • Application letter. The letter should include a 1–3-page description of the applicant’s academic profile, how the applicant views his/her academic interests in relation to the core areas of this position and the research group, and how the applicant wishes to contribute to the development of research and teaching in Quantitative Methodology at the department in the short and long term. • CV (complete list of education; positions; research, pedagogical, administrative, research communication and public dissemination qualifications and experience; as well as other qualifying activities). • A complete list of scientific publications. • Copies of educational certificates (in English or a Scandinavian language). • Academic works (up to 5 publications) and a brief account of these. (Please note that these publications should be articles, chapters, brief reports or the likes. Please do not submit entire books.) • Educational portfolio of 3-6 pages documenting educational competence and experience, including a reflection note in which your own practice and learning vision is related to the characteristics of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). • Applicants who have had statutory care leave are encouraged to provide documentation for this period. Candidates who are invited to interviews will be asked to provide references later in the process The application with attachments must be submitted via our online recruitment system.  When applying for the position, we ask you to retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no. If your education results are not available through Vitnemålsportalen, we ask you to upload copies of your transcripts or grades. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language. General information​ Interviews and trial lecture will be used in the selection process. The best qualified candidates will invited for interviews. Applicant lists can be published in accordance with Norwegian Freedom of Information Act § 25. When you apply for a position with us, your name will appear on the public applicant list. It is possible to request to be excluded from this list. You must justify why you want an exemption from publication and we will then decide whether we can grant your request. If we cannot, you will hear from us. Please refer to the Rules for Appointments to Professorships and Associate Professorships at the University of Oslo, Rules for practicing the requirement for basic pedagogical competence at the University of Oslo and Guide for applicants for Professor and Associate professor positions - University of Oslo.  The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees that is intended to secure the rights to all research results etc.