The University of Oslo is Norway's oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society.
The Museum of Cultural History, part of the University of Oslo, is one of Norway's largest museums of cultural history. The museum is research- intensive, and is a university department of equal status to a UiO Faculty. It houses the largest archaeological, ethnographic and numismatic collections in Norway. The museum includes the Viking ships on Bygdøy, an important collection of medieval ecclesiastical art, classical and Egyptological collections from the Mediterranean and an archive of runic inscriptions.
KHM's ethos are Open, Exploratory, Genuine.
Job descriptionThe Department of Collection Management at the Museum of Cultural History is seeking highly qualified and motivated research talents for a vacant PhD fellow position in conservation for a period of 3 years.
The Museum of Cultural History is Norway's leading research museum in cultural history. We aim to take an active role in developing standards and finding long-term solutions for collection management. By developing a nationally and internationally leading professional environment in collection management, the Museum of Cultural History will strengthen innovation in technology, methodology and management standards. The PhD fellow will contribute towards this goal. See our strategy and read about our research.
The Department of Collection Management is responsible for the preservation and digital documentation of the museum's collections. The department represents eight different professional fields: Conservation, conservation science, database development, GIS, photography, IT, archives and 3D documentation. The department has a staff of 18 conservators with expertise in both preventive and remedial conservation related to the museum's collections. Additonally, three conservation scientists make up the SciCult-KHM analysis laboratory.
The PhD fellowship will mobilize research relevant to the museum's collections through a project devoted to focusing on current issues within preventive and/or active remedial conservation. Projects which aim to strengthen collaboration and participation across professional environments/disciplines, strengthen innovation in technology, methodology and/or management standards, and/or increase the significance of our collections, will be prioritized. Acquaint yourself with our collections at Digitalt Museum or Unimusportalen.
Our assessment will favor ambitious projects with a holistic approach which are relevant to the museum's conservation activities and task portfolio. We also encourage projects which aspire towards international collaboration. The successful applicant will be part of a larger group of PhD research fellows with access to a supervisor and work space at the museum.
More about the positionThe fellowship period is 3 years.
The main purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree. Admission to a relevant PhD program is a prerequisite for receiving this fellowship. Furthermore, the candidate is expected to complete the project within the set fellowship period.
Doctoral research fellows in conservation must take part in the PhD program at the Department of Archaelolgy, Conservation and History. Thus, the successful candidate must satisfy admission requirements to the PhD-program at the Faculty of Humanities and is responsible for applying for admission within given deadlines.
The applicant must, in collaboration with her/his supervisor, within 3 months after employment, have worked out a complete project description to be attached to the application for admission to the doctoral program.
All PhD candidates who submit their doctoral dissertation for assessment with a written recommendation from their supervisor within 3 years after the start of their PhD position, will be offered a 12-month completion grant.
Qualification requirementsThe assessment will emphasize the quality of the project description, including:
The applicant's academic and personal abilities for undertaking the project will be considered.
We offerThe application must include
The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, please follow the link “apply for this job”. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please note that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview.
Formal regulationsPlease see the guidelines and regulations for appointments to Research Fellowships at the University of Oslo.
No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo.
According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.
The appointment may be shortened/given a more limited scope within the framework of the applicable guidelines on account of any previous employment in academic positions.
The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results etc.
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.
If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, employment gaps or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.
Contact informationSection Manager Ingrid Louise Flatval, phone: +47 934 32 836, e-mail: [email protected]
Deadline13th June 2023
EmployerUniversity of Oslo
MunicipalityOslo
ScopeFulltime (1 positions) Fulltime (%)
DurationFixed Term
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