[Taxacom] Position available: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

[Vladimir Gusarov]

Dear TAXACOMers,

Could you please circulate this job announcement among those who might
be interested. As far as I understand, applicants doing taxonomic 
research on any group of animals (including insects, of course!) may be 
eligible. The main point is that the museum is looking for someone "who 
can develop [and curate-VG] the museum’s scientific collections of 
genetic resources (tissues/DNA)". Please note that in Norway Associate 
Professor is the entry level position. There is no equivalent of the 
Assistant Professor level here.

The original announcement (both in English and Norwegian) is available 
here: http://www.admin.uio.no/opa/ledige-stillinger/vitenskapelige.html

Many thanks,

Vladimir Gusarov

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Associate professor (zoology)
POSTION AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND 
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
  is available at Natural History Museum, University of Oslo.

Further information from: Professor and Head of Department of Zoology 
Lutz Bachmann, phone +47-22851764, e-mail lutz.bachmann at nhm.uio.no or 
Professor and Deputy Head of National Centre for Biosystematics Jan T. 
Lifjeld, phone +47-22851726, e-mail j.t.lifjeld at nhm.uio.no.

Pay grade:   56-65   (depending on qualifications) Closing date for 
application: 24 October 2006

REF. NO.: 06/12214

Four sets of the application (marked with REF. NO. 06/9896), including 
curriculum vitae, a complete survey of education and previous posts with 
attested copies of examination and employment certificates, a list of 
publications, hard copies and a brief account of up to 10 relevant 
publications for particular assessment of quality and relevance, and a 
list of relevant qualifications and experience (with documentation) 
should be forwarded to:
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1172 Blindern, 
NO-0318 Oslo.
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Natural History Museum (NHM) is the largest natural history museum in 
Norway with about 150 employees. The main tasks are research, scientific 
collections, teaching and public relations within the disciplines of 
botany, geology and zoology. Over the last five years major research 
efforts have been devoted to the ”National Centre for Biosystematics” 
(NCB) through a strategic grant from the Research Council of Norway. As 
part of a further strategic ambition of attaining excellence in 
biosystematics research and a strengthening of the research links to the 
museum collections, the NHM seeks a zoologist with an excellent research 
profile within systematics, phylogeography, population genetics or other 
disciplines in evolutionary biology who can develop the museum’s 
scientific collections of genetic resources (tissues/DNA), provide 
relevant scientific competence to ongoing research activities at NHM, 
and attract external funding for the development of new collection-based 
research. For more information about NHM, see:  http://www.nhm.uio.no/

The associate professor is expected to carry out high quality research, 
curate scientific collections, supervise PhD and Master students, 
participate in teaching programmes at all levels and get involved in 
administrative duties  according to current regulations by the museum. 
Within the area of scientific expertise, the successful applicant can 
also be given duties outside the department, for example in association 
with the NHM’s exhibitions and public services.

Further details about scientific disciplines, responsibilities and 
duties, and particular areas for assessment of the applicants are given 
in a special description of the open position. The document can be 
obtained from the personnel officer, phone +47-22851819, e-mail 
grethe.garfjeld at nhm.uio.no

The application must give information about education, previous 
positions, academic (incl. museum-related) and pedagogical activities, 
as well as administrative qualifications.

Applicants, who at the time of appointment cannot provide documentary 
evidence of basic teaching competence, must acquire such competence in 
the course of a period of two years.

As a general rule an interview and a trial lecture will be used in the 
appointment process.

In accordance with the University of Oslo’s equal opportunities policy, 
we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of 
gender and ethnicity.

Please refer to ”Rules for Appointments to Professorships and Associate 
professorships”, 
http://www.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/rulesappointprofessor.xml 
and ”Rules for the assessment and weighting of pedagogical competence 
for appointments to permanent academic posts which include teaching 
duties 
http://www.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/rulesassessmentweight.xml. 


UiO has a contract for all employees regarding acquisition of 
intellectual property rights.



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Vladimir Gusarov, Ph.D.
Curator of Entomology
University of Oslo
Natural History Museum
Department of Zoology                        \\ /
P.O. Box 1172 Blindern                   ooooDD0-0C
NO-0318 Oslo                                 // \
Norway
Tel +47 22851703
Fax +47 22851837
email: vladimir.gusarov at nhm.uio.no

Visiting address:
Sars Gate 1
NO-0562 Oslo

Insect collection: http://www.nhm.uio.no/entomology
National center for insect diversity:
http://www.nhm.uio.no/entomology/center_e.htm
Personal web page: http://www.nhm.uio.no/entomology/gusarov
Internet resources for Staphylinidae:
http://www.nhm.uio.no/entomology/gusarov/resources.htm

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