Gjøvik University College (GUC) has, together with Telenor, FFI, and other key players within the Norwegian armed Forces, police, business, policy and academia, established Center for Cyber and Information Security (CCIS). CCIS is focusing on advanced applied research, education and training. CCIS is co-located with the Norwegian Information Security Laboratory (NISlab). CCIS will become one of the largest academic research groups in information and cyber security in Europe and will establish itself as a national resource and contact point for the nation's international partners. CCIS/NISlab is actively embedded in the global research community and has English as its working language. NISlab operates Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. programmes dedicated solely to information security, and is also charged with leading the national research school in information security, COINS.

GUC is located about an hour from Norway's main international airport. GUC is a modern, research-focused institution with around 3000 students and 320 employees of 30 different nationalities. Among Norwegian universities, GUC had in 2013 the highest allocation of research funding for research from the EU per employee.

Norway is a modern and prosperous nation at the top of the Human Development Index and most other ranking lists related to democracy, transparency, quality of life and equal rights and is increasingly becoming multi-cultural. Seewww.visitnorway.com.

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NISlab/CCIS invites applications for one position as Professor of Information and cyber security (Computer Science). The position will be central in the newly established Center for Cyber and Information Security. The research group is a result of collaboration and co-funding by Norwegian academia, defence research, large enterprises within critical infrastructure, armed forces, law enforcement, and Gjøvik University College.

Applicants should document a track record commensurate with the level of appointment.

Job description

The successful candidate will have an outstanding track record in areas including, but not limited to:

• Access control, including use of new technologies and improved use of existing technologies
• Trust models and mechanisms, including, but not limited to trust in hardware and software security mechanisms
• Secure communication systems, including, but not limited to mobile infrastructure and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication systems
• New methods of evaluating security, including, but not limited to practical security experiments to the benefits of societal security
• Future known and unknown technology possibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to conduct internationally leading research and secure third-stream funding. Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate an internationally competitive research programme and publication track record commensurate with seniority . The candidates are expected to engage in teaching and supervision, mainly at the M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels, and develop research programs, research projects, and other activities in close collaboration with Telenor Norge AS and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI).

Qualifications

Professorial qualifications require documentation of existing professorial qualification in Norway and a relevant Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.  Alternatively, the candidate must document professorial competence in terms of:

• Scientific excellence documented by a submission of up to 15 peer reviewed publications. The applicant should be first author in approximately half of these and document original contributions for jointly authored publications. The applicant must also document scientific production in the last five years.

• Pedagogic qualifications both formal and practical in terms of documented lecturing and supervision on the Ph.D., M.Sc. and B.Sc. levels.

• Experience in disseminating scientific methods and results and their relevance for the academic field and society

• Administrative experience  such as managing an academic group, establishing academic groups, experience from evaluation committees, participation and management of international research projects, and conference administration.

Academic staff employed without prior formal pedagogical qualifications in university-level teaching are required to complete a recognized course that gives a pedagogical qualification within two years of taking the appointment. GUC offers such courses.

Candidates should submit their full academic curriculum vitae, documentation of qualifications, selected publications as identified above, a statement of research interests, and the names of at least two references, indicating whether references can be taken up immediately.

Candidates must be able to obtain a Norwegian security clearance on SECRET level. Candidates must be able to secure a residency and work permit in Norway.

Starting date

Starting date for the position is as soon as possible.

Salary

Salary upon agreement.

Living and working in Gjøvik

Information about CCIS, partners and Gjøvik can be found via the following links:

• CCIS:https://ccis.no
• Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI):http://www.ffi.no/
• Telenor Norge AS:http://www.telenor.no
• Norwegian information security laboratory:http://www.nislab.no
• Gjøvik University College:http://www.hig.no
• Living in Gjøvik:http://english.hig.no/about/about_gjoevik
• Living in the county of Oppland:http://www.oppland.no/Oppland-English/
• Map of Gjøvik University College:http://english.hig.no/map
• About Campus Gjøvik:http://english.hig.no/about/campus_gjoevik

To apply

Please use our online application system (http://english.hig.no/about/vacancies). In addition, please submit the complete application as a ZIP archive tostephen.wolthusen@hig.no

The application must include:

• A letter of application
• CV including a full list of publications
• Scanned copies of your certificates
• Statement of research interest and teaching objectives
• At least two references
• Documentation of appropriate qualifications according to the specifications above

Scholary works to document appropriate qualifications are not to be submitted via the application system, but should be sent as a separate ZIP archive tostephen.wolthusen@hig.nowith a copy toper.nielsen@hig.no.

All applications will be dealt with in strictest confidence.

NISlab/HiG is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women to apply.

Application deadline

We accept applications received by January 15th 2015, or until the position is filled.

For further information

Please contact Professor Stephen Wolthusen,stephen.wolthusen@hig.no, (+47) 61 13 52 89.

Link til søknadsskjema:Send applicationFor mer informasjon kontakt: , Stephen Wolthusen, Epost: stephen.wolthusen@hig.no