Job Location: Bergen, Norway
Web Address: https://www.nhh.no/en/departments/professional-and-intercultural-communication/
Job Title: Associate Professor in Intercultural Communication
Job Rank: Associate Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics

Description:

NHH in Bergen, Norway, invites applicants for a position as Associate Professor (førsteamanuensis) in Intercultural Communication at the Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication. The position requires a PhD in intercultural communication, business communication or linguistics with a track record of research within communication in the workplace.

The department’s research and education profiles reflect NHH’s objectives and are focused on modern professional communication in a broad sense within NHH’s subject areas. The department has an active research environment in professional and intercultural communication, and its research profile encompasses terminology, corpora and language resources, specialised translation, intercultural communication and discourse analysis. For further information about the department, please visit our department's website.

The person appointed will contribute to strengthening research, teaching and dissemination in intercultural communication with an aspiration to be in the forefront of the field. We are seeking candidates who demonstrate high research potential and have a solid publication record relevant to the department’s research profile. It is expected that the candidate has research experience in intercultural business communication. Applicants are requested to outline relevant research ideas/projects in their application.

Teaching assignments will be within current and future courses offered in intercultural business communication and related fields. The language of instruction at NHH is Norwegian and English, and excellent command in at least one of these languages is a requirement. It is an advantage if the candidate can also teach one of the foreign language courses of the department (English, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian and Spanish). The person appointed may be required to undertake teaching and supervision duties in all the programmes the department participates in (BSc, MSc, PhD).

Academic staff at NHH are expected to be good teachers. The teaching methods of the department are based on high student activity, interactive learning and the use of digital tools and resources. Formal teaching qualifications and a well-developed teaching portfolio will be emphasised. Candidates who cannot document at least 200 hours of pedagogical coursework when hired, are offered the NHH programme on basic pedagogical competence and must complete this programme within two years.

Start date for the position will be agreed upon with the candidate.

Application Deadline: 20-Mar-2025
Web Address for Applications: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/274936/associate-professor-in-intercultural-communication
Application Instructions:
The application should contain details of the applicant's scientific and pedagogical education and work experience. In addition, the applicant should provide an overview and assessment of the applicant’s teaching experience and documentation of teaching quality. The application and enclosed documentation, including a CV, a list of publications, certificates with grades, a teaching portfolio, and any other relevant documentation should be submitted through the Jobbnorge online portal. A maximum of ten publications/working papers should also be attached for evaluation. See the full instructions on www.jobbnorge.no.
Contact Information:
Head of Department/Associate professor Beate Sandvei
Email: [email protected]