Senior Researcher Operational Resilience Training

About the Sanitation of Defence
The Defence Sanity (FSAN) is the Defence Professional Authority and the Central Institute for Military Health in Norway, responsible for the advice, clinical services and management of operational sanitary services. The main objective of FSAN is to ensure that health should never be a restriction on the operational capability of the defence, either in peace, crisis or war.
FSAN is working on both professional development, research and quality assurance of the sanitary facility, and has a interoperability responsibility against civil health services. In addition to R & D, Advisory and Professional Authority of the Sanitation Institute (SANINST), FSAN has clinical activities through aero-medical services, psychologists, dentists and other operational departments of the Sanitation Regiment (SANREG) that conduct strength production and strength setup of field and emergency modules.
Working environment and development opportunities
Positions in the Defence Sanity provide opportunities for wide-ranging development, both professional and military, through day-to-day cooperation across departments and services, as well as with national and international actors. Common to all roles is to contribute to "health for fighting ability", focusing on interdisciplinary, competence building and practical problem solving.
The health of the defence seeks motivated and competent staff who want to be an important part of the Norwegian total defence and contribute to defence and preparedness through modern sanitary services.

Work tasks

The position focuses on research, evaluation and technical development related to the introduction of Operational Resilience Training (ORT) in Defence:

• Planning and implementing research and evaluation projects related to the implementation and further development of ORT
• Develop research design, protocols, applications, measuring instruments and evaluation systems
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data and publish results in peer-reviewed journals
• Systematise experience from courses, exercises and operations as a basis for the further development of ORT
• Convert research findings to technical advice, governance documents and practical improvements
• Provide methodological guidance and conduct research ethics, privacy and quality in research and evaluation work
• Cooperation with national and international research environments and contribute to education and training
• Contribute to other research and professional development in military psychotraumatology
• Support the Head of Office with procedural, decision support and expert authority management

Qualifications

To qualify for the position, you must fulfil:

• Valid Norwegian authorisation as a psychologist or valid Norwegian authorisation as a physician specializing in psychiatry.
• Relevant doctorate degree
• Norwegian citizenship
• A VA/SKMT course is required, or equivalent, from previous military service. In the absence of a VA/SKMT course, a willingness to complete the course on the first occasion after accession to the post is assumed
• It is necessary to be able to be declared safe to the Home and NATO SECRET prior to accession (for more information on security clearance, seewww.nsm.no)
• Authorised medical selection for operations abroad by a military doctor
• Pass physical test with grade 3 in endurance (see defence description.no/requirements/physical test-in defence)

Attach certificates and certificates when applying for them. If you have completed higher education outside Norway, this must be approved by the Directorate for Higher Education and Competences (formerly NOKUT), and you must document the approval.
The following experience will also be emphasised:

• Relevant specialisation in psychology
• Experience of the Defence Operational Service
• Staff Service Experience
• Experience with the planning, implementation or management of military mental health research projects
• Experience with implementing and/or applied research
• Published peer-reviewed military mental health research
• Clinical experience with trauma and stress-related conditions
• Level of military education (First-time/basic command training GBU/basic officer training GOU)

Personal Properties

• Good oral and written manufacturing ability (Norwegian and English)
• Structured and systematic
• Ability to work independently with professionally complex issues
• Good working capacity and high implementation capacity
• Good cooperation and communication characteristics
• Analytical, methodological and high scientific quality
• Capabilities to link research, clinical understanding and operational application
• Identifies with the Defence Core Values RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY and MOT

We offer

• An exciting job with an important societal mission
• Relationship to an internationally recognised professional and development environment with leading competence in military mental health
• A stable employer with flexible working time/site
• Membership of the State pension fund involving a good occupational pension scheme, provision of housing loans, and occupational injury and group life insurance (http://spk.no)
• We invest in you and offer development opportunities and empowerment with, among other things, the course portal and scholarship scheme
• Good life-phase welfare changes and the possibility of up to 2 hours of training in working hours per week

The position is an OF position and is remunerated according to the main tariff agreements of the country, with pay placement according to the Defence's wage policy, relevant experience and education.  The position has a degree voltage which includes the degrees OF 3 (major/war captain) and OF 4 (captain of command). The position is in a specific category of military addition (SKMT) due to health education requirements.

Additions are offered under RBA conditions 18t (OF3)/24t (OF4) with a salary range of NOK 624 500,- to NOK 984 117,-.

Deployment is determined with a background in military level of education, competence and seniority. For particularly highly qualified applicants, higher remuneration may be considered.
Do you wish to contribute to the further development of Defence? Then we encourage you to search! We look forward to receiving your application.

Conditions and timing of addition

The addition is made in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Section44 of the Defence Act that militaryly assigned obligations to comply with the rules on addition, training, disposal and dispensation, etc. laid down in it at all times for the military establishment.

The position is published with T-60 fixed, from the date of accession 01.01.2027 or by agreement.
Addition T60 means a fixed addition ratio in the Defence to the acquired special age limit for pensions as per. today is 60 year. There has been a previous obligation to leave at the special age limit of 60 years. This obligation has now been removed, which means that military personnel have the right to continue in employment until the general age limit for state employees that is laid down by law at all times. The general age limit is currently 72 years.
Additions take place in the respective field of defence, i.e. previously served first time and to the extent of the post.
In the case of already permanently appointed military personnel, internal rules and administrative rules shall also apply.

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Gjerstad, Christer Lunde, Chief Traumatic Stress and Resilience Office, 482 75 444, cjærstad@mil.no
Nordstrand, Andreas Espetvedt, Chief Department of Military Mental Health, 922 01 605, aespetvedt@mil.no

Place of work

Count Wedels Square 2
0151 Oslo

Key investor information:

Employer: Defended
Reference No: 5181768498
Position percentage: 100%
Fixed
Application deadline: 11.10.2026