Scholarship in Mathematics

About the position

The University of Stavanger holds an open position as a grant in mathematics education at the Faculty of Education and Humanities, the Institute of Primary Education, Sports and Special Education. The position is available from 01.01.2027.

The scholarship position leads to a doctoral degree and provides an opportunity to develop research skills in an active and stimulating professional environment.

The recruiter will be included in the doctoral programme in education and humanities. The programme includes a part of training, work on a scientific thesis based on independent research, participation in national and international research environments, dissemination of research, examination and dissertation. Read more about the training of researchers at UiS atour web pages.

The scholarship holder is employed for a period of three years with a full course of research or four years with a course of research combined with other career-promoting work. This is clarified in the recruitment process.

As a scholarship at the UiS, you will receive support for professional and career development through guidance, competence development and career planning.

Research Theme

The recruiter becomes part of the research group on mathematics education at the Institute, which is a leading national research community with extensive international cooperation. The research theme for the scholarship position is related to the teaching model "Tending Classroom" (TK). The model has a significant potential for the development of work relevance, timeliness and bridge construction between teaching on campus and teaching at our collaborative schools. We use the model with both teachers and primary school teachers, and we have researched so far on the work with experienced teachers in school.

The TK model is based on limited research from Canada and the United States, and aims to promote deeper mathematical learning by establishing a teaching context in which pupils and primary school teachers engage in real mathematical thinking and problem solving, rather than imitation and pugging. The model consists of 14 research-based practices that the teacher can use to initiate and maintain students' mathematical thinking. The TK model has gained increasing topicality in Norwegian school, and recent research shows that the model can contribute to a highly interactive learning environment where students develop mathematical ideas in common. Research also underscores the teacher's central role in leading the dialogue, and supports the students' work on creating coherence and deepening in the mathematical ideas the class explores. However, there is limited knowledge of what primary school teachers learn when a campus course is designed according to the TK model.

The purpose of the TK model is to improve mathematical learning by establishing a classroom context in which students/teachers are engaged in genuine mathematical thinking and problem solving.The scholarship position will therefore examine relevant issues related to the use of the TK model in teacher training – a research field that has been explored to a small extent nationally, and limited internationally.

Project sketch

As an applicant, you shall draw up a preliminary project outline for a doctoral project within the research topic described.

The project outline shall account for the project’s issue, relevance, theoretical and methodological approach. The sketch, which should not exceed more than five pages, will be included in the assessment of competence.

If you are hired, the project outline and the project progress plan will be further developed in cooperation with the supervisors in the first three months of the period of employment and form the basis for the final plan for the doctoral project. Project outline template can be foundHere.

Qualifications

You must have a strong professional background with a five-year master's degree in mathematics or equivalent education that provides the basis for conducting a research course, preferably from a more recent date.

For admission to the doctoral programme, both the character of the master's task and the weighted average character of the master's study are required to correspond to B or better.

If you have training from an institution with a different character scale than A-F, please attach documentation to show how the characters can be compared to the Norwegian character scale.You can use these conversion scales to calculate your recording score.

For the implementation of the research project, you must have good skills in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish (minimum level B2). This is because data collection will take place in Norwegian schools.

Furthermore, it is important that you:

• has high professional integrity and a focus on quality at work;
• are curious and motivated to carry out the research project and contribute to professional communities across disciplines
• have the potential for research in the field and personal prerequisites for completing doctoral training within the period of employment;
• can work well both independently and in cooperation with others
• has the capacity for critical reflection, innovation and independent problem-solving, working in a structured and targeted manner;
• have good cooperation and communication skills and contribute to a constructive working environment;
• have good skills in English, both in writing and orally

We offer

• research training at a university with an important societal mission
• an ambitious and inclusive research environment;
• guidance and support for professional and career development;
• access toLifekeys, a digital service for mental health and quality of life
• wages and salaries according to the Government wage and salary regulations, job code 1017, kr 580.000 gross per year, with wage and salary developments after length of service in the post.
• membership of:General government pension fund with good pension and insurance schemes

Read more about employee benefits and benefits atuis.noLet's see.

Variety and inclusion

Mangfold is a force at the university. Different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds contribute to better solutions and a good working and learning environment. We want applicants with different qualifications, life experiences and perspectives, and encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of gender, age, function, cultural background or whether you have had a stay in the workplace. The UiS facilitates employees in different phases of life and employees in need of individual organisation.

In line with the current legislation, at least one qualified applicant with disabilities, holes in the CV or migrant background will be invited to an interview. If this applies to you, you can enter it in the jobseeker portal. Read more about the schemehereLet's see.

The university wants a better gender balance in scholarship positions in the field and therefore encourages women to apply in particular. In the case of similar qualifications, women may be given priority in accordance with the applicable legislation.

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Details of the position and project description are available at:

• head of institute Lars Rune Waage, tel: 51833474, e-mail:lars.r.waage@uis.no or to
• principal supervisor, Professor Arne Jakobsen, tel: 51833547, e-mail:arne.jakobsen@uis.noLet's see.

Information on the recruitment process can be obtained from HR advisor Camelia Danaei, tel: 51833149, e-mail:camelia.danaei@uis.noLet's see.

This is how you apply.

Search for the job via "Search the job" on this page.

In Jobbnorge, you register your application, relevant training and work experience as well as language skills. In the application we ask you to describe your research interests, your motivation for the job and how your background is relevant to the research project.

The following documentation shall be uploaded as an annex to the application:

• project sketch;templates available on our websites
• CV with full overview of education and experience
• testimonial with a character printout proving completion of master degree
• Diploma Supplement or similar and conversion scale if required
• publications or other relevant research
• certificates and evidence of any other activity considered relevant

The documentation must be in a Scandinavian language or English.

Applications are assessed on the basis of the information recorded in Jobbnorge at the end of the application period. Therefore, make sure that the application clearly demonstrates how your competence and experience meet the qualification requirements described in the call and that the necessary documentation has been uploaded. If the attachments exceed 100MB in total, they must be compressed before upload.

UiS only deals with applications and attachments registered in Jobbnorge.

Information on applicants may be published even if a derogation from the official list of applicants has been requested; cf. disclosure law § 25. If the request is not accepted, you will be notified.

Employment conditions and process

The UiS is subject to the Security Act and employees are expected to behave in a security-conscious manner and follow the applicable security and export control procedures. When employed, properties such as reliability, judgment and loyalty will be emphasised.

Recruitment in which the grantor is regulatedChapter IV of the Higher Education RegulationLet's see. Admissions to doctoral training are regulated in:regulations for the degree philosophiae doctor (Ph.d.) at the University of Stavanger.

Your qualifications for the post will be assessed by an internal committee on the basis of the documentation registered in Jobbnorge at the end of the application period.

In the light of the Committee's assessment, the applicants concerned will be invited to an interview. References will also be obtained for relevant candidates.Read more about the recruitment process on our websites.

Doctoral thesis will mainly be carried out at the University of Stavanger. It is a prerequisite that the person being employed resides in order to be present and accessible to the professional environment during normal working hours.