Lívfrøðingur til Fróðskaparsetur Føroya

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Eitt vísindastarv í lívfrøði er leyst at søkja á Náttúruvísindadeildini á Fróðskaparsetri Føroya. Starvið verður sett frá 1. januar 2027 ella eftir avtalu.

Um starvið

Starvið fevnir um gransking, undirvísing og fyrisiting.

Talan er serliga um undirvísing, vegleiðing, ráðlegging og samskipan av evnum á bachelorútbúgvingunum í lívfrøði á Náttúruvísindadeildini. Hetta verður gjørt í tøttum samstarvi við starvsfólk, sum frammanundan eru knýtt at útbúgvingunum.

Granskingarparturin í starvinum verður í stóran mun tengdur at serøki umsøkjarans. Tað er viðkomandi, at tað í umsóknini verður víst á møguleikar fyri samstarvi á Fróðskaparsetinum og við onnur vísindaumhvørvi í Føroyum og uttanlands.

Førleikar

Fyri at verða sett/-ur í starv skat tú hava lokið viðkomandi kandidat og ph.d.-útbúgving í  lívfrøði ella líknandi faki. Tað er fyrimunur at hava:

• royndir við undirvísing á hægri lærustovni

• góðar førleikar í fleiri av hesum økjum: havlívfrøði, vistfrøði, aling, eiturfrøði, biomedisinI og/ella kyknulívfrøði

• vitan um lívfrøðilig viðurskifti í Føroyum

Starvið verður sett á lektara- ella adjunktstigi, treytað av førleika umsøkjarans.

Lektarastarv er fast starv. Lektari skal hava sera góðan vísindaligan og fakligan førleika á sínum øki. Lektari skal hava góðan námsfrøðiligan førleika og fyrisitingarroyndir í sambandi við hægri undirvísing og gransking.

Adjunktstarv er tíðaravmarkað starv, har tann setti skal virka fyri at menna sínar førleikar til at verða ájavnt við lektaraførleika. Adjunkttíðin er vanliga 4 ár. Í góðari tíð, áðrenn adjunkttíðin gongur út, skal adjunkturin lata seg lektarameta, og adjunkturin kann setast í starv sum lektari, um metingin er jalig, og um umstøðurnar loyva hesum.

Umsøkjarar við góðum málførleikum í føroyskum, skandinaviskum og enskum hava fyrimun. Víst verður til málpolitikkin hjá Fróðskaparsetri Føroya, sum sæst her.

Umsókn

Við umsóknini skulu leggjast avrit av próvskjølum, yvirlit yvir útbúgvingargongd og arbeiðsroyndir, umframt stutt lýsing av granskingaráhugamálum og framtíðarætlanum. Eisini skal yvirlit yvir vísindaligu avrik umsøkjarans fylgja við, og í mesta lagi 5 tey mest týðandi vísindaavrikini hjá umsøkjaranum.

Umsóknir skulu skrivast á føroyskum ella enskum.

Setanartreytir

Starvið verður sett í samsvari við Reglugerð fyri størv á Fróðskaparsetri Føroya, sum sæst her. Løn og starvstreytir eru sambært sáttmála millum Fíggjarmálaráðið og Akademikarafelag Føroya.

Freist

Seinasta freist at søkja starvið er 23. november 2026.

Søk starvið her

Nærri upplýsingar fáast hjá Sunnvør í Kongsstovu, lektara, á tlf. 292565 ella sunnvork@setur.fo.

Um Fróðskaparsetrið
Fróðskaparsetur Føroya – føroyska universitetið - er vísindaligur granskingar- og útbúgvingardepil. Fróðskaparsetrið bjóðar undirvísing og gransking á altjóða stigi og virkar fyri burðardyggari samfelagsmenning og nýskapan í Føroyum. Fróðskaparsetrið er sjónligt og tryggjar, at vísindalig grund er undir mentanarligum, samfelagsligum og vinnuligum virksemi í landinum. Á Fróðskaparsetrinum eru 25 útbúgvingar, umleið 1000 lesandi og 180 starvsfólk. Í øllum okkara virki er tað okkara skylda at veita javnbjóðis møguleikar, virka fyri inklusjón og at stimbra trivnaðin hjá lesandi og starvsfólki í góðum menningarumhvørvi.

Les meira um Setrið á www.setur.fo

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Biologist to the University of the Faroe Islands

A scientific position in biology is available at the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the Faroe Islands. The aim is to fill the position from 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Area of responsibility
The position includes research, teaching and corresponding administrative activities.

The main responsibilities will involve teaching, supervision, planning and coordination of subjects within the bachelor’s programmes in Biology at the Faculty of Science and Technology. This work will be carried out in close collaboration with staff already affiliated with the programmes.

The research component of the position will largely be linked to the applicant’s area of expertise. Applicants are encouraged to indicate in their application potential opportunities for collaboration within the University of the Faroe Islands and with other research environments in the Faroe Islands and internationally.

Qualifications
To be considered for the position, applicants must hold a relevant Master’s degree and PhD in biology or a related field.

It is an advantage to have:

• experience teaching at a higher education institution.

• strong expertise in some of these topics: marine biology, ecology, aquaculture, toxicology, biomedicine and cell biology

• knowledge of biological conditions in the Faroe Islands

The position will be filled at either Associate Professor or Assistant Professor level, depending on the qualifications of the applicant.

An Associate Professor position is permanent. An Associate Professor must have a very high level of scientific and academic expertise within their field. The candidate must also have strong pedagogical skills and administrative experience related to higher education and research.

An Assistant Professor position is a fixed-term position, during which the employee is expected to develop their qualifications to the level required for appointment as Associate Professor. The normal period of appointment as Assistant Professor is four years. Well before the end of this period, the Assistant Professor must undergo an assessment for qualification as Associate Professor. The Assistant Professor may subsequently be appointed as Associate Professor if the assessment is positive and circumstances allow it.

Applicants with good language skills in Faroese, Scandinavian languages and English will have an advantage. Reference is made to the University of the Faroe Islands’ language policy, available here

Application
The application must include a CV, copies of diplomas and degree certificates, as well as a brief description of research interests. Applicants must also submit an overview of their scientific work and include up to five of their most important scientific publications or other research outputs.

Applications must be written in Faroese or English.

Appointment procedure
The position will be filled in accordance with the Regulations for Academic Positions at the University of the Faroe Islands, available here

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Faroese Association of Academics.

Deadline
The application deadline is 23 November 2026.

To apply, please submit your application here

Further information may be obtained from Sunnvør í Kongsstovu, Associate Professor, by telephone at 292565 or by email at sunnvork@setur.fo.

About the University
The University of the Faroe Islands is a centre for academic research and higher education. The University offers teaching and research at an international level and works to promote sustainable social development and innovation in the Faroe Islands. The University is visible within society and works to ensure that cultural, societal and commercial activities in the country are supported by a strong scientific foundation. The University offers 25 degree programmes, has approximately 1,000 students and 180 employees. Across all our activities, we are committed to providing equal opportunities, promoting inclusion and supporting the well-being of students and staff within a positive and stimulating environment for personal and professional development.

Read more about the University at www.setur.fo