Doctoral research fellow position (PhD Stipendiat) - Nature, health

Doctoral research fellow position (PhD Stipendiat) - Nature, health
and well-being in adolescents


A position as Doctoral research fellow is available at the Department of
Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning, Norwegian University of Life
Sciences. The research fellow will take part in the research project «How the
Environment affords physical activity in adolescents», financed by the
Research Council of Norway.

The main aim of the project is to increase our knowledge on which physical
factors,
linked to schools and their neighbourhoods, enhance or restrict levels of
physical
activity in youths, and whether these are different for boys and girls.

The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful
completion of a PhD degree. The fellowship requires admission to the research
training programme at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. The candidate
will be expected to fullfil the research training programme within a period of 3
years.
A project description including some conditions regarding the research fellow is
available.
The position is available for a period of 3 years.

Qualification required: MSc or equivalent in one or more of the following;
landscape architecture, spatial planning, geography, environmental sciences,
environmental psychology.
Education/experience: We are looking for candidates who can offer some of the
following experience/skills; GIS based landscape analysis or health related
research.

Pay grade: 43 - 47 (NOK 325.800 - 349.100), depending on qualifications.
The letter of application should be marked ref. no.: 2007/1260, and include a
curriculum vitae (CV) with a list of published and unpublished works, and
certified copies of certificates. Applicants may be requested to come for an
interview.

For further information, please contact Professor Kine Halvorsen Thorén , phone
+47 41 27 89 36 (cell), e-mail: kine.thoren@...

Application deadline: 15 October 2007.
Applications should be sent to: Dept. of Landscape Architecture and Spatial
Planning, PO Box 5003, NO-1432 Aas, Norway.
Application papers will not be returned, with the exception of original
publications.