Applicants to all positions must upload their applications here at jobbnorge.no.

Before uploading:

• Visit the homepage of the project (http://nora.umb.no/) and learn about the partners , the projects and not the least the specific tasks planned for each Student and Postdoc
• Make your choice! You may prioritize 3 of the available positions.
• Check if you are eligible! Marie Curie ITN’s have specific criteria for eligibility to these positions.
• Remember that you need to document that you are fluent in English (instructions on “How to apply”)

NORA - The Nitrous Oxide Research Alliance - is a Marie Curie ITN project, consisting of nine university partners, four small/medium sized enterprises and one large enterprise. The partners are located in several European countries including Norway, the Netherlands, UK, France, Sweden and Germany.

Our offer:

• Fully funded placements for PhD and postdoctoral training
• Excellent educational and research facilities
• Research training in both academic and industrial settings
• Intensive contacts with fellow researchers across Europe and beyond

Fellowships in Marie Curie Initial Training Networks are prestigious and provide a solid basis for a future research career. As a NORA fellow you will be working in a cross-disciplinary consortium of internationally recognized research groups, with the most modern relevant techniques, equipment, facilities and institutional postgraduate training programmes. Training will also include secondments to partners at other universities and in the private sector, and participation in research schools and conferences.

Your profile:

Were you one of the best students in your class? Are you curious, hard-working and interested in a future research career? Then you may be one of the candidates we are looking for! In order to be eligible for one of the positions offered by NORA, fellows must, at the time of their recruitment, comply with the Marie Curie Initial Training Network criteria.

In order to be eligible for one of the positions offered by NORA, fellows must, at the time of their recruitment, comply with the following Marie Curie Initial Training Network criteria. Applications from researchers not meeting these conditions cannot be considered.

Applicants for Early Stage Researcher (ESR) positions must hold a Master’s degree, or an equivalent degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, in biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology or similar. The average grade of your Master’s degree must be minimum B (ECTS) or equal. More details on the requirements are listed in the NORA Project's web-page: http://nora.umb.no

Applicants for Experienced Researcher (ER) positions should hold a doctoral degree or have at least four years and less than five years of full-time equivalent research experience in a field relevant to the description of the position. More details on the requirements are listed in the NORA Project's web-page: http://nora.umb.no
All eligible candidates must be fluent in English.

Research Fields

Biological sciences  - Biodiversity Chemistry  - Biochemistry Environmental science  - Earth science

Career Stage

Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate) Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)

Research Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1) Recognised Researcher (R2)

Comment/web site for additional job details

http://nora.umb.no

Requirements

Required Education Level - Master Degree or equivalent within Biological sciences. All eligible candidates must be fluent in English.

Required Education Level - PhD or equivalent within Biological sciences. All eligible candidates must be fluent in English

Additional Requirements

Applicants for Early Stage Researcher (ESR) positions must hold a Master’s degree in biochemistry, molecular biology or microbiology, or an equivalent degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate. The average grade of your Master’s degree must be minimum B (ECTS) or equivalent. More details on the requirements are found on the NORA webpage http://nora.umb.no/, under the announcements for the individual positions.

Applicants for Experienced Researcher (ER) positions should hold a doctoral degree or have at least four years and less than five years of full-time equivalent research experience in a field relevant to the description of the position. For more details see http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/faqs/pages/faq_22585_en.htm

All eligible candidates should be fluent in English
- Required internet based TOEFL score: 100
- Required paper based TEOFL score: 600
- Required IELTS score: 7.0

Requirements and desired specific skills for the individual positions are found on the NORA webpage http://nora.umb.no/, under the announcements for the individual positions.

Submission of application The application can be submitted electronically via the link ”Apply for this job” within June 17th, 2013