Tag: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Vacancy | Associate Professor in Sports Science (Social Sciences profile) to Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) | Apply no later than April 29, 2026
The professional field of the position as Associate Professor is Sports Science with a Social Sciences Profile. The research and teaching background of the person appointed to the position must be related to this research area, including academic perspectives from sports psychology, sports pedagogy, sports sociology, and other social science disciplines, and to the strategic focus areas of the Department.
Vacancy | 1–2 Postdoctoral Fellows in Sports Science, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Closing date: March 15, 2020
The positions are not a part of a specific project, but are connected to the research group’s strategic areas of focus in social science: sports psychology, sports sociology, sport pedagogy and physical education, physical activity level in the population, and the importance of gender in physical education, sport, and physical activity. Excellent skills in methods is a prerequisite, as are good communications skills in English, both written and oral.
Sport Scholar Profile | Jorid Hovden, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Jorid Hovden is a Norwegian researcher and professor of sociology at NTNU. She has studied gender and sports since the 1980s. She has repeatedly demonstrated how women are discriminated against and marginalized, both in key roles and in different sports. has been an active athlete, and was inter alia on the Norwegian national team in volleyball in the 1970s.
