Scientific glassblower

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About the job

Are you ready to shape the future with your glassblowing skills?

Here, every day is filled with creativity and precision. As a scientific glassblower, you'll be crafting, tweaking, and repairing specialized glass equipment that's essential for groundbreaking research and innovative teaching at our university, as well as for a variety of external scientific partners.

In this position, you will work side by side with another glassblower, and you will also be a valued part of our dynamic team, spreading creative magic across our workshops. We collaborate closely, share knowledge, support one another, and find inspiration in each other’s work - and, of course, we enjoy lunch breaks together. Being part of our team also means collaborating with other engineering departments—like mechanical and electronics—to bring innovative equipment to life. This interdisciplinary synergy not only enhances your skills but also contributes to the exciting world of scientific discovery.

Based in modern facilities at Realfagbygget at Gløshaugen campus in Trondheim, you’ll find yourself in our faculty’s glass workshop—a place for craftsmanship and innovation. You’ll be working in a space outfitted with an array of machines and tools, specializing in both hot-working and cold-working techniques, including precision machining and cutting.  You’ll have access to an extensive inventory featuring borosilicate and quartz tubing, flat glass, and a variety of other glass types. We also work with technical ceramics, precious metals, and a diverse range of material samples, ensuring that we can meet the most demanding and specialized project requirements.

The workshop is integrated within the faculty's administrative division for technical services, alongside the mechanical and electronics workshops. Your immediate leader will be Head of Research and Innovation Section. 

Duties of the position

As a scientific glassblower in the faculty’s workshop, you will collaborate closely with customers to design and develop specialized apparatuses, provide solutions for their challenges, and craft equipment tailored to their specific needs and requirements. Additionally, you will be responsible for modifying and repairing existing equipment. The diversity of tasks means you'll continuously be expanding your practical skills and theoretical knowledge. Whether you’re designing a new piece from scratch or perfecting an existing one, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and challenge yourself.

You must anticipate various other work tasks as needed within the faculty’s workshops.

Required selection criteria

• Relevant education and experience as a scientific glassblower
• Experience with borosilicate
• Experience in cold working of glass
• Good written and oral English language skills
• Willingness to learn Norwegian

Preferred selection criteria

• Experience with quartz
• Experience with flat glass
• Basic physics and/or chemistry knowledge
• We also welcome any other skills or passions you have that could bring a fresh perspective to our work

Personal characteristics

• Ability to work independently
• Service focused and solution orientated
• Good collaboration and communication skills
• Show flexibility and initiative in finding solutions
• Interested in expanding skills, knowledge and responsibilities.

Emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities.

We offer

• exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
• an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
• favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• employee benefits

Salary and conditions

The position will be placed in code 1085 Staff engineer or code 1087 Head Engineer, depending on qualifications and seniority. The position is remunerated according to Basic Agreement for the Civil Service. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, 

Preferred start-up: As soon as possible in 2025

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria's in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU. After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

It is a prerequisite you can be present at and accessible to the institution on a daily basis.

About the application

Please note that your application will be considered based solely on information submitted by the application deadline. You must therefore ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how your skills and experience fulfil the criteria specified above. 

The application can be written in English or Norwegian and must contain:

• CV, certificates and diplomas
• name and address of three references

If all, or parts, of your education has been taken abroad, we also ask you to attach documentation of the scope and quality of your entire education, both bachelor's and master's education, in addition to other higher education. Description of the documentation required can be found here. If you already have a statement from Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, please attach this as well

General information

Working at NTNU

NTNU believes that inclusion and diversity is a strength. We want our faculty and staff to reflect Norway’s culturally diverse population and we continuously seek to hire the best minds. This enables NTNU to increase productivity and innovation, improve decision making processes, raise employee satisfaction, compete academically with global top-ranking institutions and carry out our social responsibilities within education and research. NTNU emphasizes accessibility and encourages qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender identity, ability status, periods of unemployment or ethnic and cultural background.

The city of Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a population of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world. Professional subsidized day-care for children is easily available. Furthermore, Trondheim offers great opportunities for education (including international schools) and possibilities to enjoy nature, culture and family life and has low crime rates and clean air quality.

As an employee at NTNU, you must at all times adhere to the changes that the development in the subject entails and the organizational changes that are adopted. 

A public list of applicants with name, age, job title and municipality of residence is prepared after the application deadline. If you want to reserve yourself from entry on the public applicant list, this must be justified. Assessment will be made in accordance with current legislation. You will be notified if the reservation is not accepted.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Senior Engineer Sebastian Bete, sebastian.bete@ntnu.no. 

If you think this looks interesting and in line with your qualifications, please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates attached. Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered. Upon request, you must be able to obtain certified copies of your documentation.   

Application deadline: 31.01.2025