15 applicants for the positions of vice-rector at UIA
The three vice-rector positions at UiA have received 15 applications. Several of the applicants are interested in two of the vice-rector positions, and one applies to all three.
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Nine of the applicants are men, six are women. Three applicants are between the ages of 30 and 40, the youngest is 33. One applicant is between the ages of 40 and 49, six applicants between the ages of 50 and 59, and five are over 60.
Nine of the applicants live in Agder, three live outside of the region, and three live abroad.
New rector will give recommendation
The university board hires the vice-rector on the new rector’s recommendation. The administrative procedures are handled by the Division of Human Resources.
No schedule has been set, but time has been made for interviews with potential candidates in the middle of May. This means that rector elect Sunniva Whittaker will not have time to give a recommendation to the university board meeting on 15 May, the next opening is at the university board meeting on 17 June. Alternatively, the university board may hold an extraordinary session. The vice-rector term of office starts on 1 August, and it is obviously an advantage that they are available from that time.
17 June is also the day the university board hires the new dean at the Faculty of Humanities and Education following Sunniva Whittaker, unless that appointment is also made at an extraordinary session.
Vice-rector for education:
| Name |
Age |
Position |
Place of residence |
Sex |
| Said Irandoust |
58 |
CEO PT Bisnis Nordic |
Banten, Indonesia |
Male |
| Morten Brekke |
54 |
Assistant Professor |
Tvedestrand |
Male |
| Gunn Bjørnsen |
56 |
Head of Department OsloMet |
Bærum |
Female |
| Mohammad Azam Mansoor |
62 |
Professor |
Kristiansand |
Male |
| Ana Monteiro |
37 |
Pharmacist |
Arendal |
Female |
| Milka Rodríguez |
34 |
International Wine Trade Agent / Broker |
Madrid, Spania |
Female |
Vice-rector for research and cross-disciplinary efforts:
| Name |
Age |
Position |
Place of residence |
Sex |
| Muniarajan Ramakrishnan |
33 |
Assistant Professor in clinical psychology |
Oslo |
Male |
| Mohammad Azam Mansoor |
62 |
Professor |
Kristiansand |
Male |
| Gro-Renée Rambø |
47 |
Professor |
Kristiansand |
Female |
| Terje Gjengedal |
60 |
Professor and General Manager / Director |
Ås |
Male |
| Hans Kjetil Lysgård |
50 |
Professor |
Kristiansand |
Male |
| Milka Rodríguez |
34 |
International Wine Trade Agent / Broker |
Madrid, Spania |
Female |
| Ståle Selmer-Olsen |
60 |
Independent consultant (self-employed) |
Kristiansand |
Male |
Vice-rector for public relations and innovation:
| Name |
Age |
Position |
Place of residence |
Sex |
| Ragnhild S Nilsen |
61 |
Innovation Leader Smarteggs/Nortura SA |
Agder |
Female |
| Rein Terje Thorstensen |
52 |
Assistant Professor and Vice Dean eksterne relasjoner |
Arendal |
Male |
| Gunn Bjørnsen |
56 |
Head of Department OsloMet |
Bærum |
Female |
| Gøril Hannås |
50 |
Head of Department, Department of Working Life and Innovation, School of Business and Law at UiA |
Kristiansand |
Female |
| Ana Monteiro |
37 |
Pharmacist |
Arendal |
Female |
| Terje Gjengedal |
60 |
Professor and General Manager/Director |
Ås |
Male |
| Milka Rodríguez |
34 |
International Wine Trade Agent / Broker |
Madrid, Spania |
Female |
| Karl Klingsheim |
62 |
Science & Technology Counsellor Gauteng |
Pretoria, Sør-Afrika |
Male |