Kjell Ivar Øvergård Email & Phone Number

Åsgårdstrand, Vestfold Og Telemark, No

Department Of Health, Social And Welfare Studies, Campus Bakkenteigen

In the Position as Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology I am involved in teaching on Bachelor-, Master and PhD-levels, student supervision as well as doing research on the relationship between work environment and absenteeism, the assessment of leadership skills, and on the reduction of health inequalities through organizational measures and public policy making. Previously I have led research projects and published on the domains of Human-technology Interaction and Transportation… Show more In the Position as Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology I am involved in teaching on Bachelor-, Master and PhD-levels, student supervision as well as doing research on the relationship between work environment and absenteeism, the assessment of leadership skills, and on the reduction of health inequalities through organizational measures and public policy making. Previously I have led research projects and published on the domains of Human-technology Interaction and Transportation and organizational safety. Show less

Bakkenteigen Campus, Vestfold, Norway

My currently hold a position as adjunct professor of work and organizational psychology at the department of maritime operation, University College of Southeast Norway. I have had this position since 2011 when I was appointed full professor at the age of 34. Since 2012 I have also been head of maritime research at the Faculty of Technology and Maritime Sciences. In May 2012 I was the recipient of a gift professoriate for 4 Million NOK from Kongsberg Maritime and have been Chair of Cognitive… Show more My currently hold a position as adjunct professor of work and organizational psychology at the department of maritime operation, University College of Southeast Norway. I have had this position since 2011 when I was appointed full professor at the age of 34. Since 2012 I have also been head of maritime research at the Faculty of Technology and Maritime Sciences. In May 2012 I was the recipient of a gift professoriate for 4 Million NOK from Kongsberg Maritime and have been Chair of Cognitive Systems Engineering and Human Factors at the Global Maritime Knowledge Hub ( www.marhub.no ). Show less

Vinderen, Oslo, Norway

EBHR is the leading provider of Evidence-Based Human Resource Management in Norway. We provide services in employee surveys, leadership development, and fact investigations in work environment cases where employees claim to be exposed to unhealthy or unacceptable work situations. Our speciality is psychometry - the measurement of psychological states and the use of these measurements in prediction of human work behavior. I am currently CSO and is responsible for Research, Innovation and… Show more EBHR is the leading provider of Evidence-Based Human Resource Management in Norway. We provide services in employee surveys, leadership development, and fact investigations in work environment cases where employees claim to be exposed to unhealthy or unacceptable work situations. Our speciality is psychometry - the measurement of psychological states and the use of these measurements in prediction of human work behavior. I am currently CSO and is responsible for Research, Innovation and Development in EBHR, thereby involving development of new products and for bringing them to market as well as participating in research projects to improve the state-of-art knowledge in work characteristics and their effect on worker well being and health. The aim is to create products that lead to a healthy workforce with improved productivity and reduced absenteeism. Show less

Campus Haugesund

A 20% position as Professor. Responsibilities mainly related to supervision of PhD-students.

Vestfold, Norway

The position was sponsored by Kongsberg Maritime through a five year gift professorate in Human Factors and Cognitive Systems Engineering.

Horten, Norway.

I´m currently Head of Research at the Department of Maritime Technology and Innovation, as well as Head of the research group in Maritime Human Factors. My main tasks is to ensure funding of current projects and future research, establishing research strategy to develop a multi-disciplinary maritime research department. I also lecture in the areas of human factors, research methods and academic writing as well as supervising students at Bachelors, Masters and PhD levels.

Department Of Psychology, University Of Oslo

Responsible for the course PSY3094 Bachelor's Thesis in Work and Organisational Psychology. http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/sv/psykologi/PSY3094/index.xml

Working with issues related to human factors, human-machine interaction and safety culture. Contributes with quantitative and statistical analysis to support risk management processes.

Responsible for risk management and data analysis in NSB Drift Østland. Work areas involved writing reports on issues related to human factors, work psychology and statistical risk management, as well as being responsible for monthly reports on work environment and health.

This was a short term position to help AIBN implementing job descriptions in their new management system. My work was related to interviewing emplyees at AIBN and writing job descriptions and procedures related to AIBN's administrative processes.

My research project was related to the modelling of human-machine interaction during high speed craft navigation in confined waters. I defended my PhD-thesis "Human co-agency with technical systems: investigations of modelling frameworks" in November 2008.

Phd, Psychology: Cognitive Systems Engineering

At bachelor level I studied 'Personnel Psychology' and 'Media Sociology'. At master level I studied Cognitive Psychology, Human-Machine.

M.S., Psychology: Human Factors

Courses taken - Cognitive Psychology - Research Methods - Safety Psychology - Human-Machine Interaction - Individual Selected Texts (.