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Avslutning | Doktorgradsutdanning | Ph.d. - Ansatt

Doctoral degree programmes (phd).

• 1. Admission and funding
• 2. Getting started
• 3. During your PhD
• 4. Completion of your PhD

Completion of your PhD

When your thesis is ready for submission and the training component has been completed, you must submit an application requesting assessment of your thesis for the PhD degree. The application must be presented to the doctoral committee at the faculty/centre and submitted to the person with administrative responsibility for the PhD programme.

To avoid delays, it is important that the committee has been established by the submission date. The committee should be planned at an early stage and at least be under way a couple of months before the submission date. Formal requirements relating to the committee are regulated by Section 6-3 of the PhD Regulations, and the committee must be approved by the doctoral committee at the faculty/centre. The supervisor is responsible for proposing members for the committee in consultation with the PhD candidate. The impartiality requirements stated in the Public Administration Act Section 6 apply to committee members.

The application for assessment of the thesis for the PhD degree must contain:

• Information about where and when the work was carried out
• The name of the principal supervisor and, if relevant, co-supervisor
• Whether the work is being submitted for the first time and confirmation that the PhD work has not been submitted to another institution
• For article-based theses, you must describe the status of the articles in brief: where and when they were published, accepted for publication, submitted etc.

Enclosures to the application

• Enclose a copy of the statement approving the training component
• If you have co-authors on one or more of your articles, enclose a co-authorship declaration for these
• Enclose a declaration that all necessary approvals and licenses have been obtained, and copies of necessary approvals, if applicable.

When you send the application for assessment of your thesis, you must also send the thesis as an attachment to an email to the person with administrative responsibility for the PhD programme at your faculty/centre. A file must also be attached with an abstract of the thesis in Norwegian and English. The scientific abstract should not exceed 600 words. For some PhD programmes, the abstract is also used when preparing a press release in connection with the public defence.

You will likely also want to include a preface. You can work on this when the thesis is under assessment. The preface will be included in the final print after approval.

The person with administrative responsibility will forward the file for editing and printing to the person responsible for publications at the University Library. You will find more information about printing and publishing the thesis here . It is important that you are available to approve the editing before the thesis is sent for printing. The first print run which is sent to the assessment committee is five (5) copies, one of which you will keep.

OsloMet has a special template and layout for printing the thesis that takes the fact that it will be downscaled into account.

After you have submitted your application for conferral of a doctoral degree, the faculty/centre will check that you meet the conditions for your thesis to be assessed. If you do, the faculty/centre will send the thesis on to the doctoral committee for evaluation. On the basis of Section 6-3 of the Regulations relating to the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, members of the assessment committee will be proposed at the same time. The doctoral committee will formally appoint the assessment committee.

One of the members of the committee is appointed chair to ensure good progress. The chair is normally an academic member of staff at the faculty/centre and must ensure that the work is quickly set in motion and that the time frame for the committee’s work is complied with. The chair also ensures that a date is quickly set for the public defence. We recommend that the public defence is scheduled on working days. As a rule, the progress schedule entails that a PhD recommendation should be ready within three months of the committee receiving the thesis.

You will receive notification as soon as the assessment committee sets a date for the public defence. The committee’s recommendation will normally be available five to six weeks before the planned date of the public defence.

Please also read the Guidelines for Assessing the PhD Degree at OsloMet. Note in particular chapter 5, which describes potential assessment outcomes.

Guidelines for Assessing the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

Once a recommendation has been made, you have up to 10 working days to submit written comments to the recommendation. If you do not wish to submit written comments, please give notice of this as quickly as possible. If the recommendation is positive and unanimous, there will rarely be cause to submit comments.

Errata list

You can apply to make minor corrections of a formal nature (layout, print errors, deletions etc.) before more examples of the thesis are printed, but no changes of a substantial nature. To correct formal errors, you must submit a complete list of the errors (errata) that you wish to correct to the faculty/centre to which the thesis was submitted. The application must have been received no later than four weeks before the expected recommendation from the committee has been finalised. The errata list must be approved by the faculty/centre before the errors can be corrected. Corrections can only be made once. The errata list will be included in the final print of the thesis.

Final printing of the thesis

The final printing of the thesis with a preface and, if applicable, an errata list will be conducted when the recommendation has been finalised and the faculty/centre has made the formal approval. It is also important that you are available at this time to approve the final version of your thesis before it is printed.

A minimum of 25 copies of thesis will be printed. The faculty decides whether more copies should be printed. The PhD candidate will receive a few copies, the faculty/center will keep some and the rest will be reserved for handing out at the public defence.

You can find more information about publication of the thesis after the public defence and publication rights here:  Publishing PhD theses

Trial lecture and public defence of the thesis

The trial lecture and public defence of the thesis are normally held on the same day, and at OsloMets premises. Exceptions from the general rule must be justified. The public defence chair will normally be the dean or vice dean/head of centre.

Trial lecture

The assessment committee will specify the topic for the trial lecture, and you will be informed of the topic ten (10) working days beforehand by the faculty/centre.

The public defence chair will also chair the trial lecture.

The trial lecture itself should take 45 minutes. The purpose is to allow you to document your ability to impart research-based knowledge. The lecture should be structured in such a way that it can be followed by an audience with prior knowledge equivalent to what could be expected of advanced students of the subject area. When assessing the trial lecture, emphasis should be placed on both academic content and the candidate's ability to impart knowledge.

The committee's assessment of the trial lecture is announced prior to the public defence.

• Public defence

The defence chair will be responsible for ensuring that the allotted time is effectively used in terms of conducting the different parts of the proceedings within the given time frame.

The two opponents will decide how their tasks should be delegated. The maximum time allotted for the public defence, including a fifteen-minute interval between the two opponents, should be three hours. The second opponent normally uses less time than the first opponent.

The candidate or the first opponent will initially describe the results of the scientific thesis and place the thesis in a greater academic perspective. Practice varies somewhat between the PhD programmes in this context, so check the practice that applies to your programme.

The first opponent then begins the opposition and raises specific points of discussion or objection in the thesis to which you are expected to respond. The public defence should be an academic discussion between the opponents and you on the formulation of research questions, methodology, empirical and theoretical bases, documentation, and form of presentation. Particular emphasis is placed on testing the validity of the main conclusions of your thesis.

The questions the opponents choose to pursue are not necessarily limited to those mentioned in the committee’s recommendation. The opponents should seek to give the discussion a form that allows those unfamiliar with the content of the thesis or the subject area to follow the discussion.

The defence chair may invite other people present at the defence to take part in the discussion ex auditorio once the ordinary opponents have concluded their opposition. The defence chair will conclude the public defence and declare the public defence closed. The committee’s evaluation of the public defence will be given as a separate report form.

Roles and tasks related to the completion of digital dissertations at OsloMet

OsloMet has created an overview of roles and tasks related to the implementation of digital dissertations at OsloMet. This is a supplement to the guidelines for conducting digital dissertations. The roles and tasks of key participants and support personnel are described here. It is emphasized that local adaptations are possible.

Roles and tasks related to the completion of digital dissertations at OsloMe t.

Doctoral dinner

If you would like to end your public defence day with a doctoral dinner, the following tips may be of use.

Who should be invited to the dinner and what are their roles? The doctoral dinner is your event. It is up to you to invite the defence chair, members of the committee and supervisor to the dinner. It is also natural to invite colleagues and people who have helped you with work on the thesis.

As regards table placements, you are relatively free to choose, but you should ensure that you and your partner, the members of the assessment committee, the defence chair and the principal supervisor are given central positions at the table.

The defence chair, the third member of the assessment committee and the supervisor will normally give speeches. The toastmaster must be notified that the defence chair is the first to give a speech during the doctoral dinner. It is also a tradition that you give a speech and thank the university, the committee, the research environment, your family etc.

Can the costs of the dinner be covered?

You must cover all costs relating to the doctoral dinner yourself. The Norwegian Tax administration has removed the possibility for deducting a certain amount on your tax return for the doctoral dinner. See the Norwegian Tax Administration’s website on deductions.

PhD conferral

PhD conferral is the highest formal approval of your PhD work and when you are conferred (awarded) the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

The PhD conferral ceremony is a formal ceremony for everyone who has attained a PhD after completing their researcher education at OsloMet. The ceremony is arranged once a year, preferably in the spring at the beginning of June.

The rector leads the ceremony and a main speech is given to the new doctors. He/she will give a short presentation of your thesis and you will receive your PhD diploma. 

The university will send you an invitation to the PhD conferral ceremony and you are welcome to invite your closest family and friends to the event.

If you cannot attend, your diploma will be sent to your private address after the conferral ceremony.  

A digital diploma will be available for you in the Diploma Registry and Studentweb. Students who lack the national ID-number will be sent printed diplomas to their semester address registered in Studentweb. This rule will apply until the Diploma Registry has implemented a login policy for the persons without Norwegian national identity number.

For further information: Diploma - Student - minside (oslomet.no)

Useful links

Rules and regulations.

• Regulation relating to the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor
• Forskrift om studier og eksamen (only in Norwegian)
• Research ethics
• Ethical Guidelines for Supervision
• Guidelines for Applications for Admission to PhD Programmes
• Guidelines for Admission Period
• Guidelines for Assessing the PhD Degree
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
• Rights Policy (only in Norwegian)
• PhD Agreement A
• Avtale A (nynorsk)
• PhD Agreement B
• Avtale B (nynorsk)
• PhD Agreement C
• Avtale C (nynorsk)
• PhD Declaration relating to obtaining all necessary licences
• PhD Co-author declaration
• PhD Thesis layout template
• Søknad om forlenget tid ved et ph.d.-program (bokmål)
• Søknad om forlengd tid ved eit ph.d.-program (nynorsk)
• PhD Examination application
• Søknad - Framstilling til doktorgradsprøven (nynorsk)

PhD courses

• Oversikt over ph.d.-emner ved OsloMet
• Ph.d.-forum at OsloMet
• Job openings at OsloMet

Faculty PhD information

• PhD programs at HV (only in Norwegian)
• PhD program at LUI (only in Norwegian)
• PhD programs at SAM
• PhD program at TKD
• Ph.d.-programmet ved SPS

Career Development

• Relevant courses - Transferrable skills
• Career Counseling
• PhD-life at OsloMet

PhD Forum to Elect a New Leader

On Wednesday, 2th of march at 11.00 we will formally elect a new leader for the PhD forum, and PhD candidates at OsloMet are therefore invited to nominate a candidate for leadership. According to the statutes, the leader must be an elected member of the Forum.

Stian Brynildsen has announced that he is running for election. If you have other candidates, please nominate them via your programs’ forum member or email Line Aasen, who is responsible for the election committee at ( [email protected] ). Voting will be done by the PhD forum members.

PhD-Night Fall 2021

This fall PhD Night happened on 11th November 2021. The event provided a platform to PhD students to discuss research topics (either related to their PhD or personal interest) with other PhDs across programs in a group or one to one discussion. Inspired by events like ‘speed friending’ or ‘speed dating’, our intention was to introduce candidates to what might become their future co-author or simply a good colleague!

The evening began at the conference hall at P52 where individual booths were set up for the participants to host a more intimate chat with those interested in their projects and ideas. PhD candidates from a wide variety of programs and fields participated and one of the benefits this provided was that candidates who might ordinarily not come in contact with each other had the opportunity to foster new friendships and professional relationships. After a long pandemic period, we received feedback that this was very welcome and the discussions were engaged and refreshing!

After the networking at the conference hall, we headed over to Deilig Fyrhuset for pizza and refreshments. The atmosphere remained enthusiastic and it was lovely to see our fellow PhD students finally able to relax in a social setting and forge new relationships. Our thanks go to Deilig for creating a warm environment for this to occur and to all of the participants who attended and made this event so special!

PhD-Day 2021

PhD Day at the beautiful Sentralen locale was a success with approximately 100 attendees. After a lengthy pandemic period, just seeing so many PhDs gathered together under one roof was refreshing! We started off the day with a speech from our Vice Rector, Per Martin Norheim-Martinsen and a round of info on the supports our kind folk over at the University Library Research team can provide, followed by a brief orientation on PhD-forum and what we do.

Presenters held parallel sessions on a variety of topics from kappa and thesis writing, to how to handle aspects of writing for academic journals, to managing all the data we deal with on a day-to-day basis. We hope that all who attended found these sessions helpful. The aim of this event was to bring us PhDs, especially those who began their journey during the pandemic, up to speed. Parallel sessions, were one thing we hoped would contribute to this. Thank you to all the session holders who offered their advice and wisdom! You will find the compiled PowerPoint files at the end of this blog post.

In between breakout sessions, three recent graduates, Håvard Aaslund, Sissel Lea Heggernes, and Andreea Ioana Alecu, took part in a panel Q&A session led by Kristin Solli to share their experiences on thesis writing, focused primarily on what they wished they had known at the start of the PhD research. Several excellent questions were presented and learning from those more experienced than us proved quite enlightening.

Over the course of the day, much time was provided for mingling and networking over coffee, lunch, and dinner. This is an important aspect of the PhD experience that a lot of us have missed and we hope participants could make new connections across programs and fields!

We wish to thank everyone who contributed to and attended this event for making it such a success. And as always, we would love to hear your feedback and suggestions for how we might create needed events to set us all on the right track following a rather strange period in PhD-research history!

Slides from the presenters :

Using MOOCs to Advance Your Studies

First, some of you may ask right off the bat: “What is a MOOC?” MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Courses. They’re extensive online courses, often offered by renowned universities, and the best part: they’re free to enroll in. They also cover a vast variety of topics, from programming languages to philosophy. This can be your opportunity to learn a specialized skill that you may need for your research that isn’t offered at OsloMet, or to take a short course on a topic related to your research that is so niche that it isn’t offered anywhere else.

MOOCs sometimes get the reputation for being easy courses for the public, but that isn’t often actually the case. They’re intended as a supplement in this context and can be a great way to spark off new thinking on your research topic or learn about literature you may otherwise not have stumbled upon. And again, as previously mentioned, on the big MOOC sites, they are most often offered by highly respected universities, including some Norwegian ones! Some also offer certificate programs for a fee, while others offer a certificate for free to show that you’ve completed the course if needed.

Three of the more well-known MOOC websites are:

Future Learn: www.futurelearn.com

MOOC.org: www. mooc.org

and Coursera: www.coursera.com

One of the best things about MOOCs (in this PhD fellow’s opinion) is that some of them allow you to learn at your own pace, so you can pick up a lesson anytime you’re feeling less motivated and get inspired to dive into your project again.

Update on translation/language washing procedures for PhDs

EDIT: Due to some unclear communication mishaps, we must inform that the following guidelines only apply to those employed under the SAM faculty. The others are still negotiating their agreements. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

Recently, it has been brought to our attention that the current agreements in place for the use of translation and language washing services was less than ideal for PhD students, in particular, due to budgetary restrictions. We are pleased to announce that after the subject was brought to the attention of the administration, it was determined that the agreement with Allegro does not apply for academic articles or research-related texts. This means that those who require the translation or language washing of a research-related text can choose the service provider of their choice. The author should also not deliver the order via MinBestilling, but instead order the service directly with the service providers themselves (upon prior approval from your leader).

The text is then sent directly to the service provider. One must use service providers which can send an invoice for the order. The invoice should not be sent directly to you, but rather to OsloMet. If the service provider is Norwegian, then an electronic invoice (e-faktura) should be sent. If the service provider is not located in Norway, the invoice should be sent either in PDF-format as an attachment via e-mail to [email protected] or via regular mail (see below).

You must never pay with your own funds and seek reimbursement after the fact.

Invoices should also include an invoice reference (fakturareferanse).

OsloMet’s electronic invoice address (e-fakturaadresse or EHF): 997058925

Oslo Met’s address for surface mail-delivery of invoices:

OsloMet, Postboks 4 St. Olavs plass, 0130 Oslo Norway.

We hope this clears up any confusion about the process in the future!

Retningslinjer for doktorgradsavhandlinger i ph.d.-programmet i ingeniørvitenskap - Ansatt

Guidelines for doctoral theses in the phd programme in engineering science.

These are recommended guidelines. In consultation with their supervisors, candidates can decide how to structure their thesis on the basis of the guidelines.

• The thesis shall be an independent piece of scientific work that meets international standards as regards ethical requirements, academic level and methodology.
• The thesis shall contribute to the development of new knowledge and be of a sufficiently high academic standard to merit publication as part of the scientific literature in the field.
• The thesis can consist of one large comprehensive work (monograph) or of several smaller works (article-based thesis).
• Most of the theses produced at the faculty are written in either English or Norwegian. If a PhD candidate wishes to write the thesis in a language other than Norwegian or English, he or she must apply for permission to do so when admitted to the PhD programme. The faculty decides in which languages a thesis may be written. A scientific abstract must be prepared in Norwegian if the thesis is written in English, and vice versa.
• The thesis must be written in the standard format that applies at all times at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design at OsloMet. The purpose of this is to ensure uniform design and formatting when the thesis is printed.

Article-based thesis

Number of articles and their status.

A thesis must comprise at least three articles. More articles can be required if the supervisors deem it necessary to include more than three articles to ensure the scope and quality of the thesis. 

A chapter published in a peer-reviewed book is considered equivalent to an article, but book chapters should not comprise more than one of three or two of four articles. 

On submission of the thesis, the articles that form the basis for the thesis must have been submitted to and accepted for review by a peer-reviewed publication. 

At least one of the articles must have been accepted for publication before the thesis can be submitted.

Co-authorship

At OsloMet's Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD), all the part-works (articles) that form part of the thesis can be written in cooperation with co-authors. 

It is a condition that the candidate is the main author and that he/she has had extensive academic responsibility for the majority of the articles included in the thesis. 

The candidate must be the main author of at least two of the articles. Where the PhD candidate is not the first author, he/she should have made significant contributions to the data collection, interpretation of results and writing of the article. 

The candidate and supervisor must comply with the norms for co-authorship that are generally accepted in the academic community and are in line with international standards. 

A co-authorship form must be completed for each publication.

Introduction

The introduction (‘kappe’) must be produced and written by the PhD candidate alone, under supervision. 

Work on the introduction should commence at the earliest possible stage so that it can be used as a plan to guide the work on the thesis. 

The introduction is normally completed towards the end of the PhD period, often in the final semester. It will normally have a scope of 50–90 pages, not including references and appendices.

The introduction to an article-based thesis must be a scientific text that demonstrates a high academic level. It is intended to provide an overall perspective on the internal coherence between the articles, as well as to summarise and collate the research questions, results and conclusions presented in the articles. 

The introduction describes where in the thesis concepts are clarified or various topics elaborated on. It outlines and gives grounds for the theoretical perspectives, research questions and conclusions presented in the articles in such a manner that the individual components of the thesis can be understood as a unified whole.

The introduction should normally contain the following components:

Abstract, table of contents and list of articles

The thesis should begin with a Norwegian and an English abstract of about two pages where the principal research question is clearly presented, information is provided about the research methods, and the main results are presented systematically. 

The abstracts should not have page numbers, nor are they to be included in the table of contents. 

The abstracts should be followed by the table of contents, where the page numbering begins, right-justified. 

The table of contents is followed by a separate list of appendices to the thesis and the articles on which it is based. The list should clearly show which stage of the publication process each of the articles are at.

Introductory chapter, purpose and research question

The introductory chapter presents the purpose of the study and thesis' issue/research question. This chapter should provide the reader with the necessary background information about the thesis.

Literature review

In order to demonstrate that the thesis constitutes a significant contribution to the discipline, the candidate must document knowledge of the forefront of research in the field. 

The introduction must therefore contain a previous research section that presents the knowledge status in the field. 

This section should not simply summarise previous research, but also contain a critical review of research in the field in question. 

The candidate must place his/her own work in the context of previous research.

Theoretical framework

The theoretical framework describes the overriding theoretical approaches that connect the individual articles. This part of the introduction goes into greater detail about the theory presented in the individual articles. 

It is important in this respect to operationalise and specify how theory and key concepts are used in the thesis.

Methodology

Methodology should have a central place in the introduction, which should contain critical reflections on the validity, reliability and limitations of the study. 

The introduction should also highlight and discuss ethical aspects of the work.

The results section must give a brief and systematic account of the thesis' main findings. The account must make clear the thread of the thesis and the internal coherence between the articles.

Discussion and conclusion

The discussion and conclusion should explicitly answer and discuss the overriding objective (research question/hypothesis) of the study. 

The introduction should contain scientific updates when necessary based on the time of publication/completion of the articles. It should also complement and elaborate on the analyses in the articles. 

However, the candidate should not introduce new empirical data that have not been mentioned in the articles. This section should discuss the theoretical implications of the findings and how they contribute to existing research in the field. 

The complexity and subtleties of findings are also discussed in light of methodological, theoretical and philosophy of science issues. Recommendations for further research are also useful here.

Reference list

The reference list pertaining to the introduction should follow the introduction's conclusion. It must comply with the standards used by the research community.

Appendices are to be placed at the back of the thesis. The appendices must include full-text versions of all of the articles, each with a front page that states the article's publication status. If an article has been published, it is the published version that shall be included in the thesis.

The appendices must also include research tools such as interview guides, observation guides and questionnaires.

Finally, research ethical approvals must be included (such as approval from the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD), information letters to participants etc.).

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• Posted on: 8 August 2024

PhD Fellowship position in enabling inclusiveness and well-being in cities through an analytical urban design framework

Job information, offer description.

PhD Fellowship position in enabling inclusiveness and well-being in cities through an analytical urban design framework: A comparative case study of Scandinavia and the Western Balkans

The Department of Built Environment has a vacant PhD Fellowship position. This PhD project focuses on innovation strategies for cities through the lens of inclusive, safe and economically vital cities for the well-being of people. Until now, the multi-dimensional well-being indicators for cities are underresearched. Thus, this PhD project aims for developing a novel mixed-method innovation framework that allows practitioners a tool at hand that allows planning and designing resilient future cities, develop and test scenarios for informed-decision making and to shape policies through a data-policy interaction approach.

Area of research

The idea of well-being has gained attention and become more important for people all over the world living in cities, towns, and rural areas. Well-being includes the physical, social and emotional state of a person. Inclusive, accessible, safe, economically vital cities with high quality environments are adding to a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle allowing for people to be physically active, socially interact and gain emotional wellness in a safe city. The notion of well-being is connected to the concepts of ‘Happy Cities’, ‘Healthy Cities’, and ‘Trauma-Informed Cities’. Thus, the idea of well-being in cities is a multi-dimensionional concept allowing to create future resilient cities.

This PhD study researches the interplay of socio-spatial, economic and aesthetic indicators creating an urban analytical design framework across scales enabling shaping policies to create safe, vital cities for the well-being of people.

The position is for a period of three years. The goal must be to complete the PhD program/degree within the decided time frame.

Qualification requirements and conditions

• Master's degree within urban design, urban planning, spatial planning, geography or relevant disciplines. The degree must contain 120 credits (ECTS).
• An academic profile that suits the department’s needs.
• Good communication skills in English, oral and written.

The following grade requirements are a condition for employment in the position:

• Minimum average grade B on subjects included in the master's degree.
• Minimum grade B on the master's thesis.
• Minimum average grade C on the subjects included in the bachelor's degree. If you have an integrated master's degree, the grades from the first three standard years of the degree will be assessed.

Admission to the doctoral program in Engineering Science at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design within three months of employment is a prerequisite for the position. If you already have a doctorate in a related field, you will not qualify for the position.

In assessing the applicants, emphasis will be placed on the department's overall needs and the applicant's potential for research within the field.

General criteria for employment in academic positions are covered by the Regulations on the University and College Ac t.

Preferred selection criteria

• Good collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in teams
• Ability to self-motivate
• Ability to build local and international research networks
• Ability to use theoretical knowledge for practice-oriented solutions

Personal suitability will be emphasised.

It is important to OsloMet to reflect the population of our region, and all qualified candidates are welcome to apply. We make active endeavours to further develop OsloMet as an inclusive workplace and to make adaptations to the workplace where required. You are also welcome to apply for a position with us if you have had periods where you have not been in employment, education or training.

We can offer you

• An exciting job opportunity at Norway’s third largest and most urban university
• Opportunities for professional development
• Beneficial pension arrangements with the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Beneficial welfare schemes and a wide range of sports and cultural offers
• Free Norwegian language classes to employees and their partners/spouses
• Workplace in downtown Oslo with multiple cultural offers

Practical information about relocation to Oslo and living in Norway .

Application

To be considered for the position, you must upload the following documents by the application deadline:

• Application letter describing your motivation and how your professional profile is relevant for this position.
• Your master's degree must be completed at the time of application. If you have not received a diploma before the application deadline, you must attach a preliminary transcript in English or a Scandinavian language from your university by the application deadline, in addition to an official confirmation from the educational institution that all examinations for the master's degree, including the master's thesis, have been completed. Official diploma and transcript must be forwarded by the joining date.
• Name and contact information of two references (name, relationship, e-mail and telephone number).
• Scientific work that you want to be assessed and Master thesis.
• Applicants from EU/EEA countries.
• Applicants who have completed at least one year of study in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Great Britain or the United States. Applicants who hold an “International Baccalaureate (IB)” diploma.

The following language tests are approved documentation: TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). In these tests, you must have achieved at least the following scores:

• TOEFL: 600 (paper-based test), 92 (Internet-based test)
• IELTS: 6.5, where none of the sections should have a lower score than 5.5 (only the Academic IELTS test is accepted).

We only process applications sent via our electronic recruitment system and all documents must be uploaded for your application to be processed. The documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language. Translations must be authorized. You must present originals at any interview. OsloMet checks documents, so that you as a candidate will get a real evaluation and fair competition.

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. A background check may be conducted to verify information in submitted CVs and available documents. Background checks are not conducted without the consent of the applicant and relevant applicants will receive further information about this.

Other information

If you would like more information about the position, feel free to contact:

• Head of the Department, Yonas Zewdu Ayele, telephone: +47 67 23 60 85; E-mail [email protected]
• Professor, Claudia van der Laag, telephone: +47 67 23 62 25; E-mail: [email protected]

The position is paid according to the pay scale for Norwegian state employees, position code 1017 PhD fellow, NOK 532 200 per year.

If you have documents that cannot be uploaded electronically, please contact [email protected] .

If you would like to apply for the position, you must do so electronically through our recruitment system.

Deadline for applications: 04.09.2024

Ref.: 24/19730

Where to apply

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PhD Fellowship position in enabling inclusiveness and well-being in cities through an analytical urban design framework

• 4 September 2024
• Fixed-term post / Full time
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Oslo Metropolitan University is Norway's third largest university with almost 22,000 students and over 2,500 employees. We have campuses in central Oslo and at Romerike. OsloMet educates students and conducts research that contributes to the sustainability of the Norwegian welfare state and the metropolitan region.

The Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD) offers higher education and research and development (R&D) activities within technical subjects, arts and design. The Faculty has approximately 4.000 students and 400 staff members and is situated at Pilestredet Campus in downtown Oslo and at Kjeller Campus in Viken.

The Department of Built Environment offers bachelors and master’s degree programs in engineering, in addition to research and development activities. The department has approximately 60 staff members and 850 students.

PhD Fellowship position in enabling inclusiveness and well-being in cities through an analytical urban design framework: A comparative case study of Scandinavia and the Western Balkans

The Department of Built Environment has a vacant PhD Fellowship position. This PhD project focuses on innovation strategies for cities through the lens of inclusive, safe and economically vital cities for the well-being of people. Until now, the multi-dimensional well-being indicators for cities are underresearched. Thus, this PhD project aims for developing a novel mixed-method innovation framework that allows practitioners a tool at hand that allows planning and designing resilient future cities, develop and test scenarios for informed-decision making and to shape policies through a data-policy interaction approach.

Area of research

The idea of well-being has gained attention and become more important for people all over the world living in cities, towns, and rural areas. Well-being includes the physical, social and emotional state of a person. Inclusive, accessible, safe, economically vital cities with high quality environments are adding to a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle allowing for people to be physically active, socially interact and gain emotional wellness in a safe city. The notion of well-being is connected to the concepts of ‘Happy Cities’, ‘Healthy Cities’, and ‘Trauma-Informed Cities’. Thus, the idea of well-being in cities is a multi-dimensionional concept allowing to create future resilient cities.

This PhD study researches the interplay of socio-spatial, economic and aesthetic indicators creating an urban analytical design framework across scales enabling shaping policies to create safe, vital cities for the well-being of people.

The position is for a period of three years. The goal must be to complete the PhD program/degree within the decided time frame.

Qualification requirements and conditions

• Master's degree within urban design, urban planning, spatial planning, geography or relevant disciplines. The degree must contain 120 credits (ECTS).
• An academic profile that suits the department’s needs.
• Good communication skills in English, oral and written.

The following grade requirements are a condition for employment in the position:

• Minimum average grade B on subjects included in the master's degree.
• Minimum grade B on the master's thesis.
• Minimum average grade C on the subjects included in the bachelor's degree. If you have an integrated master's degree, the grades from the first three standard years of the degree will be assessed.

Admission to the doctoral program in Engineering Science at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design within three months of employment is a prerequisite for the position. If you already have a doctorate in a related field, you will not qualify for the position.

In assessing the applicants, emphasis will be placed on the department's overall needs and the applicant's potential for research within the field.

General criteria for employment in academic positions are covered by the Regulations on the University and College Ac t.

Preferred selection criteria

• Good collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in teams
• Ability to self-motivate
• Ability to build local and international research networks
• Ability to use theoretical knowledge for practice-oriented solutions

Personal suitability will be emphasised.

It is important to OsloMet to reflect the population of our region, and all qualified candidates are welcome to apply. We make active endeavours to further develop OsloMet as an inclusive workplace and to make adaptations to the workplace where required. You are also welcome to apply for a position with us if you have had periods where you have not been in employment, education or training.

We can offer you

• An exciting job opportunity at Norway’s third largest and most urban university
• Opportunities for professional development
• Beneficial pension arrangements with the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Beneficial welfare schemes and a wide range of sports and cultural offers
• Free Norwegian language classes to employees and their partners/spouses
• Workplace in downtown Oslo with multiple cultural offers

Practical information about relocation to Oslo and living in Norway .

Application

To be considered for the position, you must upload the following documents by the application deadline:

• Application letter describing your motivation and how your professional profile is relevant for this position.
• Your master's degree must be completed at the time of application. If you have not received a diploma before the application deadline, you must attach a preliminary transcript in English or a Scandinavian language from your university by the application deadline, in addition to an official confirmation from the educational institution that all examinations for the master's degree, including the master's thesis, have been completed. Official diploma and transcript must be forwarded by the joining date.
• Name and contact information of two references (name, relationship, e-mail and telephone number).
• Scientific work that you want to be assessed and Master thesis.
• Applicants from EU/EEA countries.
• Applicants who have completed at least one year of study in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Great Britain or the United States. Applicants who hold an “International Baccalaureate (IB)” diploma.

The following language tests are approved documentation: TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). In these tests, you must have achieved at least the following scores:

• TOEFL: 600 (paper-based test), 92 (Internet-based test)
• IELTS: 6.5, where none of the sections should have a lower score than 5.5 (only the Academic IELTS test is accepted).

We only process applications sent via our electronic recruitment system and all documents must be uploaded for your application to be processed. The documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language. Translations must be authorized. You must present originals at any interview. OsloMet checks documents, so that you as a candidate will get a real evaluation and fair competition.

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. A background check may be conducted to verify information in submitted CVs and available documents. Background checks are not conducted without the consent of the applicant and relevant applicants will receive further information about this.

Other information

If you would like more information about the position, feel free to contact:

• Head of the Department, Yonas Zewdu Ayele, telephone: +47 67 23 60 85; E-mail [email protected]
• Professor, Claudia van der Laag, telephone: +47 67 23 62 25; E-mail: [email protected]

The position is paid according to the pay scale for Norwegian state employees, position code 1017 PhD fellow, NOK 532 200 per year.

If you have documents that cannot be uploaded electronically, please contact [email protected] .

If you would like to apply for the position, you must do so electronically through our recruitment system.

Deadline for applications: 04.09.2024

Ref.: 24/19730

OsloMet is a Charter & Code certified institution by the EU Commission holding the right to use the logo HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R). OsloMet is a member of the EURAXESS network supporting a positive work environment for researchers in motion.

OsloMet has signed The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) . DORA recognizes the need to improve the ways in which the outputs of scholarly research are evaluated.

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 are seen to be in conflict with the criteria in the latter law will not be considered for the position.

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