2-3 PhD Fellowships in Law available at the Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo is the largest legal academic research community in Norway. The objective of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree. The candidate must be qualified for admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Law. Read about the PhD programme here.
The fellowship period is preferably for 4 years, with 25 % compulsory teaching duties. This presupposes that the fellow is able to conduct teaching in subjects where there is a need for more teaching resources at the Faculty. Alternatively, the candidate may apply for a 3-year fellowship without teaching duties.
Qualification requirements and skillsApplicants must submit a project description of 5-10 pages, which gives an account of the research project, its contribution and relevance to legal science, choice of theory and scientific methodology, possible scientific ethical challenges, and a work plan for completion.
In the evaluation of candidates, particular emphasis will be placed on the quality of the research proposal. This includes taking the project's societal and legal relevance and significance into consideration. The project may concern Norwegian law, international law, EU/EEA law, and/or comparative law. In comparative projects, Norwegian law should be part of the comparison. The Faculty welcomes projects that investigate the role of international law and EU/EEA law in Norwegian law.
In addition to the project description, emphasis is put on grades, any previous publications in the field of law, and the applicant's professional and personal qualifications. The distribution of PhD fellows across the Faculty's research environments, will also be taken into consideration. It is positive if the applicant will be able to teach at the Faculty's five years master's programme in law.
The candidate is expected to complete the project by the end of the fellowship period.
The candidates are evaluated by an assessment committee, which ranks the candidates based on the criteria indicated above and conducts interviews with short-listed candidates. A separate interview committee may be set down. The Faculty's appointment committee will make the final decision about the candidate who will be offered the position. The Faculty expects successful candidates to be able to begin as soon as possible, and generally after the expiration of a normal notice period.
Short-listed candidates will be invited to an interview.
We offerThe application must include:
All documents must be submitted in English or in a Scandinavian language.
Application with attachments must be submitted via our electronic recruitment system, please click “Apply for this job”.
Additional informationPlease see the guidelines and regulations for appointments to Doctoral research fellowships at the University of Oslo.
PhD fellows will be employed at one of the Faculty's departments, and linked to the Faculty's established research groups and thematic groups.
According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.
The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results.
Inclusion and diversity are goals in the Faculty's strategy. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition. We also want to have employees with diverse expertise, combinations of subjects, life experience and perspectives. We will make adjustments for employees who require this.
If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, gaps in their CVs or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.
Contact informationProfessor and Vice-Dean for Research Vibeke Blaker Strand.
Regarding questions about the recruitment system and process: HR Officer Andreas Mobråthen.
About the University of OsloThe University of Oslo is Norway's oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society.
The Faculty of Law in Oslo is the largest educational and research institution within the field of law in Norway, and educates about 75% of all new legal candidates in Norway, and is the work- and studyplace for about 270 employees and 4 300 students. We are divided into five Departments/Centres in addition to the Administration, and are situated in the classical University buildings in the centre of Oslo.
Deadline15th January 2023
EmployerUniversity of Oslo
MunicipalityOslo
ScopeFulltime (3 jobs) Fulltime (%)
DurationFixed Term
Place of serviceOslo sentrum