项目介绍

2025年1月9日

About the position

The Department of Education has a vacant position as a PhD candidate for four years in educational psychology within the area of learning, motivation, and well-being.

We are looking for a PhD candidate with a background in education, psychology, social sciences, or other relevant fields.

The position is affiliated with the EVA2020 project, which aims to evaluate the interdisciplinary topics in the national curriculum renewal. The PhD candidate’s work will consist of 75% research, primarily focusing on how learning, motivation, and well-being are connected to academic performance and choices in upper secondary education, as well as publishing scientific articles on these topics.  
 

The project has collected questionnaire data from 9th-grade students and teachers, which have been linked with data from Statistics Norway (SSB) on students’ backgrounds and school performance. The person employed for this position will work on analyzing these data, requiring an interest in and competence with quantitative analyses.  

Additionally, the position includes 25% teaching, assessment, and supervision of undergraduate students. The PhD candidate will have their workplace at the Department of Education at the University of Oslo and collaborate with researchers affiliated with the EVA2020 project and the teaching team for the study program in Educational Psychological Counseling. The position is associated with the research group DEAL.
 

Responsibilities

• Manage data, conduct analyses, and publish results in recognized international scientific journals.  
• Disseminate project results at international and national research conferences and in other relevant forums.  
• Communicate project findings to authorities, user groups, and the public.  
• Collaborate with researchers both internally at the University of Oslo and externally.  
• Teaching, grading, and supervision.  

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Qualification requirements

Admission to the doctoral program is a requirement for employment as a PhD candidate. It is expected that the candidate will complete the project within the PhD period. The purpose of the position is for the candidate to obtain a doctoral degree/PhD during the employment period. For more information, see our webpage: https://www.uv.uio.no/english/research/phd/index.html 

Applicants must satisfy the requirements for admission to the faculty´s PhD programme. This normally includes:

• Applicants must hold a master’s degree or equivalent in education, psychology, social sciences, or other relevant fields.
• A master’s degree (120 ECTS) with a minimum grade of B (ECTS grading scale) or equivalent. The master’s degree must include a thesis of at least 30 ECTS, also with a minimum grade of B.
• A bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade C (ECTS grading scale)
• For 5-year studies, the average grade must be C or better for the first three years, and B or better for the last two years (ECTS grading scale). The Master thesis must have been graded with a minimum grade B.

In addition, the candidate must have:

• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English and Norwegian (or another Scandinavian language)
• Experience with and competence in using quantitative research methods and statistical software.

Academic strength, good collaboration skills, and the ability and motivation to complete a research project will be emphasized.

Personal qualifications

When evaluating applications, emphasis will be placed on the candidate’s academic and personal qualifications for completing both the doctoral education and the research project. We are looking for a candidate who:

• Can work independently and has strong execution skills.
• Has excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Is precise and able to maintain a structured workflow.
• Is flexible and has strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrates interest and motivation.

Personal suitability will be emphasized.
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We offer

• Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development.
• A pleasant and stimulating work environment 
• Good welfare schemes.
• A workplace with good development and career opportunities. 
• Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse, which is one of Norway’s best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
• Salary in position as Doctoral Research Fellow, position code 1017 in salary range NOK from 532 200,- to 575 400,- depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.

How to apply

The application must include:

• Cover letter (motivation for the position)
• CV (complete overview of education, work experience, and academic work)
• Project description with a progress plan (5-7 pages), see website.
• Copies of diplomas and certificates. Applicants with foreign education must attach an explanation of the grading system from their university where the education was completed.
• Documentation of English proficiency (for information on required documentation, see information on this webpage)
• Master’s thesis
• A complete list of publications and academic works
• List of references (2-3 references; name, title, email, and phone, as well as a description of the relationship to the applicant)

About the project description:
https://www.uv.uio.no/forskning/phd/soknad-opptak/Prosjektbeskrivelse 

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Mari Vaage Wang (m.v.wang@iped.uio.no) for further information about the EVA2020 project and expectations for the applicant’s contribution to this.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The application should be written in Norwegian, another Scandinavian language, or English.

Applications with attachments must be submitted through our electronic recruitment system. Please click “Apply for the position.” Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

As a general rule, interviews will be used in the recruitment process.
 

General information

Applicant lists can be published in accordance with Norwegian Freedom of Information Act § 25. When you apply for a position with us, your name will appear on the public applicant list. It is possible to request to be excluded from this list. You must justify why you want an exemption from publication and we will then decide whether we can grant your request. If we can’t, you will hear from us.

No one can be employed for more than one term as a PhD candidate at UiO.

Please refer to Regulations for the Act on universities and colleges chapter 3 (Norwegian),  Guidelines concerning appointment to post doctoral and research posts at UiO (Norwegian) and Regulations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the University of Oslo.

The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees that is intended to secure the rights to all research results etc.

Inclusive worklife and diversity at UiO

Inclusion and diversity are a strength. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition. Furthermore, we want employees with diverse professional expertise, life experience and perspectives.

If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, employment gaps or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.

We hope that you will apply for the position. 

More information about gender equality initiatives at UiO can be found here.