项目介绍

2026年7月2日

About the position

The Faculty of Humanities is announcing up to 7 PhD research fellow positions. 

The goal of a PhD research fellow position is to complete a PhD education. We refer to NTNU’s guidelines for recruitment positions for more information about the job category.

This call does not include the PhD programme in artistic research. A call for proposals for artistic research will be announced in a separate call.

Applicants must align their application with one of the faculty’s research groups listed on our website. The applicant must therefore contact the relevant group and find a possible main supervisor well in advance of the application deadline. Remember that the response time may vary, due to holidays, beginning of the semester etc. The intended main supervisor must be employed at one of the faculty’s departments and be part of the research group to which affiliation is sought. The supervisor must also satisfy the requirements for supervision at doctoral level in the PhD Regulations (Norwegian text only).

The Faculty of Humanities hosts four scientific PhD programmes: Humanities and the Arts, Historical and Cultural Studies, Language and Linguistics and Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture. 

Your immediate manager will be the head of department.

Required selection criteria

To be qualified for the advertised positions, you must

• be eligible for admission to the PhD programme, which will normally mean that you have an academically relevant master’s degree that includes a major independent work corresponding to a master’s thesis of at least 30 credits. Your course of study must be equivalent to a five-year Norwegian course, where 120 credits have been achieved at master’s level
• have an average grade from the master’s degree programme, or equivalent education, that is equal to B or better compared to NTNU’s grading scale. If you do not have letter grades from previous studies, you must have an equally good academic foundation. If you have a weaker grade background or a master’s thesis of less scope, you may be considered if you can document that you are particularly suitable for a PhD education. In that case, such documentation must be attached to the application
• have very good oral and written presentation skills in English

PLEASE NOTE: For detailed information about what the application must contain, see paragraph “About the application”.

In accordance with the Regulations concerning terms and conditions of employment, former PhD research fellows at NTNU are not eligible for the positions regardless of field of study. Applications from candidates who already have an approved doctorate in related fields from other institutions, either nationally or internationally, will also not be considered.

Personal characteristics

As a PhD research fellow, you must have

• the ability to work in a structured, systematic and goal-oriented manner
• good communication and collaboration skills
• motivation to contribute to a good working environment, both academically and socially
• ability to follow through. Completion time on the master’s programme may therefore be addressed at an interview

Personal suitability will be emphasized in the selection process.

About the application

We will only consider applications that have been submitted electronically via Jobbnorge.no by the deadline and that have all mandatory attachments. Therefore, ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how your skills and experience meet the qualification requirements. If you are invited to an interview, you might be requested to bring certified copies of certificates and diplomas. 

The application must contain:

• Copies of diplomas, including transcripts for both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. If your institution offers a diploma supplement (most European institutions do), you must also attach this
• Completed CV in Jobbnorge.no 
• Description of the doctoral project to be carried out during the PhD research fellowship period, according to template for project description. Please note that it is mandatory to follow the template, and that the project description must be in English, Norwegian or another Scandinavian language
• Supervisor confirmation, according to our template, from the intended main supervisor
• Names and contact details of two relevant references
• Applicants with insufficient grades must document special suitability, by attaching documentation of relevant work experience and/or peer-reviewed scientific works or similar
• Applicants with a master’s thesis of less than 30 credits must document other equivalent education as a basis for admission

We also ask that everyone with a foreign education enclose a statement from Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir). Follow the link to their website for more information on how to obtain such a statement: Apply for recognition of higher education from HK-dir. See also NTNU’s website on requirements for documentation of foreign education.