07 PhD Degree-Fully Funded at University of Stavanger, Norway

The University of Stavanger invites applicants for a Ph.D fellowship in Educational Science at the Faculty of Arts and Education, Department of Education and Sports Science. The position is vacant from January 1, 2024. This is a trainee position that will give promising researchers an opportunity for academic development through a PhD education leading to a doctoral degree. The hired candidate will be admitted to the PhD program in educational science and humanities. The education includes relevant courses amounting to about six months of study, a dissertation based on independent research, participation in national and international research environments, relevant academic communication, a trial lecture and public defence. Read more about the PhD education at UiS on our website.

The University of Stavanger invites applicants for a PhD Fellowship in plant protein biochemistry at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering. The position is vacant for appointment as soon as possible. This is a trainee position that will give promising researchers an opportunity for academic development through a PhD education leading to a doctoral degree. The hired candidate will be admitted to the PhD program in Science and Technology. The education includes relevant courses amounting to about six months of study, a dissertation based on independent research, participation in national and international research environments, relevant academic communication, a trial lecture and public defence. Read more about the PhD education at UiS on our website.

The University of Stavanger invites applicants for a PhD Fellowship in cancer treatment-mediated colitis and the intestinal microbiome at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering. The position is vacant from September 2023. This is a trainee position that will give promising researchers an opportunity for academic development through a PhD education leading to a doctoral degree. The hired candidate will be admitted to the PhD program in Science and Technology. The education includes relevant courses amounting to about six months of study, a dissertation based on independent research, participation in national and international research environments, relevant academic communication, a trial lecture and public defence. Read more about the PhD education at UiS on our website. The appointment is for three years with research duties exclusively. The position is funded by The Research Council of Norway. The PhD Fellow will be affiliated with the following project: “The role of Blastocystis in inflammatory bowel disease”. This is a large interdisciplinary project with collaborators at the Stavanger University hospital, the Staten Serum Institute (SSI) in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Institute of Parasitology in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. See here for more information. The PhD student will be part of a team including one Postdoctoral Fellow, four PhD students and a study nurse.

The University of Stavanger invites applicants for a PhD Fellowship in Explainable AI (XAI) at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The position is vacant for appointment as soon as possible. This is a trainee position that will give promising researchers an opportunity for academic development through a PhD education leading to a doctoral degree. The hired candidate will be admitted to the PhD program in Science and Technology. The education includes relevant courses amounting to about six months of study, a dissertation based on independent research, participation in national and international research environments, relevant academic communication, a trial lecture and public defence. Read more about the PhD education at UiS on our website. The appointment is for three years with research duties exclusively, or four years with both research and 25% compulsory duties. This will be clarified in the recruitment process. The PhD position is part of the MediaFutures Centre for Research-Based Innovation, which is part of the Norwegian Research Council’s Research-based Innovation scheme. The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of Stavanger (UiS) is task leader in Work Package 3 on Media Content Production & Analysis. 

The University of Stavanger invites applicants for a PhD Fellowship in Risk Management and Societal Safety related to hydrogen at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Safety, Economics and Planning.  This is a trainee position that will give promising researchers an opportunity for academic development through a PhD education leading to a doctoral degree.  The hired candidate will be admitted to the PhD program in Risk Management and Societal Safety. The education includes relevant courses amounting to about six months of study, a dissertation based on independent research, participation in national and international research environments, relevant academic communication, a trial lecture and public defence. Read more about the PhD education at UiS on our website.