PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Economics in Norway

The Department of Economics at the University of Oslo invites applications for three to five PhD Research Fellow positions within its doctoral programme in economics. Fellows are automatically admitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences’ PhD programme and receive organized research training while developing their own research from the outset. The programme prepares economists for academic careers and research positions in policy institutions, central banks and research organizations, while also s...

The University of Oslo invites applications for a full-time PhD Research Fellowship in Psychology focused on personality and depression across the lifespan. The fellowship is based in the Personality unit within the Section for Health, Developmental, and Personality Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences. The project is connected to the Depression Research Initiative (DRIVE) , a collaborative research initiative comprising five work packages. This PhD project will...

This PhD project at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) explores the microstructural origin of ductility in recycled aluminium alloys. The successful candidate will join the TEM Gemini Centre and the characterization activities in SFI FAST , working in close collaboration with researchers at NTNU and SINTEF as well as Norwegian and international industrial partners in the aluminium value chain. The research focuses on how microstructural constituents such as precipitates, p...

PhD Candidate in Psychology of Artificial Intelligence at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. The project is part of the Norwegian Centre on AI for Decisions (aiD), an interdisciplinary collaboration focused on making AI-supported and autonomous decision-making effective, safe, and trustworthy. Based in the Department of Psychology's Citizens, Environment and Safety research group, the PhD project will investigate the mechanisms that drive trust or distr...

PhD project on hydrogen and industrial decarbonization The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) invites applications for a three-year PhD Candidate position investigating the future role of hydrogen and hydrogen products in industrial decarbonization. The project is based at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management at NTNU's Trondheim campus. The research examines how alternative pathways toward a zero-emission industrial sector could reshape industrial p...

Research Council of Norway Researcher Project for Young Talents is a funding opportunity for early-career researchers who want to develop and lead their own research project. The scheme is open across all disciplines and research areas, and is designed for talented young researchers under the age of 40 who are 2–7 years after the defence of an approved doctorate. The emphasis is on strong scientific quality and on giving applicants the opportunity to pursue their own research ideas as project le...

The Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim is recruiting a doctoral researcher for a four-year PhD project in sociology. The project, “Power, governance, and the political economy of fighting antimicrobial resistance,” examines how antimicrobial resistance is addressed through systems of governance, political decision-making and economic relations. The research sits at the intersection of sociology, governance, anti...

The University of Oslo’s Centre for Precision Psychiatry, within the Institute of Clinical Medicine, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for the Research Council of Norway-funded ResiliDem project. The project investigates resilience and risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias by integrating large-scale human genetic data with phenotypic, environmental, lifestyle, and registry-based information. The researcher will work at the intersection of precision medicine, statistical d...

This PhD project is based in the Department of Geography and Social Anthropology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and is embedded in the research group Geographies of Just and Sustainable Transitions . The successful candidate will work within NTNU’s strategic energy area, Beyond the Fossil Fuel Era , in a multidisciplinary and international research environment. The project examines how democratic states in petroleum-producing nations negotiate the uncertainties of m...