PhD Opportunities in Art in Norway

The University of Stavanger is offering a PhD fellowship in Arts and Culture in Education , with emphasis on Drama and Theatre , within the Faculty of Arts and Education and its Department of Education and Sports Science. The doctoral project will investigate the role of arts and culture—particularly drama and theatre—in Norway’s future common school. It will generate empirical knowledge about how arts- and culture-based approaches can support a more practical, relevant and inclusive school, and...

NTNU is offering a PhD project in machine learning for the conservation of historic buildings. The position is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action CHARM Doctoral Network, which develops resilient, sustainable and climate-adapted methods for conserving architectural heritage. The project, titled “Understanding conservation condition and rehabilitation needs at district scale in time of energy saving and climate change via machine learning driven method,” focuses on using artificial intellig...

This PhD position at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art within the Faculty of Architecture and Design at NTNU focuses on Artistic Research – Digital Environments . The project explores how AI and other emerging technologies reshape knowledge production, creative practice, accountability, and broader social and ecological transformation through artistic and practice-based research. The successful candidate will develop an independent research project that connects artistic inquiry with digital tec...

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) is advertising a three-year PhD position in Artistic Research – Digital Environments at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art (KIT) , Faculty of Architecture and Design, in Trondheim, Norway. The project sits at the intersection of art, architecture, design, media, technology, and AI . It focuses on artistic and practice-based research into the societal impact of emerging technologies, including how digital technologies reshape knowledge producti...

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) is offering a 36-month full-time PhD position in the Department of Computer Science, based in Gjøvik, Norway. The project is part of the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network CAPTURE, an international research consortium focused on advancing wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) through computer vision and artificial intelligence. The PhD project addresses a clinically important challenge: improving the diagnostic quality and r...

NTNU’s Department of Computer Science is advertising a PhD Candidate in Colour and Image Enhancement for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy in the CAPTURE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network. The project sits at the intersection of computer science , medical imaging , colour science , image processing , computer vision , and artificial intelligence . The PhD work aims to improve the diagnostic quality and reliability of wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) images and video through colour correct...

The University of Stavanger is offering a three-year full-time PhD Fellow position in Documentary Production and Ethics within Artistic Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Media and Social Sciences. The position is based in Stavanger, Norway, and is scheduled to start on 1 January 2027. This is an educational PhD position designed for promising documentary practitioners who work in film or audio and want to develop their artistic practice through doctoral-level research. Th...

PhD Candidate in Communication and Culture at BI Norwegian Business School (Campus Oslo, Norway) is inviting applications for multiple four-year doctoral scholarships starting in August 2027 . The Department of Communication and Culture welcomes candidates who can propose their own research project within the department’s broader interests. Current themes include internet and society , corporate communication , creative industries , and education management , with related work on digital transfo...

PhD Fellowship in Public Safety, Underground Applications and Spatial Analysis at the University of Stavanger, Norway. The University of Stavanger invites applications for two PhD fellowships within the Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Safety, Economics, and Planning. The positions are part of the Research Centre for Innovative and Sustainable Underground Use (CISU), a Centre for Research-Driven Innovation funded by the Research Council of Norway. The project sits at the intersec...