PhD Opportunities in Law in Norway

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) is advertising a PhD position in Geography focused on post-fossil fuel transitions in petroleum-producing nations . The position is based in the Department of Geography and Social Anthropology and is linked to the research group Geographies of Just and Sustainable Transitions as well as NTNU Energy’s focus area Beyond the Fossil Fuel Era . The project examines the contradictions and dilemmas democratic states face as they navigate uncertainty...

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...

Volda University College is advertising a fully funded three-year PhD position in mathematics education , artificial intelligence (AI) , and competence development . The position is linked to TRUST – The Norwegian Center for Trustworthy AI , giving the doctoral candidate access to a broad national and international research network across academia, industry, government, and civil society. The project sits within the Department of Science and Mathematics at Volda University College and is connect...

OsloMet – the metropolitan university is advertising a PhD position in reliable generative AI with knowledge verification at the Department of Information Technology , Faculty of Technology, Art and Design. The project focuses on neuro-symbolic AI , formal logic , reasoning algorithms , knowledge representation , and knowledge graphs to reduce hallucinations in generative AI and make systems more testable, verifiable, and socially responsible. The main application area is an AI-enhanced online p...

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) is advertising up to two PhD positions in Systems Engineering / New Product Development at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Trondheim, Norway. The positions are part of the SFI-CELECT centre (Research Centre for Effective Engineering and Learning in Complex Systems), a large research-based innovation initiative funded by the Research Council of Norway and industrial partners. The research environment connects NTNU wi...

PhD Research Fellowship in Circular Battery Strategies at the University of Inland Norway (INN), within the Center for Research on Digitalization and Sustainability (CREDS) and the Inland School of Business and Social Sciences. This three-year PhD position sits at the intersection of innovation studies , sustainability transitions , circular economy , business model change , and value chains for electric vehicle (EV) batteries . The project explores circular resource flows, reuse and repair stra...

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...

BI Norwegian Business School is advertising a PhD candidate position in administrative law and criminal law within the RODEAS project: Rule of Law, Due Process, and Effectivity in Administrative Sanctioning . The project examines administrative sanctions , the relationship between administrative sanctions and punishment, general principles for imposing sanctions, due process, proportionality, and the legal nature of sanctioning regimes situated between criminal punishment and restrictive adminis...

BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway is inviting applications for a four-year PhD scholarship in outsider innovation, regulatory foresight, and transformative technologies . The project is part of REGULAIRE (Regulatory Learning for the Governance of Transformative Technologies), a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe. The doctoral project, Outside-In Signals: Outsider Innovation as Foresight Infrastructure , examines how open-s...