PhD Opportunities in Public Policy in Norway

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...

Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) is advertising a PhD position in long-term climate governance. This opportunity is aimed at a doctoral researcher interested in the governance, policy, and institutional dimensions of climate action over extended time horizons. The position sits within an academic environment focused on public-sector challenges, sustainability, and applied social research. A project on long-term climate governance is well suited to candidates with interests in climate polic...

ARENA Centre for European Studies at the University of Oslo invites applications for a PhD Research Fellow position in political science or another relevant social science discipline. The project is centered on Norway’s relationship with the EU , and the successful candidate will design and conduct an independent doctoral project within a strong research environment focused on European integration and its consequences for countries inside and outside the Union. The position is offered for a peri...

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) invites applications for a four-year, full-time PhD research fellowship in Sociology in Trondheim, Norway. The project examines power, governance, and the political economy of fighting antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with particular attention to pharmaceutical innovation, markets, regulation, procurement, antibiotic sovereignty, and security of supply. The doctoral researcher will join the interdisciplinary project “Preparedness and Respo...

The University of Oslo invites applications for a three-year, full-time PhD Research Fellow in Political Science at the ARENA Centre for European Studies in Oslo, Norway. The successful candidate will develop an independent doctoral project on Norway’s relationship with the European Union , examining European integration and its consequences for countries inside and outside the EU. Projects may address Norway’s association model, the EEA Agreement, Norwegian political institutions and public adm...

OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University is inviting applications for a temporary PhD position in long-term climate governance within Oslo Business School and the academic unit Public Administration and Governance . The position is linked to the ERC-funded research project CAMELOT – Capacities for More Effective Long-term Climate Governance , led by Associate Professor Manjana Milkoreit . The appointment is expected to begin in April 2027 . The PhD candidate will join an interdisciplinary and inte...