3-4 PhD Fellowships in Law: UiO 1294 views

The University of Oslo (UiO) is offering 3-4 PhD Fellowships in Law available at The Faculty of Law. The objective of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.

About the positions:

• Duration is up to 4 years, with 25 % compulsory teaching duties. Alternatively, the candidate may apply for a 3-year fellowship without any teaching duties.
• The successful candidates with a 4-year fellowship period are expected to offer teaching in subjects as needed by the faculty.
• The fellowship period may be reduced if the PhD candidate has previously been employed in a research fellowship position.

Requirements:

• Candidate must hold a 5 year’s Norwegian master’s degree in law or its equivalent.
• Other qualifications at the same level may be accepted, based on individual assessment, if the qualification in question is relevant to the completion of a project in law.
• Applicant should have a result of a high standard. The same applies to the master’s thesis.
• Applicants are required to submit a 5-10 page PhD project description outlining the research topic, choice of theory and research method, and a progress plan

How to apply:

Apply online including (all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language):

• A letter of application
• Project description (5-10 pages)
• CV with documentation of education, professional work experience, and academic work.
• Certified copies of certificates, diplomas with all grades, and a complete list of publications.
• Foreign diplomas (Master, Bachelor, and the like) must be provided in the original language as well as in an English or Scandinavian translation.
• Applicants holding a degree from a non-Norwegian institution must include an explanation of their university’s grading system.
• Up to 3 scholarly publications.