The exceptions mainly concern leading positions at the university; for example dean, head of centre and faculty director who are employed by the university college board, as well as professors and dosent professors who are appointed by a separate committee on the recommendation of the head of department.
The processing of cases to be considered by the appointments committees and council must be completed before being sent to the head of section HR, at least one week before the meeting is to be held.
All cases are decided by a simple majority.
Employee representatives on the appointments committees are appointed by the employee unions and shall attend to the interests of all applicants to positions, regardless of membership.
You can read about the tasks of appointments committees and councils and get an overview of planned appointment meetings further down the page.
Overview of members of appointment committees and councils
Appointments committee for appointments of managers
- The closest head of the position in question chairs the committee.
- Employee in teaching and research position on the faculty board: Kirsten Aarseth.
- Employee in technical and administrative position on the faculty board: Marit Sandvik.
- External member: Saira Basit.
- Student member, and deputy: Albert Likang Hu and Majureka Yoganathan
Recommendation committee for heads of departments and programme coordinators
- The dean or a person authorised by the dean – chairs the committee: Carl Christian Thodesen and an authorised person.
- Faculty director or a person authorised by the faculty director, and deputy: Målfrid Hoaas and Jørund S Bergrem.
- Employee representative, and deputy: Kyrre Andersen and Saja Al-Batat.
- Student member and deputy appointed by the students' faculty council, and deputy: Majureka Yoganathan and Albert Likang Hu.
Appointments committee for teaching and research positions
- Dean, chair, deputy is vice-deans: Carl Christian Thodesen and vice-deans
- Head of department and deputy appointed by the dean, and deputy: Laurence Habib and Astrid Oust Janbu.
- Faculty director or a person authorised by the director, and deputy: Målfrid Hoaas and heads of sections.
- Employee representative and deputy appointed by the unions: Saja Al-Batat and Christian N. Rolfsen.
- Employee representative and deputy appointed by the unions: Kyrre Andersen and (deputy will be updated).
- Student member and deputy appointed by the students' faculty council: Majureka Yoganathan and Albert Likang Hu.
Appointments council for technical and administrative positions
- The faculty director or a person authorised by the director – chairs the council, and deputy: Målfrid Hoaas and Jørund S. Bergrem.
- Head of section Academic Affairs, or a person authorised by the head of section, and deputy: Jørund S. Bergrem and Sigrun Vedø.
- Head of section Finance, or a person authorised by the head of section, and deputy: Hans-Arne Løkken, and Jostein K. Sundet.
- Employee representative appointed by the unions, and deputy: Oscar-Torjus Utaaker, and Mari Helen Varøy.
- Employee representative appointed by the unions, and deputy: Cecilia Roberts and deputy Sigrid Wolf and Veslemøy Hollekim Skånlund.
- Employee representative in connection with appointments of technical personnel (engineers) – replaces one of the other employee representatives: Mohamed Hussein and Harald Hofseter
Secretaries for both appointing committees are Marianne Holm Jensen and Maria Nybakk Bø.
Tasks of appointments committees and council
The appointments committee for teaching and research positions handles the following matters:
- Appointments to advertised positions, including externally-funded positions if they have been advertised.
- Temporary appointments of more than six months.
- Approval of job advertisement texts for teaching and research positions.
- Appointment of expert committees.
- Exemptions from expert committees.
- Extension of a previously advertised vacancy.
- Extension of research fellowship periods.
- Closure of the appointment process.
- Dismissal by the employer.
The appointments council for technical and administrative positions handles the following matters:
- Appointments to advertised vacancies, including externally-funded positions if they have been advertised.
- Temporary appointments of more than six months.
- Extension of a previously advertised vacancy.
- Dismissal by the employer.
Appointments meetings
Meetings usually twice each month.
