Board Composition
The composition of the department board is regulated in the department's Management and Administration Regulations. The board has nine members:
- Department Head
- Deputy Department Head
- Three representatives, with six deputy representatives, from the permanent scientific staff. At least one of these three representatives must be from human geography and at lease one must be from sociology.
- One representative, with two deputy representatives, from the temporary academic staff.
- Two student representatives, with four deputy representatives (elected at their own election meetings).
- Student representative for the disciplinary programs (sociology and human geography). The disciplines alternate representation in the board by calendar year. The student from sociology is the regular representative during 2024. Human Geography appoints one deputy for the same period.
- Student representative for the interdisciplinary programs (KULKOM, OLA, UTVB). The interdisciplinary programs alternate representation in the board every third semester. Those programs that do not have regular representation in a given semester appoint one deputy each. The student from OLA is the regular representative spring 2024, KULKOM fall 2024 and UTVB spring 2025.
- One representative, with two deputy representatives, from the technical administrative staff.
The department head and deputy head are elected in a separate election. The election is held electronically.
The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act requires gender balance within the individual constituency. If two representatives are to be elected, both genders must be represented among the two and among the deputy representatives.
Term of office
The term of office is four years for the permanent academic staff and for the technical/administrative staff. The term of office for the temporary academic staff and students is one year. Students elect their representatives at separate election meetings. More information regarding the term lengths for this group can be found above under Board Composition.
Election Committee 2022 - 2024
The election committee is tasked with ensuring that elections are conducted in accordance with the Election Regulations for the University of Oslo (in Norwegian only). The election committee was appointed by the department board on May 18, 2022.
- Permanent academic staff: Professor Bjørnar Sæther
- Temporary academic staff: Post Doctor Synøve Andersen
- Technical/administrative staff: Adviser Maren Ringstad
- Student: appointed by study program committees (PU)
How can you propose a candidate for your employee group?
All employees are eligible who have 1) started their position at the department before the date of the election and 2) an employment contract that extends past the end of the term of office.
The right to vote and to propose candidates is available to those who are employed in at least a 50% position on any of the election days and to those who have a Professor II position. Written suggestions must be signed and sent or delivered to the election committee secretary. One proposer is sufficient for each candidate.
Additional details regarding eligibility and voting rights can be found in the Election Regulations for the University of Oslo (in Norwegian only).
For those on sabbatical and/or on a research stay abroad?
You will have access to vote electronically by log in in with your UiO user name and password. If you have access to the internet you can propose candidates and cast your vote as normal. If you do not have internet access during the election period please contact the election committee or the election committee secretary to cast your vote.
Recent elections
Election to the department board for the period 2024 - 2027
Supplementary election for the board representative for temporary scientific staff for 2024