​Call for applications – Arctic Frontiers Emerging Leaders 2016

​When: 20 – 26 Jan​uary 2016

Application deadline: ​ 15 October 2015

Emerging Leaders will take place from 20 to 26 January 2016. Thirty selected candidates from different countries will participate in a blend of technical, social and cultural events accompanied by mentors from business, politics and academia. The program starts in the city of Bodø, then continues onboard the Norwegian Coastal Express Hurtigruten and ends in Tromsø, “the gateway to the Arctic”.

Emerging Leaders enrolls approximately 30 participants, under the age of 35, both Norwegians and internationals, with a blend of Ph.D. students/post docs and young professionals from the public and business sectors. The program fee is NOK 30 000 plus VAT per participant. Ph.D. students/post docs affiliated with Norwegian university colleges, universities and research institutes may apply for a grant from the Research Council of Norway. Ph.D. students/post docs at research institutions abroad who has a scientific focus relevant for Emerging Leaders 2016 could also be considered. The fee covers:

• Accommodation (hotel accommodation for seven nights, including one night onboard Hurtigruten from Svolvær to Tromsø)
• Food and cultural activities (including RIB trip and Lofotr Viking Museum.)
• Registration fee for the two day policy section at the Arctic Frontiers 2016 conference

The Emerging Leader program is linked to the topic of Arctic Frontiers 2016 “Industry and Environment” and includes the following sessions:

Session 1 Politics and security in the High North

Session 2 Industry and Environment in the Arctic

Session 3 Technology development and transfer within seafood and offshore industries

Session 4 Workshop, preparing a presentation

For questions concerning Arctic Frontiers’ Emerging Leaders program or how to apply for funding for young scientists made available by the Research Council of Norway, please contact project manager Kriss Rokkan Iversen (email: kriss.rokkan.iversen@salt.nu or mobile: +47 48 22 05 50).

The minutes from the TODOS Board Meeting August 2015 are now online.

Link:   Board Meeting Minutes August 2015

Take control of your PhD journey: From (p)reflection to publishing

When: The end of October/beginning of November

Where: UiT

Writing a thesis is a long and winding journey. It requires competencies beyond that of your chosen topic. You must be able to find the best literature for your project, review the existing literature, use this literature according to academic norms and then publish your findings in the best possible channels.

The University Library has created a comprehensive course consisting of four independent seminars, specifically targeted at PhD students. You can take all four of them, or pick just one or two if you are already familiar the subject, or if you’re too busy just now.

1. Think like an academic – write like an academic
Date: 27 October 12:15-15:00

2. Search like an expert
Humanities (28 October 12:15-15:00)
Medicine and health sciences (28 October 09:15-12:00)
Technology and natural sciences (29 October 09:15-11:00)
Social sciences (29 October 12:15-15:00)

3. Manage your references with EndNote
EndNote basic (3 November 9:15-12:00)
EndNote advanced (11 November 09:15-12:00)

4. How to publish your research open access
Date: 17 November 09:15-12:00

URL​: https://uit.no/tavla/artikkel/430302/take_control_of_your_phd_journey_from_p_reflect​
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Forskningspresentasjon: Doktorgradskompetanse skaper verdier

Når: 10.09.15 kl. 12:00 – 13:00

Hvor: Rom B1005, 1. etasje HSL-bygget

Norges forskningsråd vil i samarbeid med Biotec Betaglucans presentere «Doktorgradskompetanse skaper verdier» om mulighetene ved Offentlig Ph.d. og Nærings-Ph.d.

For mer informasjon: https://uit.no/tavla/artikkel?p_document_id=430403

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Når: ​15.-16. september, 2015 og 5-6. november, 2015

Søknadsfrist: 1. august, 2015

Ny søknadsfrist: 15.august, 2015

Result skal avholde nytt kurs for stipendiatene i universitetspedagogikk til høsten. Kurset er nå utlyst med søknadsfrist 1. august. Dette er et meget populært kurs hvor deltakerne blant annet lærer:

• planlegge og gjennomføre undervisning
• utvikle egne undervisningsferdigheter
• utvikle og reflektere over egen undervisning med utgangspunkt i teori om undervisning og læring

Kurset er for stipendiater tilsatt ved UiT med 4 års ansettelsesforhold, hvorav 25 % av arbeidstiden er avsatt til pliktarbeid (herunder undervisningsoppgaver). Det anbefales at søkere til kurset i høstsemesteret behersker norsk (eller et nordisk språk). Søker må ha avtale om undervisningsoppgaver det semesteret kurset i universitetspedagogikk ønskes tatt og være godkjent av nærmeste leder. Fullført kurs gir deltakerne 50 timer uttelling av arbeidsplikten i stipendiatstillingen. Det tas opp inntil 20 personer per kurs.

Kurs med søknadsskjema er lagt ut på Tavla:

https://uit.no/tavla/artikkel/422796/kurs_i_universitetspedagogikk_for_stipendiater

​Something for all the engaged PhD`s at UiT?

Absolutely.

Call for presentations and posters
Submissions are invited for the 10th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing, to be held in Tromsø 30 November–1 December 2015 at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The Munin Conferences raise and debate questions related to scholarly publishing.

We hereby welcome abstract submissions for presentations and posters for this year’s conference, on topics including but not limited to:
– The role of higher education institutions in developing/transforming scholarly publishing
– Assessments and evaluations based on scholarly publishing output at the institutional and individual level
– The role of the journals and the mission of publishing: Quality verification, branding, discourse, open science agent and more
– Micropublications: E.g. twitter, wikis, blogs, communication tools
– Research data
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Call for presentations and posters – complete text

Submission guidelines and instructions

The minutes from the TODOS Board Meeting May 2015 are now online.

URL​: Board Meeting Minutes May 2015

​Training School on qualitative theory of dynamical systems, tools and applications​

When: 17-19 September 2015

Where: Urbino, Italy

Application deadline: 30 June 2015

ISCH COST ACTION IS1104 project on “The EU in the new complex geography of economic systems: models, tools and policy evaluation” (http://www.gecomplexity-cost.eu) and Department of Economics, Society, Politics of Urbino University (Italy) and with the collaboration of SICC (Italian Society for Chaos and Complexity) organizes a Training School on qualitative theory of dynamical systems, tools and applications Urbino, Italy, 17-19 September, 2015 Università di Urbino “Carlo Bo” – DESP (Department of Economics, Society, Politics)

COST action pays accepted applicants a fixed amount as a contribution to expenses for travel, accommodation and meals:

Local trainee (from Urbino): 100 €

National trainee (from Italy): 500 €

International trainee (other countries): 700€.

Payment will be made after the end of the training school.

URL: http://urbino2015.gecomplexity-cost.eu/index.php?id=322

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Vi har gleden av å invitere deg til informasjons- og nettverkstreff for nye doktorgradsstudenter ved UiT torsdag 4. juni 2015 kl. 14.-16 i Hiet, Administrasjonsbygget (Rød bygning i Brevika) på Campus Tromsø. Meld deg på ved å svare på golin.i.larsen@uit.no innen 1. juni 2015.

Dersom du allerede har meldt deg på kan du se bort fra denne e-posten.

Program:
– Velkomsttale v/ prorektor Kenneth Ruud
– Informasjon om rettigheter, plikter og muligheter som doktorgradstudent v/ nestleder Sølvi B. Anderssen, Avdeling for forskning og utviklingsarbeid
– Presentasjon av stipendiatforeningen TODOS (Tromsø Doctoral Students) v/ leder Thibaud Freyd .
– Presentasjon av Take control of your PhD journey v/ Universitetsbiblioteket

Vi serverer tapas i etterkant av presentasjonene. Du får mulighet til å treffe andre ferske doktorgradsstudenter fra ulike fagområder.

Vi vil gjerne informere deg om at TODOS arrangerer barbeque for nye ph.d.-studenter 4. juni 2015 kl.17. Så sett gjerne av tid til det også. For mer informasjon: https://site.uit.no/arcticdoc/

Vennlig hilsen

Avdeling for forskning og utviklingsarbeid

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Dear new doctoral student at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway,

We have the pleasure of inviting you to an afternoon of information and networking for new doctoral students Thursday 4 June 2015 2-4 p.m. The event takes place at Hiet in the Administration building (red building in Breivika) at Campus Tromsø. You sign up for the event by sending an email to golin.i.larsen@uit.no  by 1 June 2015.

If you already have signed up please ignore this e-mail.

Programme:
– Welcome speech by Prorector Kenneth Ruud
– An introduction to your rights, duties and possibilities as a doctoral student at UiT by Sølvi B. Anderssen, Department of Research and Development
– Presentation of TODOS (Tromsø Doctoral Students) by chair board Thibaud Freyd
– Presentation of Take control of your PhD journey by the University Library

You will meet doctoral students form various fields and there will be time for socialising after the presentations. We well serve tapas at the event.

We like to inform you that TODOS arrange a barbeque for new ph.d.-students 4 June 2015 5.pm. You may take your time to enjoy that as well. For more information: https://site.uit.no/arcticdoc/

Sincerely

The Department of Research and Development

This is a reminder to everybody that the University Board Election spring 2015 have started.

It is important to be represented in order to be heard.

Three candidates are running to be the representative of the  temporary scientific staff and only one of them is a PhD Student:

• Mario Acquarone, Researcher/Postdoctor, AMB, BFE-fak
• Audun Hetland, PhD Student, IPS, Helsefak
• Anna Siwertsson, Postdoctor, AMB, BFE-fak

The electronic polling station is now open – you may give your vote here.

Please give your vote no later than 28 May 2015.

You log in by using your regular usename and password. If you need assistance in order to log in or give your vote, you may contact Oraktjenesten (email: orakel@uit.no or tel. (776) 44544).

Further information about the elections (presentations of the candidates, elections regulations, etc.) is available on the elections website.