PhD-candidate

Ph.d-studenter Foto: Paul-Erik Lillholm

Your responsibilities as a PhD-candidate are:

1. To carry out your research effectively, to a high standard and within the prescribed period of study.
2. To attend PhD events at the university, faculty and department and to attend the courses agreed with your main supervisor.
3. To agree and strictly abide by a timetable for regular contact* with the main supervisor, at least once a month, and for the submission of your written work.
4. To submit your written work by agreed deadlines to allow sufficient time for comment and discussion. Drafts or parts of the thesis should be submitted at regular intervals, in accordance with the PhD regulations section 4.3, at least three times per semester.
5. To present your work or findings at seminars/conferences from time to time if encouraged by the main supervisor.
6. To comply with the ethical standards for research that apply to the academic field in question.
7. To submit an annual standard report by 1 December to the department/faculty about the progress of your doctoral training, in consultation with your main supervisor.
8. To participate in a midway evaluation of the progress of your doctoral training.
9. To responsibly keep track of all documentation of the courses, seminars and activities you complete as part of the training component.
10. To inform your main supervisor about all matters that may have a bearing on supervision. You should feel free to bring any problems, including problems of a social or medical nature, to the attention of your main supervisor or head of department/administrative PhD coordinator.
11. To consult in confidence the head of department/administrative PhD coordinator if you feel that a change of supervisor is desirable for any reason.
12. To consult the co-supervisor when advised to do so by your main supervisor.
13. To inform the external party (for those financed or supported otherwise by an external party) about any matters that could have a significant bearing on the cooperation and the progress of the project.
14. To follow the procedures for study leave or interruption of doctoral training. If you have sickness absence or other types of approved study leave, you must inform your assigned PhD administrative coordinator.
15. To discuss all matters regarding expenses relating to the financing of your research project with your supervisor at UiB, or, if relevant, with representatives of the institution that is financially responsible for your position.
16. To keep track of all working hours spent as part of your 25% obligatory workload for PhD candidates with university fellowships of four years. Expect your supervisor to help you keep within the workload limits for duty work.

*Regular contact can be upheld by e-mails, meetings or phone contact, it is not necessary to present written material for all supervision contact.