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Department council election 2024, Department of Biological Sciences

New members representing group B (temporarily employed staff in teaching and research positions) and group D (students) are to be elected for the period of 1.8.2024-31.7.2025.

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Announcement of Department council election 2024

New representatives are to be elected for the Department council from group B (temporarily employed staff in teaching and research positions) and group D (students) for the period fo 1.8.2024-31.7.2025. 

The following representatives are to be elected

  • Group B: 1 representative and 2 substitutes
  • Group D: 2 representatives og 2 substitutes

Election period 

Voting will start 22rd May at 09:00AM and ends 24th May at 12:00PM.

Noination committee

If there is not a sufficient number of candidates of each gender when the nomination deadline is reached, the nomination committee shall nominate additional candidates to complete the list according to the requirements for elections at UiB.

  • Anne Bjune - group A
  • Hasan Arsin - group B
  • Grethe Aarbakke - group C
  • Christina Marie Ingdal - group D

Current council representatives

Group A - Permanently employed scientific staff

Ørjan Totland (chair), Tom Ole Nilsen, Alistair William Robin Seddon, Runar Stokke         

Substitue: Fergal O’Farrell                             

Group B - Temporarily employed scientific staff

Natalya Gallo

Substitutes: Katharina Stracke, Christian Hans Quintana Zagaceta

Group C - Technical and administrative staff

Julie Skadal, Frank Midtøy

Substitutes: Bjørg Flatekvål, Hilde Rief Armo

Group D - Students

Marte Elise Rørstad, Alexander Bouz Utskot 

Substitutes: Hanna Sannes, Gina Koulibaly Barry

Secretary

Head of administration Julie Stavnes

Nomination of candidates - deadline 5. March

We hereby invite all members of the respective groups to nominate candidates for the election.  For info on elegibility and right to nominate, please see below.

Nomination deadline: 5. March 12:00.  

All nominations are to be forwarded in writing (please use this form), signed by the proposers.  The nominations are to be submitted to the Department's electoral contact (se right hand column for contact details). 

Nomination committee at BIO spring 2024

Census, list of qualified voters, elegibility and right to nominate

To be able to nominate candiates and to vote, you must be registered in the UiB census, see jf § 6 Valgreglement for UiB.

Group. B - use this link to check if you are registered in the census. The census will be updated in March.

You are electable if you, at the time of the election, are:

  • temporarily employed in a scientific position and the duration of your employment is at least one year, in at least 50 percent position
  • or if you have been continuously employed for at least one year in at least 50% position.

Group D - use this link to check if you are registered in the census.  The census will be updated in March.

Anyone who is electable, is also qualified to nominate candidates.

Questions regarding the census can be adressed by e-mail to the University's electoral board: valgstyret@uib.no.

Valgreglement for UiB (Electoral regulations for UiB, only available in Norwegian)