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The administration at the Department of Biological Sciences consists of reception and management support, the study section and research support, all of which have their workplace on Marineholmen. The Department also has resources from the Finance Section and the HR section at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and divide their office time between the Faculty Secretariat and the Department.
Contact Information
Visiting address
Institutt for biovitenskap, Biologen
Thormøhlens gate 53A, 2. et.
5006 Bergen
Postal address
University of Bergen
Department of Biological Sciences
Postbox 7803
N-5020 Bergen
Email
post@bio.uib.no
Info regarding events or other news can be sent directly to our newsletter: bionytt.bio@uib.no
Phone
+47 55 58 44 00
Department Management
Head of Department: Ørjan Totland
Assisting Head of Department: Jon Vidar Helvik
Head of Administration: Julie Stavnes
Head of Education: Anne Elisabeth Bjune
Academic Groups
Below you will find a list of the department's academic divisions, along with contact information for the divison leaders. The divisions' main task is to administer teaching within their respective subject areas. The division leader can also connect you to relevant researchers and research environments within their field.
Group | Head of group/Contact |
Ecology and Evolution Group | John-Arvid Grytnes |
Microbiology Group | Gunnar Bratbak |
Fish Health Group | Are Nylund |
Fisheries and Marine Biology Group | Katja Enberg |
Environmental Biology and Aquaculture Group | Jon Vidar Helvik |
Molecular Biology Group | Gyri Teien Haugland |
Study Section
Contact us: studie.bio@uib.no
Beate Ulrikke Rensvik +47 55 58 22 41
- Section leader
- Coordinator for the IMBRSea programme
- Coordinator for the MSc programme in Biology, responsible for specializations: Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology, Environmental Toxicology and Microbiology
Tommy Strand +47 55 58 44 09
- Coordinator for the ph.d. programme in Biology
Ingvil Roosendaal Sahr +47 55 58 44 81
- Coordinator for the MSc programme in Biology, responsible for the specializations: Fisheries Biology and Management, Marine Biology, Aquaculture Biology and Developmental Biology, and Physiology and Nutrition
Linda Veka Hjørnevik +47 55 58 43 75
- Coordinator for the BSc programme in Molecular Biology
- Coordinator for the MSc programme in Molecular Biology
- Book student counselling for BSc in Molecular Biology and MSc in Molecular Biology
Hilde Rief Armo +47 55 58 44 39
- Coordinator for the Integrated MSc programme in Fish Health-Aquamedicine
- Coordinator for the Integrated MSc programme in Aquaculture (civil engineer)
- Book student counselling for Fish Health-Aquamedicine eller Aquaculture (civil engineer)
Tone Stokka +47 55 58 30 31
- Coordinator of KUSK (professional development programme for study advisors)
- Coordinator for the BSc programme in Biology
Kjerstin Nilsen Nøkling +47 55 58 33 45
- Coordinator for research/workplace practice courses
- Coordinator for RAS601 Resirkulering i akvakultur (RAS)
- Coordinator for the Integrated Teacher's Programme and Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Biology)
Grethe Aarbakke +47 55 58 42 36
- Coordinator for exams and teaching schedules for Molecular Biology courses (courses with MOL code)
Kristin Holtermann +47 55 58 26 84
- Advisor at bioCEED
Reception and Admin
- General inquiries (internal and external, both by phone, e-mail and in person)
- Collection and distribution of mail
- Receipt of parcels, sending of mail/parcels
- Access control (key card, office keys, reading room keys)
- Information work (including information on screens and in the calendar)
- Room bookings
- Orders for the administration
- Practical arrangements in connection with anniversaries, disputation, meetings and the like for the entire administration at BIO
- Management support - including reception of new staff, scheduling of meetings/booking of rooms, secretarial tasks (for the HSE and electoral boards), archiving (ePhorte), routine development, organization of events, management of IT accounts
- Management of indoor areas - including distribution of offices and keeping track of allication of areas, tenants and agreements
- Main contact towards the Estate management divison regarding indoor cleaning and maintenance
- Overseeing registration of scientific publications in the CRISTIN database
- Responsible for internal informational channels, databases and e-mail lists
- Back-up function for reception services
- Application support and information for projects focussed on education (INTPART, Erasmus+ and more) and networking
- Main editor for the department's website and internal newsletter (BIO-nytt)
- User support for publishing on www.uib.no
- Management support tasks
Research Administration
- Support and advice on research proposals to the Norwegian Research Council, EU and other national and international research programmes
- Administrativ follow up of externally financed projects related to contracts, reporting and more
- Management support in relation to research in areas such as reporting, hearings, evaluations
- Tasks related to the follow-up of the department's research strategy in cooperation with the department management
- Administrative manager for the Sea Lice Research Centre
- Administrative coordinator for EMBRC Norway
- Support and advice on research proposals focussed on innovation and commersialization
Knut Olav Daasvatn (see above)
- Application support and information for projects focussed on education (INTPART, Erasmus+ and more) and networking
- The Department's contact person at the Division of Research and Innovation
Human Resources (HR)
The HR staff are formally affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and divide their office time between the Faculty Secretariat and the Department, and have tasks related both to the Faculty and the Department.
- Case management and supervision related to staff recruitment
- General HR case management
- Case management and supervision related to staff recruitment
- General HR case management
Finance
The finance staff are employed at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and will have tasks for both the Faculty and the Department. The economists who have the most tasks at the department share office hours between the Faculty Secretariat and the Department.
The Faculty's finance section has used the UiBhjelp service portal as a system for receiving, distributing and answering questions and other inquiries from employees and students at the faculty. By reporting cases via this channel rather than e-mail to individuals, it is ensured that the inquiries will always be handled within a reasonable time, regardless of holidays and other absences with individuals.
The Faculty's financial tasks are divided between
- Business economists with responsibility for invoice processing, reimbursement of travel expenses (travel invoice) and other expenses, variable salary (hourly wage, fee) and control of bookings
- Project economists who provide support to project managers related to external projects in various phases: application, contract, operation and termination phase. This means, among other things. financial reporting, help with application budget and invoicing.
- Controllers responsible for the department's total finances, budget, forecast and accounting follow-up.
Economists:
- Kristina Håvås Hanson, controller
- Heidi Lappegård, project economist
- Anna Gradomska, project economist
- Siri Elisabeth Eide, project economist
- Jørgen Bjørkevik, project economist
- Henrik Tangen Karlsen, project economist
- Andreas Øyre Lindstrøm, purchaser
- Berit Storaker, business economist/specialist