HR Strategy for researchers
Relevant documents
In 2023/2024 UiT conducted an internal review and updated the action plan for 2024-2027. Please see the relevant documents for this process.
Ethical and professional aspects
UiT is responsible for ensuring that teaching, research and dissemination are carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations governing our activities. UiT´s academic activities are based on the principle of academic freedom.
The following are particularly central to UiT´s operations:
- The Act relating to Universitites and University Colleges (in Norwegian)
- The Public Administration Act
- Statsansatteloven (The Civil Servants Act in Norwegian only)
- The Working Environment Act
- The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act
- The Research Ethics Act
- The Health Research Act
- The Biotechnology Act
- Personal Data Act
- The Patents Act
- The Copyright Act
- Ethcial Guidelines for the Public Service
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Printvennlig innhold: National rules and regulations governing the operation
- Eallju - Developing the High North: UiT´s strategy towards 2030
- Develpoment agreement between UiT and the Ministry of Education and Research (in Norwegian)
- Long term plan for UiT The Arctic University of Norway (in Norwegian)
- Joint Intellectual Property Rights policy for Norway´s universities
- Regulations for securing and management of work results
- Ethical guidelines for colaboration with external enterprises
- Principles and guidelines for fair global access to medicines and medical tratment resulting from commercialisation of research results
- Research and Innovation at UiT portal
- UiT Portal for publishing and Open Access
- PhD on Track
- The information Security and Privacy Management System at UiT
- Speak Up - information on notification guidelines, counceling services and related information
- Sikre siden (on the safe side) - emergency preparedness and safety
- The information Security and Privacy Management System at UiT
- Learning environment comimtee (in Norwegian)
- Work environment committee (in Norwegian)
- Safety representatives (the HSE Handbook)
- Rules of conduct for a satisfactory and sound working environment at UiT (in Norwegian and English)
- Bærekraft ved UiT (Sustainable development at UiT) (in Norwegian)
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Printvennlig innhold: Institutional guidelines and measures
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Recruitment and selection
- UiT´s policy for open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTM-R policy)
- Personnel policy for UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- OTM-R Checklist 2024 for HR Ecellence in Research
- UiT website Recruitment of Employees
- Rules and regulations governing recruitment at UiT
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Working conditions
National guidelines
Local guidelines
- The act relating to universities and university colleges (in Norwegian)
- The Working Environment Act, Chapter 4
- The Basic Collective Agreement for the Civil Service / Hovedtariffavtalen (in Norwegian)
- Basic Agreement for the civil Service/ Hovedavtalen (in Norwegian)
Local guidelines
- Personnel policy for UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- Research and Educational leave for academic staff
- Local Salary policy
- Rules of conduct for a satisfactory and sound working environment at UiT (Norwegian and English)
- UiT´s Action Plan for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 2024-2026
Other measures
- Welcome as an employee at UiT
- Action plan for equality, diversity and inclusion 20204-2024
- ARK intervention programme
- Career and expertice development (career plans)
- Speak up!
- Sikresiden.no provides you with training and advice on what you should do in emergency situations and what preventive measures you can take.
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Training and development
National rules and regulations
Local guidelines
- Local guidelines regarding appointment and promotons in academic positions
- Regulations and guidelines regarding the PhD degree are found in the PhD portal: https://uit.no/phd-en
Other measures
- PhD programmes
- Research schools
- Leadership development programme (in Norwegian)
- Educational leadership programme (in Norwegian)
- High North Academy - transferrable skills for PhDs and Postdocs (in Norwegian)
- Supervising PhDs (Forskningsveiledning)
- Teaching and learning in higher education (Universitetspedagogisk basiskompetanse)
- UiT Talent
Sist endret: 18.08.2025