Elections at the Faculty of Humanities, Spring 2026

Elections of representatives for temporary academic staff to the Faculty Board and to elected bodies at the departments (Department Board/”Extended Management Group” (Utvided ledergruppe)) at the Faculty of Humanities (HF) will be held in Spring 2026.

The election period applies from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.

Norwegian version: Valg ved HF

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Important dates

• Faculty Board elections: 11–13 May
• Department elections: 10–12 June
• Deadline for nominating candidates for Faculty Board: 27 April
• Deadline for nominating candidates for department elections: 22 May

Eligibility

To be eligible for election, candidates must have an employment contract that covers the entire election period, at a minimum until 30 June 2027.

Candidates must also have a very good command of the Norwegian language, corresponding to the requirements for admission to Norwegian taught study programmes and for permanent academic positions. The language requirement is described in more detail in the election regulations.

The following persons are not eligible:

• Persons who have held the relevant position continuously for eight years
• Persons in leadership positions covered by the election regulations' § 4.3
• Members of the election committee

One representative and one deputy representative shall be elected. In order to meet the election regulations' requirements for gender balance, these must be of different genders. Elections can only be held when there are at least two nominated candidates of different genders.

More information

• Representatives for temporary academic staff are elected annually for one year at a time.
• Other members are elected for four years.
• To the Faculty Board and the elected bodies at the department, one representative for temporary academic staff and one deputy representative are elected.
• As a representative on the Faculty Board, you will also be a member of The Appointments Committee (AU) at the faculty. The Appointments Committee approves appointments to professorships, university lecturer positions, and associate professor positions.

Remuneration of Elected Representatives

PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers who are elected to positions at the faculty or department level are entitled to compensation. The main principle is a paid extension of the employment period.

If the candidate has remaining obligatory duties, it may be agreed with the department that the elected position forms part of these duties. Such positions may constitute a maximum of three months of the obligatory duties.

The supplementary guidelines to NTNU's regulations on obligatory duties fir PhD candidates recommend two weeks of compensation for these positions. Please contact your department to arrange further details.

Nomination of Candidates

Do you know someone who would be well suited for this job? It is you, the elector, who must propose candidates for the election.

Nominations should be sent to valg@hf.ntnu.no and must include the following information:

• The candidate’s full name
• Which election the candidate is nominated for (the Faculty Board or the relevant department)
• Which constituency the candidate represents

It is possible to stand as a candidate both for the Faculty Board and for one’s department.

Each nomination must be supported by three persons. The nomination shall be submitted by one of the proposers, with the two others copied on the email. The candidate must also be included as a recipient.

Employees standing for re‑election, or for election at the departmental level, may nominate themselves.

Register of voters

The election system updates the register of voters daily based on data from NTNU’s personnel system. Please check your registration by logging in to the election portal valgweb and clicking on your name.

You are entitled to vote in the constituency and organizational unit where you hold your primary position (at least 50%). If you are registered incorrectly, you must immediately contact your leader, who will submit a change notification to the personnel system.

Once you have cast your vote, it is recorded based on the affiliation you had at that time. A cast vote cannot be changed.

Timelines for This Year’s Elections

Faculty Board

• Announcement of the election: 7 April
• Nomination deadline for candidates: 27 April
• Announcement of candidates: 30 April
• Publication of candidate presentations: 5 May
• Election days: 11–13 May
• Announcement of results: 18 May

Department Board (IKM) and Extended Management Group (Utvidet ledergruppe) (IFR, IHF, IMU, ISL and KULT)

• Announcement of the election: 27 April
• Nomination deadline for candidates: 22 May
• Announcement of candidates: 26 May
• Publication of candidate presentations: 29 May
• Election days: 10–12 June
• Announcement of results: 15 June

Election Committee

The Election Committee is responsible for ensuring that the election is conducted in accordance with the election regulations and consists of:

• Morten Ertzaas Sørlie (Chair)
• Bjørn K. Myskja
• Åse Marit Skarholt
• Selvananthy Sureshkumar

Contact Information

Selvananthy Sureshkumar is the election administrator for the Faculty of Humanities (HF).

Questions regarding the elections may be directed to valg@hf.ntnu.no

Governing documents

NTNU's governance regulations: Describes organization, authority and division of tasks

NTNU's election regulations: Regulates elections to NTNU's board, faculty boards and elected bodies at the departments, as well as other elections that follow from decisions of NTNU's board