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Election of Extended Management Team at IE departments

Elections at IE

In spring 2026, elections will be held for representatives of temporary academic staff to the Faculty Board. The election period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. In addition, elections of temporary employees to the expanded management group at the institutes are conducted.

New representatives

• 1 temporary academic staff member and 1 deputy - elected for 1 year

Important Dates:

• Deadline for nominating candidates: April 20
• Announcement of candidates: May 4
• Election: May 11 - 13

According to NTNU's election regulations §8.1, all eligible employees (employed in at least a 50% position) can submit proposals for candidates from their own group. The proposals must be received by the election committee within the nomination deadline. The candidates must meet the eligibility requirements, as per the election regulations §4. The number of votes decides whether a candidate becomes elected member or deputy member, unless the Election Board must intervene in order to satisfy the requirement for gender balance.

More information

• Representatives for temporary academic staff are elected annually for a one-year term.
• Other members are elected for four years.
• One representative and one deputy representative for temporary academic staff are elected to the Faculty Board and to elected bodies at the departments.
• As a representative on the Faculty Board, you will also be a member of the faculty's Appointment Committee (AU).

Eligibility

To be eligible for election, the candidate must have an employment contract covering the full election period, at minimum until 30 June 2027.

Candidates must also have a very good understanding of the Norwegian language, equivalent to the requirements for admission to Norwegian-language study programs and permanent academic positions. The language requirement is detailed in the election regulations.

The following persons are not eligible:

• Persons who have served in the relevant position for a continuous period of eight years
• Certain individuals in leadership positions (see election regulations §4.3 for details)
• Members of the election committee

Propose Candidates

Do you know someone who can do a good job? It is up to you as a voter to propose candidates for the election.

Proposals can be submitted in two ways:

Fill out the Proposal Form (docx) and send it by email, or

Send an email with the following information:

• Full name of the candidate
• Which voter group the candidate represents (temporary academic)

It is required that three people support a candidate proposal. The proposal should be submitted by one of the proposers, with the other two in copy. If it is difficult to obtain signatures from the proposers, they must be copied on the email for the proposal to be valid. The candidate should also be in copy.

Employees who are running for re-election can promote their own candidacy.

Proposals for candidates should be sent to valg@ie.ntnu.no

Presentation of the candidates

On these pages, you can see the presentations of the candidates Temporary academic staff

Elections May 11 - 13:

Cast your vote here

The election closes at 10:00 p.m.

Electoral Roll

The election system retrieves an updated electoral roll daily from NTNU's personnel system. You can check your entry in the electoral roll by logging into the election web and clicking on your name. You are assigned voting rights in the voter group and associated unit where you have your main position at NTNU (at least 50% position). If you are incorrectly listed with the wrong voter group or unit, you must immediately address this with your personnel manager. Only your manager can submit a change notification to NTNU's personnel system. Once you have cast your vote in the election web, your vote is registered with the affiliation you had at the time of voting. It is not possible to change a cast vote.

Compensation

Compensation is provided for elected positions at the faculty and institute for PhD candidates. The main rule is that compensation is given in the form of a paid extension of the employment period. For candidates who have remaining mandatory work, it can alternatively be agreed with the institute that the position can be included as part of the mandatory work. Such positions can constitute a maximum of three months of the mandatory work.

For elected bodies at the institutes, the Supplementary Guidelines to NTNU's regulations on mandatory work for PhD candidates apply: Compensation for elected positions at the faculty and institute for PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows, which recommends two weeks of compensation. For the faculty board, the representative is granted a four‑week paid extension (two weeks for participation in the faculty board and two weeks for participation in the appointments committee).

Contact your institute to make an agreement on compensation.

Additional responsibilities

The representative for temporary academic staff on the Faculty Board will also be a member of the Appointment Committee (AU) at the faculty.

Election Committee:

• Kristian Gjøsteen, Chair
• Name will be announced soon
• Cathrine Haugan Grønvik, Secretary

Read about the election committee's tasks in election regulations §6.

Elections to the faculty board and participatory bodies at the institutes are conducted in accordance with NTNU's election regulations.

Any questions about the election to the Faculty Board can be directed to the election committee.