SU department bodies for participation and co-determination candidates - Kunnskapsbasen
SU department bodies for participation and co-determination candidates
On this page you will find an overview of the candidates for the election at the SU faculty in the spring of 2023. Election of temporary academic staff to the departments' participatory bodies at all departments will be held, as well as a supplementary election of a deputy member for permanent academic staff at the Department of Psychology (IPS).
At the Department of Teacher Education (ILU), there have not been enough proposals for candidates to hold elections this spring. The same applies to supplementary election of deputy members of technical-administrative employees at the Department of Social Work (ISA).
Norsk versjon: Kandidater til instituttenes medvirkningsorgan ved SU | Elections at SU
Candidates to the elections as temporary academic staff to the department's participatory bodies
Department of Geography (IGE)
Håkon da Silva Hyldmo
About me: I have worked as a PhD candidate at the Department of Geography since April 2022. My work is focused on understanding the interconnections between natural resource governance in Indonesia and the shifts towards a green economy in Europe. My supervisor is Ståle Angen Rye. Prior to taking up my position at NTNU I worked seven years at the Norwegian Environment Agency, where I served as the head of a labor union.
Why am I running for election: Democracy at the workplace is important for ensuring that all employees’ interests are reflected in decisions being made. Should I get the opportunity to contribute to the work of the department Board, I would continue the important work that has been undertaken to date to reflect the opinions of temporary staff, and work to see these impact the Board’s decisions.
Norunn Hornset
I am a PhD-candidate here at the institute of geography and am halfway through my four-year project at this point. My educational background comes from the teacher training program at NTNU with masters in political science and teaching competence in English. I have represented temporary staff in the department board for the last two periods.
If I get elected to the board of IGE, I want to be a connector between the institute and the temporary staff. It is important to me that it is easy to approach me for any issue that is meaningful to other members of the staff. Further, I want the communication to be open and clear so that everyone feel part of the institute. I find it important that all temporary staff should have the best possible terms and that our interests can be managed in a sufficient way, both academically and socially.
Jakob Bonnevie Cyvin
In short, I am researching macro and microplastics. Before starting my PhD, I had various student and recruitment positions for the past seven years at IGE, SA, ILU, under the rector's staff, and the Department of Building and Ocean Engineering in Ålesund. I am leading an interdisciplinary VR-education project with participants from various departments, and I have an academic background and publications in both the natural sciences and educational sciences.
I am passionate about giving learning activities the same prestige as good research, and I know the institute both as a student and as a temporary employee, and now as a PhD candidate. Therefore, I am running as candidate because I have become fund of the Department of Geography and I want to contribute to continuously improving the institute.
Department of Teacher Education (ILU)
Department of Education and Lifelong Learning (IPL)
Håkon Jakobsen Aaltvedt
I’m a PhD student in pedagogy at IPL, and part of the research group Qualities in Education (QEd). I have a master’s degree in Education and Upbringing (IPL) and in Music Technology (NTNU), and have worked 9 years as a head teacher in music production (Musikkdesign) at Kristiania University College. I’m interested in technology in education, and in my PhD-project I’m studying how 1:1 technologies (every pupil with their own digitial device) are shaping pedagogical practice and teaching in primary education.
I’m running for election because I think it’s important that temporary academic employees are represented wherever we can be, and I’m curious about the workings of the extended management group at IPL.
Helene Berntsen Svensson
My name is Helene Berntsen Svensson and I am currently working on a doctoral thesis on innovation in the public sector at IPL. The main focus of the work is organizational development, management and governance related to future welfare solutions. I come from a position as an adviser for the chief municipal executive in Trondheim.
I believe that being curious both about people, tasks, structures and systems as a representative in an extended management group can support the opportunity to explore democratic processes at NTNU. Building capacity for involvement and democratic participation has always played an important role in my employments– now I want to contribute to explore those perspectives and possibilities for temporarily scientific employees at NTNU.
Department of Psychology (IPS)
Marius Stavang
I am a second-year PhD at IPS. Since autumn 2022 I have been a deputy to represent the temporary employees on the Institute Board. I am thus relatively familiar with the matters that move at the institute and the interest situation of the temporary employees. I believe my background as a clinical psychologist and having worked extensively in various domains of communications have given me experience in negotiations and discussions in complex matters.
Vilde Johannessen
I am a PhD candidate at the Institute of Psychology. I am currently in the last year of my PhD. I write about sustainability change agents ‘emotional experiences related to drive and barriers in their specific working context. My passion in psychology is to understand better how it is to work with sustainability and the well-being of groups in the working context that, for different reasons, are experiencing work-related stressors.
After many years at NTNU and my experience as a research assistant and PhD, I understand the many difficulties a PhD and other temporary staff might be experiencing. I often engage in dialog with different staff at the department to better understand how different initiatives affect the different types of positions at the institute. I sincerely believe that to be able to better the terms of working as a temporary staff, there is a need to create an acknowledgment of the issues that the different types of positions at the department might face, and at the same time, work together to come up with changes that not only benefit one department, but all to make such initiatives last.
Department of Social Work (ISA)
Henrik Hays Nielsen
I have recently joined as a doctoral candidate at the Department of Social Work. Since starting, I have been warmly welcomed by fellow candidates and colleagues—my aspiration to represent the institute's temporary staff reflects this experience.
I am keen on understanding more about the organization and administration of the institute. Moreover, I am eager to engage and contribute to the community of fellow staff members at the institute. Should I be elected as a representative, I aim to advocate for the temporary staff's interests and ensure their perspective is considered in relevant discussions and decisions.
May Gresdahl
Hello, all my wonderful colleagues! I wish to run for re-election as a representative for the temporary employees at ISA. Safety, predictability, and inclusion will be important goals I aim to work towards. I will prioritize strengthening communication and research dissemination from PhD candidates and Postdocs, as well as providing better insight into the department's activities.
If re-elected, I will continue to fight for our rights and inclusion, which I believe will be particularly important during the process of relocating to Helgasetr. Together, we can create a better working environment at ISA. Thank you for your support and trust.
Department of Sociology and Political Science (ISS)
Christoffer Andersen
Christoffer Andersen: currently a PhD candidate with five years of experience as a teaching assistant, involvement in four projects as a research assistant, and a year as a scientific assistant – all at NTNU-ISS. I am thus well-acquainted with the life of temporary scientific employees, for better or worse. In other words: very familiar with the courses and study programs in political science.
My motivation is twofold: I take genuine pride in being an employee at NTNU-ISS, and I aspire for a department that has a reputation for being something more. Coincidentally, I am aware that short-term considerations can sometimes cast a shadow over the interests of temporary staff. I believe this should not have to be a dilemma or trade-off.
Ingrid Okkenhaug
I’ve been employed at ISS since 2019, first for two years as a research and teaching assistant and now as a PhD candidate in sociology and sport science. My research project focuses on inclusion in physical activity, with youth with autism spectrum disorder as the access point. I also know the department well as a former student and student representative in the board.
I’m running as a candidate for temporary academic staff because I want to continue contributing to improving temporary staffs work situation. We are a large and international group of temporary employees, consisting both of research/teaching assistants, PhDs and postdocs with different needs and challenges. I believe its very important that this diversity is heard and included in matters concerning the department, so that our interests are attended to.
Department of Social Anthropology (SA)
Sean Thompson
My name is Sean Thompson and I have agreed to stand for the ‘vara’ role for the institute board. I am currently a PhD candidate in my second year, and by the start of 2023 I will be finished with my fieldwork and available to take on this position. I am standing to be the ‘vara’ next year to ensure that those on temporary contracts within the department can have their voices heard in the event that the first candidate cannot attend the institute’s board meetings.
Irmelin Joelsson
I’m a postdoctoral fellow with the Department of Social Anthropology for the period 2022-2024. I received my DPhil from the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography at University of Oxford in December 2021. I’ve held various position related to teaching anthropology and adjacent fields in Sweden, UK, and Tanzania, but also worked extensively with curation of art and architecture in different context and institutions.
As a representative for the temporary academic staff, I will look after the interests specific to the department’s early career scholars. Representing an international group at the board, my aim is to address the challenges specific to the PhD/postdoc roles and work for an inclusive and creative environment within the department.
Supplementary elections
Permanent academic staff
Dawn M. Behne
I am a professor of cognitive psychology, involved in teaching and supervision from the Bachelor to PhD level. My research includes collaboration at Psychology, other departments at NTNU and internationally.
The basis given for my nomination was my active engagement in the overall workings of the department. Before joining IPS, as professor at another department, I was already involved in teaching and supervision at IPS and was an external member of the department board. At Psychology, I have contributed to diverse committees, working and reference groups. I have an honest interest and engagement for the department as a whole, as well as an understanding of the department and NTNU to be able to step in to represent permanent scientists on the department board.
Mons Bendixen
Mons Bendixen (59) is professor of social psychology and has been employed at the institute since 1999. He has a comprehensive research output spanning the fields of antisocial behaviour, bullying, social exclusion, sexual harassment, jealousy and sexual remorse, sexual strategies, and measurement of attitudes. His research receives a good deal of attention in the media. He’s enjoying a wide range of research collaborations at the house, nationally, and internationally. He has previously been the employees' representative on the institute's board and has also been the safety representative. He’s been a popular lecturer for a number of years and received the students' teaching award for the second time this year.
I am standing for election to promote the employees' rights in a period of change and significant uncertainty so that we can consolidate the institute's uniqueness and activity for the future.
Contact
If you have questions, the Election Board SU will be pleased to answer: valg@su.ntnu.no