PhD in Artistic Research

From the announcement: «Artistic research at Oslo National Academy of the Arts is expected to be innovative, further the professional fields, and be based on artistic practice.»

There are two different types of PhD degrees in Norway

• philosophiae doctor (PhD)
• philosophiae doctor (PhD) in artistic research

Oslo National Academy of the Arts offer a PhD in artistic research.

The core in Oslo National Academy of the Arts PhD is explained in our regulation:

«Artistic practice is at the core of the artistic PhD result. At the same time, the artistic practice is to be accompanied by an explicit reflection, which, when the project is presented, grants others access into the working methods and insights that emerge from the artistic research.»

From announcement: «Applicants must normally have a master’s degree in performing or creative arts in the relevant art discipline, c.f. the descriptions in the second cycle of the Norwegian Qualifications Framework. Based on a special assessment, Oslo National Academy of the Arts may approve other, comparable qualifications as the basis for admission.»

The key is that the competence requirement is an executive / creative master's degree in the relevant subject area/ art field.

Documentation of competence requirement

The competency requirement is usually documented with a diploma, or with other documentation of master degree within the subject area.

If you cannot document this level of competence with a diploma, you may be able to document the same competence requirement (executive or creative master's degree) in another way.

• Unfortunately, it is not possible for Oslo National Academy of the Arts to make an expert assessment, but what you can consider is whether you are likely to have the same level of expertise as people who have taken an executive or creative master's degree in the artistic field – and how you can document this level of competence
• Documentation of competence will be measured against the learning outcome of the relevant master's study, eg. Design
• You can find the learning outcomes described in the curricula for these study programs at khio.no
• The documentation you enclose must cover all of the learning objectives; This means that this may require quite extensive documentation
• The documentation is evaluated by experts who are appointed for each individual position as a doctoral fellow

From the announcement: «The PhD research fellowship is a three-year full-time position with terms and conditions in accordance with regulations for state employees» «Workplace on a daily basis is at Oslo National Academy of the Arts.»

Yes, the position is in Oslo.

Admission to the PhD programme at Oslo National Academy of the Arts requires appointment in position that includes three years of pure doctoral education.

Two people who both need to take the doctoral degree cannot share a position.

From regulation § 11-2. Collaborative work:

«It is the responsibility of Oslo National Academy of the Ars to decide whether an artistic doctoral result produced through collaboration between several contributing partners may be submitted for evaluation. In this case, it must be possible to identify the contributions of the individuals involved.
If the artistic doctoral result or parts of the result have been produced in collaboration with other cooperating partners, the PhD candidate must follow the norms for co-authorship that are generally accepted within the academic and artistic community and in accordance with international standards.
A doctoral result containing collaborative contributions from cooperating partners must include a signed declaration that describes the candidate’s contribution to each of the results. The candidate and all the contributors must sign the declaration.»

As of today, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, does not yet have experience with the situation that an artistic doctoral result produced by several others, is handed in for appraisal. Oslo National Academy of the Arts will have to make a concrete assessment, should this situation come up. As the fellow is admitted into a doctoral programme that will lead to a result being assessed, a minimum requirement will nevertheless be that the fellows individual contribution can be identified.