UNIPED-600 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Research
supervision
Do you supervise PhD students? Result offers a development program where you get inspiration and work together in a team with supervisors from diverse supervision cultures at UiT.
The program has a process-oriented and collegial work format, which also adresses the participants’ specific development needs. Great emphasis is placed on collegial experiences and learning. Through the program, participants develop knowledge, skills and general competencies on research supervision.
The program will enable you to meet the UiT requirements for its research superviors (applies to both main and co-supervisors).
Participation requires that you are an active main or co-supervisor for at least one PhD-student during the program period.
The program is offered in both Norwegian and English. Register below to participate in the English version of the program. For registration in Norwegian, please visit the Norwegian website for the program.
Registration for the 2024-2025 program session is now open. The registration deadline is June 21, 2024, at 12:00 PM.
DATES FOR GATHERINGS 2024-2025
INTRODUCTORY SESSIONS FALL 2024
The introductory sessions will be held physically in Tromsø, Harstad, Narvik and Alta (note: a minimum of 10 participants is required to hold a physical meeting at the smaller campuses). All participants must attend one of the following introductory sesssions:
Alternative 1: Orientation session for guidance of master candidates in Tromsø (Norwegian): October 9th from 09:00 to 15:30
Alternative 2: Orientation session for guidance of PhD candidates in Tromsø (Norwegian): October 16th from 09:00 to 15:30
Alternative 3: Orientation session for guidance of masters- and PhD-candidates in Harstad (English if needed): October 23rd from 09:00 to 15:30
Alternative 4: Orientation session for guidance of masters- and PhD-candidates in Narvik (English if needed): October 24th from 09:00 to 15:30
Alternative 5: Orientation session for guidance of masters- and PhD-candidates in Alta (English if needed): October 30th from 09:00 to 15:30
Alternative 6: Digital orientation session for guidance of PhD candidates: October 29th from 10:00 to 15:00
Alternative 7: Digital orientation session for guidance of master candidates: October 31st from 10:00 to 15:00
FOLLOW-UP GATHERING FALL 2025
PhD supervision
- November 27th
Master’s supervision
- Session I October 9th
- Session II December 4th
- Session III March 19th
FACULTY GATHERING SPRING 2025
This day is arranged by your faculty, where you will meet other supervisors within your own faculty, and discuss current and relevant relevant topics in PhD supervision. This event will take place in the spring of 2025. The individual faculties will set the date for the event (to be annonced in Canvas).
CONCLUDING WORKSHOPS
Half-day group workshops will take place in April and the beginning of May 2025
PREREQUISITES FOR PARTICIPATION
EMPLOYER
You must have UiT Norway’s Arctic University as your main employer (main position).
SUPERVISOR ROLE
You must be an active main supervisor or co-supervisor for one or more PhD students at the time the programme starts.
PROGRAMME MODEL
What can you expect the programme to include? Here you can see how the programme is structured and what is to be completed during your time as a participant.
1
Mandatory participation in the follow-up gathering and concluding workshop.
2
Work with content and assignments in the online part of the programme.
3
Individual and group work with work requirements.
4
Submission of 3 work requirements for approval (one before and two after Christmas).
5
Discussion of programme content with others.
SCOPE: 50-100 HOURS
The scope of the programme is 50 – 100 hours, depending on own work capacity / effort.
REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
In order to be approved for participation in the programme, certain requirements must be met.
PARTICIPATION
You must attend one of the start-up sessions.
WORK REQUIREMENTS
You must submit three work requirements, which must be approved. One work requirement is delivered in mid-December, two are delivered in May.
SUPERVISING
During the programme period, you must be the main or co-supervisor for a PhD student
PRESENTATION
You must participate and present reflections on your own practice on a programme day in the spring of 2023