Our societal mission is higher education, research and artistic development work, dissemination and innovation. We have condensed this mission into our motto: We will challenge the well-known and explore the unknown.
What working for us involves
The university has great ambitions. We aim to be a driving force in the knowledge development for the region, and to be an international research university focusing on innovation and novel approaches.
We want to work together with our employees and students to set our sights higher and venture to think big, along new lines. We aim to be a service-oriented organisation that is willing to take action and change, known for a university culture characterised by innovation and novel approaches, mutual respect and cooperation.
Our academic activities are organised into six faculties and at the Museum of Archaeology.
Help us to challenge and explore!
Employment benefits
Pension and insurance, flexible working hours, membership certificates for buying permanent cooperative housing association property, exercise during working hours and discounted public transportation (HomeJobHome).
The university has also a number of welfare initiatives that are administered by the welfare committee, for example social gatherings.
UiS has a corporate art association and corporate sports club. The sports club offer different activities and discount schemes as a member.
The university offers also different discount schemes.
Relocation programme
UIS supports incoming international employees, PhD- and Postdoctoral Fellow candidates, guest researchers and their families with relocation to Norway and UIS.
HR/EMC at the University of Stavanger will assist you with a smooth transfer to Stavanger, Norway. Good planning and timely preparations lay the foundation for a successful stay and there are important issues that require attention way ahead of your move, especially if you intend to bring family with you.
HR Excellence in Research
The University of Stavanger has received the HR Excellence in Research award (europa.eu) by way of approval of its work with the Charter & Code. This is the EU’s quality hallmark for institutions that work actively to promote researcher mobility, and that provide researchers with attractive working conditions and the opportunity to develop their careers.
Academic representative
Professor Geir Skeie has been named as the representative for research ethics issues at the University of Stavanger for a period of two years.
The academic representative must ensure that attention is paid to ethical dilemmas and ethical topics linked with research at the University of Stavanger. As well as increasing awareness of research ethics issues, the representative must be someone whom employees and students can consult if they have any queries regarding ethics in research.