We currently have two PhD vacancies at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute located in Norway’s beautiful Oslo capital region. Both the institution and wider context are fantastic places to work as an energy social scientist, so please give strong candidates in your network a heads-up about these exciting opportunities.
Both positions are linked to the Research Council of Norway’s ‘Top Researchers – Researcher Projects to Develop World Leading Research Communities’ project FEASIBILITY, a €4 million grant held across four PIs at three Norwegian institutions (for details, see https://www.fni.no/news/new-project-to-research-what-is-feasible-in-climate-and-energy-policy) where we will hire five PhDs in all.
Of the two PhD vacancies at FNI, the first position (https://www.fni.no/about-fni/careers/vacancies/phd-research-fellow-feasibility-project-human-geography) focuses on socio-spatial aspects of the feasibility of twin transitions with its primary anchoring in human geography and main supervisor Siddharth Sareen. The second position (https://www.fni.no/about-fni/careers/vacancies/phd-research-fellow-feasibility-project-political-science) focuses on political aspects of the feasibility of twin transitions with its primary anchoring in political science and main supervisor Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg. Both positions are conceptually framed within our interest in feasibility and valuation, as applied to decarbonisation and digitalisation, in Norway, Germany, Portugal, and the UK.
Being a PhD candidate at FNI is a wonderful way to build an academic career, and very enjoyable as well: https://www.fni.no/news/research-what-is-politically-possible-in-climate-and-energy-policy (we facilitate PhD degree affiliations for hired candidates at apt social science departments at Norwegian universities).
Please note the application deadline of 18 June 2026. A full set of required materials should be submitted, ideally as a single PDF file, to clragner@fni.no – candidates should indicate which of the two positions they are applying for.