OsloMet RISE is the official interest organization representing PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and other researchers in temporary academic positions at OsloMet.
Temporary researchers play a central role in research, teaching, and innovation at the university. OsloMet RISE exists to ensure that their contributions are recognised, their working conditions are fair, and their perspectives are meaningfully included in institutional development.
Our Vision
We believe that strong research environments depend on secure, supported, and engaged researchers.
OsloMet RISE works toward a university where temporary researchers are professionally valued, institutionally included, and structurally supported — and where they actively contribute to shaping the future of academic life at OsloMet.
Our Mission
Our mission is to strengthen the professional, structural, and social conditions of researchers in temporary positions.
We work to:
- Promote fair, transparent, and predictable working conditions
- Support career development and academic progression
- Ensure meaningful representation in institutional bodies
- Foster an inclusive and connected research community
- Engage constructively with university leadership while maintaining independence in representing our members’ interests
What We Do in Practice
Representation and Institutional Dialogue
- Represent temporary researchers in key university committees and working groups
- Provide input on policies affecting PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers
- Raise structural and everyday challenges related to employment, supervision, workload, and career development
Career and Professional Development
- Organise discussions and events on academic and non-academic career pathways
- Facilitate peer exchange across faculties and disciplines
- Identify systemic barriers affecting temporary researchers
Community and Wellbeing
- Create cross-disciplinary meeting arenas
- Organise academic and social events
- Highlight issues related to academic pressure, uncertainty, and work–life balance
- Advocate for sustainable and supportive research environments
Membership and Participation
All PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers at OsloMet are members by default. Other researchers in temporary academic positions at OsloMet may apply for membership by contacting the OsloMet RISE board via the official email address given on the website.
OsloMet RISE is member-driven. Our strength lies in active participation, shared responsibility, and collective voice. Members can contribute through board representation, task groups, and community initiatives.
National and Institutional Collaboration
OsloMet RISE collaborates closely with faculties, doctoral programs, and administrative units at OsloMet.
At the national level, we work with organisations such as SiN – Stipendiatorganisasjonene i Norge, contributing to broader discussions on research policy, working conditions, and academic well-being in Norway.
Statutes (Current version: valid from 29-1-2026) Download the statutes
If you have any questions or issues, please contact us.