The typical length for the PhD programme is three years; this is comprised of one semester of additional study and 2.5 years of dissertation work and research. Today, the department has 45 PhD students and a number of research fellow programmes. Three of these programmes are financed by the Norwegian Research Council:
Scenario-based risk assessment of ship collisions and grounding
Marine computational fluid dynamics
Energy-efficient all-electric ships
Contact the Department of Marine Technology (IMT) directly for more information. A description of the programmes makeup, in addition to the course catalogue, applicable rules and forms, can be found on the «Faculty's Doctoral Programme » pages.
Det endelige opplegget for PhD-studiet utformes i samråd mellom kandidat, veileder og instituttet avhengig av fagområde for avhandlingen og kandidatens individuelle behov og ønsker.
More on Programmets faglige innhold
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) invites applicants for up to 2 PhD research fellowships in Arctic Technology . The fellowships are linked to a large three-year (2007-2009) National Strategic Research Programme: Energy from the North. The fields of research are Ice-structure interaction and Marine operations in arctic waters. Full details of research areas, contact persons and application procedure: www.jobbnorge.no | details (doc). Application deadline: 15 January 2008.
Video cast: IVT-faculty's seminar on Good Advisory Practice is available as an online video cast. The doctoral programme committee for has planned additional seminars for the coming year.
