The department council is the highest body of the department and is responsible for establishing overarching goals, priorities, and strategies for the organization. The department council is chaired by the head of the department, with the deputy head of the institute serving as vice-chair. In addition, the council is to be composed of a representative of the academic staff, a representative of the technical-administrative staff, and two representatives of the students.
The head of the department has overall responsibility and authority regarding all tasks that are not directly assigned to the areas of authority of the department management and has general authority to decide on ongoing individual matters.
The head of office is responsible for managing the administrative and organizational work of the department in consultation with and by delegation from the head of the department.
Members
The Department Council consists of the following members:
- Head of Department Professor Helene Gundhus
- Deputy Leader Professor Peter Scharff Smith
Representative for the permanent academic staff
- Professor Ragnhild Sollund
- Professor May-Len Skilbrei
Representative for the temporary academic staff
- Doctoral Research Fellow Thea Myrvang
Representative for the technical-administrative staff
- Adviser Maud Hol
Student representative
- Student Pernille Våge
Secretary for the Council
- Head of Office Eivind Roll