Academic interests and background
Sætervadet’s areas of interest are wide-ranging and include EEA and EU law, international law, administrative law, social security law, air law and legal method. These interests are reflected in his publications, which also cover topics relating to property law and the right to roam. Furthermore, Sætervadet has investigated legal complexity and its significance for the incidence of misapplication of the law.
Sætervadet took up a postdoctoral position at the University of Oslo, Department of Public and International Law, in October 2026. He was previously a doctoral research fellow at the same department, and he also has practical legal experience as an adviser to Norges Luftsportforbund (Norwegian Air Sports Federation). He holds a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Oslo, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, 2021.
Sætervadet defended his doctoral thesis, “The Social Security Scandal and the Potential for Misapplication of EEA Law” at the University of Oslo in April 2026. The topic of his trial lecture was “Free movement as an EEA Right and a Human Right”.
Teaching
Sætervadet teaches EEA law and administrative law in the second year of the Master’s programme (JUS2211) and legal method in the fourth year of the Master’s programme (JUS4111). In addition, he has supervised students writing Master’s theses in fields such as EEA law, administrative law, social security law and air law, and he is available to supervise students in all areas within his fields of academic interest (JUR5030 and JUR5060).