DION is NTNU’s interest organization for PhDs, post-docs, and temporary scientific employees. We promote the interests of our members by:
- Providing a low-threshold contact point for PhD candidates, post-docs, and temporary scientific employees on matters related to education, supervision, regulations, working environment, etc. DION answers some of the cases directly while redirecting other to the right bodies at NTNU, or to the labour unions.
- Representing the interest of NTNU PhD candidates, post-docs, and temporary scientific employees in local and national politics. DION provides opinions on political decisions that affect these members. DION participates in meetings with administrative bodies at NTNU, including the Research Committee (Forskningsutvalget), and the president is in contact with NTNU leadership. DION acts as an intermediary between PhD candidates, post-docs, and temporary scientific employees and NTNU central administration and the Norwegian labour unions. DION is a member of the national doctoral organization SiN (Stipendiatorganisasjonene I Norge)
- Creating shared meeting spaces where PhD candidates, post-docs, and temporary scientific employees can meet one another and get relevant information from different sources. These events create a platform for interaction for NTNU doctoral candidates, post-docs, and temporary scientific employees.
If you are interested in knowing more about DION, or to get involved, please feel free to contact us via email (post@dion.ntnu.no).