The PhD committee at ISS consists of PhD leaders in Sociology and Human Geography, administrative advisor and four PhD candidates:
- PhD leader in Sociology: Alexi Gugushvili
- PhD leader in Human Geography: Michael Gentile
- PhD advisor: Katalin Varga
- Representative for internal Sociology candidates: Vilde Blix Huseby
- Representative for internal Human Geography candidates: Cedar Patterson
- Representative for external Sociology candidates: Juni Katrine Lie
- Representative for external Human Geography candidates: Ingrid Andrea Rabben Holland