Researcher position in Neurosciences

About the position

A 24­-month researcher position in neurosciences with a strong experience in rodent pup handling and electronics is available. Do you want to join an interdisciplinary research group at the University of Oslo at the intersection of system neuroscience, sleep research and neurobiological development? The successful applicant will join the group of Charlotte Boccara at the Norwegian Centre for Molecular Biosciences and Medicine.

Boccara’s team is composed of young international researchers coming from different backgrounds and benefits from a very good academic and social environment. Boccara has experience from publishing in top journals (Nature Communication 2022, Science 2019, Science 2017, Nature Neuroscience 2010, Science 2008). The team already received prestigious grants from the Norwegian research council and the European commission for their project combining advanced techniques in in vivo electrophysiology with neurodevelopmental tools to investigate the role of sleep in cognitive development. 

The applicant technical tasks will encompass the followings: buildings small electronics and electrodes to monitor and manipulate sleep in rodent pups, taking care of rodents and rodent pups (husbandry, pre-handling, behaviour), histology and cell culture. In addition, the applicant will help with stock and animal inventories.

Qualifications

A Bachelor degree in science. A Master’s degree in a relevant field will be considered as very valuable. The ideal candidate should have a strong biology background with strong experience in several of the followings: building electrophysiology electronics, animal experiments (preferably rodents), experience with research animals and breading, histology, cell culture. The applicant must have an animal licence type FELASA or equivalent. An understanding and experience with the UiO ordering system and Science Linker is valuable. The applicant must have demonstrated experience with building complex electrophysiology recording devices.

We offer

• A pleasant and stimulating work environment 
• A workplace with good development and career opportunities. 
• Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse, which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
• Salary in position as Researcher, position code 1108 in salary range NOK 460 800 – 585 200, depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.

Inclusive worklife and diversity at UiO

Inclusion and diversity are a strength. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition. Furthermore, we want employees with diverse professional expertise, life experience and perspectives.

If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, employment gaps or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.

We hope that you will apply for the position. 

Application

Your application should include:

• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work) 
• Copies of educational certificates (academic transcripts only)
• Documentation of English proficiency 
• List of reference persons: 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and phone number) 

Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for the position".

When applying for the position, we ask you to retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no. If your education results are not available through Vitnemålsportalen, we ask you to upload copies of your transcripts or grades. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please note that all documentation must be in English.

Applicants may be called in for an interview.

General information

The best qualified candidates will invited for interviews.

Applicant lists can be published in accordance with Norwegian Freedom of Information Act § 25. When you apply for a position with us, your name will appear on the public applicant list. It is possible to request to be excluded from this list. You must justify why you want an exemption from publication and we will then decide whether we can grant your request. If we can't, you will hear from us.

Please refer to Regulations for the Act on universities and colleges chapter 3 (Norwegian) and Rules for the use of research posts SKO 1108, 1109, 1110 and 1183 at UiO.

The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees that is intended to secure the rights to all research results etc.

Contact information

Inquiries about the position can be directed to researcher Dr. Alessandro Arena, alessandro.arena@ncmbm.uio.no

For questions relating to the administrative aspects of the application, please contact Nina Modahl, ninam@ncmbm.uio.no

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