About the position

Position as Researcher available at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The position is for a period of 1,5 years. Starting date March 2020.

Job description / Project description

The candidate will be working on the ERC Starting Grant project “Effects of Medication Use in Pregnancy on Infant Neurodevelopment” (DrugsInPregnancy) .The background for the project is the lack of knowledge about long term safety of prenatal exposure to medication. The aim of the project is to use causal inference methods to study associations between medication use during pregnancy and possible long-term neurodevelopment disorders in childhood. The epidemiological data consists of data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort (MoBa) at the National Institute of Public Health linked to other national health registries.

The candidate will be included in the EU funded IMI ConcePTION project aiming to build a better system for studies of medication safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding in Europe.

The candidate will become part of the PharmacoEpidemiology and Drug Safety Research Group headed by Professor Nordeng at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo. The project will be performed in close collaboration with international partners and partners at the National Institute of Public Health.

The candidate will also be included in the PharmaTox Strategic Research Initiative at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo.PharmaTox is a multidisciplinary center comprising strong research environments in pharmaceutical bioscience, biology, bioinformatics and statistics. See here:

PharmaSafe: www.mn.uio.no/farmasi/english/research/groups/pharma-safe/index.html

PharmaTox: www.mn.uio.no/farmasi/english/research/groups/pharmatox/

IMI ConcePTION : www.imi-conception.eu/

Qualification requirements

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these positions will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

• Applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in epidemiology. Doctoral dissertation must be submitted for evaluation by the closing date. Only applicants with an approved doctoral thesis and public defense are eligible for appointment.
• The successful candidate must prove high competence in epidemiology, biostatistics and good knowledge of statistical programs (e.g. STATA, R, SAS).
• The preferred candidate possesses has extensive experience with pharmacoepidemiology and handling large data sets.
• Interest and experience with interdisciplinary work is an advantage
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English

We offer

• Salary NOK minimum 523 200 – 615 900 per year depending on qualifications in position as Researcher (position code 1109)
• Attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement
• Professionally stimulating working environment
• Vibrant international academic environment
• Oslo’s family-friendly surroundings with their rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities

How to apply

The application must include:

• Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing scientific work and research interest)
• CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activity)
• Copies of educational certificates, academic transcript of records and letters of recommendation
• A complete list of publications and up to 5 academic works that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, please follow the link “Apply for this job”. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language).

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the documented, academic qualifications, as well as the candidates motivation and personal suitability. Interviews with the best qualified candidates will be arranged.

It is expected that the successful candidate will be able to complete the project or the assigned work tasks in the course of the period of employment.

Formal regulations

According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results etc.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

Contact information

For further information please contact:

• Professor Hedvig Nordeng, phone: +47 22856604, e-mail: h.m.e.nordeng@farmasi.uio.no

For technical questions regarding the recruitment system, please contact HR Adviser Therese Ringvold, e-mail: therese.ringvold@mn.uio.no, phone: +47 22 85 16 06.

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