50% Senior Adviser at Centre for Precision Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Medicine, UiO

About the position

At the Centre for Precision Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, a 50% position as Senior Adviser is available. The Centre runs a series of multidisciplinary studies involving hospital departments in Oslo and several research groups at the University of Oslo. The main goal is to develop tools and knowledge for precision medicine in psychiatry, building on advanced statistical methods for analysis of large-scale human genetic and neuroimaging data, to better understand how biological, psychological, and environmental factors contribute to severe mental and neuropsychiatric disorders, their treatment, and outcomes. 

The position available from September 1, 2024.

The Centre has access to a large database of biomarkers, clinical, and cognitive variables, genotyping and sequencing data, and MRI brain imaging data on patients with neuropsychiatric and severe mental disorders. In addition, we actively collaborate with large international consortia, such as PGC, ENIGMA, ABCD, UKBiobank and EADB. The Centre works actively with Nordic collaborators and has developed an infrastructure for secure and efficient big data analytics across Nordic biobank and registry samples, integrating Norwegian cohorts and population samples. We are focusing on extending the Nordic collaboration with international ancestries and include user perspective in our research.

The senior adviser will be a strategic coordinator in precision psychiatry and support the Centre management in developing a research infrastructure within the Nordic countries.

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Work tasks

• Coordination of Norwegian and Nordic biobank infrastructure and precision medicine research efforts
• Strategic work within precision psychiatry, use of multimodal data and international collaboration
• Writing and coordination of grant proposals and protocols
• Dissemination and contact with authorities and industry partners
• Coordination of meetings and working groups

Qualification requirements

• Master’s degree in biology, neuroscience or similar 
• At least five years of extensive experience from strategic work and research coordination 
• Experience with grant writing within the field of psychiatry, precision medicine or clinical neuroscience
• Experience from international research organizations and collaborations
• Competency in science communication
• Fluent in written and oral English and Norwegian
• Good digital skills

Personal skills

• Good collaboration and communication skills 
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks 
• Independence and reliability 
• Ability to organize and structure work

We offer

• Salary NOK 692 400 – 777 900 per annum (in 100% position) depending on qualifications, as Senior Adviser (SKO 1364). 
• Favorable pension arrangements
• Attractive welfare arrangements

How to apply

The application must include:

• Application letter including motivation for applying for the position 
• CV (summarizing education, relevant work experience etc.) 
• Contact details of 2-3 references 

The best qualified candidates will be invited for interview.

Formal regulations

Interviews with the best qualified candidates will be arranged.

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.

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.

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