About the position

Position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow available at Department of Biosciences (IBV).

 Starting date as soon as possible from April 2025.

The appointment is a fulltime position and is for a period of three years (10% of which is devoted to required duties, usually in the form of teaching activities). 

No one can be appointed for more than one Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Oslo.

Job description

The Department of Biosciences (IBV), University of Oslo (UiO), invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in computational biology and epigenetics in the group of Pierre Chymkowitch. This position is associated with the recently funded project "Unraveling the molecular mechanisms that imprint epigenetic fate during adipogenesis," supported by the Norwegian Research Council. This project is a collaborative effort, and the position will be co-supervised by Anthony Mathelier (Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway, Nordic EMBL Partnership, UiO) and Pierre Chymkowitch (IBV, UiO). The main purpose of a postdoctoral fellowship is to provide the candidates with enhanced skills to pursue a scientific top position within or beyond academia. To promote a strategic career path, all postdoctoral research fellows are required to submit a professional development plan no later than one month after commencement of the postdoctoral period.

Qualifications requirements:

Qualification requirements:

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition to be among Europe’s leading communities for research, education and innovation. Candidates for these fellowships 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 Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Data Science, or related field. Doctoral dissertation must be submitted for evaluation by the closing date. Only applicants with an approved doctoral thesis and public defence are eligible for appointment
• At least one 1st author publication in an international peer-reviewed journal (or available as a preprint) within the last 2 years
• Proficiency in programming (e.g., Python, R, bash) 
• Experience with high-throughput sequencing data analysis (e.g., CAGE, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, or Hi-C) 
• Familiarity with epigenetics, gene regulation, or chromatin biology
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English

Desired qualifications:

• Familiarity with SUMOylation, transcription factors, or chromatin dynamics
• Previous experience with Nextflow or Snakemake
• Expertise in machine learning or statistical modeling for biological data
• Knowledge of enhancer-promoter interactions and 3D genome organization

Personal skills

• Ability to communicate science
• Ability to collaborate with researchers from different fields and at different career stages
• Willingness to be part of a team to share knowledge and skills
• Enthusiasm for interdisciplinary collaboration
• Strong organizational skills

Employment in the position is based on a comprehensive assessment of all qualification requirements applicable to the position, including personal qualifications.

We offer:

• Salary NOK 579 700 – 700 000 per annum depending on qualifications in position as Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (position code 1352)
•  Attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement
• Professionally stimulating working environment
• Vibrant international academic environment
• Postdoctoral development programmes
• Oslo’s family-friendly surroundings with their rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities

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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. 

More information about gender equality initiatives at UiO can be found here.

Application

Your application should include:

• Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing career goals, 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
• 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 position”. 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, the project description (whenever this is required in the call for applicants), and the quality of the project 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 in the course of the period of employment.

General information

The position is contingent upon funding from the Research Council of Norway (NFR).

If an applicant has applied for and been granted funding for a fulltime research stay abroad while being employed as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, the employment will be prolonged with the equivalent time as the research stay, but for no longer than of twelve months ( thus extending the employment to a maximum of four years).

No one can be appointed twice as a Postdoctoral fellow financed with funds from The Research Council of Norway (NFR).

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 Guidelines concerning appointment to post doctoral and research posts at UiO (Norwegian).

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

Contact persons:

For further information please contact: Principal Investigators: Anthony Mathelier (anthony.mathelier@ncmm.uio.no), Pierre Chymkowitch (pierrech@ibv.uio.no) 

For questions regarding Jobbnorge, please contact HR Adviser Nina Holtan, email: nina.holtan@mn.uio.no

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