Postdoctoral Research Fellow in women's health (clinical medicine)
Deadline: 07.05.2026
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The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 26 500 students and 7 200 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society.
The Institute of Health and Society is one of three institutes at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo. The Institute covers various disciplines and consists of six departments: General Practice, Health Sciences, Health Management and Health Economics, Medical Ethics, Community Medicine and Global Health and Public Health Science.
The Institute of Health and Society bases its work on a complex understanding of disease, health and health systems. Culture, environment, economics, society and biology play direct and indirect roles. Our teaching responsibilities include seven Master’s programs, one Bachelor program and part of the Faculty’s medical school and PhD-program. We employ about 220 FTE and have almost 700 Bachelor and Master students. Annual income is about 200 mill NOK, half of which is external funding. Our researchers play an active part of public policy and disseminate new knowledge through many channels.
About the position
The Institute of Health and Society is recruiting a 3-year postdoctoral research fellow. The person appointed will work in the Department of community medicine and global health at the University of Oslo's premises at Ullevål Hospital.
The successful candidate will be part of a larger convergent research environment within the project "Hormonal contraceptives and mental health: A convergent, interdisciplinary approach (ContraMent)," funded by UiO's interdisciplinary strategic area UiO:Life Science. Starting date will be no later than 01.10.2026.
About The ContraMent convergence environment
This postdoc position is one of four PhD and postdoctoral roles in the ContraMent Convergence environment at the University of Oslo. Convergence environments are interdisciplinary research groups that aim to tackle major health and environmental challenges.
ContraMent aims to create new interdisciplinary knowledge on how hormonal contraceptives affect women's mental health across the reproductive lifespan. The project seeks to improve clinical decision making and inform public health policy. The work is organized into four packages covering pharmacoepidemiology, psychology, neuroscience, and clinical medicine.
The Faculty of Medicine offers a career development programme designed for researchers at the beginning of their career.
The duration of appointment is 3 years.
About the project
This study will be an observational study examining how young women choose hormonal contraceptives (HC) and how initiation affects daily mood and emotional variability. The study will be conducted in close collaboration with Sex og samfunn (https://sexogsamfunn.no/), Norway’s largest clinic for sexual and reproductive health. A cohort of about 3,000 HC users from the clinic will be followed using questionnaires at baseline, 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 months after initiation of HC. In addition to the regular questionnaires, we will perform ecological momentary assessments (EMA) which are repeated, real time brief surveys via a purpose built app to capture fluctuations in mood and other side effects as they occur. EMA assessments will be performed during the first three months after HC initiation.
The study will also include a qualitative part of HC use which includes focus groups with young women (≤25) and prescribers to explore motivations, expectations, and counselling barriers.
Responsibilities include refining details of the study design, managing recruitment together with partners at the clinic (Sex og samfunn), management of EMA development and data collection, conducting questionnaire/EMA analyses, securing ethical approvals and handling of personal data, and disseminating results.
You will work with:
Obtaining required ethical and data protection approvals.
Recruitment and follow-up of participants in both qualitative and quantitative substudies.
Development of a mobile app for real time data collection in collaboration with other division (including pilot testing and implementation).
Data collection: focus groups, administration of longitudinal questionnaires, and EMA data.
Data analyses: longitudinal questionnaires, and EMA data.
Dissemination of results through scientific articles, reports, conferences, and clinical recommendations.
Collaboration with other researchers in the project to integrate findings and promote interdisciplinarity.
Mandatory responsibilities include disseminating information, coordinating convergence activities, and managing administrative tasks in collaboration with ContraMent and the UiO Life Science initiative at the University of Oslo.
Qualifications
Qualification requirements
To be appointed as a postdoctoral fellow, a doctoral degree is required.
Applicants must be trained as medical doctor and hold a PhD in epidemiology.
Applicants must have experience with analyzing large, complex longitudinal data sets.
Fluent written and oral proficiency in Norwegian is required for the data collection.
Good written and oral proficiency in English is required.
Desired qualifications
To ensure successful collaboration with the clinic (Sex og samfunn) during data collection, candidates with documented clinical experience will be prioritized (especially experience with prescription of HC and/or prior experience working with youth).
Candidates who have experience with research on sexual and reproductive health and/or have a professional network (clinical or academic) in this field will be given preference.
Experience with qualitative research in addition to quantitative methods (mixed methods) is an advantage, as the candidate will contribute in the qualitative data collection.
Candidates with strong communication skills and relevant experience in teaching, public speaking and media engagement will be given priority.
Experience in planning and coordinating seminars, professional meetings, and conferences will be considered a strength.
Personal skills
The position requires strong project management skills, including planning, delivering and coordinating research activities.
We need different perspectives in our work
UiO is an open and internationally oriented comprehensive university that strives to be an inclusive and diverse workplace and academic environment. You can read more about UiO’s work on equality, inclusion, and diversity at uio.no.
We fulfill our mission most effectively when we draw upon our variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We are looking for great colleagues—could you be the next one?
We will do our best to accommodate your needs. Relevant adjustments may include modifications to working hours, task adaptations, digital, technical, or physical adjustments, or other practical measures.
If you have an immigrant background, a disability, or CV gaps, we encourage you to indicate this in the job application portal. We always invite at least one qualified candidate from each group for an interview. In this context, disability is defined as an applicant who identifies as having a disability that requires workplace or employment-related accommodations. For more details about the requirements, please refer to the Employer portal (Norwegian).
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We hope you will apply for the position with us.
We offer
Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development.
Committed colleagues in a good working environment.
A workplace with good development and career opportunities.
Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
Salary in position as Postdoctoral Fellow, position code 1352 in salary range NOK 610 000-720 000, depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.
Read more about the benefits of working in the public sector at Employer Portal.
Application
Your application should include:
Application letter.
CV.
A complete list of publications.
Transcripts and certificates.
Contact information for 2-3 references.
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. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.
General information
The best qualified candidates will invited for interviews.
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