About the position

Applications are invited for a 3-year position in a Research Fellowship as PhD Candidate in Biostatistics to be based at the Department of Biostatistics of the University of Oslo. 

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to conduct research in the field of evidence synthesis. The project will focus on statistical methods for living network meta-analyses – dynamic networks of interventions that are continuously updated as new evidence emerges. This PhD position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to advancing methodologies that ensure up-to-date and comprehensive comparisons of multiple treatments over time.

About the research group

The research group “Knowledge and Data Synthesis” is part of the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OCBE). OCBE is one of Europe's most active biostatistics groups with currently ca 75 researchers. OCBE is internationally recognized, with interests spanning a broad range of areas - including statistical machine learning, high-dimensional data and big data, computationally intensive inference for complex models, causal inference and survival models, measurement uncertainty, and research for clinical trials and observational studies - and numerous collaborations with leading bio-medical research groups internationally and in Norway. OCBE is also a key partner of the Norwegian Centre for Knowledge-driven Machine Learning “Integreat”.

More about the position

The fellowship period is 3 years and devoted to carrying out a project entitled “Sequential and adaptive methods for living network meta-analyses”.

The research fellow must take part in the faculty’s approved PhD program and is expected to complete the project within the set fellowship period. The main purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.

It may be possible to extend the fellowship period up to 4 years, with 3 years devoted to research education. In that case, the position entails a compulsory workload of 25% that consists of teaching and supervision duties and research assistance.

The successful candidate should start no later than 1st September 2025.

Qualification requirements and personal skills

• Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative discipline such as statistics/biostatistics, mathematics, physics, computer science, health economics with an average grade of B or above

• To be employed as a PhD Research Fellow, admission to a doctoral program is required, or there must be a binding agreement for admission. Normally, one must apply for admission to a Ph.D. program within 3 months after the start of the research project leading to the Ph.D. degree.

• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English
•  Programming skills in a high-level language such as R or Python are essential
• Previous experience with meta-analysis and systematic reviews is desirable but not essential.

Why should you choose us?

• Good welfare schemes.
• Opportunity of up to 1.5 hours a week of exercise during working hours.
• 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 NOK 536 200-575 400 per annum depending on qualifications in a position as PhD Research fellow 1017. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.

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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 with personal statement describing motivation and research interests
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work)
• Copies of educational certificates (academic transcripts only)
• Documentation of English proficiency (see here for more details)
• A complete list of publications and academic works (if available)
• Transcripts and certificates.
• List of 2-3 academic or professional 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. Please note that all documentation must be in English. 

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), Guidelines concerning appointment to post doctoral and research posts at UiO (Norwegian) and Regulations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the University of Oslo.

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

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Questions about the position

• Anna Chaimani, anna.chaimani@medisin.uio.no