Researcher for neurodata standardization (50%, 1 year)
Deadline: 09.03.2026
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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 Basic Medical Sciences overall objective is to promote basic medical knowledge in order to understand normal processes, provide insight into mechanisms that cause illness, and promote good health. The Institute is responsible for teaching in basic medical sciences for the programmes of professional study in medicine and the Master's programme in clinical nutrition. The Institute has more than 300 employees and is located in Domus Medica.
Job description
ONE PART TIME (50%) POSITION AS RESEARCHER / DEVELOPER FOR AUTOMATION OF NEURODATA STANDARDIZATION is available at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Molecular Medicine, for a period of 1 year, with possibility for extension. The Institute of Basic Medical Sciences consists of academic departments and units that pursue research and education within basic medical science. The institute has approximately 350 employees, located in the Domus Medica building. More information about the institute can be found here: www.med.uio.no/imb/english/.
The standardization researcher will work in a multidisciplinary environment at the Neural Systems laboratory (NeSys). The laboratory has a leading role in the Data Services of the EBRAINS Research Infrastructure - the European distributed research infrastructure for brain and brain-inspired research (https://ebrains.eu). The position is related to workflow development and pilot analyses carried out as part of the UiO Hub-Node project SHAREbrain and the EU-funded EBRAINS 2.0 project.
EBRAINS Data Services aim to become the primary research infrastructure services for sharing, integrating, and analysing diverse and multiscale neuroscience data from the broader global research community, particularly in Europe. EBRAINS was included in the European roadmap of research infrastructures (ESFRI) in 2021.
In the EBRAINS Research Infrastructure, the Neural Systems Laboratory (www.med.uio.no/nesys) is responsible for 1) creating new standards for brain atlases through development and maintenance of resources and tools for atlas-based integration and analysis of experimental rodent brain data, and 2) providing services for FAIR neuroscience data and data processing.
The standardization researcher will primarily be part of the UiO team for neuroscience data life cycle management and data processing. The position should be filled as soon as possible.
More about the position
The standardization researcher to be employed will have specific responsibilities for improving the EBRAINS data curation process by:
Contributing to adapting, optimizing and automating procedures for standardizing the organization and description of data and metadata from experimental functional neuroscience (electrophysiology and two-photon imaging)
Contributing to extending and refining the openMINDS metadata models (https://ebrains.eu/data-tools-services/data-knowledge/share-data/fair-data-and-openminds)
Contributing to use-case demonstration of integration and analysis of experimental functional neuroscience data
Supporting and training researchers in the use of the workflow
Contributing to communication and dissemination about the workflow
Qualification requirements
We are looking for a highly motivated and competent researcher with relevant experiences, with a PhD degree in
Computational science, and relevant practical experience with analysis and modelling of complex neuroscience experimental data, who enjoys working in an international and interactive environment. Candidates must have extensive experience with:
Programming (including MATLAB) and computational modelling
Machine Learning (ML) methodology applied for complex data analysis in neuroscience
Experience with science communication and teaching
Fluent verbal and written academic communication skills in English
Selection criteria
The successful candidate will be a good team player with excellent coding skills, positive and pro-active attitude, and good abilities for team-based software development. Experience in working in interdisciplinary academic and / or multicultural / multidisciplinary environment is an advantage. Experience with handling of sensitive data is an additional advantage. Emphasis will be attributed to individual suitability and qualifications. Short-listed applicants will be invited for an interview at the University of Oslo or by videoconference. As part of the hiring procedure, shortlisted candidates will also be invited to participate in skills testing to assess the required job-related competencies.
Why should you choose us?
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, which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
Salary in position as Researcher, position code 1109 in salary range NOK from 640 000 to 730 000, depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.
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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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