Job description

Applicants are invited for a 4 year position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OCBE), Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo. The Institute of Basic Medical Sciences consists of departments and units that pursue research and education within basic medical science. The institute has has more than 300 employees and is located in the Domus Medica.

This is an opportunity to join one of Europe's most active biostatistics groups at an exciting time. Currently, OCBE includes nine tenured professors and associate professors, twelve researchers, and several post-doctoral fellows and PhD students, making up a group of about 50. OCBE is internationally recognized, with interests spanning a broad range of areas (including time-to-event models, data integration, causal inference, statistical genomics, Bayesian inference, informative missingness and measurement error models, epidemiological studies of lifestyle and chronic diseases, stochastic models for infectious diseases, high dimensional data and models) and numerous collaborations with leading bio-medical research groups nationally and internationally.

The postdoctoral position is funded by the Trond Mohn Stiftelsen through the project "Battling Pandemic Multi-Drug Resistant E. coli Infections" for which prof. Jukka Corander is the principal investigator.

The position is targeted towards epidemiological and evolutionary modeling and genomic analyses of a large-scale Norwegian national E. coli bacteremia cohort spanning 15 calendar years and thousands of whole-genome sequences produced with both short- and long-read sequencing technologies. The work will be done in close collaboration with the microbiology labs at UiT and UNN who are members of the project consortium.

A main purpose of the postdoctoral research fellowship is to qualify researchers for work in top academic positions within their discipline and creating their path to a scientific career.

Qualification requirements

The following qualifications will count in the assessment of the applicants:

• Candidates must have a PhD in microbiology/microbial genetics/microbial genomics or related field equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree. Successful candidates must have defended their doctoral thesis prior to starting in this job.
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English.

The candidate should also have prior experience about working with thousands of bacterial genomes and the research fields mentioned in the job description, including internationally recognized publications within the area.

We offer

• salary NOK 515 200 - 586 500 per year depending on qualifications in position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow (position code 1352)
• a professionally stimulating working environment
• attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement, in addition to Oslo’s family-friendly environment with its rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities
• Membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• A career development programme designed for researchers at the beginning of their career

How to apply

The application must include:

• A one-page text describing current research interests and potential contributions to the planned project
• CV summarizing education, positions held, details of academic work, pedagogical and administrative experience and other qualifying activities
• List of publications
• Copies of educational certificates and transcripts of records
• Names and contact details of 2-3 referees stating relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system. 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, 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.

Formal regulations

Please see the guidelines and regulations for appointments to Postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oslo.

No one can be appointed for more than one Postdoctoral Fellow period at the University of Oslo.

According to the Norwegian Freedom and 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.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results etc.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

Contact information

• Professor Jukka Corander, e-mail: jukka.corander@medisin.uio.no

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