About the position

Position as Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is available at Dept. of Pharmacy at the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

The fellowship will be for a period of 2 years. Starting date by September 2019 by the latest.

Job/project description

The candidate will be working on the ERC Starting Grant project “Effects of Medication Use in Pregnancy on Infant Neurodevelopment” (DrugsInPregnancy). The background for the project is the lack of knowledge about long term safety of prenatal exposure to medication. The aim of the project is to use causal inference methods to study associations between medication use during pregnancy and possible long-term neurodevelopment disorders in childhood. The epidemiological data consists of data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort (MoBa) at the National Institute of Public Health linked to other national health registries. The project may also include analyses of epigenetic data from individuals from the MoBa-study.

The candidate will become part of the PharmacoEpidemiology and Drug Safety Research Group headed by Professor Nordeng at the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo. The project will be performed in close collaboration with international partners and partners at the National Institute of Public Health.

The candidate will also be included in the PharmaTox Strategic Research Initiative at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo.PharmaTox is a multidisciplinary center comprising strong research environments in pharmaceutical bioscience, biology, bioinformatics and statistics.

The main purpose of post-doctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in top academic positions within their disciplines.

See here:

PharmaSafe: www.mn.uio.no/farmasi/english/research/groups/pharma-safe/index.html

PharmaTox: www.mn.uio.no/farmasi/english/research/groups/pharmatox/

Qualification requirements

• Applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in epidemiology. Doctoral dissertation must be submitted for evaluation by the closing date. Appointment is dependent on the public defence of the doctoral thesis being approved.
• The successful candidate must prove competence in epidemiology, biostatistics and good knowledge of statistical programs (e.g. STATA, R, SAS).
• The preferred candidate possesses has experience with pharmacology, pharmacoepidemiology and handling large data sets.
• Interest and experience with interdisciplinary work is an advantage.
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English

Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to the conditions of employment for post-doctoral fellowship positions:

https://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/personnel/academic/regulations-employment-conditions-postdoc.html

We offer

• Salary NOK 515 200 – 597 400 per year depending on qualifications in position as Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (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

How to apply

The application must include:

• Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing 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 and letters of recommendation
• 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 this job”. 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 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.

Formal regulations

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

No one can be appointed as Postdoctoral Fellow for more than one specified 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 Hedvig Nordeng, phone: +47 22 85 66 04, email: h.m.e.nordeng@farmasi.uio.no

For technical questions regarding the recruitment system, please contact HR Officer Therese Ringvold, e-mail: therese.ringvold@mn.uio.no, phone: +47 22 85 16 06.

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