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oldest and highest rated institution of research
and education with 28 000 students and 7000
employees. Its broad range of academic
disciplines and internationally esteemed
research communities make UiO an important
contributor to society.
The Department of
Pharmacy has 130 employees. We have an
active research and innovation environment based
on independent research in pharmaceutical
topics. The Department of Pharmacy is
responsible for the popular master's degree
program in pharmacy and has 350 competent and
committed students.
Pharmacy at Faculty of
Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of
Oslo, Norway. The fellowship will be for a
period of 3 years. Starting date as soon as
possible.
No one can be appointed for
more than one Postdoctoral Fellow period at the
University of Oslo.
Job/project
description
The position is part of the
PharmacoEpidemiology and Drug Safety Research
Group at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty
of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,
University of Oslo. The research group
includes 4 full time researchers, 4 adjunct
positions and over 10 PhD-students and post
doc’s making up a group of more than 20
individuals. The PharmaSafe Research group at
UiO is internationally recognized, with
interests spanning a broad range of areas
including pharmacoepidemiology, medication
safety and clinical pharmacy, with special
focus on vulnerable patient groups. The
research group is multidisciplinary and has
expertise within pharmacoepidemiology,
biostatistics, genetics, psychiatry,
pharmacotherapy and clinical pharmacy.
The candidate will be
working on the IMI ConcepTION project, a
collaborative European research project within
the IMI (Innovative Medicines Initiative)
program aimed at generating and disseminating
evidence on the effects of medicines used in
pregnancy and during lactation. The background
for this large European project is the lack of
knowledge about safety of prenatal exposure to
medication.
The post doc will be
involved in several studies using advanced
statistics and causal inference methods to
study associations between medication use
during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes. One
study will specifically aim to study the
safety of antimigraine medications in
pregnancy. Focus will also be on maternal
health outcomes (e.g. preeclampsia) in
pregnancy. The epidemiological data consists
of data from various secondary data sources
such as prescription data, patient registries
and medical birth registries from several
European countries. The candidate will also be
involved in one human lactation study.
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.
Read more here:
PharmaSafe:
www.mn.uio.no/farmasi/english/research/groups/pharma-safe/index.html
ConcePTION:
https://www.imi-conception.eu/
PharmaTox:
www.mn.uio.no/farmasi/english/research/groups/pharmatox/
Qualification requirements
The Faculty of
Mathematics and Natural Sciences has
a strategic ambition of being a
leading research faculty. Candidates
for these fellowships will be
selected in accordance with this,
and expected to be in the upper
segment of their class with respect
to academic credentials.
Required
qualifications:
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Applicants must
hold a degree equivalent to a
Norwegian doctoral degree in
epidemiology or biostatistics.
Doctoral dissertation must be
submitted for evaluation by the
closing date. Only applicants with
an approved doctoral thesis and
public defense are eligible for
appointment
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Competence in
the application of advanced
epidemiological and causal
inference methods
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Research
experience within
pharmacoepidemiology and analysis
of large-scale data sets
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Fluent oral and
written communication skills in
English
The
following qualifications will count
in the assessment of the applicants:
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Good
computational and coding skills
(e.g. STATA, R, SAS)
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High motivation
for a research career, documented
primarily via original
publications in peer-reviewed
scientific journals
Personal
skills
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Ability to work
independently as well as in
multidisciplinary teams
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Ability to give
and receive constructive
scientific criticism
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Resourceful,
structured, and results-oriented
We offer
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Salary NOK 523
200 – 605 500 per year depending
on qualifications in position as
Research Fellowship (position code
1352)
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A
professionally stimulating working
environment
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Postdoctoral development
programmes
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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:
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Cover letter
(statement of motivation,
summarizing scientific work and
research interest)
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CV (summarizing
education, positions, pedagogical
experience, administrative
experience and other qualifying
activity)
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Copies of
educational certificates, academic
transcript of records and letters of
recommendation
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A complete list
of publications and up to 5 academic
works that the applicant wishes to
be considered by the evaluation
committee
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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.
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).
Apply Here:
www.jobbnorge.no
In assessing the
applications, special emphasis will be
placed on the documented, academic
qualifications, the project
description (whenever this is required
in the call for applicants), 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 for
more than one Postdoctoral Fellow period at
the University of Oslo.
According to the Norwegian
Freedom of 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
For further
information please contact Professor
Hedvig Nordeng, phone: +47 22856604,
e-mail:
h.m.e.nordeng@farmasi.uio.no
For technical
questions regarding the recruitment
system, please contact HR Adviser
Therese Ringvold, e-mail:
therese.ringvold@mn.uio.no .
