About the position / About the job

A 100% post-doc position is available for MD’s or PhD’s in biomedical data science or biostatistics. 

The Clinical Effectiveness Research group is a world-leading, research group with expertise in clinical and epidemiological research. We run large trials and observational studies in clinical medicine, cancer screening, and clinical epidemiology with altogether over 300,000 patients. The group has collaboration with leading research environments in Europe, North America, and Asia. 

For further information, see http://www.med.uio.no/helsam/english/research/groups/clinical-effectiveness/

The position is sponsored by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research through the national mechanism for recruitment of excellent researchers towards an academic tenure track. 

The duration of appointment is 3 years.

Your main tasks will be 

The position aims at further strengthening the innovative, and dynamic environment at the Clinical Effectiveness Research group. The position holder will participate in research projects that are conducted by the group, including planning of new studies, data collection, data analyses and publication, and will contribute with own ideas and plans for clinical trials and epidemiology studies. 

Qualifications 

Applicants should hold an MD degree in medicine, and/or a PhD in biomedical data science or biostatistics and have experience in design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials and epidemiology in medicine. The ideal candidate is innovative and independent, has good communicative skills, and is a team player. Position holders are required to speak English. The University of Oslo offers Norwegian language courses for employees, and we expect the position holder to participate and learn Norwegian. Latest start date is Oct 1st, 2025.

Good written and oral proficiency in English and Norwegian (or another Scandinavian language). If the employee cannot document skills in Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish at level A2 upon employment, UiO will offer Norwegian language training. The employee must complete training equivalent to at least 15 credits by the end of the employment period.

Employment in the position is based on a comprehensive assessment of all qualification requirements applicable to the position, iincluding personal qualifications.

We offer / We can offer you / Why should you choose us?

• An exciting research environment with a multidisciplinary profile and excellent opportunities for academic development
• Active participation in a world-leading research group
• Teaching possibilities for medical students and supervision of PhD scholars 
• Part-time clinical work possible for applicants who are MD’s
• 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 in position as Postdoctoral Fellow, position code 1352 in salary range NOK 575 000 – 679 000 per annum, depending on competence and experience. Exceptionally qualified applicants may be offered higher salary. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.

Read more about the benefits of working in the public sector at Employer Portal. 

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:

• Application letter.
• CV.
• A complete list of publications.
• Plan of current and planned research projects.
• 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. 

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) and Guidelines concerning appointment to post doctoral and research posts at UiO (Norwegian).

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