Oslo University Hospital with more than 24 000 employees is a learning and forward-thinking organization. We have a leading role in the development of research and innovation, as well as the development of tomorrow's healthcare, precision medicine and treatment. Here you will find some of Norway's leading experts in their fields, and be part of the largest health care workplace in the country. Our work environment is characterized by openness and respect. Regardless of educational background or experience, you will have the opportunity to develop and use your expertise in a place where it really matters.

The Neurology Department at Oslo University Hospital is the country's largest neurological department with three inpatient wards, a clinical neurophysiology laboratory, and operations at both Ullevål and Rikshospitalet. The department is responsible for patients with all neurological diagnoses and has a special focus on stroke, movement disorders, epilepsy, MS, ALS, pain, headache, cognition, and hereditary disorders. The department has a very high level of clinical and research activity.

A full time three-year PhD Research Fellowship is available at the Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital. The position will be available from 01.09.2024. The PhD Fellow will be a member the Imaging studies of MS research group at the Neuroscience Research Unit, situated at Domus Medica 4 at Gaustad in Oslo. The project involves collaboration with researchers and clinicians from the other MS research groups at the Department of Neurology, the Multimodal Imaging group at NORMENT, University of Oslo (https://www.med.uio.no/norment/english/research/groups/multimodal-imaging/) and CRAI.

In assessing the candidate, particular emphasis will be placed on academic qualifications, the candidate’s fit with the project team and personal motivation to complete a PhD. The candidate will admit to the PhD program of the University of Oslo, which as main rule requires B or better on the master’s degree and C or better on average at Bachelor’s degree level (scale of the Norwegian education system).

The application must include:
Application letter describing the applicant’s qualifications and motivation for this Ph.D. fellowship position
CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work - scientific publications)
Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation, foreign diplomas must be translated into English by the degree-conferring institution.
Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
 
Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.
 
In accordance with the University of Oslo’s equal opportunities policy, we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity.
 
Application deadline 27.04.2024.

Kvalifikasjoner:

• Obtained a master's degree (total 120 ECTS) or currently working on finalizing their master thesis (at least 30 ECTS) in an area relevant to AIMS, or a foreign degree (M.Sc.-level) corresponding to a minimum of four years in the Norwegian educational system.
• Demonstrated experience involving analyses of large and complex data sources (ie molecular or imaging data) and some proficiency in programming (R, python, jupyter)
• A research interest in deep learning, in at least one of its contributing fields of statistics, machine learning or traditional image processing
• Excellent oral and written skills in English.

Personlige egenskaper:

We seek candidates who

• Are ambitious, motivated, open-minded, academically strong, creative and curious
• Have good collaborative skills and ability to work independently in a systematic and structured way
• Have strong problem-solving abilities
• Have good communication skills

Vi tilbyr:

• A welcoming and professionally stimulating research environment with opportunities for academic development
• Opportunities for national and international collaborations
• Membership in the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme, 2 % pension withdraw, group- and accident Insurance, as well as spare time insurance
• A work place in an inclusive working life enterprise
• Salary according to current agreements