Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, is the largest neurological department in Norway, with three wards, clinical neurophysiology services and activity at two different hospital locations -  Ullevål and Rikshospitalet. The department is responsible for patients of all neurological diagnoses, with special clinical and scientific focus on cerebrovascular disease, movement disorders, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, headache and other pain disorders, cognition and neurogenetics.

We are currently accepting applications for a 100 % position as postdoctoral research fellow. The position is funded by a grant from the South-Eastern Regional Health Authorities, Norway, (Helse Sør-Øst) for a project titled "Understanding neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease using single-cell multiomics". The project will apply advanced genomic techniques, including single-cell/nucleus RNA sequencing and investigations of DNA methylation in Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. The aim is to improve our understanding of the immune related molecular disease mechanisms in neurodegenerative disease and help underpin the development of novel therapies and precision medicine.

The postdoctoral fellow will work within the research group for Huntington's disease and neurodegenerative genomics, headed by project leader Lasse Pihlstrøm (https://www.ous-research.no/pihlstrom). The project will also involve extensive collaborations with excellent national and international partners, in particular partners from the Netherlands Brain Bank and VUmc Amsterdam.

 

Oslo University Hospital is a workplace with great diversity. We believe this is essential to perform the tasks required of us. Therefore, we pursue diversity among our job applicants and encourage everyone to apply regardless of who you are and what background you have.

Kvalifikasjoner:

The applicant must have completed or be close to completing a PhD degree and have a relevant scientific background, preferably from bioinformatics, computational biology or a closely related field at the intersection between data science and the life sciences. The applicant should have solid general competence in data processing and be familiar with central bioinformatic and statistical software and platforms. Experience from working with genomic data would be an advantage, in particular single-cell sequencing data, RNA sequencing and/or DNA methylation data. Prior familiarity with neurodegenerative disease would also be useful, but is not a necessary requirement. The applicant must be fluent in English. Good skills and high-level experience in scientific publishing would be an advantage.

Personlige egenskaper:

It is important that you:

• Have the ability to collaborate across different professional environments 
• Enjoy working in a large and complex organization

We hope to recruit a fellow with a strong commitment to contribute towards solving one of the greatest health challenges of our time. The ideal person for this fellowship would be creative and independent, have an efficient and flexible work style, collaborate well in a team and contribute positively to the social work environment. Motivation and opportunity to travel and work abroad would be an advantage.

Vi tilbyr:

• An inspirational and dynamic multidiciplinary work environment
• Collaboration with excellent international partners
• A young and enthusiastic team encouraging and valuing the development of your own scientific ideas
• Access to unique high-quality datasets
• Flexible working hours and regular supervision
• Competitive salary and favorable employee benefits including government pension fund and insurance