The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society. Applications are invited for a full-time (100 %), three-year position as fully funded PhD programs Research Fellow at various Departments at University of Oslo, Norway.
1. PhD Research Fellow – Genetic epidemiology
Summary of Doctoral Project:
The project will involve working on three well-defined projects in the area of genetic epidemiology funded by the Norwegian Research Council. Depending on the student’s level of experience and aptitude, they will help develop and/or apply statistical genetics approaches to investigate the possible existence of transgenerational epigenetic effects on human phenotypes.
Last Application Date: 1st April 2022
2. PhD research fellow in Psychology
Summary of Doctoral Project:
Applications are invited for a 3-4 year PhD fellowship available at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway. The position is open for candidates with a Master’s degree in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biology, or other relevant areas. The successful applicant will join the lab of Prof. Sascha Frühholz, which is part of the Section for Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience. Our lab studies the neural foundations of emotional processing from various social and environmental signals using a variety of neuroscientific methods (fMRI, EEG, intracranial recordings, psychoacoustic experiments, etc.).
Last Application Date: 3rd April 2022
3. PhD position in the project “Epidemic traces”
Summary of Doctoral Project:
We invite applications for a three-to-four-year position as PhD candidate (SKO1017) in social anthropology to be based at the Department of Social Anthropology, starting in the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year. The candidate will independently develop and conduct a PhD research project in Kenya, examining how vaccination practices, institutions and infrastructures, as they have been deployed over time, shape present and future social, material, and political relations, including the conditions of health and its governance. This will form part of the broader project “Epidemic Traces. Remains of infectious disease control in Africa” (EpiTraces), which investigates how epidemic and anti-epidemic measures durably alter bodies, ecologies, landscapes, infrastructures, kinship and activism in various African sites.
Last Application Date: 22nd April 2022
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4. PhD Fellowship on the roles of mechanical strain in nuclear envelope dynamics and cancer evolution
Summary of Doctoral Project:
A 3-year PhD student position (SKO 1017) is available at the Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute for Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo. The position is affiliated with the research group of associate professor Coen Campsteijn. The Campsteijn group focuses on nuclear envelope dynamics in healthy cells, under pathological conditions and upon biomechanical stress. We draw on extensive experience using mechanistic cell biology to study cell division, nuclear envelope dynamics and integrity, genome stability and nuclear biology, in a range of cancer cell models. Local research infrastructure includes a well-equipped laboratory and access to advanced (live-cell) microscopy, mechanobiology setups, genetics and proteomics facilities, amongst others.
Last Application Date: 30th March 2022
5. PhD Fellowship in Ethical and legal aspects of machine learning (ML) in sleep-related respiratory disorders
Summary of Doctoral Project:
One position as PhD Research Fellow in Medical Ethics and/or Law is available at Centre for Medical Ethics (CME) at the Institute of Health and Society at the University of Oslo. The position is for a period of 3 years. The successful PhD candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary research group at CME participating in a Research Collaboration between Oslo University Hospital and the University of Oslo on the research project Responsible Explainable Machine Learning for Sleep-related Respiratory Disorders (RESPIRE). The objective for the overarching project is to address the opportunities and risks that arise when using Machine Learning (ML) in practical health care and research. With novel low-cost health monitoring solutions and explainable ML (xML) the project aims to: (1) improve the diagnostic process of sleep-related respiratory disorders, (2) enable long-term monitoring of patients, and (3) gain new knowledge concerning these disorders and personalized treatment. Part of the project will elaborate and establish ethical, legal, and technological guidelines and because it can be difficult to understand algorithms, an explainability framework will be elaborated to enable the systematic development and evaluation of responsible xML for sleep-related disorders.
Last Application Date: 28th March 2022
7. PhD Candidate in Neuroscience
Summary of Doctoral Project:
Applications are invited for a three year position in a Research Fellowship as PhD Candidate in Medicine and Health Sciences to be based at the research group for Cognitive Neurophysiology (PI Jørgen Sugar) at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo. A four-year position, which also includes 25% teaching, supervision and/or administrative duties, may be possible. Our group studies the neural substrates of episodic memory. We use electrodes placed in the brain of patients with epilepsy (for clinical reasons) to measure the activity of individual neurons and small groups of neurons. With this unique technique, used in only a handful research groups worldwide, we aim to relate neural activity directly to the patient’s reported experiences.
Last Application Date: 31st March 2022
8. PhD Candidate in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Summary of Doctoral Project:
Applications are invited for a 3-year position in a Research Fellowship as PhD Candidate in biostatistics and epidemiology to be based at Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OCBE), Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. The principal investigator is Professor Marit B. Veierød. We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate with a strong background in biostatistics, interested in statistical applications in epidemiological research. The project is a collaboration with the Cancer Registry of Norway and the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. We will study the incidence and survival of uveal, acral and mucosal melanoma in the Norwegian population over a long period, and also study risk factors of uveal melanoma. The PhD candidate will contribute important insights to the research field and publish the results in international scientific journals.
Last Application Date: 22nd March 2022
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9. Doctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy – Dynamic Territory
Summary of Doctoral Project:
A Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) in Philosophy is available at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo. The Doctoral Research Fellowship is associated with the ERC-project Dynamic Territory: A Normative Framework for Territory in the Post-Holocene (grant agreement number 948964). We are looking for candidates whose planned PhD project falls within political philosophy/theory, or philosophy of law. The candidate’s project will broadly contribute to Work Package 4 of Dynamic Territory. The main aim of Dynamic Territory is to lay down a normative framework for territory in a global context where geographic, climatic, and demographic conditions are not stable, predictable, and fixed, but constantly changing.
Last Application Date: 15th April 2022
10. Doctoral Research Fellowship in image sonification
Summary of Doctoral Project:
A Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) in image sonification is available in the project AUTORHYTHM – the role of autophagy in healthy aging, funded by the UiO:Life Science initiative. The doctoral fellow will be employed at RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion and will also be affiliated with CanCell Centre for Cancer Cell Reprogramming. RITMO is a Centre of Excellence funded by the Research Council of Norway. This interdisciplinary centre focuses on rhythm as a structuring mechanism for the temporal dimensions of human life. Methods from musicology, psychology, neuroscience, and informatics are combined to study rhythm as a fundamental property that shapes and underpins human cognition, behaviour and cultural expressions.
Last Application Date: 19th April 2022
11. Doctoral Research Fellow on Scandinavian foreign policy and international aid
Summary of Doctoral Project:
A position as PhD Research Fellow (position code 1017) is available to undertake research as part of the project “Promoting Justice in a Time of Friction: Scandinavian Penal Exports” (JustExports). The project is funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The candidate will work closely together with project leader Professor Kjersti Lohne at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law. The period of appointment runs for three years without teaching duties, or four years with teaching duties constituting 25% of the overall workload. A four-year fellowship requires that the candidate can contribute to the current teaching needs of the Faculty of Law. See this list for examples of courses that may be relevant for teaching duties.
Last Application Date: 7th April 2022
12. 1-2 Doctoral Research Fellowships in Audiovisual Rhythms
Summary of Doctoral Project:
1-2 Doctoral Research Fellowships (SKO 1017) in Audiovisual Rhythms are available in the research project AMBIENT – Bodily Entrainment to Audiovisual Rhythms, funded by the Research Council of Norway. The project is affiliated with RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion at the University of Oslo. RITMO is a Centre of Excellence funded by the Research Council of Norway. This interdisciplinary centre focuses on rhythm as a structuring mechanism for the temporal dimensions of human life. Methods from musicology, psychology, neuroscience, and informatics are combined to study rhythm as a fundamental property that shapes and underpins human cognition, behaviour and cultural expressions. All RITMO researchers are co-located and work in a unique interdisciplinary constellation, with world-leading competence in musicology, psychology and informatics. It is expected that all members of the centre contribute to the general activities and collaborations within RITMO. The researchers have access to state-of-the-art facilities in sound/video recording, motion capture, eye tracking, physiological measurements, various types of brain imaging (EEG, fMRI), and rapid prototyping and robotics laboratories.
Last Application Date: 15th March 2022
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13. PhD Research Fellow within the subject area of psychological and social difficulties
Summary of Doctoral Project:
Applications are invited for a full-time (100 %), three-year position as PhD Research Fellow at the Department of Special Needs Education (ISP), Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo. The contract can be extended by up to one year, conditional on the assignment of teaching, and other compulsory duties. The PhD-fellowship is within the subject area of “Psychological and social difficulties” and the position is linked to the project: Speaking up for the quiet ones: Voicing the perspectives of shy students in middle schools.
Last Application Date: 23rd March 2022
14. 03 PhD Research Fellows in Dentistry
Summary of Doctoral Project:
We are seeking in total 3 PhD Research Fellows for these positions:
- PhD 1 – Project: Tannic acid nanocoatings: promoting cell adhesion and wound healing response around dental implants. Supervisor Hanna Tiainen. For more information about requirements and project descriptions, please follow this link below
- PhD 2 – Project: The effect of increased oxidative stress on salivary glands. Supervisor Trude Marie Haug. For more information about requirements and project descriptions, please follow this link below
- PhD 3 – Project: C-di-AMP mediated acid induced biofilm formation in Streptococcus mitis. Supervisor Roger Gustav Simm. For more information about requirements and project descriptions. please follow this link below
Last Application Date: 20th March 2022
15. PhD Research Fellow in Privacy Preserving Energy Management
Summary of Doctoral Project:
PPhD Research Fellow position available at the Department of Technology systems- ITS, as part of the UiO Energy Convergence Environment project PriTEM (Privacy Preserving Transactive Energy Management). The fellowship is for a period of 3 years and is funded by the Department of Technology Systems, University of Oslo. The PhD research fellowship is a full-time position with a fixed-term period of three years. Candidates who can and want to contribute to teaching and supervision at the department may be offered teaching-related compulsory duties. In this case, the appointment period will be extended to a total of four years.
Last Application Date: 15th April 2022
16. PhD Research Fellow in Planetary Near Surface Geophysics using Electromagnetic Induction Techniques
Summary of Doctoral Project:
A position as PhD Research Fellow in near surface geophysics using electromagnetic induction techniques is available at the Department of Technology Systems (ITS), University of Oslo. The workplace is at ITS, Kjeller which is located 20 km north east of Oslo. The fellowship period is 3 years and devoted to carrying out activity within the project called Rimfax – Mapping Planetary Geology and Water Resources by Ground Penetrating Radar and Magnetic Induction Spectrometer funded by the Norwegian Research Council. No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo. Starting date, as soon as possible.
Last Application Date: 3rd April 2022
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17. PhD Research Fellow in Modelling of future renewable energy systems with sustainable batteries
Summary of Doctoral Project:
Position as Doctoral Research Fellow in Modelling the role of sustainable batteries in future net-zero energy systems at the Department of Technology Systems (ITS), University of Oslo. The workplace is at ITS, Kjeller which is located 20 km north east of Oslo. No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo. Starting date no later than 01.10.2022 This position is for four years, three years for research activities and one year for community activities under dscience.
Last Application Date: 23rd March 2022
18. PhD Research Fellow in Mathematics, Mechanics or Statistics
Summary of Doctoral Project:
Position as PhD Research Fellow in Mathematics, Mechanics or Statistics available at the Department of Mathematics. Starting date no later than 1st of October, 2022. If the successful candidate has a good knowledge of one Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish), the fellowship will be for a period of 4 years, with 3 years devoted to research education, and will entail a compulsory workload of 25% that may consist of teaching, supervision duties, and research assistance. Otherwise, the fellowship period is 3 years devoted to research education.
Last Application Date: 28th March 2022
19. PhD Research Fellow in Machine Learning for Chemistry
Summary of Doctoral Project:
A position as PhD Research Fellow in Machine Learning for Chemistry is available at the Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry. No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo. Starting date no later than October 1, 2022. The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years. The fellowship can also be for a period of 4 years with a 25% of compulsory work that may consist of teaching, supervision duties and research assistance. The fellowship is a part of the project catLEGOS, which will focus on the development of machine learning models for the prediction of quantum properties relevant to catalysis with transition metal complexes. The research is planned in three different work packages, including 1) the generation of datasets covering the metal-organic chemical space, 2) the development of molecular representations based on first-principles calculations, and 3) the optimization of predictive models based on neural networks, Gaussian processes, and gradient boosting methods.
Last Application Date: 2nd May 2022
20. PhD Research Fellow in Intelligent Dynamic Energy Systems – three positions
Summary of Doctoral Project:
Three positions as PhD Research Fellow in Intelligent Dynamic Energy Systems available at the Department of Technology Systems (ITS) in the following areas:
- Numerical modeling of Dynamic Energy Systems
- Machine Learning applied to Forecasting of Energy Production and Consumption in Intelligent Dynamic Energy Systems
- Control of Intelligent Dynamic Energy Systems with Machine Learning.
The workplace is at ITS, Kjeller which is located 20 km north east of Oslo.
Last Application Date: 9th April 2022
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21. PhD Research Fellow in Geosciences
Summary of Doctoral Project:
A 3 years PhD Research Fellowship is available at Department of Geosciences and the Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene (CBA) at The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway. Starting date is no later than 01.10.2022. The Paris agreement defines 2 °C as an upper level of global average temperature increase to avoid “dangerous effects” such as positive feedbacks in the global C-cycle. A major climate feedback of concern is the mobilization of vast amounts of terrestrial C in the boreal biome and their release into the atmosphere as the greenhouse gases CO2 and CH4. Knowledge gaps on biogeochemical feedback mechanisms across the boreal biome, with varying sensitivities to climate-related shifts in ecosystem traits, restrict our ability to make robust predictions of interactions between climate and C cycling (ecosystem metabolism). In particular, microbial and geochemical control of organic matter processing under expected ecosystem transitions, such as vegetation changes and thawing permafrost, are poorly understood.
Last Application Date: 15th April 2022
22. PhD Research Fellow in geoscience education/pedagogy
Summary of Doctoral Project:
Position as a PhD Research Fellow in geoscience education/pedagogy available at the Department of Geosciences. No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo. Starting date no later than October 1, 2022. The PhD research fellowship is a full-time position with a fixed-term period of three years. Candidates who can and want to contribute to teaching and supervision at the department may be offered an additional year of teaching-related compulsory duties in the early stages of the contract period. In this case, the appointment period will be extended to a total of four years, where compulsory duties will be spread out over the full contract period, averaging 25% per year.
Last Application Date: 31st March 2022
23. PhD Research Fellow in Biologically inspired artificial intelligence
Summary of Doctoral Project:
Position as PhD Research fellow in Biologically inspired neural networks for artificial intelligence is available at the Department of Physics, in the research group of Professors Anders Malthe-Sørenssen and Marianne Fyhn at the Center for Integrative Neuroplasticity (CINPLA). Starting date is 01.08.2022. The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years.
Last Application Date: 27th March 2022
24. PhD Research Fellow in Biogeochemical Processes governing boreal C cycling
Summary of Doctoral Project:
We offer a 3-year PhD Research Fellow position at the Department of Biosciences and the Center for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, University of Oslo. The position will be within the interdisciplinary research project ” Biogeochemical processes governing boreal C cycling – Biogov”, cofunded by The Norwegian Research Council and UiO. The position is one of 4 PhDs and 2 PDs to be employed within Biogov, and we expect a collaborative group with these and the supervisor teams.
Last Application Date: 31st March 2022
