Postdoctoral Fellow

About the position and the HOMME project

Applications are invited for a 3-year position as postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Oslo. The position is part of, and funded by, the ERC Advanced Grant project “Health, Cognition, Family, and Employment among Men (HOMME)”. It studies how men’s changing family and working lives - two central domains of adult life - influence their health and cognition. 

Within this project, the successful candidate will be able to develop a research agenda focusing on health effects of men’s participation in the family and drivers of the greater diversity in men’s fertility and family experiences.

More about the position 

The candidate will make use of a rich linkage of register data on the whole Norwegian population and larger health studies, and may include research on how gender roles, parental leave, and traditional values in communities influence men’s life outcomes. The Postdoctral fellow will be part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers with backgrounds in demography, sociology, psychology, economics and health sciences. The candidate will work closely with researchers at other institutions, especially the Norwegian Institute of Public Health where the candidate will be offered part-time placement, and there are opportunities for collaboration and exchanges with international project partners in Europe and North America.

The appointment is a fulltime position for a period of three years. The employment period can be considered to be up to 4 years given addition of teaching and administrative duties (up to 25 %), depending on the competence of the successful applicant and the needs of the department.

The successful applicant will join the HOMME project, led by Prof. Vegard Skirbekk.

The HUP Section conducts research and provides education in health, developmental, and personality psychology across various academic programs. The section has around 40 national and international staff members, including a dozen permanent university lecturer, associate professors and professors, with about half being women. It also includes around two dozen PhD students, Post-Doctoral and Research Fellows, and Associate Professors II. Read more about HUP section. 

 

Responsibilities

• Use linked population register data covering the entire Norwegian population, along with major health study datasets
• Conduct research on how gender roles, parental leave, and traditional community values influence men’s life outcomes.
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary research team with expertise in demography, sociology, psychology, economics, and health sciences.
• Collaborate closely with researchers at partner institutions, particularly the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, where part-time placement will be offered.
• Engage in collaboration and potential research exchanges with international project partners in Europe and North America.
   

Qualifications

Qualification requirements

• Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in demography, sociology, psychology, economics or health sciences.
• The doctoral dissertation must have been submitted for evaluation prior to the closing date of the call.
• The candidate’s research focus must be relevant to the research activities of the HOMME project. 
• Experience with programming and analyses in at least one of following languages: R or Stata is required.
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English

Desired qualifications

• Experience with longitudinal, register-based, survey, or population data, particularly in the areas of health, mortality, life-course processes, or demographic change.
• Familiarity with advanced quantitative methods, such as causal inference techniques, multilevel modeling, event history analysis, or panel data methods.
• Experience with interdisciplinary research and collaboration across social sciences, health sciences, or related fields.
• Prior involvement in international research projects, research networks, or collaborative grants is an advantage.
• Experience with supervision or co-supervision of students (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. level) is an asset.
• Evidence of research dissemination beyond academic journals, such as conference presentations, policy briefs, or public engagement.
• Experience with research data management, reproducible research practices, or open science principles is an advantage.
   

Personal skills

• Candidates are expected to be capable team-workers, creative, motivated, and organized. 
• Strong ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary research team.
• High level of motivation, creativity, and intellectual curiosity, with the ability to develop new research ideas within the scope of the project.
• Good organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Experience in communication and presentation, being able to explain complex analyses to academic and non-academic audiences.
• A constructive, collegial approach to collaboration and a willingness to contribute to a positive and inclusive research environment.
   

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

We need different perspectives in our work 

UiO is an open and internationally oriented comprehensive university that strives to be an inclusive and diverse workplace and academic environment. You can read more about UiO’s work on equality, inclusion, and diversity at uio.no.

We fulfill our mission most effectively when we draw upon our variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We are looking for great colleagues—could you be the next one?

We will do our best to accommodate your needs. Relevant adjustments may include modifications to working hours, task adaptations, digital, technical, or physical adjustments, or other practical measures.

 

If you have an immigrant background, a disability, or CV gaps (Norwegian), we encourage you to indicate this in the job application portal. We always invite at least one qualified candidate from each group for an interview. In this context, disability is defined as an applicant who identifies as having a disability that requires workplace or employment-related accommodations. For more details about the requirements, please refer to the Employer portal (Norwegian).

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We offer

• The prospect of conducting exciting and meaningful research to increase our understanding of men’s lives and health
• The opportunity to be part of an excellent and highly ambitious interdisciplinary team
• Access to Norwegian register data and data from health surveys of high quality
• A stimulating and international research environment at the University of Oslo, with multiple research groups and seminar series.
• Opportunities to work partly from the Institute of Psychology at the University of Oslo, and partly at the Oslo-based Centre for Fertility and Health, a Centre of Excellence at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
• A friendly and inclusive workplace allowing for a good work-life balance.
• 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 from 610 000 - to 690 000, depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.

 

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Application

Your application should include:

• Application letter, describing your motivation for applying for the position, summarizing scientific work and research interests and how own qualifications match the announced position, max. 2 pages
• CV, with complete overview of education, work experience, and other qualifying activity.
• Publication list, can including preprints and scientific talks and posters. Publications should not be submitted along with the initial application.
• Transcripts and educational certificates, including a confirmation of submitted or completed PhD.
• Contact information for 2-3 references (name, title, email, phone number, and description of relationship to the applicant).
   

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. 

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