PhD Research Fellow

Job description

PhD Research Fellow - Institutt of Clinical Dentistry
A 3-4 year PhD Research fellowship (position code 1017) is available at the Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry.
The successful candidate will join a highly integrated and motivated team.

Project:  Understanding oral and chemosensory disturbances in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients.

For more information about requirements and project description, please follow this link
Supervisor Associate Professor - Preet Bano Singh.

More about the position

The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree. The fellowship requires admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Dentistry.
The fellowship period is three (3) years. 

Candidates may be offered one additional year by the Faculty of Dentistry; the four (4) year position then entails a compulsory workload of 25% that may consist of teaching, supervision duties, and research assistance. This will be decided at the time of appointment.

For more information, please see our web site : https://www.odont.uio.no/english/research/phd/
 

Starting date: as soon as possible.

Qualification requirements

The Faculty of Dentistry has a strategic ambition to be among Europe’s leading communities for research, education and innovation.
Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to
academic credentials. For all three candidates, we require:
The applicant should have a master's degree in Biomedicine. It would be an advantage if the applicant also holds a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene.
The average grade point for courses included in the Master’s degree must be B or better in the Norwegian educational system
The Master’s thesis must have the grade B or better in the Norwegian educational system
Fluent oral and written communication skills in English and a Scandinavian language.
Fluent oral and written communication skills in a Scandinavian language is required for a 4-year fellowship including teaching duties.
English requirements for applicants from outside of EU/EEA countries and exemptions from the
requirements: https://www.odont.uio.no/english/research/phd/regulations/supplementary-rules.html

Personal skills

- Ability to conduct high-quality independent research within a broad collaboration
- Interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
- Willingness to work together with PhD and/or Master/Bachelor students in specialty field
- Self-motivation, creativity, genuine curiosity about the subject, work discipline, professional ethics, and ambition
- Strong practical and analytical skills
- Good communication skills
- Good social and collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently and in an interdisciplinary scientific environment
- High drive for science

We offer

Salary NOK 532 200 - 575 400 per annum depending on qualifications in a position as PhD Research fellow, position code 1017
Attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement
Vibrant international academic environment
Career development programmes
Oslo’s family-friendly surroundings with their rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities

How to apply

The application must include

- Cover letter - statement of motivation and research interests and a clear indication of which of the positions you apply for.
- CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work - scientific publications)
- Certified copies of the original Bachelor and Master’s degree diploma, transcripts of records and
- Letters of recommendation
- Documentation of English proficiency
- List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
- Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
 

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system (please follow the link “Apply for this job”). Foreign
applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please note that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.
 

Applicants with foreign diplomas are asked to send the original diploma with a Scandinavian or English translation. Foreign diplomas
are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading system. Translations must be certified.
 

Please note that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
All applicants will receive an email when the hiring

Formal regulations

Please see the guidelines and regulations for appointments to Research Fellowships at the University of Oslo.

No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo.

According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

The appointment may be shortened/given a more limited scope within the framework of the applicable guidelines on account of any previous employment in academic positions.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results etc.

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.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts

relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and
attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to University of Oslo.
 

It is a prerequisite you can be present at and accessible to the institution daily.

Contact information

For technical questions regarding the recruitment system please contact: HR Senior Adviser, Maria Nesteby