Four postdoc positions in Biostatistics at the University of Oslo, Norway

The International Society for Bayesian Analysis; Oslo; On-site; NOK 516,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Oslo offers four postdoctoral positions in Biostatistics under the SCIENTIA FELLOWS program. These three-year fellowships focus on advanced statistical methodologies in health sciences, providing a unique opportunity for impactful research and career development within a renowned institution.

Benefits

Health insurance

Pension contributions

Research expenses coverage (up to 54,600 NOK/year)

Qualifications

• PhD degree in relevant field by July 1, 2020.
• Competence in statistics and biostatistics is required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with host at UiO and partners on research projects.
• Produce high-quality scientific results and oversee research proposals.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Biostatistics

Machine learning

Research proposal development

Education

PhD in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, or computer science

Job description

Four postdoc positions in Biostatistics at the University of Oslo, Norway

Mar 5, 2020

Four postdoc positions in Biostatistics are offered at the University of Oslo (UiO), Norway. The positions are each three-year appointments for fellows incoming from abroad.

SCIENTIA FELLOWS is a transnational research fellowship programme in the field of Health Life Sciences at UiO, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 under the Maria Skłodowska-Curie scheme.

The purpose of the three-year postdoc is to produce scientific results of the highest quality, in collaboration with your host at UiO and its other partners. You will also be part of UiO’s career development programme designed for early-career researchers, including the Health Innovator course, which aims to provide tools and insights into how innovation can benefit patients, the healthcare system, and society. At the end of your three-year term, your academic profile will be well-positioned to apply for top research positions worldwide.

All four positions will be at the Oslo Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OCBE), UiO (https://www.med.uio.no/imb/english/research/centres/ocbe/), in collaboration with Oslo University Hospital.

Eligibility:

• You possess a PhD degree (by July 1, 2020) in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, computer science, or related disciplines with documented competence in these areas.
• You have not resided in Norway for more than 12 months in the past 3 years.

Please apply separately for each position you are interested in, clearly indicating which position(s) you are applying for. See detailed descriptions here: https://www.biginsight.no/news/2020/2/24/scientia-fellow-ii-postdoc-positions.

If interested, contact the respective UiO PI by email with your CV and links to your publications as soon as possible, ideally by March 20, 2020. Collaborate with your UiO host to develop your research proposal, discussing it via Skype and email. You are responsible for the proposal, but your host will assist in refining it. Final application submissions, including the research proposal and other documents, are due by April 30, 2020.

The fellow will be employed at UiO for three years, working at the campus in Oslo. The gross annual salary is 515,200 NOK, with UiO covering health insurance and pension contributions. UiO also supports research expenses (up to 54,600 NOK/year) for items like laptops, travel, and courses. For relocation support, visit the International Staff Mobility Office: https://www.uio.no/english/about/jobs/ismo/. For further information, contact the hosts listed below.

Research Projects:

1. Statistical learning for personalised cancer therapy
   Host: Manuela Zucknick (https://www.med.uio.no/imb/english/people/aca/manuelkz/)
   Summary: Develop multivariate (multi-task) methods to improve prediction of drug sensitivity and synergistic effects in pharmacogenomic screens, integrating heterogeneous data sources, e.g., via multiple kernel learning.
2. Scalable inference for genomic data integration
   Hosts: Valeria Vitelli (https://www.med.uio.no/imb/english/people/aca/valeriv/) and David Swanson (https://sojourningnorth.github.io/)
   Summary: Focus on scalable Bayesian methods for multi-omic data integration, with applications in disease subtyping and biomarker discovery.
3. Biostatistics and/or computational biology in precision medicine and systems pharmacology
   Hosts: Arnoldo Frigessi (https://www.med.uio.no/imb/english/people/aca/frigessi/) and Kjetil Tasken (https://www.med.uio.no/klinmed/english/people/aca/ktasken/index.html)
   Summary: Develop new statistical and machine learning methods to predict drug efficacy and synergy in personalized treatments for leukemia and multiple myeloma.
4. Biostatistics and/or bioinformatics in precision medicine for head and neck cancer
   Hosts: Arnoldo Frigessi and Eivind Hovig (https://www.ous-research.no/hovig/)
   Summary: Identify early signals, biomarkers, and prognostic indicators for head and neck cancer using advanced statistical and deep learning methodologies on large clinical trial datasets.