PhD Fellow in Pharmacoepidemiology

Euraxess; Tromsø; Hybrid; NOK 580,000 - 620,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Involvement in an interesting research

Academic environment

Flexible working hours

State pension scheme

Salary with annual increase

Job summary

UiT The Arctic University of Norway's Department of Pharmacy invites applications for a PhD position in pharmacological sciences. The project focuses on using Tromsø Study data to improve community pharmacy practice and medication therapy, with a three-year PhD trajectory beginning upon employment.

Admission requires a master's degree in pharmacy or a related field, and proficiency in English. You will work in a collaborative environment with supervisors and contribute to health data research

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in pharmacy or related health field required.
• Master’s thesis focused on health data or pharmacoepidemiology preferred.
• English fluency required; Nordic applicants may document with school diploma.

Responsibilities

• Complete doctoral training to the level of a PhD.
• Engage in research on Tromsø Study data to improve pharmacy practice.
• Collaborate with supervisors and contribute to study design and analysis.

Skills

Structured approach

Independent work

Collaboration

Communication

Motivation

Education

Master’s degree in pharmacy/health field

Master’s thesis in social pharmacy/epidemiology/health data

Job description

Organisation/Company UiT The Arctic University of Norway Department Department of Pharmacy Research Field Pharmacological sciences » Pharmacy Pharmacological sciences » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 8 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Oslo) Country Norway Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The position

A PhD position is available at the Department of Pharmacy (IFA), Faculty of Health Sciences with the Research group for Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacoepidemiology (IPSUM).

The position is for a period of three years which is the nominal length of the PhD programme. The objective of the position is to complete research training to the level of a doctoral degree. Admission to the PhD programme is a prerequisite for employment, and the programme period starts on commencement of the position.

The workplace is at UiT in Tromsø. You must be able to start in the positionwithin a reasonable time after receiving the offer.

The project

The position is affiliated with the project “Using Tromsø Study Data to Advance Community Pharmacy Practice.” The project’s primary objective is to contribute to improved medication therapy from both individual and public health perspectives. As part of the project, the PhD candidate will address the following research questions:

1. Satisfaction with medication information provided by pharmacies

What factors characterize participants who are either satisfied or dissatisfied with the information they receive about their medications at pharmacies (e.g., demographics, medication groups, or receipt of the Inhaler Technique Assessment Service or the New Medicine Service)? Is satisfaction associated with receiving information from pharmacies and general practitioners, with general beliefs about medicines, or with the achievement of treatment goals? If this can be investigated, is there an association between satisfaction and the receipt of pharmacy services such as the New Medicine Service or the Inhaler Technique Assessment Service?

2. Perceived importance of medications

Is there agreement between which medication users consider to be their single most important medication and which medication healthcare professionals (pharmacists) consider to be the most important? If there is disagreement, what characterizes the participants for whom this occurs? Is an disagreement associated with factors such as beliefs about medicines or the achievement of treatment goals?

3. Views and attitudes regarding medication use

What general views and attitudes toward medicines are held by medication users in the general Norwegian population? What factors characterize the different categories of views and attitudes?

Data from the Tromsø Study, linked to the Norwegian Prescribed Drug Registry, make it possible to identify important target groups for such services. The study population will include participants in the Tromsø Study who report using medications (approximately 10,000 individuals). The data will include, among other variables, whether participants have received medication information from a physician and/or pharmacy, their information needs, their views and attitudes toward medicines and medication use, the medications they use, and other relevant variables relating to health, lifestyle, and sociodemographic characteristics. See helsedata.no for an overview of the variables available in the Tromsø Study and the Norwegian Prescribed Drug Registry

The applicants must submit a short description outlining the academic basis of the PhD project. The project description must not exceed 800 words, excluding potential literature references. It must include a short introduction of the topic, research question(s), suggested methods and a reasoning of the methodological choices. The final project description will be developed in collaboration with the supervisors.

Qualifications

This position requires a master’s degree or equivalent in pharmacy, other health professions, health-informatics or similar. A master’s thesis in social pharmacy, pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiology or informatics with the use of health data. Relevant research experience beyond the master’s thesis is favourable but not a requirement.

Applicants must document fluency in English. Nordic applicants can document their English capabilities by attaching their high school diploma.

In the assessment, the emphasis is on the applicant's potential to complete a research education based on the master's thesis or equivalent, any other scientific work and the project description (see above). Other experience of significance for the completion of the doctoral programme may be given consideration, for example experience in fields that generates health data such as the health services including pharmacies.

We will also emphasize motivation and personal suitability for the position. We are looking for a candidate who:

• Is structured, accurate and preferably creative in their work approach
• Can work independently
• Have good collaboration skills
• Have good communication and social interaction with colleagues
• Has the ability and wish to contribute to a good working environment

As many people as possible should have the opportunity to undertake organized research training. If you already hold a PhD or have equivalent competence, we will not appoint you to this position.

Admission to the PhD programme

For employment inthePhD position,you must be qualified for admission to the PhD programmeat the Faculty of Health Sciences and participate in organized doctoral studies within the employment period.

Admission normally requires:

• Abachelor's degree of 180 ECTS and amaster's degree of 120 ECTS, oran integrated master's degree of 300 ECTS.
• Amaster's thesiswitha scope corresponding to at least 30 ECTSforamaster's degree of 120 ECTS.
• Amaster's thesiswithascope corresponding to at least20 ECTSforan integratedmaster's degree of 300 ECTS.

Applicants must have a grade of C or better on the master's thesis and have a grade point average of C or better for the master's degree. A more detailed description of admission requirements can be found here .

If you are employed in the position, you willbeprovisionally admittedto the PhD programme. Application forfinal admissionmust be submitted no later thantwo monthsafter taking up the position.

Applicants with a foreign education will be subjected to an evaluation of whether the educational background is equal to Norwegian higher education, following national guidelines from Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills . Depending on which country the education is from, one or two additional years of university education may be required to fulfil admission requirements, e.g. a 4-year bachelor's degree and a 2-year master's degree. UiT normally accepts higher education from countries that are part of the Lisbon Recognition Convention.

Inclusion and diversity

UiT The Arctic University of Norway is working actively to promote equality, gender balance and diversity among employees and students, and to create an inclusive and safe working environment. We believe that inclusion and diversity are a strength, and we want employees with different competencies, professional experience, life experience and perspectives.

If you have a disability, a gap in your CV or immigrant background, we encourage you to tick the box for this in your application. If there are qualified applicants, we invite at least one in each group for an interview. If you get the job, we will adapt the working conditions if you need it. Apart from selecting the right candidates, we will only use the information for anonymous statistics.

UiT

We offer

• Involvement in an interesting research project
• A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues
• Flexible working hours and a state collective pay agreement
• Pension scheme through the state pension fund
• PhD Fellows are normally given a salary of 580 000 NOK/year with a 3% yearly increase. In special cases, a higher salary may be considered.

Norwegian health policy aims to ensure that everyone, irrespective of their personal finances and where they live, has access to good health and care services of equal standard. As an employee you will become member of the National Insurance Scheme which also include health care services.

Please note that the application will only be assessed based on the information submitted by the application deadline via Jobbnorge. It is therefore important that you include all necessary documents demonstrating your qualifications for the position.

Your application must include:

• Cover letter explaining your motivation and research interests
• CV
• Official diplomasforBachelor's andMaster's degree in the original language
• Official transcripts of grades/academic record forBachelor's andMaster's degree in the original language
• Official translation of diplomas and transcripts of records (ToR) to English or a Scandinavian language, if applicable
• Explanation of the grading system for foreign education(Diploma Supplement if available)
• Master’sthesis, and any other academic works
• Brief project sketch (maximum 800 words)

Qualification with a master’s degree is required before commencement in the position. If you are near completion of your master’s degree, you may still apply and submit a draft version of the thesis and a statement from your supervisor or institution indicating when the degree will be obtained. You must still submit your transcript of grades for the master’s degree with your application.

All documentation to be considered must be in a Scandinavian language or English.If English proficiency is not documented in the application, it must be documented before starting in the position.

Assessment

The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee's mandate is to undertake an assessment of the applicants' qualifications based on the written material presented by the applicants, and the detailed description draw up for the position. A copy of the assessment report will be sent to all applicants.

The applicants who are assessed as best qualified will be called to an interview. The interview should among other things, aim to clarify the applicant’s motivation and personal suitability for the position.

Generalinformation

The appointment is made in accordance with State regulations and guidelines at UiT. At our website, you will find more information for applicants .

NT-FAK:The engagement is to be made in accordance with 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. After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

Remuneration for the position of PhDFellowis in accordance with the State salary scale code1017.A compulsory contribution of 2 % to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted. You will become a member of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which gives you many benefits in addition to a lifelong pension: You may be entitled to financial support if you become ill or disabled, your family may be entitled to financial support when you die, you become insured against occupational injury or occupational disease, and you can get good terms on a mortgage. Read more about your employee benefits at: spk.no .

A shorter period of appointment may be decided when the PhDFellowhas already completed parts of their research training programmeor when the appointment is based on a previous qualifying position PhDFellow, research assistant, or the like in such a way that the total time used for researchtraining amounts to three years.

We process personal data given in an application or CV in accordance with the Personal Data Act (Offentleglova). AccordingtothePersonal Data Actinformation about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure. You will receive advance notification in the event of such publication, if you have requested non-disclosure.

In case of discrepancies between the Norwegian and the English version of this description, the Norwegian version takes precedence.

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