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Statistician – 80% position
Deadline: 22.07.2020
Universitetet i Oslo
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.
The Institute of Health and Society is one of three institutes at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo. The Institute covers various disciplines and consists of six departments: General Practice, Health Sciences, Health Management and Health Economics, Medical Ethics, Community Medicine and Global Health and Nursing Science.
The Institute of Health and Society bases its work on a complex understanding of disease, health and health systems. Culture, environment, economics, society and biology play direct and indirect roles. Our teaching responsibilities include seven Master’s programs, one Bachelor program and part of the Faculty’s medical school and PhD-program. We employ about 220 FTE and have almost 700 Bachelor and Master students. Annual income is about 200 mill NOK, half of which is external funding. Our researchers play an active part of public policy and disseminate new knowledge through many channels.
Job description
An 80% position as biostatistician (researcher) is available in the Clinical Effectiveness Research group, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, and Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Norway. The position is at Department of Health Management and Health Economics at the Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo.
The position is available from September 1 2020 to December 31 2021, with an opportunity for extension.
With the vacant statistician position, we seek to further improve our exceptional research track record. We will include the statistician in ongoing and future research projects that are conducted by the research environment, including planning of new studies, data collection, data analyses and publication.
The individual appointed will work together with researchers and partners on several different projects.
The Clinical Effectiveness Research group is a young, innovative and dynamic research group that utilizes its unique expertise in clinical and epidemiological research to organize large studies related to gastroenterology, cancer screening and surveillance, and clinical epidemiology. The research group has collaboration with leading research environments in Europe and USA. For further information, see http://www.med.uio.no/helsam/english/research/groups/clinical-effectiveness/
Qualification requirements
Applicants should hold a Doctoral degree in biostatistics and have extensive experience in clinical trial and epidemiology statistics in the medical fields that the group is working in.
The ideal candidate has a strong CV, experience in research-related statistics, good cooperative, administrative and communicative skills, and an outstanding potential.
Homepage: www.med.uio.no/helsam/clinical-effectiveness
We offer
An exciting research environment with a multidisciplinary profile and excellent opportunities for academic development.
- Salary from NOK 615 900 to NOK 765 100 (in 100% position) depending on competencies
- Favorable pension arrangements
- Attractive welfare arrangements
How to apply
The application must include:
- Cover letter
- CV (summarizing education certificates and letters of recommendation)
- Complete list of publications
- References (list of 2-3 persons with name, title, email and phone number)
Application with attachments must be submitted via our online recruitment system. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.
Interviews will form part of the appointment process.
Formal regulations
The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees that is intended to secure the rights to all research results etc.
The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition and to recruit people with an immigrant background. Alternatively: Women are encouraged to apply.
In addition, the University of Oslo aims for its employees to reflect the diversity of the population to the greatest degree possible. We therefore encourage qualified applicants with disabilities or gaps in their CV to apply for the position. The University of Oslo will adapt the workplace to suit employees with disabilities. Applicants who indicate that they have disabilities or gaps in their CV are made aware that this information may be used for statistical purposes.
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