Stillingstittel:
PhD Fellowship in Community Medicine - Health in gender and sexual minority populations

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

One position as PhD Research Fellow in Community Medicine is available at the Department of Community Medicine at the Institute of Health and Society at the University of Oslo.

The PhD Candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary research group focusing on health disparities associated with social inequality, social exclusion and social minority positions nationally and/or internationally.

The department welcomes proposals intended to explore issues relating to health challenges in gender and sexual minority groups, as well as community-based and professional responses to such challenges.

Examples of relevant research themes could be an inquiry into the relations between contemporary community-based and biomedical HIV prevention efforts among men who have sex with men (MSM); a study of community perspectives on sex reassignment surgery among transgender persons; or an exploration of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as part of HIV prevention efforts in LGBTI communities.

The research may be carried out in a single location or involve geographical/cross-cultural comparison. Applicants are encouraged to consider a design that includes exploration of transnational processes of relevance for health in minority gender and sexual groups.

It is anticipated that the successful candidate will work with qualitative research methods, but mixed methods designs (that also involve an epidemiological research component) are also welcome.

The study should include a significant degree of community involvement during planning, implementation and dissemination.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will have background in medicine and/or a master’s degree in a relevant health or social science programme.
• Excellent knowledge of everyday and academic English is a requirement, and working knowledge of Norwegian will be considered an asset.

In the assessment of applications, emphasis will be placed on

• The quality of the project description, including the description of the research topic and the specific themes to be explored, the choice of and rationale for proposed research methods, the appropriateness of theoretical perspectives, and the feasibility of the proposed research and its time schedule.
• The applicant’s personal suitability and motivation for the research, including his/her interest for and ability to involve and collaborate with community actors and to form part of a cross-disciplinary academic community.

Positions as research fellows are fixed-term educational posts where the aim is that the research fellow completes a doctoral degree (PhD) during the period of employment. A prerequisite for the employment is admission to the Faculty’s doctoral degree program, and applicants’ formal and other qualifications for admission will therefore also be assessed. Research fellowship positions are defined as recruitment posts and represent an important instrument in the sector’s work of generating qualified applicants for other academic posts at universities and university colleges in the long-term perspective. The doctoral candidate is expected to participate actively in the organized research training and in the Faculty’s research community.

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: The University of Oslo, Institute of Hea

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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Lønn periode: Pr. år