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Stillingstittel: PhD Research Fellowship in Pharmacology

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Jobbnorge ID: 163800

Job abstractJV_description

A three-year full time PhD Research Fellowship is available in the research group Receptors, signalling and cardiac pharmacology, at the Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo (UiO). The position is funded by the Norwegian Health Association - The Norwegian Council on Cardiovascular Diseases.

The PhD research fellow will work on the project "New treatment strategies for diastolic heart failure", in a research group that has high activity and several ongoing projects in cardiovascular disorders. The PhD research fellow will work in a team consisting of several researchers, post-docs, PhD and MSc students, engineers as well as national and international collaborators. Main supervisor will be Associate Professor Kjetil Wessel Andressen and co-supervisor will be Professor Finn Olav Levy.

More about the position

The main objective of the project is to test two new treatments for diastolic heart failure in an animal model. Diastolic heart failure affects about 50% of heart failure patients and currently there is no pharmacological treatment that improves survival in these patients. In this project, we will determine changes in cyclic nucleotide signal transduction in diastolic heart failure and test whether pharmacological treatment improves heart failure in an animal model. The candidate is required to work with research animals. Additional methods are isolation of cardiomyocytes from hearts, real-time FRET imaging, measurement of contractility of single cardiomyocytes in addition to conventional wet-lab techniques.

The research fellow is expected to take active part in the research cooperation within the project and to follow the PhD program at the Medical faculty in order to obtain a PhD. This includes courses both locally at the university and abroad. Furthermore, the fellow will be encouraged to present their research regularly both locally and at international scientific conferences.

The applicant must, in collaboration with her/his supervisor, within 3 months after employment, have worked out a complete project abstractJV_description to be attached to the application for admission to the doctoral program. For more information, please see our web site

Qualification requirements

The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree. The fellow must fulfill the requirements of and take part in the PhD program at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo and is expected to complete the degree within the set fellowship period.

We are looking for a highly motivated, hard-working and organized candidate with ability to work both alone and in teams. The successful candidate should have a genuine interest in research and in pursuing a doctoral degree.

The ideal candidate:

• Holds a Master degree or equivalent in medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology, biochemistry, molecular biology, cellular biology, physiology or related fields.
• Experience and practical skills working with research animals is an asset
• Experience and practical skills in molecular biology is an asset
• Fluent oral and written English skills is an asset
• Knowledge in pharmacology is an asset.

 

We offer

. An exciting research environment with opportunities for academic development.

. Pay Grade 51-57, from NOK 449 400 to NOK 497 000, depending on qualifications

. Favorable pension arrangements

. Attractive welfare arrangements

How to apply

The application must include

. Application letter describing the applicant's qualifications and motivation for the position

. CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work - scientific publications)

. Letters of recommendation or 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 recruitment 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, who are invited for an interview, are asked to bring educational certificates, diploma or transcript of records.

 

Formal regulations

Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to the conditions of employment for research fellowship positions

Information about guidelines concerning appointment to post doctoral and research posts at UiO

According to the Norwegian Freedom and 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.

In accordance with the University of Oslo's equal opportunities policy, we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity.

The University of Oslo has an Acquisition of Rights Agreement for all employees for the purpose of securing intellectual property rights to research results, etc.

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

Contact information

Associate Professor Kjetil Wessel Andressen, phone number +47 22 84 03 72, e-mail: k.w.andressen (at) medisin.uio.no

HR-adviser Karoline Berg-Eriksen, (questions regarding the online application form), e-mail: Karoline.berg-eriksen (at) medisin.uio.no

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