Last Date: 31st January 2024.
At the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, a full-time (100 %) position as postdoctoral research fellow is available for a period of three (3) years. The position is part of the recently established Centre for Complex Conditions and Ageing (CC.AGE), financed by the Trond Mohn Foundation. CC.AGE is a part of the Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine (SEFAS), led by Professor Bettina S. Husebø. SEFAS has 15 employees and is growing rapidly with several new researcher positions. SEFAS has its offices at the Alrek Health Cluster with high focus on innovation, interprofessional collaboration, user involvement, and collaboration with industry partners. CC.AGE has close collaboration with the Centre for Nutrition, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiB, and Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS), UiB.
CC.AGE is formally starting in February 2024 to support older adults to live safely and independently at home by exploring and developing novel technology. This postdoctoral position is closely connected to an active research network with experience and expertise from complex health interventions in home-dwelling older adults, and people with complex conditions, including dementia and Parkinson’s disease. The project is expected to produce results of high clinical relevance that qualify for publications in international renowned peer-reviewed scientific journals. SEFAS facilitates scientific career building with a long-term perspective.
Read more about the project: https://www.uib.no/en/sefas
About the project/work tasks:
- As a starting point for CC.AGE, the postdoctoral fellow will oversee the preparatory tasks by building a base of transdisciplinary knowledge with respect to technology, methodology, and user involvement.
- The fellow will also oversee staging and kickstarting the randomized control trial as part of the project, with relevant tasks such as ethical approvals, recruitment of participants, related education tasks, etc.
- This work will be closely connected with the development of the ALIVE platform in collaboration with Youwell. Other tasks include the supervision of PhD candidates (as main or co-supervisor), publication and dissemination, work toward the internationalization of the Centre’s research.
Qualifications and personal qualities:
- The applicant must hold a Norwegian PhD or an equivalent degree within a medical oriented education such as medicine, nursing, nutrition, pharmacy, physiotherapy etc., or have the doctoral thesis submitted prior to the application deadline. It is a condition of employment that the PhD has been awarded at the latest within 5 months after the closing date for applications.
- Prior experience from working with older adults at home, nursing home, or hospital arena is also a prerequisite.
- Prior experiences from working with sensor technology or welfare technology is an advantage.
- Proficiency in both written and oral Norwegian and English is a requirement.
- Applicants who fulfil the requirements for the position will be ranked according to their strength within their respective fields in relation to the relevance of their competence towards SEFAS’ current needs, strategic goals, and prioritized areas for future development.
- Personal characteristics that will be emphasized in the consideration of applicants include the ability to work independently in a structured manner, cooperate with others, motivation, sense of responsibility and accountability, work capacity and enthusiasm for research.
- In the ranking of candidates, great emphasis will be placed on the personal qualities required for the position.
About the position of postdoctoral research fellow:
The position of postdoctoral research fellow is a fixed-term appointment with the primary objective of qualifying the appointee for work in top academic positions. You cannot be employed as a postdoctoral fellow for more than one fixed term period at the same institution.
The employee may be assigned required duties in the form of teaching and similar work at the department.
See regulations for appointments to Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Fellow etc.
We can offer:
- Exciting development opportunities as part of your role in a strong professional environment
- Salary NOK 615 700 (code 1352, pay grade 63) in the state salary scale. For applicants with a degree in Medicine or Dentistry, salary NOK 624 500 (code 1352, pay grade 64). For applicants with a medical specialization, salary NOK 646 000 (code 1352, pay grade 66).
- Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
- Good welfare benefits
Your application must include:
- A brief account of the applicant`s research interests and motivation for applying for the position
- Transcripts and diplomas (applicants with education from other countries than Norway must enclose witnessed diplomas in both the original language and authorized translations) and documentation of submitted doctoral thesis
- Complete list of publications
- Publications (in PDF) it is important that each of the scholarly works on which the committee should place special emphasis, is attached in its entirety
- Two references (name and contact information)
General information:
Detailed information about the position can be obtained by contacting: Bettina Husebø; [email protected]; phone: +47 48094660
The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position.
The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions.
Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.
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