Doctoral Research Fellow - field of orthodontics

About the position

The department of orthodontics at the Odontological Faculty has a vacant post as a scholarship for a period of 3 years in odontology.

This job is related to the project: «A comparative study on the treatment of Kerubism: evaluation of clinical treatment strategies, orofacial function and quality of life.»

The aim of the project is to investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment strategies of persons with Kerubism in Norway and Denmark, as well as to evaluate orofacial function and oral health-related quality of life. The project shall contribute to increased knowledge and a better knowledge base for the treatment and follow-up of persons with this rare cranial condition.

The project is a collaboration between the Department of Kjeveortopedi at the Institute of Clinical Odontology, the University of Oslo, the National Center for Rare Diagnosis, the Unit of Oral Health, at the Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital and the Center for Oral Health in Rare Diseases at the Rigshospitale in Copenhagen.

More about the position

The addition applies for a period of 3 years.

If necessary, it may be relevant to employ for a period of up to 4 years, then with 25 % compulsory work. In this case, compulsory work will consist mainly of teaching and guidance.

A shorter add-on period may be granted if the grant holder has already completed part of his/her research training programme or when the addition is based on previous addition conditions in the educational position (student, scientific assistant and similar) so that the total time for research training becomes 3 years.

Admission to doctoral programmes is a condition for accession as a grantee. It is a prerequisite that the candidate can carry out the project during the grant period. The aim of the educational position is for the candidate to obtain a doctoral degree/PhD during the scholarship period.

The final programme for the training of researchers shall be approved and agreed not later than three months after accession. For more information, see ourPossible values are: web page, page.

 Qualifications

You must have

• Master's degree in odontology or equivalent, as well as Norwegian dental authorization.
• Approval as a specialist in orthodontics in Norway.
• Experience in the treatment and follow-up of persons with congenital cranial conditions is desirable.
• Beherske Norwegian and English well, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to acquire new methods and subject matter in a short time.
• Experience or knowledge of statistical methods.
• Experience or knowledge of professional communication and teaching.
• If all or part of the training has been taken abroad, we ask for evidence of the extent and quality of the entire course of training.

Personal Properties

The evaluation of applications will focus on the professional and personal prerequisites of the candidate in order to carry out both the research training and the research project.

You should be:

• Selfish and systematic.
• Solution oriented.
• Cooperative.
• Extrovert and creative.
• Motivated to contribute to a good working environment.

We are looking for you as

• Is able to rapidly acquire new methods and subject matter
• Working independently and structured
• Has good cooperation and well-being in multidisciplinary environments
• Wants to contribute to professional development through research
• Interested in contributing to education and dissemination
• Motivated to contribute to a good working environment

Employment in the post is based on an overall assessment of all qualification requirements attached to the post, including personal qualifications.

We offer

• Exciting and meaningful work in an activity with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education and information that promotes sustainable, fair and knowledge-based societal development.
• Involved colleagues in a good working environment.
• Godewelfare schemes.
• Possibility of up to 1,5 hour a week withtraining during working hours.
• A job with good development and career opportunities.
• Membership of:National Pension Fund, which is one of Norway’s best housing loan schemes and good insurance schemes.
• Wages and salaries in the position of a fellow, job code 1017 in the pay bracket NOK 551 000 – 605 000 per year depending on competence and experience. The salary is subtracted from the salary by 2 percent in the statutory contribution to the State Pension Fund.

Read more about the benefits of working in the country inEmployer's Portal.

Including working life and diversity of UiO

Inclusion and diversity are strengths. The UiO has a human resources policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition and recruiting people with a migrant background. Furthermore, we want employees with different competences, professional combinations, life experience and perspectives. We want to organize for employees who need it.

If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, gaps in the CV or migrant background, we will invite at least one applicant in each of these groups for an interview.

We hope that you apply for the job with us.

For more information on gender equality measures at UiO, seehereLet's see.

Application

The application shall include:

• Letter of application with motivation for the job
• CV with full overview of education, practice and professional work
• List of publications, if any.
• Copies of diplomas and possible certificates.
• Reference list (2-3 references; name, title, email and phone; description of relationship to applicant).
• If all or part of the training has been taken abroad, we ask for evidence of the extent and quality of your entire training course and an explanation of the character system.

Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click “Search the job”.

When applying for the job, we ask you to retrieve your training results from:Testimonial portal.noLet's see. If your educational results are not available via the Witness Portal, please upload copies of your diplomas and certificates.

We note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

As a general rule, an interview should be used during the addition process.

General Information

Current applicants will be invited to an interview.

The lists of candidates may be published according to.Public law § 25 second paragraph. When you apply for a job with us, your name will appear on the public application list. It is possible to ask to be excluded from this list. You have to justify why you want a derogation from publication and we will then decide whether we can grant your request. If we can't, you'll hear from us.

Please SeeRegulation of the Law on Higher Education,Guidelines for employment in postdoctoral and scholarship positions at UiO andRegulation of the degree philosophiae doctor (Ph.d.) at the University of Oslo.

UiO has aacquisition agreement; for all employees with a view to ensuring the rights to research results etc.

The employment is carried out in accordance with the principles of the State Staff Act and the laws governing the export of knowledge, technology and services.