Join a dynamic research team as a PhD Fellow, exploring men’s health and family dynamics.

About the position

We invite applicants for a three- to four-year position as a PhD research fellow at the Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Oslo. The position is part of the ERC Advanced Grant project “Health, Cognition, Family, and Employment among Men (HOMME)".

HOMME studies how men's changing family and working lives - two central domains of adult life - influence their health and cognition. Within this project, the successful candidate will be able to develop a research agenda focusing on health effects of men's participation in the family and drivers of the greater diversity in men's fertility and family experiences. The candidate will make use of a rich linkage of register data on the whole Norwegian population and larger health studies, and may include research on how gender roles, parental leave, and traditional values in communities influence men's life outcomes.

Project description

The PhD candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers with backgrounds in demography, sociology, psychology, economics and health sciences. He or she will work closely with researchers at other institutions, especially the Norwegian Institute of Public Health where the candidate will be offered part-time placement, and there are opportunities for collaboration and exchanges with international project partners in Europe and North America. 

The appointment is a fulltime position for a period of three years. The employment period can be considered to be up to 4 years given addition of teaching and administrative duties (up to 25 %), depending on the competence of the successful applicant and the needs of the department.

The HUP Section conducts research and provides education in health, developmental, and personality psychology across various academic programs. The section has around 40 national and international staff members, including a dozen permanent university lecturer, associate professors and professors, with about half being women. It also includes around two dozen PhD students, Post-Doctoral and Research Fellows, and Associate Professors II.

Read more about HUP section at: https://www.sv.uio.no/psi/english/about/organization/sections/hup/index.html (https://www.sv.uio.no/psi/english/about/organization/sections/hup/index.html)

Your main tasks will be:

• Work as part of an interdisciplinary research team with backgrounds in demography, sociology, psychology, economics, and health sciences.
• Collaborate closely with researchers at partner institutions, particularly the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, where part-time placement will be offered.
• Participate in collaboration and potential research exchanges with international project partners in Europe and North America.

What skills are important in this role?

You must have:

• To be admitted to the PhD programs at the University of Oslo, the candidate must have completed a Master's degree (120 ECTS) or equivalent in in Demography, Economics, Sociology, Health Economics, Psychology, or other relevant field of study. Grade point average of A or B on the ECTS scale in their Master's degree. Applicants with a grade point of C may be evaluated on an individual basis. 
• To be employed as a PhD Research Fellow, admission to a doctoral program is required, or there must be a binding agreement for admission. Normally, one must apply for admission to a Ph.D. program within 3 months after the start of the research project leading to the Ph.D. degree.
• Good written and oral proficiency in English
• Good results in advanced courses and applied work in statistics preferably using Stata/R

 Desired qualifications:

• A strong interest in the topic of men's family life and/or men's health, ideally demonstrated through previous engagement.
• Demonstrate knowledge of statistics and causal inference methods / econometrics.

What are we looking for in you? 

• Good collaboration skills as well as ability to work independently.
• Well-organised and able to structure own work.
• Ability to think creatively within a scientific framework.

Employment in the position is based on a comprehensive assessment of all qualification requirements applicable to the position, including personal qualifications.

We need different perspectives in our work 

UiO is an open and internationally oriented comprehensive university that strives to be an inclusive and diverse workplace and academic environment. You can read more about UiO's work on equality, inclusion, and diversity at uio.no (https://www.uio.no/english/about/strategy/gender-equality/index.html).

We fulfill our mission most effectively when we draw upon our variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We are looking for great colleagues—could you be the next one?

We will do our best to accommodate your needs. Relevant adjustments may include modifications to working hours, task adaptations, digital, technical, or physical adjustments, or other practical measures.

If you have an immigrant background, a disability, or CV gaps, we encourage you to indicate this in the job application portal. We always invite at least one qualified candidate from each group for an interview. In this context, disability is defined as an applicant who identifies as having a disability that requires workplace or employment-related accommodations. For more details about the requirements, please refer to the Employer portal (https://arbeidsgiver.dfo.no/strategisk-hr/inkluderingsarbeid/bli-bedre-pa-rekruttering/hvordan-skrive-stillingsannonser-som-inkluderer/positiv-saerbehandling-nar-man-soker-jobb-i-staten) (Norwegian).

The selections made in the job application portal are used for anonymized statistics that all state employers include in their annual reports.

More information about gender equality initiatives at UiO can be found here. (https://www.uio.no/english/for-employees/competence/gender-equality/index.html)

We hope you will apply for the position with us. 

We offer:

• Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development.
• Committed colleagues in a good working environment.  
• Good welfare schemes. (https://www.uio.no/english/for-employees/employment/welfare/index.html)
• Opportunity of up to 1.5 hours a week of exercise during working hours. (https://www.uio.no/english/for-employees/employment/welfare/exercise/)
• A workplace with good development and career opportunities. 
• Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse (https://www.spk.no/en/), which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
• Salary in position as Doctoral Research Fellow, position code 1017 in salary range NOK from 550 800 to 615 000 depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.

Read more about the benefits of working in the public sector at Employer Portal (http://arbeidsgiver.difi.no/lonn-goder-og-reise).

Application

Your application should include:

• Application letter.
• CV.
• A complete list of publications.
• Transcripts and certificates.
• Contact information for 2-3 references.

Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for the position".

When applying for the position, we ask you to retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no (https://www.vitnemalsportalen.no/english/). If your education results are not available through Vitnemålsportalen, we ask you to upload copies of your transcripts or grades. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

General information

The best qualified candidates will invited for interviews. 

Applicant lists can be published in accordance with Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (https://lovdata.no/dokument/NLE/lov/2006-05-19-16) § 25. When you apply for a position with us, your name will appear on the public applicant list. It is possible to request to be excluded from this list. You must justify why you want an exemption from publication and we will then decide whether we can grant your request. If we cannot, you will hear from us.

Please refer to Regulations for the Act on universities and colleges chapter 3 (https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2024-06-28-1392/KAPITTEL_3#KAPITTEL_3) (Norwegian),  Guidelines concerning appointment to post doctoral and research posts at UiO (https://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/personnel/academic/guidelines-appointment-postdoc-researcher.html) and Regulations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the University of Oslo. (https://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/research/doctoral-degree/phdforskreng.html)

The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement (https://www.uio.no/english/for-employees/employment/work-results/agreement-rights-to-work-results.html) with all employees that is intended to secure the rights to all research results etc.

The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 26 500 students and 7 200 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society.

The Department of Psychology is one of seven units of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and has 75 permanent and 70 temporary members of scientific staff. Degrees are offered at bachelor and master level, plus a clinical training programme, and the PhD programme has 140 students.