The position of postdoctoral fellow is fulltime for a period of 3 years, with 2 years funded by the Norwegian Research Council and 1 year via the Lifebrain H2020 project.

The main purpose of the fellowship is to qualify researchers for work in higher academic positions within their disciplines.

Requirements:

• A PhD degree or similar in neuroscience, psychology, human genetics or neurology;
• Extensive experience with neuroimaging analysis;
• Strong programming skills;
• Excellent English communication skills, orally and in writing;

The following will be considered as advantages:

• Documented skills in statistical analysis, ideally longitudinal.
• Strong record of scientific publication

In assessing applications, particular emphasis will be placed upon the quality of the candidate’s academic qualifications. Interviews with selected candidates may be arranged where the applicant’s personal prerequisites and cooperative skills will be emphasized.

• The PhD fellow will collaborate with colleagues at PROMENTA, and internationally, to examine the role of genetic and environmental factors in wellbeing and mental health. The PhD project will aim to examine a) causal factors and processes in wellbeing, b) the genetic and environmental underlying structure of the broader wellbeing spectrum, and c) gene-environment interplay in wellbeing and mental health. Methodologically, the project will be based on longitudinal twin studies and molecular genetic studies, with data from the Norwegian Twin Registry and the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).
• Applicants must hold a Master’s degree (120 ECTS) or equivalent in psychology (Professional program or Master’s program in psychology), or related fields. Normally, minimum grade B (ECTS grading scale) or equivalent. The Master’s degree must include a thesis of at least 30 ECTS

• The PhD fellow will collaborate with colleagues at PROMENTA, and internationally, to examine the role of genetic and environmental factors in wellbeing and mental health. The PhD project will aim to examine a) causal factors and processes in wellbeing, b) the genetic and environmental underlying structure of the broader wellbeing spectrum, and c) gene-environment interplay in wellbeing and mental health. Methodologically, the project will be based on longitudinal twin studies and molecular genetic studies, with data from the Norwegian Twin Registry and the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).
• Applicants must hold a Master’s degree (120 ECTS) or equivalent in psychology (Professional program or Master’s program in psychology), or related fields. Normally, minimum grade B (ECTS grading scale) or equivalent. The Master’s degree must include a thesis of at least 30 ECTS
  • Strong skills in quantitative analysis
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in Englis

• The overall project will involve the development and integration of four experimental and theoretical tools: 1) Microdissection of live neurons from relevant brain regions that will be cultured into Alzheimer’s disease-relevant neural networks in an in-vitro preparation, 2) selective genetic manipulation of neurons, 3) electrophysiological recording and 4) characterization of the population activity of the cultured neurons and comparisons between these and controls.
• For the position in the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience / Centre for Neural Computation, the applicant must have a master’s degree in Neuroscience or comparable competence.
• For the position in the Mathematics department, the applicant must have a master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics or comparable competence.

• This PhD project will help answer the following research questions: When and why do defence strategies come into play as part of traumatization? Which defence and coping strategies are put into effect? And, importantly, how do we investigate and better understand the defensive strategies that negatively affect the direction in which social relations develop, and what can be done to hinder the defence strategies which threaten social relations?
• The candidate must have a master’s degree or equivalent within health or social education, psychology or medicine. Applicants must also have relevant clinical experience.

• The University of Agder, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, invites applications for a temporary, 100 % position as PhD Research Fellow in Psychological defense and traumatized sexuality at the Department of Psychosocial Health for three years. The position is located at Campus Grimstad. The starting date is negotiable. More information about the faculty is found here.
• This PhD project will help answer the following research questions: When and why do defence strategies come into play as part of traumatization? Which defence and coping strategies are put into effect? And, importantly, how do we investigate and better understand the defensive strategies that negatively affect the direction in which social relations develop, and what can be done to hinder the defence strategies which threaten social relations?