PHD RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP in Mobile Health Information Systems

Job Description:

The position belongs to the mobiHealth action research project within the Global Infrastructures research group at the Department of Informatics. For information about the mobiHealth project see: http://www.hisp.uio.no/projects/mobihealth/ . In particular, the mobiHealth project is focuses on the creation and investigation of sustainable health service networks for primary health care workers. The project is also a part of a broader development and research agenda within the Health Information Systems Programme (HISP). http://www.hisp.uio.no/ 

For information about the GI research group, see:http://www.ifi.uio.no/forskning/grupper/is/GI.html. In the evaluation of the candidates their potential contribution to the mobiHealth action research project as well as the GI group’s research agenda, in particular through their research proposal, will be given emphasis. The GI group’s research agenda is described here:http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~oleha/Research/GIResearchAgenda.pdf

The doctoral fellowship is for a duration of three years, depending on final funding decisions.

Requirements:

Applicants must have a recognized University degree, like “cand.scient”, “siv. Ing.”, Master of Science or equivalent in a subject area relevant for the planned research.

The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.

Applicants are expected to include a summary of academic specialization and statement of scientific interests.

The fellowship requires admission to research training programme at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. An aproved plan for the research training, including a project outlinge, must be submitted no later than two months after taking up the position, and the admission must be approved within three months. For further information see:

http://www.admin.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/regulationstermcondition.xml

A good command of English is required of all students attending the University of Oslo.

http://www.matnat.uio.no/english/research/education/proficiency_in _English.html

Salary:

PhD Research Fellow (SKO 1017), pay grade: 48 – 56 (NOK 383 700 – 440 500) per year, depending on qualifications and seniority)

The application must include:

• Application letter
• Statement of research interest
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work , administrative experience and other qualifying activity)
• Copies of transcripts of records, and educational certificates
• List of publications and academic work that the applicant swishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading system.

Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.

Closing date for applications: February 28, 2011

UiO has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.

The University of Oslo has a goal of recruiting more women in academic positions. Women are encouraged to apply.

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

• Region:
• Oslo

• Job type:
• Contract

• Working hours:
• Full-time

• Working days:
• Day

• Application deadline:
• February 28, 2011

• Location:
• Blindern

• Reference number:
• 2011/1538

• Home page:
• http://www.matnat.uio.no

• Contacts:
• Professor Kristin Braa 
  Mobile: +47 41630260

Send application