Two Postdoctor Researchers

Norwegian University Of Science And Technology

Description

NTNU is a broad-based university with a technical-scientific profile and a focus in professional education. The university is located in three cities with headquarters in Trondheim.

At NTNU, 9,000 employees and 42,000 students work to create knowledge for a better world.

You can find more information about working at NTNU and the application process here.

About the position

We have vacancies for two postdoctoral researchers at the Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine: the first one oriented to bioinformatics and computer engineering, the second one focusing on bioinformatics and cancer biology.

The two postdoctoral researchers will work in close collaboration with each other. You will be part of the international research consortium ONCOLOGICS, coordinated by NTNU, and working to advance personalised medicine for colorectal cancer patients. You will interact closely with other researchers at NTNU and in our ONCOLOGICS network, which includes top research institutions throughout Europe: outstanding partners from Institut Curie, Charité, Uppsala University, the SME ProtAtOnce in Greece, and Barcelona Supercomputing Center.

The ONCOLOGICS project aims to bring Personalised Medicine to the clinic by combining in silico computational modelling and functional validation in patient-derived tumor tissue cultivated ex vivo. Experimental readouts include patient cancer cell viability data as well as specific molecular readouts that report on cancer cell growth signaling. The in silico and ex vivo platforms jointly pave the way for future ‘functional personalised medicine'.

You will report to researcher MD MSc PhD Åsmund Flobak, ONCOLOGICS coordinator.

Duties of the position

  You will analyze various types of molecular data from colon cancer patients that have received medical therapies at Institut Curie and Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, and contribute to innovative new integrative analysis methods that can provide detailed characterization of a patient's tumour material

  You will design and develop computational models for therapy treatment simulations, based on DrugLogics software and other software solution from the consortium partners

  You will analyze discrepancies between computational model predictions and clinical observations from patients for which there is already treatment outcome data available

  You will contribute to the development of computational models, the analysis of model performance and iterative model refinement, and you will develop new metrics to evaluate model compliance with patient-derived tumour sample behaviour and drug response

Required selection criteria

  You must have completed a Norwegian doctoral degree in the area of bioinformatics and/or computer sciences or corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognized as equivalent to a Norwegian PhD

  Proficiency in oral and written English.

The appointment is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants and national guidelines for appointment as PhD, post doctor and research assistant

Preferred selection criteria

  a background in bioinformatics or computer engineering, preferably with focus on oncology or cancer biology

  experience with and motivation to work in an interdisciplinary scientific setting

  excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

  Technical skills: programming languages, programming skills, math and stats skills

Personal characteristics

We seek candidates that

• are motivated and able to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration • have good communication and networking skills • are team players, able to convert meeting minutes into action • are proactive and forthcoming, able to work independently

We offer

  exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment

  an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues

  favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund

  employee benefits

Salary and conditions

As a Postdoctoral Fellow (code 1352) you are normally paid from gross NOK 545 300 per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The period of employment is 2 years.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU. After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

The position is subject to external funding.

It is a prerequisite you can be present at and accessible to the institution on a daily basis.

About the application

The application and supporting documentation to be used as the basis for the assessment must be in English.

Publications and other scientific work must follow the application. Please note that applications are only evaluated based on the information available on the application deadline. You should ensure that your application shows clearly how your skills and experience meet the criteria which are set out above.

If, for any reason, you have taken a career break or have had an atypical career and wish to disclose this in your application, the selection committee will take this into account, recognizing that the quantity of your research may be reduced as a result.

The application must include:

  CV, certificates and diplomas

  transcripts and diplomas for bachelor's-, master's- and PhD degrees.

  Academic works - published or unpublished - that you would like to be considered in the assessment (up to 5 items)

  Research plan or project proposal

  Name and address of three referees

If all, or parts, of your education has been taken abroad, we also ask you to attach documentation of the scope and quality of your entire education. If you already have a statement from NOKUT, please attach this as well.

Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to identify your contribution to joint works, you must attach a brief description of your participation.

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal and interpersonal qualities. Motivation, ambitions, and potential will also count in the assessment of the candidates.

NTNU is committed to following evaluation criteria for research quality according to The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment - DORA.

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/210222/two-postdoctor-researchers

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