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Postdoctoral Fellowship 2019 – Early Adversity and Developmental Psychopathology, University of Oslo, Norway

Publish Date: May 27, 2019

Deadline: Jun 02, 2019

Postdoctoral Fellowship – “Early Adversity and Developmental Psychopathology”

Job description

A Postdoctoral Fellowship is available at the PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo. PROMENTA is a newly established interdisciplinary research center at the Department of Psychology aiming to provide answers to three central questions in mental health, well-being, and drug use research: What processes lead to poor and good mental health, and how? How do social and geographic inequalities in mental health arise? How can we develop, tailor, and evaluate effective interventions in communities to promote good mental health? To address these questions, we examine sources of mental health on a variety of levels, such as genetic risk, neurocognitive development, the psychosocial environment, and the socio-cultural and political context. The center is financed by the Research Council of Norway and contributions from the Department of Psychology. the Department of Sociology and Human Geography, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and other participating partners. For more information about PROMENTA, please visit www.promenta.no.

More about the position

The Postdoctoral fellow will collaborate with colleagues at PROMENTA to examine how biological markers, genetic risks and early adversity influence developmental psychopathology in childhood and adolescence. This project focuses on developmental processes that lead to psychopathology, starting in pregnancy and continuing into childhood and adolescence. The project will aim to 1) examine potential biological markers linked to early adversity and later development; 2) examine early adversity, social gradients and genetic confounding in developmental psychopathology; and 3) examine gene-environment interplay in developmental psychopathology. The project will rely on state of the art methodology and data from large-scale cohort studies, such as the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort study (MoBa). The Postdoctoral fellow will collaborate with researchers at the National Public Health Institute and with international researchers.

For more information and a detailed project description, please contact Assoc. Prof. Mona Bekkhus (mona.bekkhus@psykologi.uio.no).

The fellowship is for a period of three years. A 4th year can be considered with the addition of 25 % teaching requirement, depending on the competence of the applicant and the needs of the department.

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

Qualification requirements

  • A PhD degree or similar in relevant fields such as psychology, statistics, medicine, or related. Doctoral dissertation must be submitted for evaluation by the closing date. Appointment is dependent on the public defence of the doctoral thesis being approved.
  • Experience in research in the fields of developmental psychopathology is an advantage.
  • Knowledge and experience with statistical tools such as Mplus or R is an advantage.
  • Experience with molecular genetic methods is an advantage.
  • Excellent English skills, orally and in writing are required.
  • Plans for high-quality research within the project, as evidenced by the required three-page letter of application, explaining the motivation for applying and how own qualifications are suitable for the announced position.
  • Personal suitability, motivation and interest to collaborate with an interdisciplinary research team.

We offer

  • salary NOK 515 200 – 576 100 per annum depending on qualifications in position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow (position code 1352)
  • a professionally stimulating working environment in a newly established research center at the Department of Psychology
  • Opportunities for extensive collaboration with our international collaborators
  • Favorable pension and social welfare benefits
  • Attractive welfare arrangements

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https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/169273/postdoctoral-fellowship-early-adversity-and-developmental-psychopathology

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Disciplines

Psychology

Social Sciences

Study Levels

Postdoctoral

Research

Opportunity Types

Fellowships

Eligible Countries

International

Host Countries

Norway