PhD candidate at the Department of Public Health and Nursing

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The Department of Public Health and Nursing  (ISM) is responsible for research, teaching, innovation and dissemination in community medicine, nursing, primary health care and public health. The Department’s activities in both research and education focus on the needs of the primary health service.

ISM is one of eight departments at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and has about 360 employees in permanent and temporary positions. For more information on ISM, see:  www.ntnu.edu/ism .   

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

The position is part of the project "Enhancing healthcare services' capability of understanding and identifying risk of frailty in older adults". The overall aim of the project is to provide health services with new knowledge about preventive factors related to the use of advanced health services such as municipal long-term care and hospital emergency admissions. To achieve this, the PhD candidate will use statistical analysis to examine the relationship between physical activity level and frailty in adulthood and use of municipal services such as home care and admission to nursing home in older age. In addition, the PhD candidate will investigate whether receiving municipal services reduces the probability of admission to a nursing home and emergency hospital admissions. The study involves linking HUNT (https://www.ntnu.no/hunt ) with several central and local health registers.

The project is a collaboration between NTNU and the National Institute of Public Health. The main supervisor, associate professor Linn Beate Strand  and co-supervisor Professor Sigrid Nakrem , will be located at NTNU, Trondheim and co-supervisor senior scientist Bjørn Heine Strand  will be located at the National Institute of Public Health, Oslo.

For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.  

• The project will include statistical analysis of register data and self-reported data
• The PhD candidate is expected to write manuscripts for three scientific publications that will be included in the doctoral thesis
• Relevant and compulsory PhD courses must be completed
• The project's findings will be presented at national and / or international conferences
• The project will suit a highly motivated student with an interest in working with statistical analysis

• Professionally relevant background in in nursing or other relevant health science, like for instance master's degree in epidemiology or public health  
• Education correspondent to a five-year Norwegian degree programme, where 120 credits are obtained at master's level
• A strong academic background from your previous studies and an average grade from the master's degree program, or equivalent education, which is equal to B or better compared with NTNU's grading scale. If you do not have letter grades from previous studies, you must have an equally good academic basis. If you have a weaker grade background, you may be assessed if you can document that you are particularly suitable for a PhD education
• You must meet the requirements for admission to the facultys doctoral program : https://www.ntnu.edu/mh/phd
• Good oral and written English

The appointment is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants  and Regulations concerning the degrees of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) and Philosodophiae Doctor (PhD) in artistic research national guidelines for appointment as PhD, post doctor and research assistant  

• Experience in analysing quantitative data
• Experience of working with population data
• Experience with Stata or R for statistical analyses
• Good oral and written Norwegian

• Good collaboration and communication skills
• Documented ability to work independently and ability to collaborate interdisciplinary

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 as a researcher will also count in the assessment of the candidates. 

PhD candidates are remunerated in code 1017, and are normally remunerated at gross from NOK 491 200 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 3 years.

Appointment to a PhD position requires that you are admitted to the PhD programme in medicine and health sciense (https://www.ntnu.edu/mh/phd ) within three months of employment, and that you participate in an organized PhD programme during the employment period.

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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, NTNU, daily.

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. 

The application must include:

• CV, certificates and diplomas 
• transcripts and diplomas for bachelor's and master's degrees. If you have not completed the master's degree, you must submit a confirmation that the master's thesis has been submitted. 
• A copy of the master's thesis. If you recently have submitted your master's thesis, you can attach a draft of the thesis. Documentation of a completed master's degree must be presented before taking up the position. 
• Application letter where you state your motivation for the position
• Name and address of three referees 
• If you have publications or other relevant research work 

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, both bachelor's and master's education, in addition to other higher education. Description of the documentation required can be found here . 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.

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

Working at NTNU

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. 

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The city of Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a population of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world. Professional subsidized day-care for children is easily available. Furthermore, Trondheim offers great opportunities for education (including international schools) and possibilities to enjoy nature, culture and family life and has low crime rates and clean air quality.

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As an employee at NTNU, you must at all times adhere to the changes that the development in the subject entails and the organizational changes that are adopted.

In accordance with The Public Information Act (Offentleglova), your name, age, position and municipality may be made public even if you have requested not to have your name entered on the list of applicants.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Associate professor Linn Beate Strand , telephone: 73577530, email: [email protected] or Professor Sigrid Nakrem , telephone 91769374, email: [email protected] .

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR-advisor Anne-Britt Hofstad, e-mail: [email protected]

Please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates. Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered. Diploma Supplement is required to attach for European Master Diplomas outside Norway. Chinese applicants are required to provide confirmation of Master Diploma from China Credentials Verification (CHSI) .

If you are invited for interview you must include certified copies of transcripts and reference letters. 

Application deadline: 16.01.22