PhD Candidate

3rd March 2024
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The Kavli Institute for systems neuroscience has a vacancy for a
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About the job

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

The K. G. Jebsen Centre (JCA), part of the The Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, has an opening for a PhD position in basic research on Alzheimer’s disease. JCA is a national research centre of interdisciplinary experts united in the common goal of determining the onset of Alzheimer's disease and the early stages of disease development. The current project will be focused on how neuropathology may develop in rodents, how exercise may impact this, and how knowledge about this may be used to understand the initiation of the disease-process as it occurs in humans. The position is a full time (100 %) position, with a 3-years contract, and the position should start before August 2024.

The goal of the PhD position is to carry out experimental work and complete required PhD coursework that together fulfills the requirement of a PhD thesis and leads to the obtainment of a doctoral degree.

The supervisors will be Dr. Asgeir Kobro-Flatmoen, Dr. Atefe Tari, and Professor Ulrik Wisløff.

Duties of the position

The candidate will be involved in planning experiments to test the development of Alzheimer-related pathology in rodents and how exercise may impact this. The candidate will carry out the experiments, analyze the data, and write the results into manuscripts suited for publication in high-ranking international peer-reviewed journals, supported by the supervisors. The candidate will further present results at national and international conferences. The candidate is also required to complete the coursework mandated by the PhD program in neuroscience at NTNU.     

Required selection criteria

• Relevant professional background in neuroscience, exercise physiology, medicine or an equivalent science discipline
• Your education must correspond to a five-year Norwegian degree program, 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.
• Experience in handling and working with rodents
• Proficient in spoken and written English

Master’s students can apply, but the master’s degree must be obtained and documented by the end of July 2024

The appointment is to be made in accordance with Regulations on terms of employment for positions such as postdoctoral fellow, Phd candidate, research assistant and specialist candidate 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 

Preferred selection criteria

• Experience with immunohistochemistry, western blots, protein analysis, confocal imaging, fluorescence densitometry, microtomes.
• Experience with rodents and certificate for completed FELASA C animal course (or equivalent)
• A strong motivation for basic research in Alzheimer’s disease
• Surgical skills related to small animal surgery, such as on rodents and preferably involving the brain
• Experience and education with systematic endurance training

Personal characteristics

• Skills at team work and the ability to interact with different laboratories
• Being able to take responsibility for own progress
• A strong capacity for doing independent work
• Being solution oriented and capable of problem solving
• Having good interpersonal skills that contribute to a friendly and inclusive work environment 

Emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities.

We offer

• Exciting, high-level science in an international academic environment
• An inclusive work environment with internationally highly-recognized colleagues
• Favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Employee benefits

Salary and conditions

As a PhD candidate (code 1017) you are normally paid from gross NOK 532 200 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. Preferred starting date in the beginning of august.
Appointment to a PhD position requires that you are admitted to the PhD programme in neuroscience 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 daily.

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 be attached to the application. Please note that your application will be considered based solely on information submitted by the application deadline. You must therefore ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how your skills and experience fulfil the criteria specified above.

The application must include (Departments to choose from the following): 

• CV and certificates
• 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.
• An essay on the role of tau in health and disease including the possible role of exercise training (max two pages).
• Name and contact information 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.

We will take joint work into account. If it is difficult to identify your efforts in the joint work, you must enclose a short 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.

General information

Working at NTNU

NTNU believes that inclusion and diversity is our strength. We want to recruit people with different competencies, educational backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives to contribute to solving our social responsibilities within education and research. We will facilitate for our employees’ needs.

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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.

A public list of applicants with name, age, job title and municipality of residence is prepared after the application deadline. If you want to reserve yourself from entry on the public applicant list, this must be justified. Assessment will be made in accordance with current legislation . You will be notified if the reservation is not accepted.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Asgeir Kobro-Flatmoen, email: [email protected]. If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Lisa Yvonne Mele, e-mail: [email protected].

If you think this looks interesting and in line with your qualifications, please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates attached. Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered. Upon request, you must be able to obtain certified copies of your documentation.  

Application deadline: 03.03.2024

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The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) creates knowledge for a better world and solutions that can change everyday life.
The Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience is part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at NTNU. It was established as a Centre of Excellence in 2002, and designated as a Kavli Foundation Institute in 2007 (www.kavlifoundation.org). The scientific goal of the Institute is to increase the understanding of neural circuits and systems along with their role in generating psychological functions.

Today, the Institute consists of the Centre for Neuronal Computation (CNC) as well as the Egil and Pauline Braathen and Fred Kavli Centre for Cortical Microcircuits. In 2014, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to two of the Institute’s professors, Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser. The Institute is responsible for an international master's programme and is affiliated with a doctoral programme in medicine. Through our widespread network of international collaboration, we offer unique career opportunities. For further information, see: www.ntnu.edu/kavli.

Questions about the position

Asgeir Kobro-Flatmoen

Forsker

[email protected]

Lisa Yvonne Mele

HR-rådgiver

[email protected]

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Deadline

3rd March 2024

Employer

NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Municipality

Trondheim

Scope

Fulltime (1 positions) Fulltime (%)

Duration

Temporary

Place of service
Olav Kyrres gate 9, 7030 Trondheim

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