Job Description

PhD-student in hypothermic
cardiac arrest research

Join the Institute for
Experimental Medical Research (IEMR), one of the internationally leading teams
in translational heart research. We invite applications for a 3-year PhD
fellowship, employed by and in collaboration with the Norwegian Air Ambulance
Foundation, as part of the project RE-HEAT: Prehospital Prevention and
Treatment of Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest. This projects examines pharmacological interventions and
ECG-based risk stratification to improve prevention, treatment and prediction
of hypothermia-induced cardiac arrest, using an advanced large-animal model,
cell and organ models, as well as clinical data. As a PhD fellow in our group, you will work with state-of-the-art
methodologies within a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment, while
contributing to research that directly informs future treatment strategies for hypothermia-induced
arrhythmias. The
project will be conducted in the Translational cardiovascular pharmacology group,
led by Professor Erik Sveberg Dietrichs.

Who we are –
the Institute for Experimental Medical Research:

IEMR, located at Oslo
University Hospital (OUS) and University of Oslo (UiO) is an innovative and
dynamic medical research environment with approximately 50% international
researchers, and relies on close interaction between MDs, physicists,
physiologists, molecular biologists, engineers and mathematicians. IEMR is
responsible for several cutting-edge research infrastructures, including a
preclinical MR unit and a super-resolution microscopy laboratory. For more
about IEMR, please see the institute web site, www.iemr.no.

Who we are – the
Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation:

The Norwegian Air
Ambulance Foundation (SNLA) aims to promote advanced prehospital emergency
medicine through research, innovation, and competence building. We have
Europe’s largest research environment within emergency medicine, with more than
50 affiliated PhD fellows and researchers, in close collaboration with
Norwegian health trusts and universities.

Work tasks

· Conduct research on the
electrophysiological mechanisms of hypothermic cardiac arrest, using a
clinically relevant large-animal model (pig), cell and organ models, as well as
clinical data.

· Lead and contribute to data
analysis, manuscript writing, and international scientific presentations.

· Play an active role in planning and
executing experiments, ensuring high methodological quality.

· Collaborate with leading researchers
in the field, both at IEMR and through international partnerships.

Qualification
requirements

We ask all applicants
to respond to the qualification requirements. Applications lacking this
information will not be considered. We are looking for talented and highly
motivated candidates of all nationalities who have a keen interest in translational
cardiovascular research.

· The applicant is expected to hold, or soon to complete
a medical degree (MD) or alternatively a master’s degree in pharmacology,
physiology or related fields (required).

·
Fluency in
English (oral and written) (required)

· A keen interest in translational cardiac research and
willingness to work with large-animal models. Previous experience with animal
research is not required, but preferred. Candidates without formal training in
animal handling equal to FELASA C will be required to take this course within
the firstyear of the PhD.

· Prior experience with clinical patient studies, in
vivo animal models, langendorff perparations, cell isolation and/or human stem
cell models will be viewed as an asset.

Medical doctors with prior experience in evaluating ECG-markers or that
have experience in laboratory work, particular within cardiovascular or
pharmacological research are encouraged to apply.

Personal
characteristics and skills

Value will be placed
on compatibility of the applicant’s professional and personal disposition, with
strengths in:

·
Systematic
approach

·
Analysis and
assessment

·
Implementation

·
Self-development

·
Initiative and
accountability

Personal
characteristics

·
Genuine
interest in research

·
Enthusiastic,
reliable and structured

·
Dedicated and
responsible

·
Team player

·
Curiosity-driven

We offer

·
A
dynamic and innovative research environment with skillful, experienced, and
creative research colleagues

·
Well-established national and international scientific
networks

·
Technical and administrative in-house assistance

·
Salary follows the general PhD salary guidelines in
the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation.

·
The
possibility to stay periods abroad for collaborative projects.

How to apply

All scientific positions must include the
following text:

The application must
include:

·
Cover letter
(statement of motivation, summarizing scientific work and research interest)

·
CV
(summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative
experience and other qualifying activities)

·
Copies of
educational certificates (academic transcripts only)

·
A complete
list of publications

·
List of
reference persons: 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and
phone number)

The application with
attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system. The
attachments should be in the form of one or two pdf files that include all
requested items.

Foreign applicants are
advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please
note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language).

In assessing the
applications, special emphasis will be placed on the documented, academic
qualifications in regards to the project description, and the candidate’s
motivation and personal suitability. Interviews with the best-qualified
candidates will be arranged. It is expected that the successful candidate will
be able to complete the project in the course of the period of employment.

For further
information regarding the position, please contact

Erik Sveberg Dietrichs, Professor, eriksdi@uio.no, tlf: 23016796

Ingeborg Hartz, Head
of research at The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Ingeborg.hartz@norskluftambulanse.no, tlf: 97703853