Postdoctoral research fellowship

We offer a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship in the project “AI-Informed Reading of fast non-contrast enhanced MRI for breast cancer screening”. The main aims of the project are to evaluate AI-supported MRI without contrast agent administration for detecting small breast cancer lesions, to assess the efficacy of non-contrast versus contrast-based MRI for screening and to develop an application for AI-driven detection of breast cancer lesions. A full description of the project can be forwarded by request.
The applicant will work in the department of computational radiology and physics and will be part of a multidisciplinary team together with other researchers, radiologists, radiographers, physicists, pathologists and data scientists.

Oslo University Hospital is a workplace with great diversity. We believe this is crucial for solving our tasks in the best possible way. We want this diversity to be reflected among the applicants for our positions, and we encourage all qualified candidates, regardless of background, to apply!

Duties and responsibilities

Qualifications

A PhD in a relevant field (data science, MR physics, radiology, clinical informatics, applied mathematics)

• Documented experience in image analysis
• Knowledge in programming languages (e.g., MATLAB or Python)
• A special interest in MR imaging and cancer diagnostics
• Good communication skills both written and oral in English and a Scandinavian language
• Previous experience in a clinical setting

Personal qualities

• Good problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills and teaching abilities
• Good collaborative skills and ability to work independently in a systematic and structured way
• The candidate should be ambitious, motivated, open-minded, creative and curios

In assessing the applicant, we will place particular emphasis on academic qualifications and how the candidate fits to the role and the team.

We can offer

• A welcoming and professionally stimulating research environment with opportunities for academic development
• Opportunities for national and international collaborations
• Membership in the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme, 2 % pension withdraw, group- and accident Insurance, as well as spare time insurance
• A workplace in an inclusive working life enterprise
• Salary according to current agreements

The application must include:

• Application letter describing the applicant’s qualifications and motivation for the position
• CV (summarizing education, proof of completed PhD with dissertation title, positions, and academic work - scientific publications)
• Copies of educational certificates and transcript of records
• List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Letters of recommendation or names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system; please follow the links “apply for this job”. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please note that all documents should be either in English or a Scandinavian language. Applicants who are invited for an interview, are asked to provide educational certificates, diploma or transcript of records.