Call for postdoc candidates interested in applying for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Epidemiology, public health and Indigenous health

Organisation/Company

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Department

Department of Research and Development

Research Field

Medical sciences » Epidemiology
Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Norway

Application Deadline

16 Feb 2024 – 23:00 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Offer Starting Date

1 May 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE / MSCA

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has established «The Arctic MSCA-PF program» (uit.no/project/arcticmsca ) to recruit excellent young researchers planning to apply for a Marie Skƚodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) to pursue a career in research. We invite applications from promising young researchers within the field of Epidemiology, public health, Indigenous health, health care services, interpersonal violence, mental health, chronic pain, prescriptions of opioids and psychotropic medicine. The selected candidate will write a proposal for a 24-month MSCA-PF at UiT together with Dr. Astrid Eriksen . This is an opportunity to accelerate your research career while living in the urban research city of Tromsø, uniquely located at the top of the world surrounded by some of Europe’s last pristine wild nature.

This call is one of 70 from pre-selected supervisors at UiT The Arctic University of Norway through the “Arctic MSCA-PF program”. Successful postdoc candidates will be invited for a three-day MSCA-PF symposium June 4-6, 2024 (hybrid physical/digital event, see details at uit.no/project/arcticmsca/program-structure ). At this event, the candidates will present their past research achievements, discuss future plans with their potential supervisor and learn how to write a successful MSCA-PF application. The selected candidates will, jointly with the supervisor, write the MSCA-PF application by the deadline of September 11, 2024.

In this call we search for talented, young researchers within the field of Epidemiology, public health and Indigenous health as presented by Dr. Eriksen :

My research field includes health and living conditions of indigenous and minority groups in general, and the indigenous Sami in particular. Belonging to an ethnic minority group is recognized as a risk factor for illness. Globally, several explanations have been linked to ethnical factors associated with poorer health, such as low socioeconomic status and risky behaviors like cigarette smoking and alcohol intake. Other factors are specifically linked to ethnic status, such as being discriminated against, higher prevalence’s of violence, and having inadequate access to health care. Health care providers may also demonstrate limited cultural sensitivity, predisposing minority groups to suffer a higher burden of disease. The Indigenous Sami people mainly populate the northern and middle parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of the Russian Federation. The largest number of Sami people live in Norway, and many Sami lives in cities all over Norway. Like many other indigenous groups in the Arctic, the Sami have been subjected to harsh assimilation and discrimination. My research field have specifically aimed at interpersonal violence, mental health, chronic pain, use of opioids and psychotropic medicine, and health care services to the Sami people using the SAMINOR survey (for more information see SAMINOR.no) liked to national registers. The third wave of the SAMINOR Survey (SAMINOR 3) has already started (2023), given us the opportunity to updated data on the multiethnic population in Norway.  

Please send your CV (max 3 pages) and describe a research project that will strengthen and complement the presented research (max 2 pages) to [email protected]  by Feb 16th 2024. Mark your application “Arctic MSCA”. Successful candidates will be contacted in late March 2024.

Requirements

Research Field

Medical sciences » Epidemiology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

• Supported fellows must be in possession of a doctoral degree at the time of the call deadline. Applicants who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree are also eligible to apply.
• At the call deadline, supported researchers must have a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research, measured from the date of award of the doctoral degree. Years of experience outside research and career breaks (e.g. due to parental leave), will not count towards the amount of research experience. Find Self-Assessment Tool to calculate your eligibility here .
• Recruited researchers must comply with the following mobility rule: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary (for European Postdoctoral Fellowships), or the host organisation for the outgoing phase (for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline. 

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

UiT the Arctic University of Norway

Country

Norway

City

Tromsø

Postal Code

9019

Street

Hansine Hansensvei 18

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Tromsø

Website

https://uit.no/arcticmsca

Street

Hansine Hansensvei 18

Postal Code

9019

E-Mail

[email protected]

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