[AISWorld] 2-3 PhD Research Fellowships in Large and Complex Information Systems in Healthcare at University of Oslo

[Petter Nielsen]

Dear colleagues,

The Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo looks for 2-3 
PhD candidates to the Global Infrastructures research group for a period 
of 4 years.

Up-to-date information is available on:
https://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/groups/gi/rf.html

Application deadline: April 20th 2014

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The Global Infrastructure group pursues mutually reinforcing agendas of
contributing academically towards theory development in parallel with
empirical studies and interventions. The groups’ members conduct 
empirical studies both within the Norwegian healthcare sector (See for
example
http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/projects/kint/index.html and
http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/projects/reach/index.html) as
well as in developing countries through the HISP project and the DHIS 2
software (see http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/networks/hisp/
and http://www.dhis2.org/).

The ideal candidate for these positions holds a Master’s degree or 
equivalent in Information Systems and should have excellent academic 
qualifications as well as good communication and collaboration skills. 
The candidate preferably has experience in doing empirical fieldwork and 
using qualitative methods. Candidates with other relevant backgrounds 
will be considered, and must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in 
another relevant field, such as computer science, social science or 
public health. Candidates without a Master’s degree have until June 30th 
2014 to complete the final exam. Candidates are expected to be in the 
upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials and 
must show interest in an academic career, including both research and 
teaching/supervision activities. The purpose of the fellowship is 
research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.

The fellowship requires admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of 
Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Oslo. An 
application for admission to a PhD programme must normally be submitted 
within three months after the start of the research project that is 
intended to lead to the PhD degree (detailed regulations: 
http://www.mn.uio.no/english/research/doctoral-degree-and-career/regulations/).

None-Norwegians who are not native speakers of English must document 
their proficiency in English (detailed regulations:
http://www.mn.uio.no/english/research/doctoral-degree-and-career/regulations/proficiency-requirements.html).

The salary for the 4-year PhD fellowships is currently NOK 416 600 – 468 
400 per year, depending on qualifications. The fellowships involve 25 % 
teaching and/or research assistance per year. The positions are located 
at the University of Oslo, Norway.

To be considered for the positions, candidates are required to 
electronically submit the following:

1) Application letter (see details below)
2) Project description (see details below)
3) Certification of Master’s degree or equivalent including transcripts 
of grades
4) Certification of Bachelor degree or equivalent including transcripts 
of grades
5) Other relevant certificates and transcripts
6) Curriculum Vitae
7) 2-3 letters of recommendations from relevant employers/tutors
8) List of all relevant publications and documented research activities
9) Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their 
University’s grading system. Please remember that all documents should 
be in English or a Scandinavian language.

The application letter should be 2-3 pages, and include an account of:
- Your motivation for pursuing a PhD degree
- What makes you suitable as a research fellow
- Why you want to participate in this research initiative
- Your knowledge of and experience with qualitative research methods
- Your knowledge of the information systems research field
- Your knowledge of ICT in the healthcare sector or/and developing countries

The project description must fit the Design Methods for Complex
Architectures project and in particular its theme of architectures (see
https://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/groups/gi/demca.pdf). It is
expected to include research topic, method and plan (3-5 pages).

Shortlisted candidates may be invited to present, discuss and revise
their project description as well as selected publications (such as
their master thesis) as part of the assessment procedure.

Applicants are welcome to discuss questions or issues related to the
application and project description with:

Associate Professor Petter Nielsen
pnielsen [at] ifi.uio.no
phone: +47 22840845

In accordance with the University of Oslo’s equal opportunities policy,
we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of
gender or ethnicity.

We encourage female applicants.

Applicants are welcome to visit the website of the research group:
http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/groups/gi/

The University of Oslo (UiO) was founded in 1811 as the first in Norway. 
Today it is the country’s largest public institution of research and 
higher learning with 27 000 students and 7000 employees. UiO is the 
highest ranked institution of education and research in Norway - and one 
of the World's Top 100 universities, according to the Shanghai World 
Ranking. With five Nobel Prize winners, UiO has a strong track record of 
pioneering research and scientific discovery. As a classical university 
with a broad range of academic disciplines, UiO has top research 
communities in most areas. Moreover, UiO currently has 8 National 
Centres of Excellence and a strategic focus on interdisciplinary 
research in the field of energy and life sciences in particular. As a 
broadly based, non-profit research university, UiO has access to good 
public funding schemes. Lab and office facilities, libraries and 
technical support are at the high end.

Start date no later than October 1st 2014.

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Petter Nielsen
Associate Professor
University of Oslo