PhD-student

The department of pathology at the Stavanger University Hospital is the 4th largest pathology department in Norway. The department has about 70 employees and analyses ca. 35.000 histology samples, 40.000 cytology samples and offers a full forensic service. The department has a very active research group that produces ca. 15-20 peer reviewed articles a year and currently contains 5 phd students (of which 4 are pathologists) and 1 post doc. We are also in the front line for both quantitative/computational and molecular pathology.
The current position is a full-time Early Stage Researcher/PhD student positions within the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network, “CLARIFY – CLoud ARtificial Intelligence For pathologY”, Grant Agreement number 860627. CLARIFY is an innovative, multinational, multi-sectorial, and multidisciplinary research and training programme that links two highly differentiated specialities: engineering and medicine, with a focus on digital pathology.
For more information visit www.clarify-project.eu.
The CLARIFY project comprises 12 positions in i) artificial intelligence, ii) cloud computing, and iii) clinical pathology.
The objectives for this postion are to study, by image analysis, histopathological patterns and features of TripleNegativeBreastCancer (TNBC), together with IHC, genetic and clinical information, in order to improve the reproducibility and prognostic value of the pathology diagnosis and classification for this subgroup of breast cancers with the worst prognostic outcome.

Arbeidsoppgaver
To study by image analysis and computational pathology TNBC patients.
Tasks are to classify and annotate a database of TNBC-patients; use IHC (immune system) and genetic analyses (microRNA) to further subtype TNBC.
To develop or help to develop algorithms based on histological and IHC images that can identify different prognostic subtypes within the group of TNBC patients.
Kvalifikasjoner
The position is primary intended for applicants with a medical or biological university degree. Applicants with medical education are especially encouraged to apply.
For employment as PhD Research fellow and to be eligible for admission to the doctoral programmes at the University of Stavanger, we normally require a five-year master’s degree. The grade for your master’s thesis and the weighted average grade of your master’s degree must individually be equivalent to or better than a B grade. Candidates with a medical university degree without letter grades will be admitted after special assessment.
We are looking for applicants with experience in relevant fields such as pathology, medical artificial intelligence, image analyses and/ or molecular biology, preferably acquired recently as this is a fast moving field; or possess corresponding qualifications that could provide a basis for successfully completing a doctorate.
Applicants, at the date of recruitment, must comply with the following conditions:
1. be in the first four years* of his/her research career and not have a doctoral degree.
2. not have resided in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date (and not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in that country).
* is measured from the date when a researcher obtained the degree which would formally entitle him or her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher is recruited. Master students who finish the master in 2019-2020 could apply for CLARIFY positions if they include a letter of commitment to ensure the master’s conclusion in 2019-2020 and their enrolment in a PhD program in 2020-2021. The breach of this commitment will be grounds for contract termination.
Personlige egenskaper
Emphasis is also placed on your:
Submitted scientific work and the applicant’s personal skills for completing the project within the timeframe
Motivation and potential for research within the field
Ability to work independently and in a team, be innovative and creative
Ability to work structured and handle a heavy workload
Having a good command of both oral and written English
Vi tilbyr
Varied duties in a large, exciting and socially important organisation.
An ambitious work community which is developing rapidly. We strive to include employees at all levels in strategic decisions and promote an informal atmosphere with a flat organisational structure
Automatic membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which provides favourable insurance- and retirement benefits.
Employment with an Inclusive Workplace organisation which is committed to reducing sick leave, increasing the proportion of employees with reduced working capacity, and increasing the number of professionally active seniors.
“Hjem-jobb-hjem” discounted public transport to and from work.
As an employee in Norway, you will have access to an optimal health service, as well as good pensions, generous maternity/paternity leave, and a competitive salary.