19 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Oslo, Norway

The VISTA Centre for CO2 Storage in Volcanic-Sedimentary Systems (VICCO) is funded by VISTA and the MN Faculty at the University of Oslo, from 2025 to 2030. The Centre will target research that will further understand carbon capture and storage in a context of climate change, and the overarching goal of VICCO is to explore the potential for large-scale permanent CO2 storage in volcanic-sedimentary systems on the Norwegian continental shelf. The Centre will specifically investigate carbonate-forming reactions – the process by which CO2 is trapped in solid minerals– in igneous rocks. Such carbonation may enhance seal integrity in the storage medium and reduce reservoir leakage risks in mixed volcanic-sedimentary systems. Carbonation processes can ensure permanent storage of CO2 by reducing the risk of reservoir leakage in the volcanic-sedimentary systems beneath the seabed.

The VICCO Centre is cross-disciplinary between geosciences and physics, and is hosted by the Department for Geosciences. The Researcher position will be part of a dynamic and inspiring team of students and researchers, where CCS is one of several core research activities.

The available Researcher position will thematically be related to further understanding the geological conditions required to carbonate volcanic rocks, with an emphasis on volcanic stratigraphy in sedimentary sequences. The project will include detailed fieldwork, core studies, and large scale synthesis of carbonate formation in relevant lithologies. VICCO has a range of international collaborators who will be part of the working group around the position. 

Applicants are invited to apply for a 2 year position as a researcher in computational chemistry. The project will be lead by Hylleraas Centre PI Erik Tellgren and contribute to the Centre’s Research Theme 3/4. The focus is quantum chemical method development for one or both of the following areas: 

Chemistry in strong magnetic fields: strong magnetic fields compete with Coulomb forces in molecular systems and lead to many exotic phenomena. Rearrangement of electronic energy spectra due to the orbital and spin-Zeeman effect result in novel types of chemical bonding. Moreover, the presence of velocity-dependent forces (Lorentz forces and Berry screening forces) result in complicated dynamics, and modified rovibrational spectra. The candidate will continue to develop the functionality of our in-house program package (London) and explore strong magnetic field chemistry.

Density functional theory: The presently best prospect for more accurate densityfunctional approximations for magnetic properties is via functionals of the kinetic energy density, the current density, and related quantities. Functionals will be developed within a framework that is not specific to magnetic properties, yet naturally incorporates the current density dependence necessary for rigorous modelling of magnetic properties in a unified manner. This will be done using a combination of mathematical analysis, physical modelling, and fitting/machine learning to reference data.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled experimental scientist to join our team at the Njord Centre, University of Oslo
(https://www.mn.uio.no/njord/english/about/) for a 2-years Researcher position in the VICCO project funded recently as a VISTA Centre (https://vista.no/).
The aim of the VICCO project is to understand the potential for large-scale permanent CO2 storage through carbonate mineral forming reactions and how carbonatization may reduce the risk of reservoir leakage by improved seal integrity in mixed volcanic-sedimentary systems. VICCO will use a multidisciplinary approach to target complex volcanic-sedimentary systems with highly reactive mafic and ultramafic rocks, with the ultimate goal of finding scientific solutions towards a robust technology, which may enable gigatons of CO2 storage offshore Norway.

The main goal of this Researcher position will be to provide fundamental insight into CO2 mineralization potential in volcanic-sedimentary deposits at the pore scale. You will experimentally investigate in-situ carbonatization mechanisms at the nanometer to micrometer scales using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and surface force apparatus (SFA). The experiments will investigate mechanisms of
carbonate precipitation on isolated (AFM) surfaces and in confined pore spaces (SFA), both under no-flow and flow conditions. Your specific tasks as a Researcher, preferably with a background in experimental surface science and experimental mineralogy, will mainly include performing, analyzing, and interpreting AFM and SFA experiments on in-situ CO2 mineralization using mineral surfaces relevant for the volcanic-sedimentary deposits and selected in collaboration with other VICCO team members. You will also take part in designing the experimental setups and fabricating the appropriate surfaces for the experiments. Experiments will be supported by ex-situ analyses with SEM, Xray diffraction (XRD), and Raman spectroscopy. The expected outcomes of this project will be to assess the reactivity and carbonate mineralization rate of the system, depending on the mineral and fluid composition. You will scrutinize the mechanisms of carbonate precipitation, identify its preferential sites, and estimate timescales for these reactions in volcanic-sedimentary reservoirs in
collaboration with other members of the VICCO project. 

VICCO brings together a world-leading interdisciplinary and international scientific team at the University of Oslo, with decades of experience in volcanicsedimentary systems. We are dedicated to finding scientific solutions towards a robust technology, which may enable gigatons of CO2 storage offshore Norway.
You will be an active member of this team and you will closely interact with the VICCO team members on a daily basis.

This is a full-time researcher position in mathematics at the University of Oslo. We seek candidates whose research interests enhance and complement the research group in algebraic geometry: http://www.mn.uio.no/math/english/research/groups/algebra/

In particular, the candidate must have research interests related to the themes of the project “Algebraic and topological cycles in complex and tropical geometry” led by Kris Shaw. The main focus areas of this research group are applications of tropical geometry to discrete, complex, algebraic, and real geometries. See https://www.mn.uio.no/math/english/research/projects/acting/index.html

We seek a physicist, geophysicist, material scientist or computational chemist for a 3-year postdoc position in the project ChemFrac (Nanoscale controls of reaction-induced fracturing from first principles) funded by the Research Council of Norway. The successful candidate will train machine learned force fields for modeling interactions between water and minerals and use these force fields to run large scale molecular dynamics simulations to explore hydration reactions and reaction-induced fracturing.

The project will be carried out at the Njord Centre, a cross-disciplinary collaboration between physics and geology. This postdoc position comes with the opportunity of a research stay with one of the project collaborators at the University of Bremen, Université Paris Cité or Harvard University.

The upper atmospheres of rocky (Earth-like) planets are influenced by two key energy sources originating from their host stars: (i) the stellar photon flux in the X-ray and XUV bands, which ionizes the upper atmosphere and drives atmospheric heating, altering conductance, and increasing atmospheric escape, and (ii) the interaction between the stellar wind and the exoplanet’s intrinsic magnetic field, which transfers energy to the atmosphere via field-aligned currents and Poynting flux, leading to atmospheric inflation and an enhanced atmospheric escape rate. This project will broadly focus on the processes that lead to atmospheric escape (in the solar system and beyond) and shed light on the role of planetary magnetic fields in the different escape mechanisms.

The position is supported by the Horizon Europe project “Consolidating plans for the Atacama Large Aperture Submm Telescope” (AtLAST2, Grant agreement ID: 101188037), which is coordinated by the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics (ITA) at the University of Oslo. By capitalising on the previous Horizon 2020 AtLAST design study, the AtLAST2 project will significantly advance the design of AtLAST: a new, sustainable astronomical facility operating at (sub-)millimetre wavelengths. By leveraging European expertise and global collaboration, AtLAST2 will enhance technological readiness, prototype innovative solutions and ensure a greener future for astronomical research while deepening our understanding of the Universe.

The successful candidate will join the Extragalactic Group at the ITA and become an active member of the AtLAST2 consortium, an international team consisting of over a hundred scientists. The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with the AtLAST2 Coordinator, Claudia Cicone, and will engage in the following activities within Work Package 1 of the AtLAST2 project: 
•    Coordination of the research efforts of the scientific community, including in-kind efforts from collaborators external to       the AtLAST2 team.
•    Coordination of dissemination and outreach activities related to AtLAST.
Moreover, the postdoctoral fellow will be encouraged to perform original research in a field that is pertinent to AtLAST and to take part in any other AtLAST activity and work package that spark their own interest. Collaboration and networking within and outside the AtLAST team will be strongly supported.

The Department of Biosciences (IBV), University of Oslo (UiO), invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in computational biology and epigenetics in the group of Pierre Chymkowitch. This position is associated with the recently funded project “Unraveling the molecular mechanisms that imprint epigenetic fate during adipogenesis,” supported by the Norwegian Research Council. This project is a collaborative effort, and the position will be co-supervised by Anthony Mathelier (Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway, Nordic EMBL Partnership, UiO) and Pierre Chymkowitch (IBV, UiO). 

The main purpose of a postdoctoral fellowship is to provide the candidates with enhanced skills to pursue a scientific top position within or beyond academia. To promote a strategic career path, all postdoctoral research fellows are required to submit a professional development plan no later than one month after commencement of the postdoctoral period.

A three-year postdoctoral position (100%) is available at the University of Oslo, Norway under a project devoted to developing an innovative microfluidic platform for human iPS cell-based neurodegenerative disease modeling. The project focuses on differentiating iPS cells to neurons, glia and other cell types involved in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), and on manipulating these cell types in the in vitro platform. The postdoctoral fellow will work with two research groups, one specializing in ALS, the other in PD, but with similar utilization of the in vitro platform. The project includes strong collaboration with technology partners that are developing a powerful, versatile, multi-functionalized in vitro platform that can accelerate research into neurodegenerative disease mechanisms and drug screening. 

We are looking for candidates who are strongly motivated to advance and implement the cellular components of the platform and to interact with the various technology partners to test platform functionalities such as optical and electrical measurements of cell function, miniaturized molecular delivery and sampling, mechanical stimulation and sensing, and functionalized surfaces. The project is funded by the Norwegian Research Council’s programme for technological convergence related to enabling technologies.

Applications are invited for two 3-year Postdoctoral Fellow positions at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway.

The positions are funded by the Norwegian Cancer Society as part of a project titled Targeting Mono-ADP-ribosyltransferases in Breast Cancer to Enhance Antitumor Immunity. The purpose of this project is to investigate the ability of the mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase, Parp7 and Parp11, at improving check point inhibition therapy in intraductal mammary tumour models.

The Department of Political Science is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Fellow (SKO 1352). The call is open to candidates from all subfields of political science. The appointment is for a fixed period of 4 years, with a 25% teaching/administration requirement. This position corresponds to a non-tenured assistant professorship.

We are looking for an excellent candidate with the potential of pursuing a long-term career in academia. We expect a record of publications in refereed high quality international journals or with renowned book publishers, or the potential to develop such a publication record soon (i.e., a record of publications commensurable with the length of the candidate’s academic career).

We invite applications for a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship for an ambitious researcher with a relevant PhD to be part of the AgeCare project. The aim of the project is to enable the municipality health service to meet the increasing demand for early diagnosis of dementia and position the Norwegian healthcare sector for emerging treatment alternatives. A central part of the project is to develop and validate multimodal prediction algorithms for Alzheimer’s disease using genetics, neuroimaging, biomarkers, and results from cognitive tests. To achieve this goal, the researcher hired for this postdoctoral fellow position will work with the Centre’s datasets, analytical methodology, and computational tools, including state-of-the-art data storage and research infrastructure, hosted at the USIT TSD service (https://www.uio.no/english/services/it/research/sensitive-data/index.html).

 

(18) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow and Researcher in Philosophy of Science – “AssemblingLife”

Deadline : 28th February 2025

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1-3 Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions in Planetary Habitability available at the Centre for Planetary Habitability, Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo (UiO).

Starting date as soon as possible and no later than October 1, 2025.

The appointment is a fulltime position for a period of three years (10% of which is devoted to required duties, usually in the form of teaching activities).

No one can be appointed for more than one Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Oslo.