PhD Fellowship in Clinical Child Psychology - Autism

PhD-fellowship

Join the inclusive research team at UiO as a PhD fellow in clinical child psychology, focusing on autism!

More about the position

The PhD-fellowship position is a full-time position for three years, but an extension to four years may be possible. A possible four-year position will include up to 25% other career-enhancing work such as teaching, supervision and/or research assistance. This will depend on the candidate's qualifications and the needs of the department. The planned start for the position is spring 2027 (negotiable in terms of details).

There is the possibility of a stay abroad with our international partners, including the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health in Toronto, Canada, UCLA in the USA, or the University of Oxford in England, but funding for this is not included in the position and must be applied for separately.

You will work with

In the project you will:
1. Contribute to collecting data in one or more ongoing projects, including (neuro)psychological assessment and treatment of youth with autism spectrum disorders and/or siblings and parents.
2. Analyze data and write scientific articles.
3. Take PhD courses and participate in supervision at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo.

The successful candidate will become part of a dynamic research environment and will have the opportunity to develop expertise in:

• Autism treatment.
• Sibling-related issues.
• Family perspectives in mental health.
• Collaboration with leading experts in various clinical health and research areas in the family field.
• Research with significant implications for mental health care.

Supervisors are Krister Fjermestad, professor of clinical psychology, Anne-Kristin Solbakk, professor of clinical neuropsychology, and Anne-Benedicte Skirbekk, associate professor of clinical medicine and child and adolescent psychiatrist.

We offer

• Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development.
• Committed colleagues in a good working environment.
• Good welfare schemes.
• Opportunity of up to 1.5 hours a week of exercise during working hours.
• A workplace with good development and career opportunities.
• Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse, which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
• Salary in position as Doctoral Research Fellow, position code 1017 in salary range NOK 565 700–625 000, depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.

Read more about the benefits of working in the public sector at Employer Portal.

Application

Your application should include:

• Application letter (max. 3 pages) with motivation, research interest and description of how you will approach the theme and problem in the call for applications.
• CV
• Diplomas and certificates
• Contact information for 2-3 references

Your CV must be entered in Jobbnorge’s CV form and cannot be submitted only as an attachment. This requirement is intended to ensure correct documentation and record-keeping in accordance with the Public Administration Act, Section 15.

Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for this job".

When applying for the position, we ask you to retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no. If your education results are not available through Vitnemålsportalen, we ask you to upload copies of your transcripts or grades. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.