The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences invites applications for about 15 PhD Research Fellowships at the University of Oslo in Norway.
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences invites applications for about 15 PhD Research Fellowships at the University of Oslo in Norway.
The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest-rated institution of research and education, with 26,500 students and 7 200 employees.
Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.
Department of Mathematics.
- The Department of Mathematics is part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Oslo.
- The Department is engaged in teaching and research covering a wide spectrum of subjects within mathematics, mechanics, and statistics.
- The research is on theory, methods, and applications.
- The areas represented include: fluid mechanics, biomechanics, statistics and data science, computational mathematics, combinatorics, partial differential equations, stochastics and risk, algebra, geometry, topology, operator algebras, complex analysis, and logic.
- We have almost 50 people in permanent academic positions and a large number of postdocs and Ph.D. students.
- We also have an administrative and technical staff. The department represents a leading research environment in mathematical areas in Norway, and has a highly international profile.
Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics.
- The Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics is part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
- It presently has 15 permanent professors/associate professors.
- The Institute employs about 15 postdoctoral and senior research fellows and has about 25 Ph.D. students.
- The research activity of the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics is concentrated around solar physics, cosmology, and extragalactic astrophysics.
Department of Biosciences (IBV).
- Department of Biosciences (IBV) is one of nine departments at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
- Research in the department is organised in five sections covering topics within biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, cell biology, genetics, aquatic biology, toxicology, ecology, and evolutionary biology.
- The Department also operates the Finse research station, the biological research station in Drøbak, and UiO’s research vessel.
- Education across these topics is offered for around 300 bachelor’s, 170 master’s, and 75 PhD students.
- With 48 permanent professors/associate professors, post-docs, researchers, technical, and administrative personnel, the Department has a total staff of 260 from more than 30 different countries.
- The Department aims to maintain high international standards within both research and teaching.
- The new bachelor’s program in bioscience is the first of its kind to include programming and computational modelling as core elements.
Here are 15 vacant PhD Research Fellowships Available.
#01. PhD Research Fellow in Algebra, Geometry, and Topology.
- A position as a PhD Research Fellow in Algebra, Geometry, and Topology is available at the Department of Mathematics.
- Starting date no later than October 1st, 2026.
- The fellowship period is three years.
- The place of work is the Department of Mathematics at Blindern, Oslo.
- Looking for a talented PhD fellow to be affiliated with the section Algebra, Geometry and Topology, which comprises the two research groups Algebra and Algebraic Geometry and Geometry and Topology.
- Seeking a highly motivated and qualified candidate whose research interests and academic background are well aligned with the research activities of one or more of these groups.
- Applicants are expected to describe clearly how their research interests connect to the ongoing research within the section.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#02. PhD Research Fellow in Algebraic Topology.
- Position as PhD Research Fellow in Algebraic Topology available at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Oslo.
- Starting date no later than October 1st, 2026.
- The fellowship period is three years.
- The place of work is the Department of Mathematics at Blindern, Oslo.
- The PhD position will be under the supervision of Achim Krause in the Algebra, Topology and Geometry section of the Department of Mathematics, and is funded through the project “Effective Spectra” funded by the Research Council of Norway.
- The thesis project will be related to part of this project; details will be decided together with the supervisor.
- The topology group at UiO currently consists of Kim Frøyshov, Achim Krause, and John Rognes, as well as two PhD students, and there is also interaction with the rest of the Algebra, Geometry, and Topology section.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#03. PhD Research Fellow in Biochemistry and Structural Biology.
- Position as PhD Research Fellow in Biochemistry and Structural Biology available at the Section for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo.
- The fellowship period is three years.
- Starting date no later than October 1, 2026.
- Place of work is the Section for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biosciences, and the Structural Biology Core Facility at Blindern, Oslo.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#04. PhD Research Fellow in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology.
- Position as PhD Research Fellow in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology available at the Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo.
- The fellowship period is three years.
- Starting date no later than October 1, 2026.
- No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo.
- The place of work is the Department of Biosciences at Blindern, the Life Science Building, Oslo.
Deadline: Sunday, March 8, 2026.
#05. PhD Research Fellow in Computational Medicinal Chemistry for Addiction Research.
- We invite applications for a PhD Research Fellow position in Computational Structural Biology, available at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, within the interdisciplinary research project DECODING ADDICTION Unravelling Individual Variability to guide Prevention, part of the UiO Life Science Convergence Environment.
- Starting date no later than October 1, 2026.
- No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo.
- The place of work is at the Department of Pharmacy in the new Life Science Building, Oslo.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#06. PhD Research Fellow in Computational Medicinal Chemistry for Cancer Drug Discovery.
- We invite applications for a PhD Research Fellow position within the interdisciplinary research team GLIOFORCE Targeting Cellular Biomechanics to Block Tumour Cell Invasion, a new Life Science Convergence Environment at the University of Oslo.
- The GLIOFORCE team merges world-class expertise in biomedicine, physics, engineering, and pharmacy to explore mechano-adaptation as a targetable vulnerability in the most aggressive brain cancer, Glioblastoma.
- The successful candidate will work closely with 3 other PhD students in an interdisciplinary research consortium that will describe, model, and manipulate the physical forces that cancer cells experience during invasion.
- With this information, we aim to identify the weak spots in cancer cells’ spreading strategy and design innovative tools that specifically target these vulnerabilities.
- By focusing on the physical mechanics of cancer cell spreading, GLIOFORCE aims to open up new avenues for treating aggressive cancers like Glioblastoma.
- Starting date no later than October 1, 2026.
- The place of work is at the Department of Pharmacy in the new Life Science Building, Oslo.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#07. PhD Research Fellow in Cosmology.
- Position as a PhD Research Fellow in Cosmology available at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics.
- The fellowship period is three years.
- Starting date no later than October 1, 2026.
- The place of work is at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics at Blindern, Oslo.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#08. PhD Research Fellow in Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructures.
- A position as a PhD Research Fellow in Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructures is available at the Department of Informatics.
- The fellowship period is three years.
- Depending on the candidate and the teaching needs of the department, the fellowship period can be extended either for compulsory work consisting of, e.g., teaching and supervision duties, and research assistance, up to four years.
- Starting date no later than October 1, 2026.
- The place of work is the Department of Informatics at Blindern, Oslo.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#09. PhD Research Fellow in Deep learning for imaging of marine ecosystems.
- A position as a PhD Research Fellow in Deep learning for Imaging of Marine Ecosystems is available at the Department of Informatics.
- Starting date as soon as possible, but no later than October 1, 2026.
- The fellowship period is three years.
- Depending on the candidate and the teaching needs of the department, the fellowship period can be extended either for compulsory work consisting of, e.g., teaching and supervision duties, and research assistance for up to four years.
- The place of work is the Department of Informatics at Blindern, Oslo.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#10. PhD Research Fellow in Digital Innovation.
- One position as a PhD Research Fellow in Digital Innovation is available in the Section for Digitalization at the Department of Informatics.
- The candidate will be affiliated with the “Digital innovation” research group.
- The group’s main research focus is to produce and disseminate new knowledge on digital transformation and its consequences for individuals, organizations, and societies.
- The group’s research has a socio-technical basis and is predominantly based on qualitative research methods.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#11. PhD Research Fellow in Extragalactic Astrophysics.
- Position as PhD Research Fellow in Extragalactic Astrophysics available at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo.
- The fellowship period is three years.
- Starting date no later than October 1, 2026.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#12. PhD Research Fellow in fungal biology/ecology.
- Position as PhD Research Fellow in fungal biology/ecology available at the Department of Biosciences/ Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology (EVOGENE).
- The fellowship period is three years.
- Starting date no later than October 1, 2026.
- The place of work is the Department of Biosciences/ Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology (EVOGENE) at Blindern, Oslo.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#13. PhD Research Fellow in Heterogeneous Catalysis.
- We invite applications for a PhD Research Fellow position in Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology.
- Starting date no later than October 1, 2026.
- The fellowship period is three years.
- Place of work is the Department of Chemistry, Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology at Blindern/Gaustad, Oslo.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026
#14. PhD Research Fellow in Hydrogeology / Environmental Geoscience.
- The Section for Environmental Geoscience, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo (UiO), invites applications for a PhD Research Fellow to investigate how climate change affects groundwater systems in cold climates.
- The fellowship period is three years.
- The place of work is the Department of Geosciences in the Geology Building at Blindern, Oslo.
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
#15. PhD Research Fellow in Statistics.
- The University of Oslo, Department of Mathematics, Section for Statistics and Data Science, invites applications for a PhD fellowship in statistics.
- We are looking for a motivated candidate with a deep interest in mathematical statistics, with a view towards developing new methods for uncertainty quantification.
- We welcome applicants with a strong background in mathematical statistics (or related fields, e.g., probability, analysis), eager to conduct cutting-edge research in the field of uncertainty quantification, in particular, the theory and methods known as predictive Bayes.
- Predictive Bayesian theory involves getting Bayesian-type uncertainty for parameters given data (i.e., a posterior type distribution over the parameter space) without specifying a model or a prior.
- Such methods can, in principle, be applied to machine learning algorithms to get uncertainty estimates for parameters governing the distribution of the observed data.
- The predictive Bayes scheme for uncertainty quantification contains a wide array of open problems, both theoretical and methodological, and is a field with a fruitful interplay between real-world problems, mathematical statistics, and probability
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026.
