About the position

dScience is looking for a driven senior advisor in innovation. The position is 100% with a start date of 1 Feb 2026 and an 11-month commitment specifically linked to the externally financed project: "A road map for academic research-intensive innovation from the Center of Digital Life Norway".

dScience – Center for Data and Computational Science  – at the University of Oslo is an interdisciplinary centre developing and supporting research within computational science and data science across the University of Oslo, delivering important contributions to the green transition of society and industry, and developing groundbreaking collaborations between academia, businesses, and the public sector. dScience is a dynamic and growing center for research and innovation. After the project period ends, there may be opportunities for continued engagement in related roles.

The position is challenging and varied, with both strategic and operational tasks. The coordinator will work closely with the other senior adviser, the centre's management, research projects and other partners, including industry and policy-makers. The position provides the opportunity to achieve a visible position within life science innovation, both nationally and internationally and to help shape innovation strategy.

The center currently has two office communities, one at Kristine Bonnevies hus at Blindern and one at Forskningsparken. dScience is affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Oslo.

Your main tasks will be

• Contribute to the implementation of the Innovation Roadmap Strategy, with the aim of strengthening biotechnological innovation based on academic research in Norway.
• Work with the dScience team to manage, finalise and report on innovation activities (pilots) connected to the previous 5 years of the Innovation Roadmap project. 
• Gather innovation metrics and work to combine them with information from Innovation Roadmap pilots to support the drafting of a new roadmap for innovation from research-intensive data and biotechnology research in Norway. 
• Consult with national and international innovation experts to finalise the draft and produce a series of recommendations.
• Help to launch and publicise the report, and help with the integration of recommendations to stakeholder organisations in the University sector, industry and government.

Operative tasks will include

• plan and lead meetings with researchers, businesses, universities, technology transfer offices and other relevant actors
• organise workshops and other events
• gather, curate and analyse innovation data from public and commercially available databases
• produce content for external dissemination e.g., the website, newsletter and press releases and support budgeting, accounting and financial reporting on the project to funder, particularly Research Council of Norway.

Some travel within Norway and potentially internationally is expected.

What skills are important in this role?

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition to be among Europe's leading communities for research, education and innovation. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

Qualification requirements:

In this role you must have/We want you to have:

• Higher education to a master's degree, preferably in biotechnology, data sciences, innovation or related fields or equivalent vocational training. Real competence relevant to the specific tasks assigned to the position can replace the educational requirement
• Experience of the development and/or dissemination of new strategies
• Knowledge of the policy apparatus and innovation ecosystems in Norway
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills in English 

Desired qualifications:

• A PhD in biotechnology, data science or a related field
• Good network from academia, industry and policy makers
• Direct experience working in business or technical development in industry 
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills in Norwegian
   

All candidates and projects will have to undergo a check versus national export, sanctions and security regulations. Candidates may be excluded based on these checks. Primary checkpoints are the Export Control regulation, the Sanctions regulation, and the national security regulation.

What are we looking for in you?

Personal skills:

• We are looking for a candidate who is interested in and able to bridge the gap between research and application, and between research communities, companies, and public agencies.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of partners and researchers at the university.
• Ability to build relationships and contribute to a positive working environment.
• Analytical and organizational skills.
• Employment in the position is based on a comprehensive assessment of all qualification requirements applicable to the position, including skills.

Employment in the position is based on a comprehensive assessment of all qualification requirements applicable to the position, including personal skills.

We can offer you

• A pleasant and stimulating work 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.
• Oslo’s family-friendly surroundings with their rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities
• Salary in position as senior advisor, position code 1364 in salary range NOK 730 000 – 800 000, depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2% is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund

Inclusive work life and diversity at UiO

Inclusion and diversity are a strength. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition. Furthermore, we want employees with diverse professional expertise, life experience and perspectives.

If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, employment gaps or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.

We hope that you will apply for the position.

More information about gender equality initiatives at UiO can be found here.  

How to apply

The application must include:

• Cover letter
• CV (complete overview of education and work experience)
• Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters for recommendation
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (names, relation to candidate and telephone number

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

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.

General information

Applicants may be called in for an interview.

Applicant lists can be published in accordance with Norwegian Freedom of Information Act § 25. When you apply for a position with us, your name will appear on the public applicant list. It is possible to request to be excluded from this list. You must justify why you want an exemption from publication and we will then decide whether we can grant your request. If we can't, you will hear from us.