PhD position in epidemiology

Updated: March 02, 2024 04:11 PM GMT

Full-time Job in Trondheim, Trondelag

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Trondheim, Norway

About the job

The PhD candidate will work with measurements of the cardiovascular risk factor lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) that have recently been obtained in a large sample of participants in the (HUNT). The novel Lp(a) measurements in HUNT3 (2006-08) participants, combined with rich longitudinal data in the HUNT study and information from linked health registries, represent a unique opportunity to investigate the role of Lp(a) in cardiovascular disease in a contemporary and general population.

The Department of Public Health and Nursing at NTNU is responsible for the HUNT study, which is a longitudinal population study that has collected extensive health information on residents of the northern part of Trøndelag county since the 1980s every 10 years. Data from participants in the HUNT study are readily merged with medical information recorded in electronic patient records and national health registries to facilitate medical research. This project offers an exciting opportunity for... More Detail