PhD Fellowship in Biological Psychology

Three-year PhD fellowship in biological psychology at the Department of Psychology, University of Stavanger, in the UiS Biopsychology Research Group, vacant from December 2026, with admission to the PhD programme in Social Sciences (PSYENCE). The fellow joins PRIME (Physiological Reactivity in Health and Disease: Mechanisms and Effects), led by Professor Bianka Karshikoff, which studies the body's capacity to respond to stress and immunological challenges along two lines: individual differences in physiological reactivity and their relation to health and personality, and early chronic pain in people within the first year of persistent musculoskeletal pain.

The interdisciplinary project spans psychology, endocrinology and immunology and uses experimental methods and physiological biomarkers. Salary NOK 580,000 (code 1017).

Five-year master's degree (or equivalent) in psychology, neuroscience, biomedicine, cognitive science or a related field; a preliminary project proposal within the PRIME framework.