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About the position Applications are invited for a 4-year position as postdoctoral researcher in epigenetics and obesity research at the newly established K.G Jebsen Centre of Obesity ReseArch (CORA). The position will be affiliated to Yvonne Böttcher’s research group at the Department of Clinical Molecular Biology (EpiGen) at Institute of Clinical Medicine, UiO, physically located at Campus Ahus (Akershus University Hospital). A part of your time shall be available for career-enhancing tasks (up to 25%). The project aims at investigating molecular mechanisms underlying weight regain and long-term weight loss maintenance using advanced molecular biology techniques. In particular, the project will investigate amongst other the concept of epigenetic memory of obesity in humans and closely collaborate with clinical environments involved in treatment of obesity. The applicant will be involved in tasks related to high-end bioinformatics analyses of epigenetic and epitranscriptomic datasetsto be generated in CORA and potentially being implicated in the regulation of human body weight and adipose tissue biology in general. We are looking for a candidate with extensive hands-on training on a broad spectrum of multiomics bioinformatics data analyses and with existing knowledge in adipose tissue The applicant will join a team with long-standing experience in translational obesity research whilst other groups in the department Is generally working on translational biomedical research focusing on Alzheimer´s, and bioinformatics and molecular biology-based cancer research in a precision medicine perspective. Project description Obesity is a growing health problem worldwide. Metabolic surgery or use of GLP-1R analoga are efficient methods to induce significant weight loss in individuals with obesity. However, many individuals struggle to maintain a healthier body weight and often suffer from regain weight after treatment. The newly established K.G. Jebsen Center for obesity resear