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PhD Scholarships in 3D Bioprinting - DTU Health Tech

The TMAT group at DTU Health Tech is offering PhD positions within 3D bioprinting. Human tissue models based on stem cells provide new means for studying human health and disease in the lab. These systems may ultimately reduce the cost of drug development and accelerate biomedical research. Multi-material 3D printing has recently emerged as a powerful tool for fabricating tissues at scale. Beyond the lab, bioprinted tissues may also be applied directly in generative medicine and autologous surgical procedures. Across these applications areas, a central and critical challenge in bioprinting is the design of appropriate biomaterials to serve as synthetic matrices and scaffold for the tissues. You will be part of a diverse team of engineers, chemists and biologists that collaborate to achieve interdisciplinary goals within this area.

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Morten Meldal PhD fellowships in Chemistry

We are looking for strong candidates within the broader field of Chemistry. Applicants should hold a MSc or a BSc degree related to one or more of the areas of experimental and theoretical chemistry listed above, with excellent results and good English language skills. Please note that if you expect to obtain a MSc degree before August 2026, but do not have it at the deadline of this call, you must apply for the integrated PhD program (option B).

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Postdoc in Development of Miniaturized Optoelectrical Platforms for Real-Time Monitoring of Brain Or...

In the CustomMade project researchers at DTU Bioengineering, DTU Nanolab and three partner universities are pursuing ambitious research in the field of cell replacement therapy for Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease. DTU Nanolab is responsible for the development of the hardware, which in this case is an optoelectronic platform for in vivo monitoring of brain organoids allowing for modeling of the diseases. The platform consists of two or multiple compartments which allows to monitor interactions between organoids in a connectoid configuration. In each compartment, 3D carbon electrodes are integrated which allows for electrochemical monitoring of the human neural stem cells in the organoid such as the dopaminergic differentiation. Your main contribution in this project will be the development of the optoelectrical platform with electrodes and optical waveguides. Given the size of the consortium, scalability of platform fabrication will be a central aspect that has to be considered. Your primary tasks will be to: plan and execute experimental research design and fabricate micro- and nanoelectrode chips in the DTU Nanolab cleanroom characterize the micro- and nanoelectrodes with electrochemical methods develop an optoelectronic motherboard for optical actuation and electrochemical readout contribute with supervision of BSc, MSc and PhD students assist in experimental teaching activities (lab courses) Further information Further information may be obtained from Prof. Stephan Sylvest Keller, DTU Nanolab, suke@dtu.dk. You can read more about DTU Nanolab at www.nanolab.dtu.dk.

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Postdoc in Neuronal Calcium Signaling

Human calmodulin mutations cause cardiac arrhythmia but have recently also been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. While we have established a good foundation to understand the molecular mechanisms in cardiac arrhythmia, we do not know the neuronal pathways. Thus, we wish to study the molecular mechanistic impact of calmodulin mutations in neurons. As our model system, we will establish cultured neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. The cells carrying mutations of interest will either be derived from patients, where we have access to some lines, or they will be generated with CRISPR. Using the differentiated cells, we explore how pathogenic calmodulin mutations impact cellular differentiation, development, and signaling. The project is a collaboration between prof. Michael Toft Overgaard and assist. Prof Helene Halkjær Jensen at Aalborg University and prof. Kristine Freude at University of Copenhagen. The position is anchored at Aalborg University. The experimental work will initially primarily be carried out at University of Copenhagen and then transition to Aalborg. In collaboration with the candidate, we will decide how this will be structured practically. Professor Michael Toft Overgaard: +4599408525, mto@bio.aau.dk Assistant Professor Helene Halkjær Jensen: +4599409934, hhj@bio.aau.dk HR Support: HR-Support@adm.aau.dk

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14 postdoctoral fellowships to the BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme

The BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme at the University of Copenhagen is seeking 14 highly motivated and dynamic postdoc fellows to commence the BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme on 1 September 2026. The BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme is financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation with the ambition to train fellows in translational medicine, mentored by fully committed and top-level professionals in basic biomedical research, a clinical environment and the life science industry. The programme constitutes a clear career path for candidates whose ambition is to bridge the gap between research, patient care and the life science industry and for those wishing to become pioneering leaders in the field of translational medicine. The BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme expects to appoint 7 fellows with an MD background and 7 fellows with an MSc background. The fellow will be appointed in the lab of the basic mentor either at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND) or the Faculty of SCIENCE (SCIENCE), UCPH.

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Postdoc in network modelling and depression

The focus of the position is on developing models that map how everyday psychological distress symptoms interact through time with a person’s activities, neurocognitive abilities and life events to lead to depression, in both people who have never been depressed before and those currently in recovery from depression. We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious candidate with an interest in quantitative methods, bioinformatics, clinical neuropsychology, and network theory of psychopathology. The candidate should have experience with network modelling and programming. Experience with systematic reviews and meta-analyses is an asset, but not a prerequisite for the position. The successful candidate will work on the project “Dynamic network modelling of depression: towards personalised treatment targets” funded by the Lundbeck Foundation. The successful candidate will join a research group with an expertise in clinical psychology, psychiatry, mathematical modelling and statistics, led by Associate Professor Maria Semkovska in a collaboration between the Department of Psychology, Odense University Hospital and the Danish Twin Research Center. The primary place of work will be the Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense. Contact information Further information can be obtained by e-mail to associate professor Maria Semkovska, msemkovska@health.sdu.dk

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Postdoc in Stem Cell Tissue Models and 3D Bioprinting - DTU Health Tech

Are you interested and experienced in stem cell differentiation, human tissue models and 3D bioprinting? DTU Health Tech is offering a postdoctoral position focused on developing advanced living models of the human brain's vasculature. As a postdoc, you will lead the differentiation and characterization of stem cell sources and carry out 3D bioprinting of engineered tissue models. The project is part of an international collaboration with leading experts at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, offering the opportunity for extended research stays at both DTU and KTH. We are looking for a candidate with a high degree of independence and a strong drive for scientific excellence. The position provides excellent opportunities for professional development and training towards an independent research career.

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Specialist in a-synuclein aggregate production and seed amplification assays within the field of Par...

PACE - The Lundbeck Foundation Parkinson’s Disease Research Center, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University invites applications for an AC-TAP position as a specialist in production and quality control of a-synuclein aggregates and performing seed amplification assays within the field of Parkinson’s disease as per 1 January 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a fixed-term full-time position for three years. The successful candidate will have an excellent track record and will be a highly motivated self-driven candidate with PhD level qualifications and at least 4 years of experience in the field of Parkinson’s disease using a-synuclein fibril-based disease modeling. You have a strong background in protein biochemistry and a-synuclein aggregate mechanisms and a deep understanding of disease modelling with a-synuclein aggregates. You should be able to independently plan, execute, analyze and troubleshoot experiments and method development. Essential experience includes: Generation, purification and characterization of alpha-synuclein variants. Generation of preformed a-synuclein fibrils, including both de novo aggregation and seed-based amplification using patient/disease model derived a-synuclein aggregate seeds. Application and interpretation of biophysical, structural and cell-based techniques for aggregate quality control. You will report to Professor Poul Henning Jensen.

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Professorships in Psychology

The announced professorships are permanent positions with research and teaching obligations within the specified fields outlined above. The successful candidate is expected to take on responsibility for research leadership with regard to developing the dedicated field, publish in international peer-reviewed journals, attract external funding, develop courses and methods, participate in the Department's day-to-day activities (lecturing, seminars, workshops, etc.), undertake supervision of students, PhD students and junior researchers as well as participate in administrative and organizational tasks. Your qualifications To be considered for shortlisting, applicants must indicate which specific subfield (and potentially another supplemental subfield) they want to apply within. Relevant candidates are expected to have published a substantial amount of research at a high international level, have succeeded in attracting external funding, have experience with high-quality research leadership and PhD supervision as well as substantial, high-quality teaching within the subfield specified by the applicants. As the successful candidates must participate in all of the department's main activities, including teaching, examination and administration related to the subfield, non-Danish speaking candidates are required to acquire the necessary language skills within a short period of time (max. 2 years). Further information For further information about the position, please contact: Head of department, professor, Jan Tønnesvang, e-mail: jan@psy.au.dk

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PhD stipend in causal discovery and spatiotemporal analysis of brain signals

This PhD project is part of a bigger Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) New Exploratory Research and Discovery grant entitled: Information Theoretic Disentanglement of the Exceptional Biological Learning Machine, which is headed by Professor Jan Østergaard. The goal is to develop novel information-theoretic methods for identifying and analyzing temporal and spatial patterns of synergy and redundancy in brain signals elicited by acoustic stimuli. The PhD project falls under Research Track 1: Informational Modes of Learning. Functional connectivity captures the statistical relationships between distinct brain regions, whereas effective connectivity characterizes the causal influences among them. Even in a resting state, the brain exhibits spontaneous neuronal activity organized into networks that regulate cognitive functions. These functional brain networks display intricate spatiotemporal dynamics that encode rich informational content. However, analyzing such interactions remains challenging due to the high dimensionality, nonlinearity, and noise inherent in neural signals. In this project, we propose to expose participants to controlled acoustic stimuli and record the corresponding brain responses. The primary goal is to develop explainable spatiotemporal causal discovery frameworks for time-series data such as EEG, leveraging prior knowledge of the driving stimuli. Specifically, the project aims to determine which features of the acoustic input elicit particular EEG responses, thereby mapping stimulus-response relationships in both space and time. Understanding these dynamic informational patterns is key to revealing how the brain tracks, processes, and learns auditory information. Methodologically, the project will explore the integration of information-theoretic decompositions, deep neural architectures, and large language models (LLMs) as powerful tools for uncovering, quantifying, and interpreting causal information flow within the brain’s dynamic networks. Contacts Professor Jan Østergaard: jo@es.aau.dk Lisbeth Diinhoff: ld@adm.aau.dk

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Aarhus University is hiring Assistant, Associate and Full Professors for the Department of Computer ...

The department consists of four Sections: Algorithms, Data and Artificial Intelligence; Cryptography and Cybersecurity; Human-Centered Computing; Programming Languages, Logic, and Software Security. We are looking for applicants to strengthen and expand the research in the above Sections, but topics beyond, or across sections are also welcome. We are, in particular, looking for applicants with competencies in topics like: Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, NLP/Large Language Models, Generative AI, Theoretical Computer Science, Economics and Computation, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Quantum Programming, Quantum Information Processing, Quantum Cryptography, System/Network Security, Systems and Networks, Human-AI-Interaction, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, Tangible/Physical Computing. We are looking for tenure-track Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and full Professors. We generally encourage candidates within all areas of Computer Science – not restricted to the mentioned topics – to apply. Further information on the position can be obtained from Head of Department, Professor Kaj Grønbæk kgronbak@cs.au.dk.

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Researcher in Detection of Weak Magnetic Signals generated by Active Neurons at the Department of Ne...

The BIO-MAG project is looking for a highly motivated and dynamic researcher with interest in Neurophysiology for a 4-year Researcher position to start at April 1st 2026, or after agreement. The specific aim of the current position is to develop original biological preparations that will be used for the detection of magnetitic field generated by evoked action potentials. The DTU teams will develop novel Extraordinary Magnetoresistance (EMR) sensors (See Park et al., 2020: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17377-0) and color center magnetometers (see Webb et al., 2021: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-81828-x). Your task will consist in testing the ability of these sensors to detect neuronal activity in slice preparations and eventually in vivo. For further information please contact, please contact Associate Professor Jean-François Perrier, e-mail: perrier@sund.ku.dk.

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