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One or more Postdoc positions at the Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP)

Are you enthusiastic about human pain research? The Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP) at Aalborg University is recruiting one or more postdoctoral researchers, to start 1st of October 2026 or soon thereafter. The positions are available for a period of 1 ½ to 2 years. Who are we? CNAP strives to identify and modulate key features of human pain neuroplasticity and understand its relevance for persistent pain in humans. CNAP is a research Center of Excellence inaugurated in 2015 by the Danish National Research Foundation at Aalborg University, Denmark (www.cnap.hst.aau.dk). CNAP applies a basic research approach where new advanced biomedical provocation and probing platforms are being discovered and applied to study novel aspects of human pain neuroplasticity. The ambition of CNAP is to identify and modulate key features of human pain neuroplasticity through a systematic approach, including provoking, probing and modulation of the dynamic neuroplastic properties of the pain system. We believe that over time, this approach will foster new fundamental discoveries, change the state of the art, and offer novel ways for pain treatment. Our world class lab facilities enable advanced quantitative sensory/pain testing, application of cutting-edge neurophysiological assessments (e.g. EEG, TMS, TMS-EEG, rTMS, HD-tDCS), bio-medical techniques (e.g. linked with epigenetics and general biomarkers), quantitative sensory testing (QST) as well as research based on animal models (e.g. rodents and pigs). CNAP is a dynamic and international research environment: approximately 60% of our staff is international, with a close to 50-50% gender balance. Our working language is English. We are highly interdisciplinary and include experts within biomedical engineering, neuropsychology, pharmacology, biophysics, medicine with industrial specialisation, medicine, and more. You will thus be joining an inspiring, enriching, and productive cross-disciplinary research centre including staff with internationally recognised track records. CNAP participates in numerous international initiatives and maintains an extensive global network, making it an ideal environment to build your own collaborative connections. CNAP is affiliated with the Department of Health Science and Technology at the Faculty of Medicine, which conducts multidisciplinary research and teaching in health science and technology (e.g. medicine and biomedical engineering). The strategic focus of the department is to be a leading force within digital health and to be well-known for medical doctors and engineers collaboratively developing solutions together. The department has more than 250 employees and is responsible for more than 1700 students. Working at CNAP CNAP offers postdoctoral fellowships for exploring neuroplasticity and pain. As a postdoc you will contribute to our frontline research aimed at identifying novel mechanisms underlying the dynamics of pain neuroplasticity, while also advancing understandings of this topic within the academic world and beyond. Specifically, you will be focusing on the topic of Brain Neuro-Adaptability to Pain, in particular brain oscillations in pain conditions and non-invasive brain stimulation. You will be working alongside PhD students and other postdoctoral researchers as part of our Lundbeck Professorship grant, which you can learn more about here: https://www.cnap.hst.aau.dk/lundbeck-professorship As a postdoctoral researcher your tasks are to: Embark on the exciting and fundamental research track intended to provide mechanistic information on human brain changes in pain conditions. Your research will help us understand the mechanisms involved when pain becomes chronic. Work in a team using electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), TMS-EEG, transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), quantitative sensory testing (QST), and psychological profiling to study and modulate the brain activity in clinical and experimental pain conditions Conduct a series of studies including individuals with experimental pain or chronic pain and healthy controls, with the aim of linking changes in pain mechanisms and measures of pain neuro-adaptability with changes in cortical manifestations during an intervention (e.g., non-invasive brain stimulation) for symptom reduction. Large-scale data analysis (e.g. machine-learning) may be involved. Training will be provided in all methodologies but prior experience with some techniques is an advantage, and experience in human pain research is a prerequisite. An opportunity to learn new advanced analysis techniques (e.g., in Matlab, R, or Python) if relevant for the task. Write up research results in the form of journal articles. Participate in and co-arrange national and international research conferences and be exposed to external research environments, for example, as a visiting researcher. Disseminate the results of your research to the public. Participate in the day-to-day life of CNAP (e.g., research meetings, Round Table Meetings, seminars, social activities). Develop a solid background in pain neuroscience that will allow you to foster a curious and critical sense to analyse and interpret scientific information. Further develop competences towards an academic or industrial research career. Contacts Thomas Graven-Nielsen: +4599409832, tgn@hst.aau.dk Louise Klem Skovgaard: +4599408567, lksk@adm.aau.dk

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Professor of Molecular Mechanisms in Neuropathy

The Department of Medicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Professor in the field of neuropathy as per 1. October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a permanent full-time position. As a professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will be part of what is probably the largest health science research department in Denmark. Our clinical research covers all the medical specialities and takes place in close collaboration with the university hospital and the regional hospitals in the Central Denmark Region. We have approx. 30,000 square metres of modern research facilities for experimental surgery and medicine, animal facilities and also advanced scanners at our disposal. The department has overall responsibility for the Master's degree programs in medicine and in molecular medicine. At the department we are approx. 425 academic employees and the same number of PhD students cooperating across disciplines. As a professor, you will be working at the Danish Pain Research Center, which is a unit under Department of Clinical Medicine placed at Aarhus University Hospital . The Pain center is a multidisciplinary clinic research center with the aim to study chronic pain, in particular to understand the mechanisms and improve the treatment of neuropathic pain. As a professor in molecular mechanisms, you will be working jointly at the Danish Pain Research Center and the Core Centre for Molecular Morphology in close collaboration with clinical pain researchers. You can read more about the Pain Center here, the Department of Clinical Medicine here and about the faculty here. Questions about the position If you have any questions about the position, please contact Professor and head of Danish Pain Research Center, Nanna Brix Finnerup tel.: (+45.78463382) Your place of work will be the Department of Clinical Medicine, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 165, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

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In vivo experiment specialist for investigation of disease mechanisms and the effects of new potenti...

The Department of Biomedicine at the Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, is seeking a technical-administrative employee (AC-TAP) from 1 August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is an event-restricted full-time role focused on investigating disease mechanisms and efficacy testing of small molecules in relevant in vivo animal models for Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disor-ders. The expected duration of the position is approximately 12 months. The Department of Biomedicine prioritises diversity and a good work environment, as this is a prerequisite for groundbreaking research. In a diverse and international research environment, dedicated employees are looking to generate new knowledge within biomedical research areas such as infection and inflammation, membranes, neuroscience and personalised medicine. The Department of Biomedicine provides research-based teaching of the highest quality and is responsible for a large part of the medical degree programme. Academic staff contribute to the teaching. English is the preferred language in the laboratory, at meetings and at seminars. The department employs approx. 500 people from all over the world, and they make use of the department's modern laboratory-, core- and animal facilities. The Department of Biomedicine focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration with business and industry, and numerous researchers from the department have established companies to develop new medicinal treatments founded in professional scientific basic research. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here. Your job responsibilities We are seeking an experienced and independent specialist to plan and conduct in vivo mouse experiments focused on Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. The project includes work with transgenic mouse models (M83 and Line 61) and evaluation of new potential disease-modifying treatments — all with the overall objective of transforming scientific discoveries into new treatments for patients. Your experimental work will support several ongoing research projects at the Department of Biomedicine and will include: Planning, designing, and conducting in vivo experiments in mouse models (M83 and Line 61) Handling experimental animals, including monitoring, dosing, and documentation Performing behavioural tests to assess motor and cognitive function (e.g., pole test, rotarod, novel object tests, and similar assays) Collection of biological samples, including blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Dissection as well as processing and fixation of tissue for subsequent analyses (IHC and PLA) Tissue analysis and quantification of pathology, inflammation, and other relevant biomarkers You will report to Professor Poul Henning Jensen Questions about the position If you have questions about the position, please contact Assistant Professor, Lasse Reimer, phone: +45 42728451. The workplace is the Department of Biomedicine, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. We expect to conduct interviews in mid-June.

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Postdoc in translational neuro-oncology and cancer neuroscience

The Institute for Clinical Medicine, Human Cortex Lab, at Aarhus University’s faculty of medical science, Health, are looking for a postdoc in translational neuro-oncology per August 1st 2026 or as soon as possible hereafter. The position is a 2-year limited full-time employment with the possibility of extension. As a postdoc in translational neuro-oncology and bioinformatics at the Institute for Clinical Medicine you will be a part of the presumably largest medical science research institute in Denmark. The clinical research covers all the medical specialties and is conducted in collaboration with the university hospital and regional hospitals in Central Denmark Region. We command around 30,000 square meters of modernized research facilities for experimental surgery and medicine, animal facilities, and advanced scanners. The institute has the overall responsibility for the medical and molecular medicine graduate programs. At the institute we are about 670 scientific employees, 500 Ph.D. students, and 160 technical/administrative employees collaborating across fields. As a postdoc you will be working at Aarhus University Hospital or one of the other hospitals in Central Denmark Region. You can read more about the institute and the faculty here. In the Human Cortex Lab we work with translational neuro-oncology focusing on human preclinical models and clinical trials centered around glioma and brain metastases. Our established platforms combine neuronavigated tissue sampling from surgery with fast laboratory processing and utilization of living tissue in organotypic tissue slices, organoids, cell cultures, functional and multi-omics assays. We work on coupling clinical metadata to advanced molecular, structural, and functional methods to enable clinically relevant insights into tumor biology aiming at developing new treatments. The lab is closely affiliated to the Neurosurgical Department, Aarhus University Hospital, and are likewise a part of clinical trials testing new treatment regimens against brain cancers. Our work is conducted in close collaboration with leading national and international researchers. You can read more about Human Cortex Lab here. Questions regarding the position If you have questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact Secretary, Henriette Thygesen, Phone: +45 24942230. Your place of employment is Intitute for Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 165, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. We expect to conduct interview in June 2026.

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Cell biologist (AC-TAP) for investigation of disease mechanisms and the effects of new potential tre...

The Department of Biomedicine at the Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, is seeking a technical-administrative employee (AC-TAP) from 1 August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is an event-restricted full-time role focused on investigating disease mechanisms and efficacy testing of small molecules in relevant cellular models for Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. The expected duration of the position is approximately 12 months. The Department of Biomedicine prioritises diversity and a good work environment, as this is a prerequisite for groundbreaking research. In a diverse and international research environment, dedicated employees are looking to generate new knowledge within biomedical research areas such as infection and inflammation, membranes, neuroscience and personalised medicine. The Department of Biomedicine provides research-based teaching of the highest quality and is responsible for a large part of the medical degree programme. Academic staff contribute to the teaching. English is the preferred language in the laboratory, at meetings and at seminars. The department employs approx. 500 people from all over the world, and they make use of the department's modern laboratory-, core- and animal facilities. The Department of Biomedicine focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration with business and industry, and numerous researchers from the department have established companies to develop new medicinal treatments founded in professional scientific basic research. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here. Questions about the position If you have questions about the position, please contact Assistant Professor, Lasse Reimer, phone: +45 42728451. Your place of work will be the Department of Biomedicine, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. We expect to conduct interviews in mid-June.

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Call for open-rank academic position in child and adolescent developmental psychology

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) seeks an excellent candidate for an open-rank, academic position in psychology. The position is available from October 1st, 2026, but an earlier or later starting date is also possible. The periods of childhood and adolescence are key components of the current strategy of the Department of Psychology, at the University of Copenhagen. We would like to strengthen our expertise, and impact around middle-childhood and adolescent development. Thus, we invite applications for a strategic, full-time, open-rank position (i.e. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Full Professor) in this area. We invite applicants whose research and teaching focus either on middle-childhood or adolescent development. We are especially interested in applicants whose work engages with contemporary challenges and/or has applied relevance, including but not limited to: Digitalization and youth culture Neurodiversity and developmental variation Identity and socioemotional development A preferred candidate would have: A strong research profile within basic, applied or clinical middle-childhood or adolescent psychology For applicants with an applied profile, clinical training and expertise would be an advantage Who to Contact: If you have questions to the position, please write to Head of Department, Annemarie Olsen; ano@psy.ku.dk.

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Clinical professor of Neurology with special focus on dementia (fixed-term 5 years)

The University seeks to appoint a clinical professor of Neurology with special focus on Dementia to commence as soon as possible. The externally funded professorship is combined with a consultancy at Zealand University Hospital, Department of Neurology in the Zealand Region. It is a requirement for appointment that the applicant is accepted for both the professorship and the consultancy. In order to be considered for the position, the applicant must send two applications: one to the Faculty (the professorship) and one to the hospital (the consultancy) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the consultancy. This also applies to applicants who are already employed as consultants at the Hospital. Please find the advertisement for the consultancy here. Both the professorship and the consultancy will be financed by Zealand University Hospital. Find information about the department. 159172 Questions For further information please contact Head of Department Jesper Hastrup Svendsen, jesper.hastrup.svendsen@regionh.dk. Foreign applicants may find the university’s International Staff Mobility useful.

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1 or 2 Postdoctoral positions in Circuit Neuroscience

One or two postdoc positions are available in the Thalamic Circuits laboratory of Fiona Müllner at the Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE, Nordic EMBL Partnership) and the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University, Denmark. Expected start date and duration of employment This is an initial 1-year, renewable position from September 1st 2026 (or as agreed), with funding secured by a European Research Council (ERC) grant and the Lundbeck Foundation. Tasks The Thalamic Circuits lab studies how visual information is processed in the thalamus and how the brain actively modifies this information. The lab uses a combination of cutting-edge methods in the mouse model, including two-photon imaging, advanced viral tracing, single-cell manipulation in vivo, electrophysiology and computational modelling. You will be studying the circuit mechanisms underlying visual information processing and its modulation. Your typical activities will include: Designing, planning and establishing experiments Carrying out experiments such as in vivo calcium imaging, viral injections, or behavioural tests in mice, with keeping accurate records Analyzing and interpreting experimental findings Actively participating in laboratory and DANDRITE community meetings Reporting findings through conference presentations and manuscripts Contact information For further information, please contact: Associate Professor Dr. Fiona Müllner, fiona.muellner@dandrite.au.dk

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One or more PhD stipends at the Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain

Are you enthusiastic about basic human pain research? The Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP) at Aalborg University is recruiting several PhD fellows, to start 1st of September 2026 or soon hereafter. Who are we? CNAP strive to identify and modulate key features of human pain neuroplasticity and its relevance for persistent pain in humans. CNAP is a research Center of Excellence inaugurated by the Danish National Research Foundation at Aalborg University, Denmark (www.cnap.hst.aau.dk). CNAP applies a basic research approach where new advanced biomedical provocation and probing platforms are being discovered and applied to study novel aspects of the human pain neuroplasticity. The ambition of CNAP is to identify and modulate key features of human pain neuroplasticity through a systematic approach, including provoking, probing and modulation of the dynamic neuroplastic properties of the pain system. We believe that this approach over time will foster new fundamental discoveries and change the state of the art and offer novel ways for pain treatment. Our world class lab facilities enable advanced quantitative sensory/pain testing, application of advanced neurophysiological techniques (e.g. EEG, TMS, TMS-EEG, rTMS, HD-tDCS), bio-medical techniques (e.g. linked with epigenetics and general biomarkers), quantitative sensory testing (QST) as well as research based on animal models (e.g. rodents and pigs). CNAP is a dynamic and international research environment: approximately 60% of our staff is international, with an almost 50-50% gender balance. Our working language is English, and you will also be writing your thesis in English. We are highly interdisciplinary and include experts within e.g. biomedical engineering, neuropsychology, pharmacology, biophysics, and medicine with industrial specialisation, and medicine. You will thus be joining an inspiring, enriching, and productive cross-disciplinary research centre including staff with internationally recognized track records. CNAP is affiliated to the Department of Health Science and Technology at the Faculty of Medicine, which does multidisciplinary research and teaching in the area of health science and technology (e.g. medicine and biomedical engineering). The strategic focus of the department is to be leading within digital health and being well-known for medical doctors and engineers collaboratively developing solutions together. The department has more than 250 employees and is responsible for more than 1700 students. Contacts Thomas Graven-Nielsen: +4599409832, tgn@hst.aau.dk Annemarie Davidsen: +4599402109, ada@adm.aau.dk Karina Stendahl Jensen: +4599407573, ksj@hst.aau.dk

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The impact of locus coeruleus dysfunction on waste clearance and brain health

The PhD position is focused on advancing our understanding of the impact of locus coeruleus dysfunction (LCd) on waste clearance and brain health. The Hansen group has developed methods for studying these themes in mice primarily using awake rodent brain magnetic resonance imaging / spectroscopy (MRI/S). This project will continue these efforts but will also expand our methodological toolbox by refining, developing and implementing new methods. These include imaging-based methods (MRI/video) for validation of LCd, and sleep monitoring. Documented experience within one or more of these areas is considered an advantage: awake rodent MRI, data analysis, and design and construction of experimental setups. The PhD candidate will: Design and carry out MRI experiments (including MRI/S protocols) Design and perform validation experiments of LCd Design and perform sleep experiments and analysis Publish scientific papers and present at conferences The position is based in the High Field MRI group at CFIN, Aarhus University, led by Prof. Brian Hansen. The group has access to 9.4T rodent MRI and a fully equipped rodent experimental facility. Please contact Professor Brian Hansen, brian@cfin.au.dk, for more information.

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Post Doctoral Position in Alcohol Research

The Department of Psychology at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense, invites applications for a position as postdoc within the research areas of at-risk alcohol use, older adults, clinical psychology, psychometrics, and epidemiology. The Department of Psychology is a vibrant, inclusive workplace hosting an engaged group of faculty, postdocs and PhD students. The department has close collaborations with the Odense University Hospital, and its research covers a wide range of health-related topics and methodologies. The position and the project The postdoc position is for 31 months, starting on November 1st, 2026 or soon thereafter. The focus of the position is on the psychometric evaluation of assessment instruments for at-risk alcohol use in adults aged 60-80 years and on a longitudinal epidemiological study of risk and protective factors within psychological models of the etiology of addiction in said age group. We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious candidate with a strong track record in peer-reviewed publications as well as in quantitative analysis within either psychometrics and/or epidemiology. The candidate should have a strong and documented interest in the areas: alcohol research, clinical psychology, quantitative methods, and assessment and etiology of at-risk alcohol use/alcohol use disorder, preferably in adults or older adults. The candidate should have documented experience with project organization. The successful candidate will work on the project “Understanding older adults’ risky alcohol use to inform targeted preventive interventions and strategies” funded by TrygFonden, Denmark. The successful candidate will join a research group with expertise in alcohol research, clinical psychology, and epidemiology, led by Associate Professor Silke Behrendt (Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark), and Professor Kristine Rømer Thomsen (Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University). The primary place of work will be the Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. Further information If you have any questions about the position, please contact Associate Professor Silke Behrendt sbehrendt@health.sdu.dk , phone 0045-93507195 or Professor Kristine Rømer Thomsen krt.crf@psy.au.dk Your place of work will be at the Department of Psychology, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.

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Postdoc in Quantum Enhanced MRI

As a Post-Doc at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will be part of what is probably the largest health science research department in Denmark. Our clinical research covers all the medical specialities and takes place in close collaboration with the university hospital and the regional hospitals in the Central Denmark Region. We have approx. 30,000 square metres of modern research facilities for experimental surgery and medicine, animal facilities and also advanced scanners at our disposal. The department has overall responsibility for the Master's degree programs in medicine and in molecular medicine. At the department we are approx. 670 academic employees, 500 PhD students and 160 technical/administrative employees who are cooperating across disciplines. As a postdoc, you will be working at Aarhus University in the Central Denmark Region. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here.

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