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In Denmark, Neuroscience goes beyond the lab—it touches lives.
As a hub for cutting-edge brain research, Denmark offers you the environment to explore the science of well-being and create real-world applications that improve health and quality of life.
Our universities and research centres are recognised for their pioneering Neuroscience programs, and a culture of strong collaboration between academia, industry, and the healthcare system brings together researchers, clinicians, and businesses so they can accelerate scientific breakthroughs.
A global outlook is part of the package, and as a researcher here, you will be part of an international community and cross-border initiatives with global impact.
Daniel Rasmussen
DIAS Fellow in Engineering within Organoid Intelligence
The Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) and the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) seek an outstanding candidate to fill a tenure track Fellow (Assistant Professor level) position in the field of Organoid Intelligence. The candidate is expected to start on January 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. The application deadline is September 15, 2026, at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST) We are looking for a researcher with clear potential for research excellence who thrives in and is inspired by interdisciplinary collaboration. The ideal candidate will be expected to contribute to high-quality research in their field while embracing DIAS’s mission of curiosity-driven inquiry and interdisciplinary dialogue. The successful candidate should have a strong and promising research profile, with potential for attracting external research funding, and a demonstrated ability to work across disciplines. The candidate will be attached to both the Department and DIAS and should be prepared to engage in multiple and diverse research environments at SDU. Who are we looking for We seek a researcher with expertise in the field of Organoid Intelligence, capable of combining multiple disciplines, including Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Bioimaging. The candidate must develop their research career within the DIAS framework. The ideal candidate should: Drive internationally competitive research activities at the highest level of ambition. Publish in high-level peer-reviewed academic journals. Engage in various forms of research dissemination, including interdisciplinary research and dialogue. Play an active role in securing external funding, including both EU and Danish sources. Commit to excellence in teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including participation in teaching, development of new courses, and supervision of BSc, MSc, and PhD students. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on artificial intelligence, neuroscience, biochemistry and molecular biology, bioimaging, and across various domains, also in the framework of DIAS. Additional information For further information about being a fellow at DIAS, please contact DIAS director Sten Rynning at +45 6550 2193 or via email at director-dias@sdu.dk. For more questions about the position, please contact Head of Unit, Professor Nadimi at esi@mmmi.sdu.dk.
Professor / Associate Professor in Biomedical Innovation
The Department of Biomedicine at Faculty of Health Sciences at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Professor / Associate Professor per 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a full-time permanent position. This initiative is a direct extension of Aarhus University’s Strategy 2030, in which research-based innovation and entrepreneurship are central strategic priorities. To strengthen the university’s capacity to translate research into innovation, the university leadership has established a number of new research and innovation positions across Aarhus University. These positions are intended to foster an innovation mindset throughout the university while generating tangible societal impact through research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration. The primary focus for this position is research-based innovation. We are looking for scientists with medical research background who sees opportunities in collaboration with the strong existing research groups at Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital and leading international institutions. Questions about the position If you have any questions about the position, please contact Head of Department Thomas G. Jensen tel.: (+45) 2778 2805. Your place of work will be the Department of Biomedicine, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 10, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. We expect to conduct interviews in the beginning of November 2026.
Postdoc in Influence of environmental toxins in Parkinson’s Disease pathology
The postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for all the in-vivo modeling by performing stereotaxic surgery in rats, behavioral analysis, postmortem brain histology for advanced microscopy analysis of neurons and glia and peripheral organ collection for cell isolation and immune profiling through Spectral/Flow Cytometry and/or RNAseq. You will be responsible for all data analysis.
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Group Leader/Associate Professor in live-cell in vitro analysis of cellular function and dysfunction...
As Group leader in live cell in vitro modelling, you will contribute to the department’s research and teaching environment and to the faculty’s overall research strategy. You will contribute to the development of the department both individually and in collaboration with others via your research of high international quality. You ensure that your teaching maintains a high academic and didactic standard. You possess professional collaborative skills and a broad academic network which you are able to bring into play in your contribution to the academic development of Aarhus University and its profile both nationally and internationally. Your primary tasks include: Developing of a successful research group in live cell in vitro modelling of synucleinopathies. Conducting internationally competitive research Publishing in leading international journals and disseminating research nationally and internationally in academic networks and to public audiences Teaching and supervision of Bachelor’s and Master's degree students and contributing to the development of new teaching activities Contributing to the funding by securing external research funding Supervision of PhD students and contributing to the development of the faculty's PhD courses. Participating in assessment and committee work at Aarhus University Actively engaging in the scientific and professional environment of the research center. You will report to Per Borghammer, director at PACE Questions about the position If you have any questions about the position, please contact professor Marina Romero-Ramos tel.: (+45) 6020 2749 . Your place of work will be at PACE, Incuba, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. We expect to conduct interviews at the end of November.
Postdoc in Peripheral Biomarker Studies of Depression
Within Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) sex differences in prevalence, symptoms, and responses to treatment exist and the treatment is often inadequate. As the diagnosis rely only on symptoms, biomarkers may serve as supporting diagnostic tools. Clinically, microRNAs (miRNAs) offer a great potential, as they are easy accessible.
Research Assistant and PhD fellow in Energy Metabolism
The University of Copenhagen is seeking a highly motivated and talented PhD fellow to commence November 15, 2026, or after agreement in the Clemmensen Group at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR), University of Copenhagen. The PhD fellowship is part of the CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program. About Us The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) is an academic research Center that pioneers groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health. Through collaborative interdisciplinary research from single-cell genomics to whole-body systems, CBMR aims to transform the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health and accelerate its translation into prevention and treatment strategies. The Center’s uniquely multi- and interdisciplinary approach combines research in genetics, physiology and pharmacology, to better understand the complex interplay of the many factors that drive cardiometabolic disease. You can learn more in the Executive Summary of CBMR's Strategy 2024–2028. CBMR was established in 2010 at the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences and has been located in the Maersk Tower at Panum since 2017. The around 260 employees create an international, highly collaborative research environment across disciplines. Principal supervisor: Associate professor, Christoffer Clemmensen, chc@sund.ku.dk Start: November 15, 2026 Duration: 1 year as Research Assistant followed by 3 years as PhD fellow contingent on a positive evaluation of the 1st year.
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Postdoc positions: Pharmacoepidemiology and reproductive epidemiology
Two full-time postdoc positions are available from 1 November 2026 at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). One position is a 2-year postdoc within the pharmacoepidemiology group at Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine (CPPEM), Department of Public Health. The other is a 2.5-year postdoc within reproductive epidemiology based at the Department of Clinical Research. The two groups work in close daily collaboration and share research infrastructure, methodological expertise, and a commitment to high-quality population-based epidemiology using Danish and Nordic register data. Candidates may apply for one or both positions. Please state clearly in your application which position you are applying for or if you are applying for both Further information ADHD position: Assistant Professor Helene Kildegaard, hckildegaard@health.sdu.dk, or Professor Anton Pottegård, apottegaard@health.sdu.dk FEMME position: Associate Professor Mette Bliddal, mbliddal@health.sdu.dk, or Head of Department Rikke Leth-Larsen, rllarsen@health.sdu.dk
Fully funded Postdoc position in the Biology of Neuropeptides
The one-year postdoc position will focus on cellular neurobiology involved in neuropeptide signaling. The candidate is expected to use cutting-edge cell biology techniques, proteomics and super-resolution microscopy established in the host lab and spearhead an interdisciplinary, collaborative project.
PhD scholarship in Human Navigation, AI and Neuroscience for Human-Centric Urban Mobility
The project will combine methods from transportation science, AI, computational neuroscience and behavioural experimentation. You will contribute to the development and empirical validation of models that explain how humans learn, adapt and stabilise navigation behaviour in urban environments.
Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedicine
The Department of Biomedicine at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Tenure Track Assistant Professor per 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a full-time position with a view to permanent employment as an associate professor. We are looking for scientists with a strong medical research background who see opportunities for collaboration with the established research groups at Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital and leading international institutions. The Department of Biomedicine provides research-based teaching of the highest quality and is responsible for a large part of the medical degree programme. The department employs approx. 600 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 and entrepreneurship. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here. Questions about the position If you have any questions about the position, please contact Head of Department Thomas G. Jensen tel.: (+45) 2778 2805. Your place of work will be the Department of Biomedicine, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 10, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. We expect to conduct interviews in October 2026
Postdoc in registry based cognitive research
The overall project investigates varibility in face recognition across a large, representative sample of the Danish population, with the aim of relating this to other measures of cognition through questionnaires and data from Danish public registries. The focus of the postdoc-position will be on contributing to the survey design, selecting appropriate registry variables that may index cognition, and planning and executing data-analyses across the entire project.
Associate Professor of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Fixed-Term, 4 Years)
You will conduct as well as supervise research on how neuronal circuitry is affected in brain disorders in animal models. For this you will implement advanced approaches such as single-cell transcriptomics together with in vivo circuit manipulation and other functional analysis to validate readouts.
PhD position for 3 years in stem cell-based disease modelling of the hypothalamus
You will be part of an international interdisciplinary consortium project studying the molecular mechanisms of appetite regulation in human stem cell-derived hypothalamic in vitro models. You will, in close collaboration with several other project students and postdocs, investigate the intracellular pathways involved in receptor-mediated activation of human appetite-suppressing and appetite-stimulating neurons, using novel stem cell models of key hypothalamic nuclei.
Professor / Associate Professor in Clinical Innovation
The Department of Clinical Medicine the at Faculty of Health Sciences at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Professor / Associate Professor per 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a full-time permanent position. The candidate will be part of an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem at Aarhus University (AU). AU is currently strengthening its strategic efforts within innovation and entrepreneurship with the ambition of creating concrete societal solutions, spinouts and collaborations with established companies. This effort is a direct extension of AU’s Strategy 2030, in which research-based innovation and entrepreneurship constitute a central strategic focus area. With the aim of expanding AU’s capacity to link research and innovation, the university leadership has decided to create a number of new research and innovation positions across the university. The newly created positions are intended to help integrate an innovation mindset into the university culture, while at the same time producing concrete, visible impact and societal benefit. The primary focus for the position is research-based innovation as for example: patents, technology transfer, business creation and organisational and Public Sector innovation. We are looking for scientists with medical research background who sees opportunities in collaboration with the strong existing research groups at Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital and Regional Hospitals in Central Denmark Region. Questions about the position If you have any questions about the position, please contact Head of Department of Clinical Medicine Christian Fynbo Christiansen tel.: (+45) 9350 8854. Your place of work will be at Department of Clinical Medicine located at Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. We expect to conduct interviews in November 2026.
From discovery to life-changing therapy
The strong integration between companies, research, and innovation means that Denmark offers unique opportunities to translate your discoveries into life-changing therapies.
Here, the biotech and med-tech sectors make a dynamic environment for collaboration, where start-ups and established companies drive advancements in neuropharmaceuticals and brain health technologies.
Our research environment is known for attracting heaps of international talent, so prepare for a diverse group of new co-workers and friends. Whether your interest is in neurodegenerative disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, neuroinflammation, or something else, Denmark has a research community for you.
Daniel Rasmussen
Meet like-minded minds in neuroscience
Laura moved from Belgium to pursue her PhD at Aalborg University. At the Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain, she explores non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation to advance neuromodulation research.
Pedro came from Brazil to join the University of Copenhagen as a PhD student. His research in neuroscience is fueled by Denmark’s strong support system and collaborative academic culture.
