Postdoctoral Fellowship (13) at University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

The research team led by Erik Hedegård at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark (Odense) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in theoretical and computational chemistry. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in one of two main directions:

• Application of quantum mechanical method (QM/MM) to bioinorganic catalysts for C–H activation, or 
• Development of quantum chemical methods for transition metal systems, with a particular focus on methods for large, complex systems (proteins, enzymes, and condensed phases).

We seek an outstanding, ambitious, and highly motivated candidate with a PhD degree in chemistry (or equivalent), preferably with expertise in physical chemistry, theoretical chemistry or computational chemistry. The candidate will join a dynamic and curiosity-driven research group, working in close collaboration with other research teams both within the Department and internationally.

We are looking for a highly motivated PostDoc in mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) and metabolomics to start as soon as possible. The position is for a period of 18 months.

We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with a strong scientific background in MALDI imaging and spatial mass spectrometry. The candidate will work in the Molecular Metabolism and Metabolomics group, which is affiliated with both the Section for Biomedical Mass Spectrometry and the Section for Translational Biology, and thus will be embedded in an excellent scientific interdisciplinary environment. The focus will be to use mass spectrometry imaging and tracer technologies to uncover the spatial distribution and dynamics of lipids and metabolites in tissues biopsies from healthy and obese individuals.

The candidate for this position will spend time on developing and publishing on three main areas:

• Readmission analysis in Danish healthcare based on developing and using AI/ML models
• System analytics approach to efficiency-quality trade-offs in Danish healthcare focusing on readmissions
• Therapeutic inertia with a focus on explainable AI decision support for timely therapy adjustments

The work will be done in close collaboration with senior staff from general practice, hospitals, and health economics. 

The postdoc will join the project; Understanding Experiences of Mood Disturbances in Depression, funded by Independent Research Fund Denmark and led by Anthony Vincent Fernandez. The four-year project aims to develop an initial taxonomy of mood disturbances experienced by people diagnosed with depression, disambiguating poorly defined symptom constructs, such as “depressed mood”. This research is intended to contribute to more precise systems of classification and diagnosis, helping to parse the heterogeneity of conditions and experiences currently captured by the category of major depressive disorder.

The project uses an innovative combination of qualitative and philosophical methods, including in-depth, phenomenological interviews with people living with depression; an online survey of how psychiatrists understand mood disturbances in depression; and both qualitative and philosophical approaches to analyzing the generated data.

The project includes an interdisciplinary team of researchers from philosophy, psychology, and psychiatry. The postdoc will join for the first two years of the project, which focus primarily on the generation and analysis of qualitative data. Some interview data has already been collected, and data analysis will be carried out collectively by the research team.

Hip arthroscopy for cam-type FAIS aims to restore joint clearance by resecting pathological bone. However, a substantial proportion of patients do not achieve meaningful clinical improvement. At the same time, the epidemiology of FAIS is sex-skewed, and increasing evidence suggests that morphology, motion patterns, and treatment response may differ between men and women.

This project will:

• Segment hip imaging data (MRI/CT) to reconstruct accurate 3D femoral and acetabular geometry
• Simulate hip motion across a range of sporting and functional activities
• Quantify activity-specific impingement risk
• Compare morphological and biomechanical risk profiles between male and female patients

The overarching aim is to identify whether sex-specific morphological–biomechanical phenotypes exist, and whether these may help explain differential treatment response following cam resection.

The postdoc position is associated with LSP’s activities project in the construction sector. The overall objective of the project is to develop, control and demonstrate LSP’s multi-robot/multi-purpose gantry system for executing operations, such as 3D concrete printing. The main activities in the project will be industrial R&D tasks carried out by LSP’s engineers in close collaboration with company partners. 

The starting point for the candidate to develop their academic profile in LSP will be to work on so-called “zero programming” methods and tools to define a digital workflow from product design to production operations. Based on analyzing structure designs, the candidate will develop detailed quasi-continuous 3D simulations of the required production operations, including robots, tools, and sensors. Facilitating Digital Twins, these 3D simulations will then be further developed into control of the physical assets in LSP’s unique multi-purpose/multi-robot gantry system.

The Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Simonsen group within molecular biophysics of food ingredients. The research is focused on structural and physical aspects of food ingredients and food matrices using high resolution microscopy and image analysis.

We are seeking a highly motivated applicant to join our research team for a project on molecular scale imaging of food molecules in collaboration with an external company partner. 

The Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, invites applications for one 2-year postdoctoral researcher in Public Administration or related fields. 

The position is part of the project “Promoting healthy ageing through voluntary efforts” (ProHealth) led by Associate Professor (Promotion Program) Mette Kjærgaard Thomsen and funded by the Tryg Foundation. 

The project focuses on management of volunteers at nursing homes. The overall purpose of the project is to develop and test the impact of a training intervention designed to upskill the ability of nursing home managers and activity coordinators – who are responsible for the voluntary effort – to effectively recruit, screen and match, develop, and retain volunteers on outcomes related to residents’ active and healthy ageing. Methodologically, the project plans to apply interviews, collect large-scale survey data and conduct one large randomized controlled trial. 

The applicant will be part of a collective research team and is expected to engage in collaborations with Mette Kjærgaard Thomsen and the other members of the team. The position offers very good opportunities to strengthen the applicant’s national and international network as well as methodological skills through a two-week research stay at another university, and participation in international conferences and method courses. 

The Department of Molecular Medicine at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) is seeking a highly motivated postdoc for a two-year position. The successful candidate will investigate the mechanisms underlying the development of resistance in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, as well as how adipose tissue influence breast cancer development in obesity. The position is available from July 15th, 2026.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in cancer biology. You will lead research projects that focus on understanding how resistance develops in breast cancer cells and how adipose tissue influence breast cancer development in obesity. You will employ advanced techniques such as organoid imaging analysis, spatial transcriptomics and RNA sequencing. The ideal candidate will have a background in molecular biology, cancer research or immunology. Experience with animal cancer models, organoid analysis and RNA sequencing are preferred, while basic understanding in bioinformatic analysis will be an advantage.   

SDU Center for Industrial Software at the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher for a two-year position within the VANTAGE project (Vulnerability Assessment aNd Testing Automation for Global Enhancement). 

The VANTAGE project leverages a multi-agent AI architecture with advanced reasoning capabilities (chain-of-thought reasoning) to transform security operations. It integrates autonomous vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT), AI-based orchestration, and advanced forensic analysis to enhance cybersecurity operations for modern Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs).

We are looking for applicants with strong background in the design and development of multi-agent AI systems in the context of cybersecurity operations and also demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality research. The position is funded under the EU DIGITAL-ECCC programme focusing on the deployment of advanced cybersecurity technologies. It involves leading European research institutions, universities, SMEs, and cybersecurity organizations. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research environment and work under the supervision of Professor Sadok Ben Yahia and Assistant Professor Sani Abdullahi while closely collaborating with academic and industrial partners across Europe.

The postdoctoral researcher will collaborate closely with the project’s PIs Aglae Pizzone and Reka Forrai (Department of Culture and Language), specialists in medieval literature and with Tariq Yousef and Stefan Janicke (Department of Mathematics and Data Science), specialists in NLP and data visualization.

The postdoctoral researcher will be hired either at the Department of Culture and Language (https://www.sdu.dk/en/om-sdu/institutter-centre/iks) or at the Department of Mathematics and Data Science (https://www.sdu.dk/en/om-sdu/institutter-centre/imada_matematik_og_datalogi), depending on their academic background.