18 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Copenhagen, Denmark

The research group “Young Stars and Planets” at the Astrophysics and Planetary Science section, part of the Niels Bohr Institute, invites applications for a postdoc position funded by the DFF Sapere Aude grant “DSTREAM: Disk Systems That are Replenished and Evolve through Accretion of Material”. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with expertise in computational modeling of star and disk formation, synthetic observations and high-performance computing, who obtained their PhD degree on October 10th, 2020, or later. Periods of leave will be accepted according to the regulations stated by DFF. Observational experience/expertise to compare computational results with data from (sub)mm observations, especially ALMA, are highly appreciated. Expertise in applying machine-learning techniques is an additional advantage.  

The Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites applications for 3 postdoctoral positions in our “Health Economics and Aging Lab” – HEAL. The positions are available from 1 April 2026 or as soon as possible hereafter, for a duration of two years with a focus on research and with the possibility of adding a third year including teaching responsibilities and career development focusing on teaching.

Your research project must cover the early translational stages T₀ (Disease modelling, Omics studies, Basic Research) -T₁ (Biomarker discovery, Target development, Preclinical development) and should bridge a basic biomedical research environment and a clinical research environment, making the research project interdisciplinary in its nature. The project may also cover early T2 (First in human, phase 1 clinical trials, phase 2 clinical trials, phase 2b clinical trials), but this is not a requirement.

Your project must be at the postdoctoral level, should address a relevant medical challenge and should be ambitious yet feasible within the timeframe of two years. Your research project must be developed in collaboration with your Mentor Team and is an important part of the recruitment process to become a BRIDGE Fellow.

The postdoc will contribute to the ERC-funded project “Women in the Nordic Enlightenment (WHENCE). Changing the narratives of early modern philosophy and uncovering women’s contribution to Scandinavian gender equality” led by PI Sabrina Ebbersmeyer. The core of this project is to bring to light and critically assess women’s intellectual contribution to the Nordic Enlightenment by examining a text corpus consisting of unpublished material and published texts written by more than a hundred women in Scandinavia. The guiding hypothesis is that the Nordic way of women’s Enlightenment significantly differs from developments prevalent in other regions of Europe, and that women played a decisive role in creating a sustainable identification of the Nordic countries with gender equality.

The expert on “Female Rule” will explore the impact of women of the high nobility, especially queens, on the perception of female rule and women in power. It will investigate the writings of queens (correspondences and autobiographies), women’s writings dedicated to queens and laudatory poems, and texts about exemplary female rulers. Complementary, university dissertations addressing female rule will be assessed. Analysing the clash between established gender roles and female ruler, this part will also address questions concerning gender fluidity.

The Postdoc will be involved in experimental trials, laboratory work, data analyses, and literature reviews. The work will include study design, selection of methods, sample and data collection, data analyses and research publication and dissemination. The position might involve teaching within pig nutrition and physiology and doing other tasks that fall within the scope of Pig Nutrition and Feeding research group´s tasks.

The project is a collaboration between many partners including Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University (AU) who is project lead. Thus, the job will require spending time at AU Viborg, Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, to conduct a ~1-year in vivo trial with frequent visits of 4 to 8 weeks. At AU Viborg the Postdoc will be working close with assistant professor Marleen Elise van der Heide (project manager) and Professor Jan Værum Nørgaard, head of the Monogastric Nutrition.

We are looking for one or more highly motivated and dynamic postdoc for a two-year position starting April 1st  2026, or after agreement, to develop computational methods for analyses of sedimentary and ancient DNA, including basic bioinformatics analyses, population genetic analyses, such as demographic inference and analyses of variants under natural selection, phylogenetic analyses and taxonomic assignment, statistical methods for detecting gene-environment interactions, ecological analyses of species interactions, and more.

We are seeking to recruit a postdoc within Human-Computer Interaction to work on an interdisciplinary project on Human-Centered Explainable Retrieval-Augmented LLMs funded by Independent Research Foundation Denmark, led by Isabelle Augenstein and Irina Shklovski. The postdoc’s duties will be to conduct research on user-centric RAG and information needs of people interacting with AI in collaboration with the project team. In addition to the PIs and the postdoc, the team also includes a PhD student as well as external collaborators, including in information retrieval.                                         

The field of biological nitrification inhibitors (BNIs) has gained increasing attention over the past decades as a promising strategy to mitigate fertilizer-derived greenhouse gas emissions in the global north and improve yields with reduced nitrogen inputs in the global south. Yet, despite more than 20 years of research, only a limited number of BNI compounds have been identified and characterized, and their precise mode of action remains largely unknown [8]. This lack of mechanistic insight hampers the integration of BNI traits into breeding programs.

The project aims to build a knowledge base on Biological compounds with Nitrification Inhibition (BNI) capacity in Danish cereals and their wild relatives to support the development of varieties with natural nitrification inhibition capacity and reduced reliance on chemical inputs.

This project combines bioinformatics, biochemistry, molecular biology and plant transformation to characterize the BNI trait in sorghum for re-introduction into agricultural relevant cultivars.

The ongoing crisis of antibiotic-resistant bacteria demands innovative approaches to find and develop new antimicrobial solutions. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, provide a unique opportunity to discover new antimicrobials, as their interactions can inhibit bacterial growth or cause bacterial death. The primary objective of this research is to develop next-generation antibacterial agents by utilizing bacteriophage proteins and their engineered derivatives.

The postdoc position focuses on identifying new antibacterial proteins and peptides from bacteriophage genomes through a systematic bioinformatic pipeline, followed by experimental characterization of their inhibitory potential and understanding their mode of action. Close collaboration with another postdoctoral researcher will further enable the engineering of identified candidates. Also, methodologies will be shared among the two postdocs and the PhD student employed, ensuring efficient resource use and maximizing scientific output. We expect you to explore the antimicrobial potential of phage proteins and contribute to other projects within the PHAGEBio research group.

We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in developmental and stem cell biology to study the cellular and molecular effects of oncogenic mutations on the process of tissue regeneration.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to establishing organoid models, engineering organoid lines, generating and analyzing large multi-modal datasets. Collaboration with researchers within the group and the center, as well as external collaborators, will also be essential to drive the project forward effectively. In addition, the role will also include aspects of research dissemination such as research-based teaching.

As a researcher in the Willerslev group within AEGIS, you will conduct research on ancient environmental DNA (aeDNA) to reconstruct past agricultural systems and human–environment interactions. Your work will focus on how past societies adapted to environmental change, managed biodiversity, and developed resilient agricultural practices, with relevance to present-day challenges in sustainable food production. You will analyse aeDNA and other biomolecular data from geological sediments, archaeological contexts, and biological remains, integrating molecular results with archaeological, geological, ecological, and environmental data. This includes contributing to reconstructions of land use, crop domestication and diversification, and agricultural landscape management across regions and time periods.

The position combines laboratory-based molecular biology with computational analyses of large genomic and metagenomic datasets. You will collaborate closely with bioinformaticians and researchers across archaeology, geology, ecology, and evolutionary biology, contributing to interdisciplinary interpretations and global syntheses. You are expected to publish in peer-reviewed journals, present at international conferences, participate in collaborative projects within AEGIS, and contribute to the development of aeDNA methods for agricultural and environmental research.

The position will be nested within the Young Adult Health group in the Center, where we study real-world health complexities among young adults. The health and social issues that arise during this life period affect not only the individual but also their families, their workplaces, and may have long-lasting effects on later health and social trajectories. However, the causes and consequences of these health and social issues are intertwined, complex, and often understudied; thus, fundamental questions related to the health and social issues experienced by young adults remain unanswered. By illuminating the distinct patterns and characteristics of the health and social issues in this age group, we aim to address the underlying dynamics that contribute to these problems.

The Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites candidates for a postdoctoral position in modeling and simulation of school choice and admissions systems. Preferred starting date is 1 July 2026, but an earlier start may be possible by agreement.

The position is for two years (full-time). The position is part of the project “Implementation and perception in school choice”, read more about the project here. As part of the project, the succesful candidate will work closely with project members, including Christopher Neilson from Yale Uni., Mikkel Gandil from Rockwool Foundation and Hessel Oosterbeek from Uni. of Amsterdam as well as Christian Fogel Henneberg who is a PhD student on the project.

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoc for an 1-year fixed-term position, starting 15 March 2026 or after agreement at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

Our research group works within different areas of Porcine Herd Health Management, including herd diagnostics, prevention of infectious and non-infectious diseases in pigs and prudent use of antibiotics. The group consists of professors, research assistants, postdocs, PhD students and residents of ECPHM.

The postdoc will be involved in research projects within Porcine Health Management with a special focus on clinical and diagnostic strategies in relation to prudent use of antibiotics in pig production.

The postdoc will be involved in field trials, data analyses and literature reviews. The work will include literature reviews, study design, data collection, data analysis and research publication and dissemination. The position will also involve teaching within porcine health management and doing other tasks that fall within the scope of the Porcine Health Management research groups tasks.

(18) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Researcher in Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology

Deadline : 18 January 2026

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