13 faculty science biology jobs found in Copenhagen

The Globe Institute at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen seeks to appoint a tenure track assistant professor in palaeoenvironmental microbics that might include themes within ancient ecogenomics, metagenomic bioinformatics and ancient DNA to commence as soon as possible.   Job description We invite applications from candidates with research interests in microbial ancient ecogenomics, metagenomic computational analysis and ancient DNA. We are looking for a skilled computational scientist with an exciting and ambitious research programme focused on pushing the boundaries within microbial ancient genomics and computational metagenomics. Emphasis on human-environment interaction is desirable but not essential. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated/track-record of excellence in research and developing novel computational methods for the large-scale analysis of DNA from geological and archaeological sediments, ice-cores (and...

The University seeks to appoint an associate professor to the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences to commence as soon as possible. Information on the Department can be found at:  https://ivh.ku.dk/  The associate professor will be part of the Parasites, Vectors and the Environment group at the Section for Parasitology and Aquatic Pathobiology which also includes groups of Veterinary Parasitology, Parasites, Immunology and Gut Health, Experimental Fish Models, and Aquatic Pathobiology. Job description The position covers the field of parasitology with a special emphasis on disease ecology, health and climate, and how hosts, vectors, parasites and other pathogens interact. The position aims to integrate modern methods in spatial modelling and experimental approaches within parasitology, to understand and predict how animal- and human parasitic diseases and vectors respond to climate- and other environmental changes. Through building of knowledge and capacity...

We are seeking two Assistant Professors for 2-year positions starting 1 September 2023 to explore experimental approaches to discover new ways to target the mechanisms of development of chemoresistance in ovarian cancer in the Wennerberg group at BRIC, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen Information on BRIC and the Wennerberg group can be found at: www.bric.ku.dk Our research The Wennerberg group at BRIC focuses on identifying new effective precision cancer therapies. This is done with a systems-driven approach where we combine chemical biology, phenotypic profiling, molecular profiling, and informatics to gain an understanding of individual cancers, their drug resistance mechanisms, and how they may be targeted. Our ultimate goal is to build the foundation for new types of stratified and individualized cures for cancer patients.  Your job The assistant professors’ responsibilities will primarily consist of research,...

The University seeks to appoint a clinical professor Gastroenterologi and Hepatology, Infectious Diseases or Clinical Microbiology with special focus on microbiome-based clinical intervention studies to commence as soon as possible. The professorship is combined with a consultancy at one of the departments below at Amager-Hvidovre Hospital in the Capital Region. Please note that applicants may only apply for a consultancy at one of the departments. the Department of Infectious Diseases the Gastrounit, Medical Section the Department of Clinical Microbiology 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 an application to both the faculty (the professorship) and to one of the departments at the hospital(the consultancies),  cf. the simultaneously advertised consultancy positions. This also applies to applicants...

The University seeks to appoint an associate professor to the Petersen/Villadsen Group at The Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine to commence as soon as possible. Scientific environment The Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM) offers an ambitious scientific environment, with many different nationalities represented. ICMM aims to produce research with high international impact focusing on the functional cell, its genetic components, and molecular cellular mechanisms in a medical context. ICMM currently comprises five research programs, three high profile Research Centers as well as a number of international research groups. The scientists at ICMM are involved in high quality research based undergraduate and graduate teaching programs at the University of Copenhagen. You can read more at  https://icmm.ku.dk/english/ Job description The Petersen Villadsen Group at The Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine dissects differentiation...

The University of Copenhagen is seeking a highly motivated and talented Postdoc fellow to commence on October 1, 2023, in the Arumugam Group at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research ( CBMR ), University of Copenhagen. About us The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research’s vision is to strengthen interdisciplinary research that transforms our basic understanding of the mechanisms that underlie cardiometabolic health and disease, and to accelerate this knowledge toward new prevention and treatment strategies. We were established in 2010, and in 2017, we moved into new laboratories and offices in the  Maersk Tower . The Center has around 260 employees who work in an international, highly collaborative research environment across a range of biomedical disciplines. For more information, visit  www.cbmr.ku.dk . Our research The Arumugam Group uses data science to investigate how health and diseases are...

The University of Copenhagen is seeking a highly motivated and talented Postdoc fellow to commence on January 1, 2024, in the Moritz Group at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research ( CBMR ), University of Copenhagen. The Postdoc fellowship is part of the   CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program . About us The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research’s vision is to strengthen interdisciplinary research that transforms our basic understanding of the mechanisms that underlie cardiometabolic health and disease, and to accelerate this knowledge toward new prevention and treatment strategies. We were established in 2010, and in 2017, we moved into new laboratories and offices in the  Maersk Tower . The Center has around 260 employees who work in an international, highly collaborative research environment across a range of biomedical disciplines.  For more information, visit  www.cbmr.ku.dk ....

We are looking to hire a highly motivated and talented Postdoc Fellow with experience in integrating large-scale data and with an interest in cardiometabolic diseases and/or precision nutrition to commence on January 1, 2024, in the Guasch Group at the Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research ( CBMR ), University of Copenhagen. The position is a 3-year position. The Postdoc fellowship is part of   CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program . About us Department of Public Health The Department of Public Health’s focus is to improve the health of the population and the connection between health and society. The Department provides the scientific foundation for efforts that aims to improve public health, both nationally and globally, and to create greater insight into the links between health, the individual and society as well as the ethical, equity and political implications....

A 2-year postdoc position in terrestrial ecology with a focus on modelling ecosystem nitrogen input via moss-cyanobacteria associations and resource optimization of nitrogen fixation in mosses is available at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, commencing 1 September 2023. Description of the scientific environment The successful applicant will be based at the Centre of Volatile Interactions, VOLT, within the  Terrestrial Ecology  Section, thereby joining a lively research environment covering a wide range of topics such as plant ecophysiology, ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, soil biology and ecosystem-atmosphere interactions. Our section is a diverse group comprising research and teaching staff members, laboratory technicians, PhD candidates and MSc and BSc students, focussing on many aspects of plant and microbial ecology, biogeochemistry and global change. The successful candidate will be hosted by Associate Professor  Kathrin Rousk...

The Ploug-group at the Finsen Laboratory is looking for a highly motivated postdoc to join a project on acidic disordered proteins and their impacts on heparin-binding proteins. The postdoc position is a fulltime limited initially for 2 years, starting 1 September 2023 or soon thereafter. This is a highly interdisciplinary project between four research institutions with expertise in bioinformatics, mass spectrometry, NMR, and biochemistry/cell biology. The Finsen Laboratory hosts six research groups and is located in the Copenhagen Biocenter with an affiliation to Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet) as well as BRIC at the University of Copenhagen. Information on the Ploug-group can be found at: www.bric.ku.dk/research-groups/Research/ploug_group/ Our research The Ploug-group focuses on the biochemical and biophysical characterization of disease-relevant proteins and their ligands. We provide a detailed understanding of how a given pathway...

Job description The section of veterinary clinical microbiology carries out research and teaching in veterinary virology, including zoonotic viruses. Presently, our research focus is on veterinary and zoonotic aspects of influenza viruses in birds, pigs, and other animals; African Swine fever virus in pigs; Foot-and-Mouth Disease virus in ruminants and pigs and coronaviruses in domestic and wild animals, but we are also involved in research on other viral infections in a variety of animals. In addition, we are part of the veterinary contingency program on notifiable viral diseases in animals in Denmark. Our research includes animal studies either under field conditions or in experimental challenge studies and our laboratory methods include sequencing of viruses using next generation sequencing, culturing of viruses, various assays on viral and host proteins, genomic analyses, and bioinformatics. You will be involved in a range of research activities according to qualifications...

The University of Copenhagen is seeking a highly motivated and talented postdoc fellow to commence on January 1, 2024, in the Computational Chemistry Unit at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research ( CBMR ), University of Copenhagen. The Postdoc fellowship is part of the   CBMR International PhD & Postdoc Program . About Us The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research’s vision is to strengthen interdisciplinary research that transforms our basic understanding of the mechanisms that underlie cardiometabolic health and disease, and to accelerate this knowledge toward new prevention and treatment strategies. We were established in 2010, and in 2017, we moved into new laboratories and offices in the  Maersk Tower . The Center has around 260 employees who work in an international, highly collaborative research environment across a range of biomedical disciplines. For more information, visit ...

A postdoc position at the Section of Forensic Chemistry (RKA), Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, is available from  August 1th, 2023 . The position is for two years. RKA performs forensic chemistry investigations for the eastern part of Denmark, though alcohol in the traffic is for the whole country. RKA conducts applied research and development projects in cooperation with other laboratories within Denmark and abroad and teaches forensic chemistry at pre-and postgraduate courses. RKA has a number of applied forensic chemistry projects running, e.g. in vitro metabolism studies on new psychoactive substances (NPS), screening development by LC-high-resolution-MS, metabolomics, measurement in alternative matrices, and epidemiological studies. The laboratory is well-equipped with LC-MS/MS and LC-HRMS instruments and robotics instruments for automated sample preparation. There is also a lab-unit for...