PhD fellowship or postdoc in brain tumor research at Department of Pathology and BRIC, Kristensen group Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet

We are offering a PhD fellowship or Postdoc in experimental brain tumor research commencing August 2025.

Our group and research
The selected candidates will be part of professor, consultant neuropathologist Bjarne Winther Kristensen’s research group (https://www.bric.ku.dk/research-groups/Research/kristensen-group). Bjarne Winther Kristensen will be the principal supervisor. A main interest in the group is how the role of the tumor microenvironment influences brain tumor aggressiveness and therapy response and how this change between different types, subtypes, and regions of brain tumors. Most of our projects focus on glioblastoma and the current position focus on tumor cells infiltrating the brain.

Your job
You will join a multi-disciplinary research team that work with both patient tumor tissue, experimental in vitro and in vivo brain tumor models and advanced bioinformatics.

The main tasks in the PhD or postdoc project will be establishment of a patient cohort with glioblastoma tissue, spatial profiling, bioinformatics collaboration and working with patient-like experimental in vitro and in vivo brain cancer models to be used for drug testing. This will include microscopy, histology, immunohistochemistry and imaging techniques, cell culturing and different in vitro assays, as well as molecular techniques. The candidate will be expected to work closely together with collaborators in the clinical setting and collect patient samples.

The candidate is required to have documented experience with the area of the PhD/postdoc project. You should be self-motived and be able to coordinate multiple collaborations and drive the project forward.

Start: 1 August/1 September

Duration: 3 years

Key criteria for the assessment of applicants
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a MD or a master’s degree related to the subject area of the project, e.g. human biology and neuroimmunology. Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years). If the applicant has performed a Ph.D., the Ph.D. thesis should be relevant for the subject area of the project.

Other important criteria are:

• The grade point average achieved
• Professional qualifications relevant to the project
• Previous publications
• Relevant work experience
• Other professional activities
• A curious mind-set with a strong interest in brain tumor biology
• Language skills

Place of employment
The place of employment is the Bartholin Institute, Department of Pathology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet. We are also part of Biotech Research and Innovation Center (BRIC) and Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and platforms for spatial analyses.

Terms of employment

• Fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years
• The average weekly working hours are 37 hours
• Salary, pension, and employment conditions are in accordance with the Danish Region’s guidelines

Questions
For specific information about the PhD pr postdoc fellowship, please contact Professor Bjarne W. Kristensen, email: bjarne.winther.kristensen.01@regionh.dk

General information about PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/

Application process
Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ before Friday, May 16 2025, 23.59pm CET (Copenhagen local time).

Required documents (in PDF-format)

• Motivation letter (1 - 2 pages maximum) describing your relevant expertise, research interest and career plans
• CV including education, work/research experience, language skills and other relevant qualifications
• Certified copies of:
  • PhD certificate (or supervisor’s statement if pending)
  • Master’s degree
• Academic transcripts for relevant degrees
• Complete list of publications
• Optional: Letter(s) of recommendation

Note: Only applications submitted through the electronic system will be considered. Application received via email or other platforms will be not processed due to administrative reasons. We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

Recruitment Process

• Short-listed candidates will be invited for an on-site or virtual interview
• All applicants will be notified once the selection process is completed.

Department:

Lokation: Rigshospitalet - Blegdamsvej

Application deadline: 16 May 2025