Academic employee (TAP-FU) in migraine drug target discovery at Center for Translational Neuromedicine

We are looking for a highly motivated and independent staff scientistto support our efforts in migraine drug target validation.

Center for Translational Neuromedicine focuses on developing new approaches for examining and treating neurological diseases, primarily using the tools of physiology and imaging coupled with cell and gene therapy. Our emphasis is on using these technologies to enable neural and glial cell replacement in the adult brain and spinal cord, as a means of both disease modeling and therapeutic repair.

Center for Translational Neuromedicine currently has 55 employees and students and is divided into five labs. CTN is characterized by a highly ambitious research environment. The Center is highly interdisciplinary and has many international collaborators. The post doc will be part of the Kaag Rasmussen lab, Division of Pain Volume Transmission. Being part of the Kaag Rasmussen lab offers an opportunity to work in an in vivo lab engaged in the neuroscience of pain signalling, focusing on transgenic animal models, behaviour, in vivo imaging and omics technologies.

CTN is part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, and is located at Panum. The Center comprises modern laboratories and excellent facilities within neuroscience.

Information on the department can be found at: https://ctn.ku.dk/.

Your job

You will join a multi-disciplinary research team working on rodent models of headache disorders.

Your tasks will be PFA-perfusions, tissue sectioning, immunohistochemistry, RNA scope, confocal imaging and image analysis.

You will be expected to contribute to and support the ongoing research projects in the group on an ad hoc basis when needed and to disseminate your expertise to new lab members and support the lab management.

Profile

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic staff scientist with the following competencies and experience:

Essential experience and skills

• You have documented experience in histology, confocal imaging and analysis.
• You have an active interest in headache basic science
• Good English skills, written and spoken

Desirable experience and skills

• RNA scope
• Coding and automated image analysis

Place of employment

The place of employment is at Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.

Terms of employment

The average weekly working hours are 12 hours per week

The position is a fixed-term position for the period 15 October 2026 or as soon as possible to 31 July 2027.

You will refer to Dr. Martin Kaag Rasmussen.

Employment will be in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). The monthly salary will be based on the number of years of work experience (seniority) with the possibility to negotiate a salary supplement based on prior experiences and qualifications. The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund.

Questions

For further information regarding the position, please contact Martin Kaag Rasmussen, martin.rasmussen@sund.ku.dk.

Application

Your application should include:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• A certified/signed copy of certificate(s) of education

Please submit your application Only online applications will be accepted.

Application deadline: 22 September 2026 23.59 CET.

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.

We review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Københavns Universitet giver sine knap 10.000 medarbejdere muligheder for at udnytte deres talent fuldt ud i et ambitiøst, uformelt miljø. Vi sikrer traditionsrige og moderne rammer om uddannelser og fri forskning på højt internationalt niveau. Vi søger svar og løsninger på fælles problemer og gør ny viden tilgængelig og nyttig for andre.

Kontakt

Martin Kaag Rasmussen E-mail: mzx432@ku.dk

Info

Ansøgningsfrist: 22-09-2026 Ansættelsesdato: Start hurtigst muligt Arbejdstid: Deltid Afdeling/Sted: Center for Translational Neuromedicine