干细胞免疫避免性神经和神经内分泌祖细胞博士职位

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen

We are offering a PhD fellowship commencing 1 January 2027 or after agreement. The Division of Cell and Gene Therapy of the Center for Translational Neuromedicine (CTN) is looking for an experienced and highly motivated PhD student. The successful candidate must be interested academically in neural and neuroendocrine biology, particularly in its translational applications. The Center for Translational Neuromedicine is part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and is located in the Panum Institute. For more information, visit https://ctn.ku.dk/ . The Center currently has 55 employees and students and is divided into five labs. CTN is characterized by a highly ambitious yet collaborative research environment; we are highly interdisciplinary and maintain a wide network of international collaborators. The PhD student will join the Division of Cell and Gene Therapy (Goldman lab). The lab offers an opportunity to work in a highly innovative environment with a strong scientific focus on neural and glial cell biology and an equally strong practical focus on clinical translation. Project description This project focuses on the development of stem cell-derived immunoavoidant neural and neuroendocrine progenitor cells, including both pancreatic beta cells and CNS glia. Principal supervisor is Professor Steven Goldman, goldman@sund.ku.dk . Start: 1 January 2027 or after agreement Duration: 3 years as a PhD student Job description Your key tasks as a PhD student at SUND are: • Carrying through an independent research project under supervision. • Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points. • Participating in active research environments including a stay at another research team. • Obtaining experience with teaching or other dissemination related to your PhD project • Teaching and disseminating your knowledge. • Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project

PhD Programme Description: The PhD programme is a three-year full-time research education, intended for candidates holding a relevant academic degree within the project’s subject area. Qualifications: A master’s degree in neurobiology or neuroendocrinology, with course work in neuroimmune mechanisms and significant post-graduate technical experience, is required for this position. Significant bench experience in human neural and/or beta cell biology, pluripotent stem cell maintenance and characterization, iPSC neural and endocrine differentiation protocols, small animal surgery, histology and confocal imaging is required for this position. Expertise in functional assays of pancreatic Islet cell function, as well as in single cell RNA-Seq and epigenetic profiling is highly desirable. General policies: If you have completed your academic education in Denmark, the admission to the PhD programme requires a relevant master’s degree (equivalent to 180 ECTS BSc + 120 ECTS MSc). If you have an academic education from abroad, you must have either a degree equivalent to a Danish master's degree (180 ETCS + 120 ECTS MSc), or at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) and be academically qualified at master's level. As part of the assessment of whether you meet the educational requirements, you must also achieve a positive academic evaluation and be assessed as the best qualified for the position. Other important criteria are: • The grade point average achieved • Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project • Previous publications • Relevant work experience • Other professional activities • A curious mind-set with a strong interest in the intersection of neurodegenerative diseases and glial biology. • English language skills

Place of employment The place of employment is at Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 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 37 hours per week. The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of three years. The start date is 1 January 2027 or after agreement. The employment is conditioned upon the applicant’s success­ful enrolment as a PhD student at the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant. The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree. Salary, pension and terms of employment are in accordance with the agree­ment between the Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary starts at approximately 27,800 DKK/Roughly 3,700 EUR (October 2021 level) plus pension. You can read more about salary levels in the state sector www.loenoverblik.dk (in Danish). Questions For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor. 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 procedure Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format: • Motivated letter of application (max. one page) • CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position • Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted. As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree. We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database. Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science • Publication list (if possible)

Application deadline: 12th October 2026, 23.59pm 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. The further process After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor. The assessor makes a non-prioritized assessment of the academic qualifications and experience with respect to the above-mentioned area of research, techniques, skills and other requirements listed in the advertisement. Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself. You find information about the recruitment process at: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/ The applicants will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities. The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.