Call for applications for a fully financed PhD fellowship
We invite applications for a PhD position focused on advancing our understanding of the impact of locus coeruleus dysfunction (LCd) on waste clearance and brain health.
Our group has developed methods for studying these themes in mice primarily using awake rodent brain magnetic resonance imaging / spectroscopy (MRI/S). This project will continue these efforts but will also expand our methodological toolbox by refining, developing and implementing new methods. These include imaging-based methods (MRI/video) for validation of LCd, and sleep monitoring.
Documented experience within one or more of these areas is considered an advantage: awake rodent MRI, data analysis, and design and construction of experimental setups.
The PhD candidate will:
Design and carry out MRI experiments (including MRI/S protocols)
Design and perform validation experiments of LCd
Design and perform sleep experiments and analysis
Publish scientific papers and present at conferences
The position is based in the High Field MRI group at CFIN, Aarhus University, led by Prof. Brian Hansen. The group has access to 9.4T rodent MRI and a fully equipped rodent experimental facility
A master's degree in biomedical engineering, physics, neuroscience or related fields.
Please submit your application via this link. Application deadline is 31 May 2026 at 23:59 CET. Preferred starting date is 1 August or 1 September 2026.
For information about application requirements and mandatory attachments, please see our application guide.
Please contact Professor Brian Hansen, brian@cfin.au.dk, for more information.
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background. Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable collective agreement.
