Postdoc in complement system and chronic kidney disease

We are seeking a motivated candidate for a 10 month postdoc maternity-leave substitute position starting August 1st 2026 or soon thereafter.

The position is part of a program examining the involvement of the complement system in chronic kidney disease the impact of renoprotective drugs on the complement system and mechanisms of release of complement system components.

The project involves partners from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and University Hospitals (Odense Gødstrup)

Your role
You will tie laboratory parts together with clinical studies and perform in vitro and ex vivo analyses and experiments. Your primary responsibility will be to analyze clinical samples to work with liver organoids and to do ex vivo complement activity measurements and investigations in human kidney addition to research the position involves disseminating findings through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations as well as contributing to professional development university teaching and supervision of research students.

Your qualifications
Need to have:
APhD in biomedicine or a related discipline
Hands-on expertise with cell culture and molecular biology techniques including RNascope and RNAseq
Experience with immunoblotting and histochemistry
High motivation scientific curiosity problem-solving skills and independent initiative
Strong analytical skills and proficiency in written and spoken English
Nice to have:
Bioinformatic analysis experience (e.g. single-cell transcriptomics)

Research environment
You will be based at the newly built research facilities of the Faculty of Health SDU in Odense Denmark within the Unit of Cardiovascular and Renal Research part of the Department of Molecular Medicine. Here you will join a vibrant collaborative environment of Danish and international colleagues and students fostering both scientific and social engagement.

Further information
Contact person:
Professor Boye L Jensen
Department of Molecular Medicine
University of Southern Denmark
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Application deadline
June 20 2026 at 23:59 CET

Salary
The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Application
Applications must be in English and submitted electronically on this site
Attached files must be in Adobe PDF format.
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The application must include (as PDF files) (please note that the application (the motivation letter) and CV must not exceed 10 MB in total):
A letter stating the interest motivation and qualifications for the project (max. 2 pages)
A detailed CV including personal contact information
A complete and numbered list of publications
Degree certificates (including documentation of PhD degree)
Up to 3scientific peer-reviewed publications considered by the candidate as most important for this position.
ateaching portfoliodetailing the candidates prior teaching experience teaching skills and teaching philosophy
a research plan detailing the candidates ideas and plans for her/his future research work

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Please note that all the above-mentioned information must be included in the application.

Incomplete applications will not be assessed.

Applications may be shortlisted.

Living and working in Denmark
Foreign applicants will be offeredDanish language trainingas part of the employment.
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