Postdoctoral fellow/Researcher in Alzheimer's disease translational medicine

Neurobiological Laboratory, Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, The Neurology Department, St. Olavs Hospital

The Neurobiological Laboratory lead by Associate Professor Katja Scheffler is looking for a motivated postdoctoral fellow/researcher who is passionate about bridging clinical and basic research in neuroscience.

Our lab investigates novel molecular mechanisms of genome regulation that play a critical role in brain function. A key focus of our work is to identify new diagnostic tools and therapeutic interventions for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

As a successful candidate, you will be working on optimizing human organoids to model neurodegenerative diseases and better understanding disease mechanism by multi-omics analysis. This includes but is not limited to generating organoids from patient-derived iPSCs, extraction and processing of nucleic acids and proteins, confocal imaging, and bioinformatics for interpretation and integration of single-cell transcriptomics and epigenomic datasets.

The project will be in close collaboration with Prof. Magnar Bjørås and his recent start up Zenit Science.

The period of employment for the position is 2 years, starting as soon as possible.

Application

The application and all attachments must be in English and include:

• Letter of motivation
• CV (including a list of publications)
• Copy of your original academic degree(s)
• Names and contact information of at least two relevant referees
  

Duties of the position

• Carry out research of high quality within the framework described above
• Academic publications and popular science dissemination
• Present findings at national and international conferences
• Maintain documentation of analysis pipelines (GitHub, Jupyter, R Markdown)
• Co-supervise PhD and master’s students within the research team
• Apply for research grants

Qualifications

• Academically relevant background within molecular biology, cell biology, neuroscience, biotechnology or related subjects
• PhD degree in neuroscience, neurobiology, molecular and cell biology or related field
• Strong experimental skills in cell culture, immunostaining, and imaging techniques
• Hands-on experience with genomics, transcriptomics or related omics-based workflows
• Proficiency in R and/or Python and familiarity with Unix-based systems
• Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and libraries (Bioconductor, Seurat, Scanpy)
• Strong scientific writing skills, with a track record of peer-reviewed publication

Personal qualities

• Strong personal initiative, self-motivation and work ethic
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset, with the ability to contribute to a dynamic and interdisciplinary research team
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively to accomplish common research goals

We offer

• An exciting job with an important mission in society
• Meaningful tasks in a strong and international professional environment
• Guidance for career development
• Open and inclusive working environment with committed colleagues
• Salary according to current tariff
• Public pension scheme with beneficial insurance schemes and mortgages in KLP

Kontaktinformasjon

Katja Scheffler, Leader of the Neurobiological Lab, 72575581, katja.scheffer@stolav.no

Arbeidssted

Edvard Griegs gate 8

7030 Trondheim

Nøkkelinformasjon:

Arbeidsgiver: St. Olavs hospital


Referansenr.: 5068649584

Stillingsprosent: 100%

Engasjement

Søknadsfrist: 09.03.2026