Assistant Professor of Computational Neuroscience

The Department of Clinical Medicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor in the field of Computational Neuroscience as per 1st September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a fixed-term full-time position for a minimum of 13 months, with an possibility for a 2 year contract, pending funding.

As an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will be part of what is probably the largest health science research department in Denmark. Our clinical research covers all the medical specialties and takes place in close collaboration with the university hospital and the regional hospitals in the Central Denmark Region. We have approx. 30,000 square metres of modern research facilities for experimental surgery and medicine, animal facilities and also advanced scanners at our disposal. The department has overall responsibility for the Master's degree programs in medicine and in molecular medicine. At the department we are approx. 670 academic employees, 500 PhD students and 160 technical/administrative employees who are cooperating across disciplines. As an Assistant Professor, you will be working at Aarhus University Hospital or another hospital in the Central Denmark Region. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here.

Your job responsibilities

As Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine your primary tasks will be research and research-based teaching. You will teach and supervise students at Bachelor’s and Master’s level, and you will contribute to the development of the department through research of high international quality. In your daily work, you will work closely with both Danish and international colleagues. The position of Assistant Professor is a career development position in which you will receive supervision and pedagogical upgrading.

Your main tasks will consist of:

• Independent research of high international quality, including publication.
• Computational modelling of behavioural and neuroimaging data
• Writing and publication of scientific articles
• Some degree of contribution towards attracting external research funding.

You will report to professor Micah Allen.

Your Competences

You possess independent, high-level research qualifications with a strong international profile. You are an effective communicator, capable of conveying complex concepts clearly and confidently. You have experience supervising and teaching at both Bachelor's and Master's levels, with completed pedagogical courses in supervision or equivalent training. We particularly value experience with the development of PhD courses and engagement in external research collaborations.

Critically Required Skills:

• Proven expertise in data acquisition, preprocessing, and statistical modeling of functional MRI, quantitative MRI, and/or MEG data.
• Hands-on experience in designing and implementing perceptual and psychophysical tasks.
• Extensive experience in interoception, decision-making, and affective bias research.

Desirable Additional Skills (not required):

• Experience conducting behavioral and neuroimaging experiments with human participants.
• Familiarity with computational modeling of behavioral data (e.g., DDM), fMRI data (e.g., GLM, RSA), or EEG/MEG data (e.g., source modeling, DCM).
• A strong track record of publications in psychophysics, perceptual decision-making, and/or neuroimaging in internationally recognized research journals.
• Proficiency with GitHub and data-sharing formats for neuroimaging, such as BIDS.
• Enthusiasm for fostering a collaborative research environment through effective supervision of students and research assistants.

Personal Attributes

You are ambitious, take ownership of your projects, and demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills. You thrive in collaborative settings, actively contributing to a dynamic and inclusive research culture.

We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English. International applicants are expected to learn Danish, and Aarhus University arranges Danish teaching.

In order to be assessed as qualified for an Assistant Professor position, you must meet these academic criteria.

Questions about the position

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Professor Micah Allen, +45 87 15 34 35.

Your place of work will be the Centre for Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Department of Clinical Medicine, Building 1710, Universitetsbyen 3, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.

Terms of employment

• Appointment as an assistant professor requires academic qualifications at PhD level.
• Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
• The appointment is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
• Remuneration is in accordance with the above, and the Salary agreement catalogue for staff at Health.
• The yearly base salary for a fulltime assistant professor is between DKK 484.214,84 and DKK 538.720,20 depending on the years of working experience after achieved MSc degree. The base salary includes a position related supplement and pension (17.1 %). Additional supplement(s) for special qualifications can be negotiated. Authorisation supplement(s) will be granted, if relevant for the position. Your local eligible trade union representative at Aarhus University negotiates your salary on your behalf.
• Researchers recruited from abroad are offered a special researcher tax scheme with a lower tax rate.
• Further information on qualification requirements and job description can be found in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.

Application

Your application must include the following:

• Motivated application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Diploma
• Template for applicant - assistant professor or tenure track assistant professor
• A list of publications
• A teaching portfolio. We refer to Guideline on the use of teaching portfolios
• A maximum of five of the publications of greatest relevance to the job may be submitted (optional)
• Research plan, which is part of the 'Template to applicant - assistant professor or tenure track assistant professor' can be uploaded separately (optional)
• Coauthor statement(s) can be uploaded (optional)
• References/recommendations can be uploaded separately in the e-recruitment system (optional)

We refer to the faculty’s Guidelines for applicants.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

International applicant?

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including assistance with relocation and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about the International Staff Office and the range of services here. Aarhus University also has a Junior Researcher Association and offers career development support. You can read more about these resources here.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/