Postdoctoral position in breast cancer epidemiology / clinical epidemiology

The Department of Clinical Medicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as postdoctoral research fellow in the field of Breast Cancer Epidemiology as per 1 January 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is fully funded by the Health Insurance Denmark for one year with the possibility of extension to three years.

As a postdoctoral research fellow 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 specialities 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 a postdoctoral research fellow 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.

The Department of Clinical Epidemiology is a research department at Aarhus University Hospital, within the Institute of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University. Researchers in the department use advanced epidemiological methods to study the prognosis of patient populations. The department is engaged in a variety of activities regarding clinical epidemiological research, including cancer prognosis research. The department is involved in counselling health care professionals to improve the quality of health care and treatment. A large number of projects in the department are carried out in cooperation with Danish and international collaborators.

About the research project

The position entails research within clinical epidemiology, specifically within breast cancer and breast cancer survivorship. The successful candidate will join a project focusing on studies related to adherence to breast cancer treatment; side effects and complications of breast cancer and its treatment; and how these may influence quality of life, long-term survivorship, and early and late breast cancer recurrence. The project investigates the association of pharmacological, genetic and socioeconomic factors and adherence to cancer treatment; employing advanced epidemiological methods including emulated target trials, group-based trajectory modelling, mediation analyses, and Bayesian modelling approaches to investigate adherence to cancer treatment and recurrence.  The research fellow will join a vibrant and dynamic multinational and multidisciplinary project team (the Predictors of Breast Cancer Recurrence – ProBeCaRe – project team) with established successful long-term research collaboration.  

The successful applicant will contribute to the development of the department through research of high international quality. They will work closely with colleagues, receiving supervision and guidance. Emphasis will be placed on the applicant’s interest in building bridges between clinical, epidemiological and biostatistical research.

The main tasks will consist of:

• Research in clinical epidemiology, specifically within breast cancer and breast cancer survivorship.
• Make applications as needed for access to Danish population-based and medical registries.
• Independently perform statistical analysis using programmes such as R, SAS, or equivalent.
• Collaborate within an active research group with national and international collaborators.
• Contribute to teaching at the Aarhus University and its collaborators, as necessary.
• Take part in grant writing and participate actively in research fundraising.
• Gain experience supervising students.
• Conduct independent research of high international quality, including publication.
• Write scientific articles and participate in international congresses.
• Perform other tasks within the Department of Clinical Epidemiology fields of interest. Please see our webpage at www.kea.au.dk.

Your competences

You have academic qualifications at PhD/DSc level preferably within one or more of the following areas oncology, epidemiology, clinical epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, and/or can document familiarity with epidemiological research at an international level. Research experience in cancer and pharmacologic research would be advantageous, but not essential. Research experience in epidemiologic methods, analysing and incorporating data from Danish (or other) registries would be useful, particularly data incorporating socioeconomic or health data. As a person, you are motivated, ambitious, take ownership and possess good communication and interpersonal skills. We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English, with good knowledge of Danish.

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

Principal supervisor

Deirdre Cronin Fenton, PhD, Professor
Phone: +45-87168209 / E-mail: dc@clin.au.dk
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Clinical Institute, Aarhus University, Olof Palmes Alle 43-45, 8200 Aarhus N.

Questions about the position

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Professor Deirdre Cronin Fenton tel.: (+45) 8716 8209 or dc@clin.au.dk.

Your place of work will be the Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Olof Palmes Alle 43-45, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
 

Terms of employment

• Appointment as a postdoc 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 postdoc 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 supplemement(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

Application

Your application must include the following:

• Motivated application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Diploma
• Template for applicant - postdoc
• 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 can be uploaded (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/