Helse Møre Og Romsdal Hf

Trondheim

Katja Scheffler

Leader of the Neurobiological Lab

<p><strong>Neurobiological Laboratory, Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, The Neurology Department, St. Olavs Hospital</strong> </p><p>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.</p><p>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).</p><p>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.</p><p>The project will be in close collaboration with Prof. Magnar Bjørås and his recent start up Zenit Science.</p><p>The period of employment for the position is 2 years, starting as soon as possible.</p><p><strong>Application</strong><br /></p><p>The application and all attachments must be in English and include:</p><ul><li>Letter of motivation</li><li>CV (including a list of publications)</li><li>Copy of your original academic degree(s)</li><li>Names and contact information of at least two relevant referees<br /></li></ul><br />
<h3>Duties of the position</h3><ul><li>Carry out research of high quality within the framework described above</li><li>Academic publications and popular science dissemination</li><li>Present findings at national and international conferences</li><li>Maintain documentation of analysis pipelines (GitHub, Jupyter, R Markdown)</li><li>Co-supervise PhD and master’s students within the research team</li><li>Apply for research grants</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Academically relevant background within molecular biology, cell biology, neuroscience, biotechnology or related subjects</li><li>PhD degree in neuroscience, neurobiology, molecular and cell biology or related field</li><li>Strong experimental skills in cell culture, immunostaining, and imaging techniques</li><li>Hands-on experience with genomics, transcriptomics or related omics-based workflows</li><li>Proficiency in R and/or Python and familiarity with Unix-based systems</li><li>Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and libraries (Bioconductor, Seurat, Scanpy)</li><li>Strong scientific writing skills, with a track record of peer-reviewed publication</li></ul><h3>Personal qualities</h3><ul><li>Strong personal initiative, self-motivation and work ethic</li><li>Proactive and solution-oriented mindset, with the ability to contribute to a dynamic and interdisciplinary research team</li><li>Excellent communication and organizational skills</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively to accomplish common research goals</li></ul><h3>We offer</h3><ul><li>An exciting job with an important mission in society</li><li>Meaningful tasks in a strong and international professional environment</li><li>Guidance for career development</li><li>Open and inclusive working environment with committed colleagues</li><li>Salary according to current tariff</li><li>Public pension scheme with beneficial insurance schemes and mortgages in KLP</li></ul><h3>Kontaktinformasjon</h3>Katja Scheffler, Leader of the Neurobiological Lab, 72575581, katja.scheffer&#64;stolav.no<br />
<h3>Arbeidssted</h3>Edvard Griegs gate 8<br />
7030 Trondheim<br />
<h3>Nøkkelinformasjon:</h3>Arbeidsgiver: St. Olavs hospital<br />
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Referansenr.: 5068649584<br />
Stillingsprosent: 100%<br />
Engasjement<br />
Søknadsfrist: 09.03.2026<br />
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Postdoctoral fellow/Researcher in Alzheimer's disease translational medicine