Postdoctoral Researcher in Neurodegenerative Disease Neuroimaging

About the role

The Neurodegenerative Research group at Lund University's Biomedical Center (BMC) studies Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases by analysing large datasets from patients and cognitively unimpaired volunteers, using neuroimaging, biomarkers and neuropsychological testing. The postdoctoral researcher will lead analyses modelling the spatiotemporal spread of tau across datasets and validating the model across modalities. The position is fixed-term for two years, 100% full time, starting 1 December 2026 or as agreed, and requires on-site work in Lund.

Key responsibilities

• Process and analyse large-scale tau-PET data and adapt existing analysis pipelines
• Analyse new data and help the group with other research tasks
• Teaching may be included; the postdoc may travel internationally for training and career development

Required profile

• Doctoral degree (or equivalent foreign degree) in engineering, neuroscience, statistics, quantitative biology, physics, mathematics or a related field, defended by the appointment date
• Ability to carry out high-quality research and pedagogic skills
• Fluent English, both spoken and written
• Experience with neurodegenerative disease and with large samples (N>2000)
• Merit: graduation within three years of the closing date, strong publication record, familiarity with Git and GitHub, and competence with Linux-based high-performance parallel computing

Required skills

• Fluency in Python and/or R
• Curation, preprocessing and analysis of neuroimaging data
• Direct experience with tau-PET data analysis

What we offer

• Government agency benefits, generous holidays and a favourable occupational pension

Applications are submitted through Lund University's recruitment system Varbi, with a motivation letter, CV, three references, a doctorate certificate and other supporting documents.