The Department of Clinical Medicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as a research assistant in experimental pain research as per 1 January 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a fixed-term full-time position for max 14,5 months.

The department of Clinical Medicine prioritises diversity and a good work environment, as this is a prerequisite for groundbreaking research. In a diverse and international research environment, dedicated employees are looking to generate new knowledge within medical research areas. The Department provides research-based teaching of the highest quality and is responsible for a large part of the medical degree programme. Academic staff contribute to the teaching. English is the preferred language in the laboratory, at meetings and at seminars. The department employs approx. 500 people from all over the world, and they make use of the department's modern laboratory-, core- and animal facilities. The Department of Clinical Medicine focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration with business and industry, and numerous researchers from the department have established companies to develop new medicinal treatments founded in professional scientific basic research. Your job responsibilities
As research assistant, your primary tasks involve conducting research on psychological aspects of acute and chronic pain. You contribute to the development of protocols, data collection, data analyses, drafting of manuscripts and participation in research meetings. In your daily work, you have a close interaction with competent colleagues.

Your main tasks will consist of: Research at the intersection of psychology, data science, and pain research, from experimental design to data analyses and scientific writing.

You will report to the Head of Department of Clinical Medicine, Jørgen Frøkiær. Your competences
You have a background within psychology and experience with experimental pain research is required.

As a person, you have good interpersonal skills, are inclusive and team-oriented and able to contribute to a good work environment.

We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English.

In order to be assessed as qualified for the position, you must meet these academic criteria. Questions about the position
If you have any questions about the project, please contact the Principal Investigator Francesca Fardo at francesca@cfin.au.dk

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

We expect to conduct interviews in weeks 40-41.