Section for Health Data Science and AI
Department of Public Health
University of Copenhagen
We are looking for one postdoc (4 years) and one PhD student to join our research project “Pesticides and Human Health”. The positions are fully funded through a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The start date for both positions is 1 September 2026.
Research project Pesticides are widely used in agricultural production to combat unwanted insects and fungi around crops, thereby increasing output per acre. We humans are exposed to pesticides daily both through our diet and through the environment. This happens, for example, through the air we breathe.
We still lack answers pertaining to the public health consequences of indirect pesticide exposure. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to environmental impacts, as exposure to toxic substances can be transferred to the unborn child via the placenta and thus affect the development of the fetus. This can, for example, result in the mother losing her child or the child being born with congenital malformations.
This research project will investigate whether there is a causal relationship between indirect exposure to pesticides through the air and population health. We will investigate how pesticides affect the population's fertility, pregnancy outcomes, and children's health and education.
Duties and Responsibilities
As a postdoc on the project, you are expected to:
Qualifications
We are looking for a highly motivated, independent and enthusiastic scientist with the following qualifications:
Application requirements
Duties and Responsibilities
As a PhD student on the project, you are expected to:
Qualifications
We are looking for a highly motivated, independent and enthusiastic scientist. We are looking for the following qualifications in a candidate:
If you have completed your education in Denmark, you must have a master's degree covered by the collective agreement for academics in the state sector.
If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, you must either have a master's degree equivalent to a Danish master's degree (two years) or as minimum a bachelor's degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor's degree (three years) and be assessed as having professional qualifications at master's level.
If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, we will obtain an assessment of your education from the Danish Research Agency.
If you do not have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master’s degree or qualifications corresponding to Danish master's level, you might be qualified for the integrated MSc and PhD program (4+4).
The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years.
The employment is conditioned upon the applicant's successful enrolment as a PhD student at the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.
Application requirements
Place of employment
The employment is at the Section for Health Data Science and AI, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The Section was launched in January 2025 as the newest branch at the Department of Public Health. Our section brings together high level, internationally recognized academics with a focus on big data analysis. The research environment is ambitious and international. Seminars with high-profile international speakers and regular internal research seminars are organized at the section. Both as a Postdoc and PhD at the Section, we provide network and training opportunities, and we have a strong commitment to providing both academic and social opportunities for all staff. The working language is English.
Salary, pension and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.
The Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) have agreed on a protocol that makes it possible for all international researchers employed by the University to achieve a pension exemption, where the pension will be paid as salary. For more information about the different pension schemes:
An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. For more on the diverse working place environment at the University and the University's participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, see.
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