PhD Student

PhD project in Translational Type 1 Diabetes Research at Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Are you a talented and highly motivated medical doctor interested in population-based screening initiatives for type 1 diabetes (T1D) and in playing an important role in a newly founded European public-private partnership project?
Do you wish to join the Innovative Healthcare’s Initiative (IHI) project EDENT1FI (European action for the Diagnosis of Early Non-clinical Type 1 diabetes for disease Interception) as a PhD-fellow?
If yes, apply now for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

About the project
EDENT1FI is an EU-wide consortium of leading partners in the field of T1D, that aims to transform the unmet need in T1D care through systematic implementation of a combined immune/metabolic screening platform for detection and staging of T1D risk. The expected impacts and outcomes of the project are: Early diagnosis of pre-clinical T1D, with guidance for management, resulting in reduced disease severity at diagnosis, as well as develop and implement a roadmap for preventive and disease modifying therapies for T1D.
Being a central part of this initiative, you will have the opportunity to expand your network across both the industrial and public partners involved in this collaboration.

The position
The position is of three years’ duration starting preferably May 1, 2025 and mainly based at the Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, with Prof. Dr. Flemming Pociot. The position will also require some work responsibilities at the other Steno Centers in Denmark located in Aalborg, Aarhus, Holbæk, and Odense.

Your responsibilities
Lead in establishing a program for early detection of type 1 diabetes in Denmark with special focus on developing a personalized approach for follow-up on people testing positive for T1D associated autoantibodies.
Main contact in Denmark to overlook and address all laboratory-, logistical- and technical-demands for the European islet autoantibody screening EDENT1FI.

Necessary skills and qualifications

• You are a medical doctor with a strong interest and expertise in communication with patients, preferably with pediatric experience.
• Have special interest in endocrinology.
• Experience in communicating research results.
• Can navigate in REDcap and minSP.
• Speak and write fluent Danish and English.
• On a personal level, you have strong collaborative skills. You are well-organized, capable of working independently and with a strong personal drive and dedication.

What we offer
We offer an exciting multidisciplinary research environment with top-class clinical research, laboratory, and office facilities. A friendly and sociable atmosphere and intercross collaborations and research disciplines are characteristics of SDCC. We have large networks of national and international relations offering great possibilities for synergies with groups outside the house.

Contact
For further information, please contact:
Flemming Pociot
Professor, MD, DMSc, Translational Type 1 Diabetes Research,
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Denmark
flemming.pociot@regionh.dk
+45 30 45 63 13

Deadline
Please submit your application via our online application tool by April 15, 2025.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Please note that interviews will be conducted on ongoing basis as relevant applications are received, therefore we advise you to apply as soon as possible. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

Department:

Lokation: Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen

Application deadline: 15 Apr 2025