Are you a physician interested in Parkinson’s disease and do you wish to pursue cutting-edge research at the intersection of clinical neuroscience and non-invasive brain stimulation? Then you should join us as we scale up our efforts to develop novel treatments for motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease based on brain mapping (magnetic resonance imaging MRI and EEG) and state-of-the-art personalized transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

At the DRCMR, we are looking for an authorized physician who wishes to apply transcranial precision brain stimulation to improve motor function in patients with Parkinson’s disease. You will mainly be involved in carrying out a clinical intervention study with TMS and neuro-navigated circuit stimulation, but also in other brain imaging experiments that are part of this large research project. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team consisting of M.D.s, psychologists, physiologists, engineers, and basic- and clinical neuroscientists.

About us:

The Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR) is one of the leading research centres for biomedical MRI in Europe (www.drcmr.dk). Our mission is to triangulate MR physics, basic physiology, and clinical research. Approximately 70 researchers from a diverse range of disciplines are currently pursuing basic and clinical research using MR, electrophysiology, and brain stimulation to improve our understanding of the human brain and its disorders. The DRCMR is embedded in the Center for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, a large diagnostic imaging department including all biomedical imaging modalities at Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre.

Transcranial brain stimulation is a scientific focus area of the DRCMR. We are currently developing novel interventional transcranial stimulation approaches, which integrate multi-modal brain mapping (MRI, EEG) and novel TMS technology into personalized treatment approaches for major depression and Parkinson’s disease.

The position:

You have a Danish authorization as physician and will be employed as research assistant for one year at the Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR). The one-year employment may lay the foundation for an extension into a PhD position. You will join the ADAPT-PD group led by Prof. Hartwig Siebner.

As our new medical research assistant you will have close interaction with other DRCMR-researchers from a great variety of disciplines. At DRCMR, we act in concert, and you are never left alone with your tasks.

Your daily tasks will vary according to the flow of the projects, but will mainly be centered around:

• conducting interventional brain stimulation studies in healthy volunteers and patients with Parkinson’s disease, mainly related to the combination of EEG and TMS.
• engage in patient contact, handling patient-flow, conducting neurological examinations, and gather clinical data from e-health platforms.
• using spatial (MRI) and temporal (EEG) neuronavigation for circuit-informed personalized TMS.
• acquiring and analyzing clinical, behavioral, and brain mapping data for assessing TMS efficacy.
• assisting in other experiments (EEG, MRI) in the ADAPT-PD group.
• engaging in teaching, knowledge dissemination, and publication of results in international, recognized scientific journals.

The ideal candidate

• You should be a motivated, internationally minded team player.
• You hold a master’s degree in medicine and have an authorization as physician by the Danish Board of Health. We are interested in all candidates, before or after you have taken your basic clinical training (KBU) or clinical internship (introduktionsstilling).
• You should have some experience with the Danish e-health platform (Sundhedsplatform).
• You have excellent written and interpersonal communication skills in English and Danish.
• A major advantage would be experience in any of the following:
  • transcranial brain stimulation and its integration with brain mapping (e.g., TMS-EEG)
  • certified in neurological testing (e.g., MDS-UPDRS)
  • processing and analyzing EEG data
  • experience working with patients with Parkinson’s disease or other movement disorders.
  • programming skills (preferably in Matlab or Python)

The project will be supervised by Professor Hartwig Siebner and an interdisciplinary group of senior researchers and postdocs (Mikkel Malling Beck, Lasse Christiansen, David Meder, Mikkel C. Vinding).

Starting date: August or September 2023. 

Salary and Terms of Employment

You will be employed as a research assistant for a period of 12 months with good possibilities of extension. Salary, pension, and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Regions (Danske Regioner) and the relevant professional organization. The salary depends on background education and seniority. Further supplements can be negotiated. The position is open for candidates of all nationalities.

We see diversity as strength and encourage all persons regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, disability, or religion to apply.

Applications should include a cover letter, CV, and list of publications. Applications must be submitted on-line through the RegionH job portal. Click HERE.

Application deadline: 18 June 2023.

For further information regarding the position please contact Professor Hartwig R. Siebner
Direct line: +45 3862 6541, Mobile: +45 5115 5951; Email: