[EXPIRED] The Capital Region of Copenhagen is looking for A Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Multimodal EEG

3-year postdoctoral research fellow position in multimodal EEG at Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance

We are scaling up our research into brain dynamics using electroencephalography combined with advanced Transcranial Brain Stimulation (TBS) and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). Our goal is to trace stimulation induced brain dynamics with high temporal and spatial resolution to develop next-generation personalized brain stimulation therapies. More specifically, we conduct state-of-the-art neuroimaging-informed brain stimulation therapy in Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Major Depressive Disorder. We are a world leading institution in both informing and reading out brain stimulation effects with EEG and fMRI.

We are looking for an experienced postdoc or research fellow, who:

has extensive experience in EEG research and analysis
enjoys working at the intersection of engineering, neurophysiology, neuroimaging, and clinical neuroscience, and
is eager to advance to the use of EEG in combination with TBS and fMRI

Your role:

You will join a transdisciplinary team focusing on developing and analyzing precision brain stimulation therapy by combining transcranial magnetic stimulation with neuroimaging. You will work in our state-of-the-art brain stimulation laboratories equipped with robotic transcranial brain stimulation, neuronavigation, and EEG

Responsibilities:

Design and conduct EEG-informed precision stimulation experiments
Acquire and analyze data and write up results for publication and dissemination
Contribute to developing precision brain stimulation protocols using MRI and EEG read-outs
Lead the education, methods development, and standardization of EEG research at DRCMR, focusing on developing multimodal TBS-EEG, TBS-MRI, and TBS-EEG-MRI methodologies

Essential skills & experience:

Extensive experience with EEG including strong signal processing skills
A PhD degree in neuroscience, biomedical/electrical engineering, clinical medicine, or related field
A strong publication record in peer-reviewed publications
Team-player with strong written and interpersonal communication skills

Advantageous skills & experience:

Experience with the combination of EEG with TMS and/or MRI.
Experience in teaching and supervision of students and technicians

Working at DRCMR: You will join the Brain Circuit Modulation & Therapy group, led by Hartwig Siebner at the DRCMR (www.drcmr.dk) based at Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with engineers, neurologists, psychologists, and interact with other groups at DRCMR.

DRCMR is a leading research center for biomedical MRI in Europe. Approximately 75 researchers from a diverse range of disciplines are currently pursuing basic and clinically applied research. The DRCMR is embedded in the Dept. for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark. DRCMR has a state-of-the-art MR-research infrastructure enabling translational research, which includes a pre-clinical 7T MR scanner, six whole-body MR scanners (one 7T, four 3T and a 1.5T scanner) and a High-Performance Computer cluster. The DRCMR has pre-clinical labs, a neuropsychology laboratory, an EEG laboratory, and five laboratories for precision brain circuit stimulation. It is situated ~25mins cycle ride from central Copenhagen, a city consistently ranked one of the highest in the world for quality of life [link].

Recent Publications

Beha GH, Stemmerik MG, Boer VO, van der Ploeg AT, van der Beek NAME, Andersen H, Marsman A, Jacobsen LN, Theunissen MTM, Petersen ET, Vissing J. 2025. Quantification of muscle glycogen distribution in Pompe disease using 7 Tesla 13C NMR spectroscopy. JNNP. Accepted.

Güler S, Zivkovic I, Boer VO, Zhurbenko V, Petersen ET. 2025. The mode of operation of high-impedance coils and shielded coaxial cable coils: A comparative study. NMR Biomed. 38(8): e70071. https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.70071

London A, Schaufuss A, Povazan M, Dichman M-L, Merhout J, Dirksen C, Madsbad S, Siebner HR, Lundsgaard A, Fritzen AM, Kiens B, Bojsen-Møller KN. 2025. Effects of acute iso- and hypocaloric carbohydrate restriction on liver fat and glucose and lipid metabolism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. dgaf382, https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaf382

Güler S, Povazan M, Zhurbenko V, Zivkovic I. 2025. An 8Tx/32Rx head-neck coil at 7T by combining 2Tx/32Rx Noval coil with 6TRx shielded coaxial cable elements. Magn Reson Med. 93(2): 864-872. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.30297

Madelung CF, Løkkegaard A, Fuglsang SA, Marques MM, Boer VO, Madsen KH, Hejl A-M, Meder D, Siebner HR. 2025. High-resolution mapping of substantia nigra in Parkinson’s disease using 7 tesla magnetic resonance imaging. Npj Parkinsons Dis. 11(113). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-025-00972-7

London A, Richter MM, Sjøberg KA, Wewer Albrechtsen NJ, Povazan M, Drici L, Schaufuss A, Madsen L, Øyen J, Madsbad S, Juul Holst J, van Hall G, Siebner HR, Richter EA, Kiens B, Lundsgaard A, Bojsen-Møller KN. 2024. The impact of short-term eucaloric low- and high-carbohydrate diets on liver triacylglycersol content in males with overweight and obesity: a randomized crossover study. Am J Clin Nutrition. 120(2): 283-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.06.006

Madsen MAJ, Povazan M, Wiggermann V, Lundell H, Blinkenberg M, Romme Christensen J, Sellebjerg F, Siebner HR. 2024. Association of cortical lesions with regional glutamate, GABA, N-Acetylaspartate, and Myoinositol levels in patients with multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 103(1): e209543. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209543

Stærkind H, Jensen K, Müller JH, Boer VO, Polzik ES, Petersen ET. 2024. High-field optical cesium magnetometer for magnetic resonance imaging. PRX Quantum. 5(2): 020320. https://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.5.020320

Stærkind H, Jensen K, Müller JH, Boer VO, Petersen ET, Polzik ES. 2023. Precision measurement of the excited state Landé g-factor and diamagnetic shift of the Cesium D2 line. Phys Rev X. 13(2): 021036. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.13.021036

Boer VO, Pedersen JO, Arango N, Kuang I, Stockmann J, Petersen ET. 2022. Improving brain B0 shimming using an easy and accessible multi-coil shim array at ultra-high field. MAGMA. 35(6): 943-951. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-022-01014-6

Andersen M, Laustsen M, Boer V. Accuracy investigations for volumetric head-motion navigators with and without EPI at 7 T. 2022. Magn Reson Med. 88(3): 1198-1211. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29296

Madsen MAJ, Wiggermann V, Marques MFM, Lundell H, Cerri S, Puonti O, Blinkenberg M, Romme Christensen J, Sellebjerg F, Siebner HR. 2022. Linking lesions in sensorimotor cortex to contralateral hand function in multiple sclerosis: a 7 T MRI study. Brain. 145(10): 3522-3535. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac203

Sandström KO, Baltzersen OB, Marsman A, Lemvigh CK, Boer VO, Bojesen KB, Nielsen MØ, Lundell H, Sulaiman DK, Sørensen ME, Fagerlund B, Lahti AC, Syeda WT, Pantelis C, Petersen ET, Glenthøj BY, Siebner HR, Ebdrup BH. 2022. Add-on memantine to dopamine antagonism to improve negative symptoms at first psychosis – the AMEND trial protocol. Front Psychiatry. 13: 889572. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.889572

Madelung CF, Meder D, Fuglsang SA, Marques MM, Boer VO, Madsen KH, Petersen ET, Hejl A-M, Løkkegaard A, Siebner HR. 2022. Locus coeruleus shows a spatial pattern of structural disintegration in Parkinson’s disease. Movement Disord. 37(3): 479-489. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.28945

Selected Recent Conference Abstracts

Engel K, Wiggermann V, Ronen I, Lundell H. Correction of phase fluctuations in diffusion-weighted MRS at high b-values with external phantom reference. ISMRM annual meeting. 05/2025,

Madsen MAJ, Christiansen L, Povazan M, Wiggermann V, Siebner HR. Regional glutamate but not GABA concentration scales with TMS-based measures of cortical excitability – a combined 7T MR spectroscopy and TMS study of the human primary motor hand area. Brain Stimulation, Kyoto, Japan, 02/2025 [Brain Stimulation 18(1) 576, 2025]

Madsen MAJ, Wiggermann V, Lundell H, Christiansen L, Romme Christensen J, Blinkenberg M, Sellebjerg F, Siebner HR. The impact of pathway-specific cortical and white matter pathology on trans-callosal conduction and inhibition in multiple sclerosis, ECTRIMS, Copemhagen, Denmark, 09/2024

Madsen MAJ, Wiggermann V, Christiansen L, Povazan M, Lundell H, Puonti O, Romme Christensen J, Sellebjerg F, Siebner HR. The ipsilateral silent period and its link to cortical lesions in multiple sclerosis, Brain Stimulation, Lisbon, Portugal, 02/2023, [Brain Stimulation 14(6) 1628, 2023]

Stemmerik M, Beha G, Boer V, Marsman A, Jacobsen L, Petersen E, Vissing J. 2022. Using high-field magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure muscle glycogen in patients with McArdle disease. Neuromuscular Disorders. 32. S73-S74.

Beha G, Stemmerik M, Boer V, Marsman A, Jacobsen L, Petersen E, Vissing J. 2022. Quantification of glycogen distribution in late-onset Pompe patients using 7 Tesla C13 NMR spectroscopy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 32. S73.

Madsen MAJ, Wiggermann V, Povazan M, Lundell H, Boer VO, Marsman A, Blinkenberg MB, Romme Christensen J, Sellebjerg FT, Siebner HR. 2022. Linking cortical demyelination to changes in brain metabolism in multiple sclerosis: a 7T MR spectroscopy study. ECTRIMS annual (virtual) meeting.

Güler S, Costa G, Boer V, Paulides M, Baltus P, Petersen E, Zivkovic I. 2022. Shielded coaxial cable coils: the array configuration for maximized central SNR at 7T MRI. Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, 31^st annual ISMRM meeting.

Güler S, Zhurbenko V, Zivkovic I, Boer V, Petersen ET. 2022. Second resonance mode ensure intrinsic low coupling between elements on shielded-coaxial-cable coil designs. Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, 31^st annual ISMRM meeting.