Postdoctoral Researcher in Advanced Brain Imaging in Neurodegenerative diseases

Postdoc in the Translational Molecular Imaging Lab (Nordberg and Chiotis Lab), Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, at KI Campus Flemingsberg. The lab develops and characterises PET tracers for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative proteinopathies, focusing on how neuroinflammation interacts with amyloid, tau and synaptic dysfunction in brain and biofluids. The postdoc works on a multi-tracer in vivo PET study measuring amyloid and tau deposition, astrogliosis and synapse impairment together with cognitive tests, CSF, plasma biomarkers and MRI, processes PET and MRI data, runs statistical analyses mainly in R, prepares manuscripts and applies for research grants.

Full-time fixed-term contract for up to 2 years. Applications close on 11 November 2026 (reference STÖD 2-4250/2026).

PhD (or equivalent foreign degree) in medicine, neuroscience, psychology or a related field, preferably completed within the last three years; hands-on neuroimaging experience, good statistical knowledge and a strong publication record; fluent written and spoken English. Merits: experience in Alzheimer's or other neurodegenerative diseases, SPM, FreeSurfer or FSL and R, analysis of clinical PET and MR images, Matlab or R scripting, statistical modelling and machine learning, and competitive research funding.