Postdoc Researcher Position: Pesticides and Human Health – Denmark
🏥 About the Project
The Section for Health Data Science and AI at the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for a 4-year Postdoc position as part of the research project “Pesticides and Human Health.” The position is fully funded through a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Start Date: September 1, 2026
🎯 Scholarship Overview
🔗 Research Project
Pesticides are widely used in agricultural production to combat unwanted insects and fungi around crops, thereby increasing output per acre. Humans are exposed to pesticides daily through both diet and the environment, including 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, potentially affecting fetal development.
This research project will investigate whether there is a causal relationship between indirect exposure to pesticides through the air and population health, focusing on:
- Fertility
- Pregnancy outcomes
- Children’s health and education
📋 Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop and co-author research papers with other project members
- Participate in workshops, seminars, and conferences
- Teach and disseminate research
✅ Qualifications
Required
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Education | PhD in Economics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Data Science, or related discipline |
| Experience | Applied statistics and causal inference |
| Domain Knowledge | Health and/or environmental economics/epidemiology |
| Data Skills | Experience with large data sets and data science |
| Software | Statistical software (Python, Stata, R, or SAS) |
| Publications | Experience in writing and submitting academic research papers |
| Personal | Highly motivated, independent, enthusiastic, collaborative |
🌍 Research Environment
The Section for Health Data Science and AI was launched in January 2025 as the newest branch at the Department of Public Health. The section brings together high-level, internationally recognized academics with a focus on big data analysis.
We offer:
- Ambitious and international research environment
- Seminars with high-profile international speakers
- Regular internal research seminars
- Network and training opportunities
- Strong commitment to academic and social opportunities
- Working language: English
💼 Salary & Benefits
- Salary, pension, and terms of employment in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State
- Pension exemption available for international researchers (pension paid as salary)
📞 Contact Information
Assistant Professor Frederik Plesner Lyngse
📧 frederik.lyngse@sund.ku.dk
Information about recruitment process: HR-IFSV@adm.ku.dk
📝 How to Apply
Required Documents
- Motivated application (max 1 page)
- Project description (max 10,000 characters incl. spaces, not including bibliography)
- Outline one research idea within the scope of the overall project
- Focus on a research question and approaches/methods to answer it
- CV including list of publications
- Diploma and transcripts of records
- If PhD not completed: written statement from supervisor with expected defense date
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