Overview: 
Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP) is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic new colleague to provide administrative support and coordination for our Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network project FRESCO4NoPain. CNAP is internationally recognized for its research in human pain mechanisms and neuroplasticity and this position offers a fantastic opportunity to engage in project coordination in an interdisciplinary and international environment. 

Key responsibilities:
As an administrative project officer, you will assist in the day-to-day project operations and support the smooth running of the FRESCO4NoPain network. You will be working closely with our project manager with tasks revolving around coordination, communication and documentation of the project. 

Your key tasks will include:

• Coordinate meetings and training schools: Assist in planning, organizing, and executing a variety of events for doctoral candidates and network partners.
• Being actively engaged in the network and manage communication between network partners, doctoral candidates and project management team.
• Support outreach and dissemination activities, including project website and communication materials.
• Handle administrative duties to ensure the smooth daily operation of CNAP.

About you:

•  You are likely academically trained in a health-related discipline relevant to pain and brain research and/or research training.
• Good organizational and project management skills. Previous experience in research administration is highly desirable.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a small team. 
• Flexibility and openness to take on a variety of tasks related to research management. 

What CNAP offers:

• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development in both project management and research.
• Involvement in an exciting international research network with the possibility to influence your own tasks.
• This is a fixed-term position for a duration of 2 years, with the possibility of extension.
• The average weekly working hours are 20 hours with flexible working conditions (subject to mutual agreement additional tasks relevant to the applicant’s profile can be negotiated).  

Who we are:
CNAP is a research Center of Excellence inaugurated by the Danish National Research Foundation at Aalborg University, Denmark (www.cnap.hst.aau.dk). CNAP applies a basic research approach where new advanced biomedical provocation and probing platforms are being discovered and applied to study novel aspects of the human pain neuroplasticity. The ambition of CNAP is to identify and modulate key features of human pain neuroplasticity through a systematic approach, including provoking, probing and modulation of the dynamic neuroplastic properties of the pain system. We believe that this approach over time will foster new fundamental discoveries and change the state of the art and offer novel ways for pain treatment.

CNAP coordinates the FRESCO4NoPain network; Frontier Research Competences for Neuro-modulation and Oscillations in Pain (www.fresco4nopain.com). The project is funded by Horizon Europe through the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Training & Mobility Actions, in the form of a Doctoral Network which will recruit 17 doctoral candidates across Europe. The interdisciplinary consortium consists of 20 partners from both academic institutions, industry and non-academic sectors. The Doctoral Candidates will be integrated in a one-of-a-kind network-wide training infrastructure conducting frontline research on non-invasive brain stimulation that targets persistent pain based on 1) preclinical studies of the relevant brain circuitries, 2) human studies of the involved mechanisms, and 3) clinical studies.

CNAP is a dynamic and international research environment: approximately 60% of our staff are international, with an almost 50-50% gender balance. Our working language is English. We are affiliated with the Department of Health Science and Technology (www.hst.aau.dk) at the Faculty of Medicine, which does multidisciplinary research and teaching in health science and technology (e.g. medicine and biomedical engineering). The strategic focus of the department is to be leading within digital health and being well-known for medical doctors and engineers collaboratively developing solutions together. The department has more than 250 employees and is responsible for more than 1700 students.

How to apply  
Your application must contain the following: 

• A brief motivated application describing your professional and personal competences and the experience qualifying you particularly for the position 
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) 
• Examination certificate 
• Any other relevant appendices 

You can read more about the requirements for your application here.  

The application must be submitted via Aalborg University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aalborg University's website. 
 
Aalborg University wants to reflect the surrounding society and has diversity as a core value. Therefore, everyone, regardless of personal background and orientation, is encouraged to apply for the position. 
 
Do you have any questions?    
If you have any questions about the position, you are more than welcome to contact us.
Interviews are scheduled for week 28. 

Further information 
Read more about our recruitment process here.

The hiring process at Aalborg University may include a risk assessment as a tool to identify potential risks associated with new hires, ensuring the safety, compliance, and integrity of the workplace.    

Salary and terms of employment
Employment and salary are in accordance with the Collective Agreement for Academic Staff Employed in the State Sector (in Danish). Qualification-based supplements may be granted, subject to negotiation. 

There is a 3-month mutual trial period. 

Aalborg University - Knowledge for the world
Aalborg University is an international workplace with more than 3,700 employees. We offer real-world-oriented education and create world-class research results through collaboration between researchers, students, and public and private companies. This is how we achieve insights, new solutions to societal problems, and knowledge that changes the world. Our main campus is in Aalborg, but we also have campuses in Esbjerg and Copenhagen.

Contacts

• Helle Schrøder-Arp: 99408755, hellesh@hst.aau.dk
• Thomas Graven-Nielsen: 99409832, tgn@hst.aau.dk

Ref number

2025/170

Deadline

30.06.2025