Postdoc Position: Endocrine Disruption in Fish with Focus on Histopathological Endpoint Development

University of Southern Denmark (SDU); Odense; On-site; DKK 320,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a 3½-years Postdoctoral research position in Environmental Toxicology focusing on histopathological and behavioural endpoints development in fish. The project is housed in the Ecotoxicology group, Department of Biology, SDU, and is funded by EU PARC, the Danish EPA, and SDU.

Qualifications include a PhD in Environmental Toxicology, strong regulatory toxicology knowledge, and hands-on Zebrafish experimentation.

Qualifications

• Must hold a PhD degree in Environmental Toxicology.
• Strong background in chemical risk and hazard assessment and regulatory toxicology including EU chemicals legislation (REACH) and OECD guidelines.
• Strong proficiency in English (written and spoken).
• Experience in university teaching and supervision (lectures, examinations, MSc supervision).
• Hands-on experience in assessing endocrine disruption properties using the Zebrafish model.
• Knowledge of EU regulatory endocrine pathways (EATS modalities).
• Extensive experience with OECD fish test protocols (e.g., TG 236, TG 210).
• Histopathology techniques experience (tissue prep, microtome, cryosectioning, H&E, microscopy, image analysis).
• Experience in behavioral assessment in zebrafish eleutheroembryos (e.g., EthoVision XT).

Skills

English proficiency

Teaching & supervision

Zebrafish model experience

Endocrine disruption expertise

Regulatory toxicology knowledge

Education

PhD in Environmental Toxicology

Tools

EthoVision XT

Job description

We invite applicants for a 3½-years Postdoctoral research position in Environmental Toxicology with a focus on histopathological and behavioural endpoints development in fish. The position is funded by the EU Partnership for Risk Assessment of Chemicals (PARC), the Danish EPA and University of Southern Denmark (SDU). The project will be carried out in the Ecotoxicology group at the Department of Biology, SDU.

Qualifications

• Must hold a PhD degree in Environmental Toxicology.
• A strong background in chemical risk and hazard assessment and regulatory toxicology is highly appreciated. This includes knowledge of EU chemicals legislation and regulatory frameworks such as REACH, OECD test guidelines, AOP development, and/or pesticide and biocide risk assessment.
• Strong proficiency in English, both written and verbal.
• Experience in teaching and supervision at the university level, including lectures, student examinations, and supervision of MSc students.
• Hands-on experience in assessing endocrine disruption properties of chemicals using the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) model.
• Strong documented knowledge of one or more endocrine pathways relevant to EU regulatory assessments (EATS modalities).
• Extensive experience with OECD fish test protocols such as OECD TG 236 and OECD TG 210.
• Documented experience in histopathology techniques, including tissue preparation, microtome sectioning, cryosectioning, H&E staining, microscopy, and image analysis.
• Experience in behavioral assessment in zebrafish eleutheroembryos, e.g., using EthoVision XT or equivalent tracking and analysis software.

The following qualifications are considered advantageous

• Experience with molecular biology techniques, including gene expression analysis (e.g., qPCR, transcriptomics).
• Experience with immunohistochemistry and related imaging techniques.

Application deadline: 13. November 2026 at 23:59 hours local Danish time.