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What is LFIN?

The Lundbeck Foundation Investigator Network (LFIN) consists of approximately 50 early to mid-career scientists (from postdocs to junior faculty) working in Denmark and in any field of neuroscience (from basic to clinical). The network also includes investigators working in other disciplines who are keen to apply their expertise to a neuroscience research question. More information about LFIN can be found here:

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What is the purpose LFIN?

The network has two main goals: 

• Develop new areas of multidisciplinary neuroscience research in Denmark
• Help young investigators realise their scientific potential

To realise these goals, LFIN engages in initiatives that foster the development of working relationships among network members that span scientific institutions and disciplines in Denmark. Members of LFIN also receive training in topics that are relevant for their career and personal development.

What are the incentives to join LFIN?
 

• LFIN fosters the establishment of collaborations and relationships enabling network members to tackle new neuroscience research questions requiring a multidisciplinary approach.
• LFIN members are eligible to apply for dedicated seed funding to support collaborative and interdisciplinary projects within the network.
• Members receive training related to their scientific career. The nature of the training will be chosen by LFIN members. Examples of training could include workshops on grant writing, giving talks, lab leadership and management, commercialisation of ideas, non-academic career paths, public engagement, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• LFIN members organise scientific meetings enabling the network members to engage with the broader national and international neuroscience community.

Who can join the network

You have finished your PhD and you are a postdoc, or you have just started your own research group. You are doing research in Denmark at a public institution or a hospital. 

Importantly- you have a passion for science, for sociability, and you have a willingness to take the initiative in driving LFINs success- through active participation.

LFIN members arrange and participate in two two-day network meetings per year. One soft skills and career training meeting, and one scientific meeting with a neuroscience focus. LFIN members also arrange various scientific outreach events for the public.

We believe that diversity is key to LFIN’s success. We therefore encourage applications from those working in diverse disciplines, academic institutions in Denmark, and diverse personal backgrounds.

Composition and tenure

The network consists of approximately 50 members at any time. Network membership lasts for four years, and approx. 20-25 new members will be recruited every two years.

How much will it cost to be a member of LFIN?

LFIN members cover costs of travel to and from the network meetings (all held in DK). All other costs associated with network activities are covered by the Lundbeck Foundation.

LFIN’s ethos

Network members should actively participate in setting the network’s agenda, direction and activities. LFIN is run for and by the network members themselves.

Nominate yourself to become an LFIN member

To apply to be part of LFIN please provide:

• Statement of motivation 
• CV (mandatory structure)
• Letter of support. In the case of postdoctoral researchers this should come from your current supervisor.

The self-nomination should be in English and submitted in via the . After you log on click on “Nominate” and choose “LF Investigator Network membership 2026”.

Any material submitted after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

Deadline for nomination:  9 April, 2026 – 13:00 CET

Expected notification about membership:  June 2026 

You are welcome to contact Senior Scientific Programme Manager Anette Høye (ah@lundbeckfonden.com) or Senior Scientific Programme Manager Line V. Kristensen (lvk@lundbeckfonden.com) if you have any questions regarding your nomination.

The Lundbeck Foundation Investigator Network (LFIN) nomination 2026

1) Statement of motivation 

-  why you want to join the network. Also include that you are willing to commit four days per year to participate (in-person) in network meetings, should you be selected

2) CV (mandatory structure)

• Personal data (name, address, etc.), no photo
• Education (for academic degrees, list the date and year of obtaining the degree in reverse chronological order) 
• Current and most recent positions (in reverse chronological order). In case of temporary employment, state the termination date of the employment contract.  
• Scientific focus areas
• Collaborations and teamwork- National or international collaborations, experiences with scientific teamwork 
• Scientific awards and honours, research funding you have received thus far, if any
• Other information you deem is relevant 
• Publication list- Only published scientific articles and reviews or articles in press or preprints available on public repositories. 

Do not include citation reports (i.e. impact factor, H-index, etc). List the publications in reverse chronological order.

We invite you to describe, in your own words:

• Your most important scientific achievements/discoveries and why. You are welcome to refer to the list of publications or link to e.g. deposited data sets, open science contributions, etc. (max 1,000 characters)
• Your contributions and experiences with supporting infrastructure of the research community (academic citizenship; peer review, committee/ network memberships, open science, etc) (max 1,000 characters)
• Your role in engagement and outreach activities that were/ are related to your research and/or research communication (max 1,000 characters)
• Your future career plans including your plans to contribute to the future of Danish neuroscience (max 1,000 characters)