Would you like to work with administrative and practical tasks in an international research environment, with the freedom to interact and provide new ideas to the running of the Center of Gravity?
The Center of Gravity (CoG) at the University of Copenhagen is a newly established center, and we are looking for 1-2 new student assistants to help us with a range of different tasks.
About the job The CoG is an exciting workplace with many international researchers and countless events and activities. We are housed in the original historical Niels Bohr Institute building on Blegdamsvej 17.
Below you will find a description of some of the typical tasks, we would need your assistance with.
- Assist our international researchers and guests by telephone, in person or via email, primarily in English.
- Update our website, mailing lists and helping us with event communication
- Helping us out with practicalities for events, meetings and workshops
- Assist guest researchers with their travel reimbursements
- Provide ideas and input on new activities, and on outreach initiatives
- Practical maintenance of our lounge
- Assist with ordering IT equipment and catering, plus other ad.hoc. assignments
We expect the 2 student assistants to plan their days at the CoG together, so there will be app. two fixed days, where you will be at the CoG, but we are of course flexible in relation to exam periods etc. The employment is on average 10-15 hours per week.
About you You are a university level student (preferably minimum 2 year). You are good at structuring your own time and meeting deadlines. You are flexible, responsible and have a drive to solve tasks on your own. You are not afraid to take on routine and practical tasks, and you have good communication skills in English.
If this sounds like you and you found the position interesting, please apply via the link below. We would love to see the following:
- Short motivation letter (max 1 page)
- Your CV (max 2 pages)
- Grade transcript
Terms of salary and employment Employment starts 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The employment is made in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Organisations of Public Employees – governmental institutions (the OAO-S collective agreement) and the Professional Agreement for clerical employees, laboratory technicians and IT-officers in the state. You will be employed as a clerical employee at an hourly salary of app. 141,14 DKK. You must be enrolled as a student. The working time is 10-15 hours per week on average.
Your application If you find the job interesting, please send an electronic application with attachment via
Jobportalen (click on the link "Apply Now" at the bottom of the post) no later than 17 August 2025. We will be hiring on an ongoing basis, so please apply as soon as possible.
We would prefer the starting date to be as soon as possible.
The University of Copenhagen seeks to reflect society and encourages applications irrespective of personal background.
Further questions Any questions about the position may be directed to CoG Administrative Coordinator Julie de Molade (email:
julie.demolade@nbi.ku.dk)
The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen – or SCIENCE – is Denmark’s largest science research and education institution with 4,000 employees and 9,700 Bachelor and Master's students in 12 departments. The Faculty has an annual budget of DKK 3 billion.
Learn more about The Faculty of Science at
http://www.science.ku.dk/