Are you passionate about cultivating an inspiring research culture, designing high-quality educational activities, and building an engaged community of researchers working to combat climate change? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you collaborate widely, plan activities, and help shape the everyday experience of a growing scientific center?


Then The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center (CORC) is seeking you! A practical and engaged Research Community & Education Manager to join our team and help us enhance our culture, educational- and community activities. As a part of our team, you can look forward to a dynamic work environment where your tasks will evolve based on your interests and experiences.


Expected start date and duration of employment

This is a permanent position starting on 1st March 2026 or as soon as possible.


Job description

The Community, Culture & Education (CCE) Coordinator role is a newly established position at the The NNF CO₂ Research Center. As our first dedicated CCE Coordinator, you will play a central role in shaping how CORC builds and nurtures its internal culture, community engagement, and educational activities.


You will become a key member of Team CCE, consisting of a Head of CCE and an Event Manager, and the wider CORC Operations group. In this role, you will help elevate CORC’s community-building efforts, support the development of high-impact educational initiatives, and strengthen the cultural foundations of a dynamic and growing research environment. All activities planned to ramp up in 2028 and going forward.


The position will not only help coordinate the community, culture, and education activities within CORC, but also collaborate closely with the broader Operations team and research groups to ensure coherence and engagement across the activities in collaboration with innovation, research and communications.


Community Building & Culture Development: You help create a welcoming and supportive community at CORC. This includes planning activities that bring people together, supporting the onboarding of new researchers, and helping maintain the small traditions and communication practices that shape our daily culture.


Graphics, Culture & Visibility: You help strengthen CORC’s visual identity and cultural visibility by creating or coordinating simple graphic materials, supporting visual storytelling for community and educational activities, and ensuring our events and initiatives are presented in a clear and inviting way.


Educational Activities: You contribute to CORC’s educational efforts by helping plan and run courses, workshops, and other learning activities. You coordinate the practical details, support researchers and the CCE team in the development phase.


General Coordination & Operational Support: You work closely with colleagues across CORC to support shared initiatives, keep processes and documentation organized, and help ensure that our community and educational activities run efficiently.


Examples of tasks could be, but will be defined by your match and profile:

• Preparing slide decks, handouts, and digital content for educational events.
• Planning and executing CORC retreats, study travels, social gatherings, and cross-group scientific meetings/activities.
• Help ensure CORC’s visual identity is used consistently across materials and platforms.
• Support visual storytelling by preparing graphics or layout for short updates, highlights, or cultural initiatives.
• Coordinate with colleagues or external designers when larger graphic tasks are needed.
• Supporting development and operation of PhD courses and student engagement programs.
• Coordinating educational workshops and hands-on training sessions.
• Managing speaker invitations, travel arrangements, agendas, and programs.
• Overseeing attendee communications and event registration workflows.
• Collaborating with researchers to design outreach or knowledge-sharing activities.
• Tracking event outcomes and engagement metrics for continuous improvement.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with people and who feels comfortable taking the lead on community, culture, and educational activities. You care about and see the meaning in creating an inclusive and welcoming environment, and you are motivated by supporting and organizing a research community working toward climate solutions. You thrive in a role that combines coordination, planning, creative input, and day-to-day interactions across many different colleagues and activities.

Furthermore, the following background is desired:

• You have a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree within education, culture, social sciences, design, events, or a similar field. Alternatively, you have built solid practical experience from roles where coordination, community-building, or learning activities played a key part.
• You have experience coordinating events, activities, or educational programs and enjoy balancing planning with hands-on execution.
• You are comfortable preparing simple graphic materials and helping ensure a consistent visual identity across platforms and materials.
• You can contribute to visual storytelling by laying out short updates, preparing small graphics, or highlighting cultural and community activities in an accessible way.
• You enjoy working with many different people and can build and maintain positive, trusting relationships.

In addition, we value:

• A proactive and dependable mindset, with a natural sense of ownership and pride in delivering good work.
• A positive, solution-oriented approach to tasks and challenges.
• The ability to keep an overview, structure processes, and coordinate multiple ongoing activities.
• Curiosity, openness, and a genuine interest in working in a research-driven environment with people from many disciplines and backgrounds.

Who we are

The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center (CORC) was established in 2022 and is a mission‐oriented center based at Aarhus University. The center’s mission is to develop novel science and early technologies for carbon capture and conversion. We believe in a fossil free future, where CO2 becomes a resource, not a problem.

The Center comprises 15+ research groups at Aarhus University and Stanford University (US), University of Tübingen (DE), University of Copenhagen (DK) and Technical University of Denmark (DK).

You will be part of the Operations team at headquarters in Aarhus University, consisting of 10+ engaged colleagues.

See more on www.corc.au.dk
 


What we offer

At CORC we offer:

• A key position in the global climate change journey with the opportunity to create and grow a community of researchers
• an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international, and industrial collaborators
• A work environment encouraging lively, open and engaging dialogues
• A work environment with close working relationships, networking, and social activities
• A workplace characterized by professionalism, equality, and  work-life balance

Join us in building an innovative research center dedicated to driving change through impactful communication and advancing sustainable CO2 technologies.



Place of work and area of employment

The place of work is at Gustav Wieds Vej 10c, 8000 Aarhus C, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with affiliated institutions.



Contact information

For further information, it is possible to contact Mads Bendixen from 12 January to 16 January 2026. 

You can contact him on mlb@corc.au.dk or +45 30 34 43 64. 



Deadline

Applications must be received no later than January 16th 2026.

Interviews are planned to take place in late January and Start February 2026.
 


Formalities and salary range

Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the relevant organisation, for example: 

Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Unions.

Or 

Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark/State (HK/Stat) for clerical staff, laboratory technicians and IT employees and the joint collective agreement concluded between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Organisations of Public Employees - Denmark - Danish State Sector (the OAO-S joint collective agreement).   

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/