We are looking for two proactive, reliable, and well-organized laboratory technicians with expertise in microbiology, automation, or fermentation to support our rapidly growing research activities within the Initiative for Biofertilizer Science and Innovation (IBIS) at DTU (www.ibis.dtu.dk).
IBIS is an international, multidisciplinary research program dedicated to developing the next generation of microbial biofertilizer solutions for a sustainable agriculture on a global scale. As part of our team, you will work closely with researchers, engineers, technicians, PhD students, postdocs, and students at all levels. You will play a key role in developing and implementing analytical methods for characterizing bacterial and fungal strains with biofertilizer potential, while contributing to an ambitious, collaborative, and supportive research environment.
The job
We are hiring two laboratory technicians, each with a distinct but complementary focus area:
Position 1: Microbiology and automation
You will primarily assist with high-throughput phenotypic and genotypic characterization of microbial strains using automated and semi-automated assays. This includes:
Qualifications for position 1
Position 2: Fermentation and strain onboarding
You will primarily support fermentation-based characterization of microbial strains and manage the acquisition, initial profiling, and secure archiving of strains in our strain bank. This includes:
Qualifications for position 2
You will further join the team of technicians in the section for synthetic biology and contribute to the daily operations of the shared laboratory space. In addition, you support IBIS’s teaching activities which includes a three-weeks laboratory course that runs once a year.
Our expectations of you
You have an education as a Laboratory Technician (Laborantuddannelse), Biomedical Laboratory Technician (Bioanalytiker), Automation Technologist (Automationsteknolog), or Automation and Operation Technician (AU i automation og drift), combined with relevant work experience.
In addition to the qualifications described for the two positions, we are looking for someone who:
What we offer in return
We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international atmosphere with the focus on research, teaching, innovation and scientific advice for the benefit of the surrounding community. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism among our staff, so skills development is an integral part of our organization. We offer a great flexibility in the position. In the area of technical and natural sciences, DTU is one of the leading research and education institutions in Europe.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC), or accordance with the Danish OAO-S Joint Agreement and the organization agreement for Office Clerks, Laboratory Technicians and IT staff (HK/stat). The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.
The offered job is a permanent 37 hours per week (full time) on-site (Kgs. Lyngby campus) position.
Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than 21 December 2025 (23:59 Danish time).
Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form and attach:
If you would like additional information about the position, please contact Professor Rasmus J.N. Frandsen via email rasf@dtu.dk , or Yumiko Sakuragi via mail yumsa@dtu.dk
You can read more about the Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine at www.bioengineering.dtu.dk/.
Applications may be reviewed continuously as they are received.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.
The Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (DTU Bioengineering) is an international leader in the areas of biotechnology and biomedicine. Our engineering approach to all aspects of biotechnology and biomedicine positions us as a valuable player with unique competences in a growing bio-based economy and with health systems transforming towards personalized medicine. We have a clear focus on the needs in the life science- and biotech industries and point towards innovation, new businesses, and scientific services for the benefit of society. The department has extensive collaborations with national and international research units and industry. DTU Bioengineering has approx. 400 employees, of which 2/3 are scientific staff. The department is located at DTU Lyngby Campus.
IBIS is a bold open-science initiative with the ambition to revolutionize whole-cell biosolutions in agriculture. Our goal is to advance the fundamental understanding of what makes an effective microbial biofertilizer and to develop the enabling technologies and translational framework needed to bring robust and affordable
microbial solutions to farmers across the globe. IBIS is led by DTU, and brings together leading partners from across Europe, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The IBIS initiative funded the Gates Foundation and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. You can read more about IBIS here: www.ibis.dtu.dk .
Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.