Laboratory Technician for Fermentation and Microbial Biotechnology - DTU Bioengineering

About This Role

This laboratory technician position is within microbial cultivation, microbiology, and processes related to microbial fermentation, specifically in the Section for Synthetic Biology at DTU Bioengineering. The role involves supporting projects, maintaining the platform, and working within the high-throughput screening, micro-fermentation, and automation lab. You will be an active and key member of the DTU Fermentation core team, which also forms the Yeast Biotechnology Group, and will also be partly affiliated with the Biomass Conversion Bioprocess Technology research group.

Responsibilities

• Become an active participant in research projects and have a high degree of independence in planning and carrying out experimental work essential to the section's scientific output
• Share responsibility for various equipment, for the general maintenance of laboratories, and for instructing project students and junior researchers
• Assist in supporting the practical teaching of courses offered by the Fermentation core, and potentially other practical courses offered by the section, by helping prepare material or actively supporting students during laboratory practicals
• Have an important role to assist "in-house" researchers as well as external fermentation platform customers
• Implement and develop methods, experiments, and high-throughput methodologies for speeding up the design, engineering, and screening of superior microbial cell factories

Requirements

• Practical experience with microbiology, including the handling of bacterial and/or fungal strains
• General knowledge of microbial physiology and basic molecular biology of microbial strains
• Hands-on experience with cultivation and potentially fermentation technology
• Experience with or an interest to learn liquid handling robots and automation (e.g. HAMILTON, Tecan EVO, or similar) and HPLC
• Efficient and independent team worker
• Good communication skills
• Good team-work spirit

Benefits

• Interesting and challenging job in an international atmosphere with a focus on research, teaching, innovation, and scientific advice
• Emphasis on a high level of professionalism among staff
• Skills development is an integral part of the organization
• Great flexibility in the position

Important Details

• Application deadline: 22 November 2026

Application Process

• Submit your online application by filling out the form and attaching your motivated application, CV, and exam certificates

About the Company

DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation, and scientific advice. It is one of Europe's leading elite technical universities, creating solutions to major societal challenges and helping secure Europe's global leadership in sustainable technological development. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students, and 6,500 employees, working in an international environment with an inclusive, stimulating, and informal work culture. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities around the world.