Laboratory technician

We are looking for a skilled, enthusiastic, and well organized lab technician for employment in the Section for Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (DTU Bioengineering), Technical University of Denmark. The position will include tasks within research, teaching, and selected administrative tasks. The position is covering two main areas, i.e., detailed experimental characterization of enzymes, including molecular properties and kinetics, and structural determination and characterization of proteins. Experience with protein techniques for characterization of protein properties and assay techniques to measure enzyme activity as well as crystallization for structural determination of proteins are essential prerequisites.

Primary responsibilities
You will primarily be involved in research work in the groups of Enzyme Technology, Enzyme Discovery, and Structural Enzymology. In collaboration with the other technicians you will be responsible for maintaining and supervising various instruments in the department, in particular the maintenance of crystallographic equipment such as the mosquito robot and solution robots, and different types of smaller equipment related to enzyme characterization, e.g. thermomixers, microplate readers etc. The primary responsibilities of the position also include support (preparation and student supervision) to the experimental course in Advanced Enzyme Kinetics, and support to the Protein Crystallography Core, support with certain trusted administrative tasks, as well as assistance with the safety instruction and general introduction and instruction of project students and younger researchers in the Section.

Our expectations of you
You have practical experience in lab work on proteins and enzymes as a technician, and you have broad knowledge of protein chemistry and enzyme assay techniques. In addition, you have good English and Danish skills in writing and speaking and experience with the Microsoft Office package (especially Excel). In addition to strong technical skills, we also expect that you have strong organizational skills, experience with work in a dynamic research environment with many international employees, and exceptional reliability.

Salary and appointment terms
Salary and employment conditions is based on the OAO-S joint agreement and association agreement for office workers, laboratory technicians and IT staff (HK/Stat) signed with the Danish Ministry of Finance.

The position is a permanent, full-time position 37 h/week. Starting date is January 1st 2023.

The workplace is DTU Bioengineering at DTU Lyngby Campus.

Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than 15 November 2022. Open the “Apply online” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV and exam certificates. 

If you would like more information about the position, please contact Preben Morth [email protected] (tel. 93511454) or Anne Meyer [email protected] (tel. 22475303). You can read more about the department at www.bioengineering.dtu.dk

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

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 industry 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

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