Academic staff member for the Dispensation Team (part-time) - Department of Education and Students

Would you like to help ensure a professional, fair and smooth handling of dispensation applications for DTU's students?

We are seeking a skilled and structured academic staff member for the dispensation team, where you will play a central role in supporting DTU's two dispensation committees. You will become an important part of a professionally strong environment, where juridical understanding, administrative competencies and a focus on the student's situation go hand in hand.

The job

As an academic staff member you will be an important part of the work to ensure that dispensation applications are processed correctly, efficiently and on a well-informed basis. You contribute to ensuring that students who need a dispensation to complete their studies encounter professional and consistent case handling.

Your tasks will include, among others

• Screening and preparation of incoming dispensation applications so that the cases are fully documented for consideration by the committees.
• Ensuring that decisions are made in accordance with applicable law, regulations and DTU’s study rules.
• Preparation of decisions, including approvals and denials.
• Journaling and administration of cases in accordance with applicable rules and procedures.
• Contribution to the development and optimization of efficient workflows and administrative processes.
• Secretarial support to the committees, including meeting planning, coordination, case presentation and follow-up on decisions and outstanding issues.

Your profile

• You have a relevant academic education, e.g. public administration or a similar field.
• You have concrete experience with educational administration and processing of dispensation applications.
• You have knowledge of the legislation for university education, preferably specifically engineering education.
• You have an understanding of legal frameworks and can translate rules into clear and well-founded decisions.
• You have an interest in and a willingness to contribute to the development of administrative procedures and workflows.
• You can formulate yourself clearly and precisely in both Danish and English, in writing as well as orally.

We offer

As an academic staff member in the dispensation team you will have the opportunity to work at the intersection of educational administration, law and student-oriented tasks. You will become part of Education Law and Student Affairs, which organizationally belongs to the Department of Education and Students.

You will also become part of a small team with great professionalism, high commitment and a strong sense of community. Our work is characterized by structure, quality and ongoing development.

About us

The Department of Education and Students (AUS) supports DTU's education with a focus on the student's overall study trajectory. AUS consists of five offices with around 120 employees. The position is anchored in the Office for Guidance and Admissions.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment are set in accordance with the current AC collective agreement. In addition, supplements may be negotiated in accordance with DTU's salary structure for AC TAP: www.inside.dtu.dk/human-resources/under-ansaettelsen/loen/loenstrukturer

The position is 15 hours per week. We would like the position filled as soon as possible and no later than 1 December 2026.

The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.

Application and contact

We must receive your online application no later than 10 November 2026 . Open the link "Apply now", where you fill in the application form and attach a motivated application, CV and transcripts.

If you would like more information about the position, please contact Head of Office Bente Wibom at 4525 1190 or [email protected] .

Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered.

All interested persons irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic origin are encouraged to apply. As DTU conducts research in critical technology, there are special rules concerning security and export control, and there may be open source background checks of qualified candidates for the position.

DTU – For the benefit of society since 1829

DTU is one of Europe’s leading technical elite universities. With research and education of international top class, we create solutions to the major societal challenges of our time and contribute to securing Europe’s global leadership in sustainable technology development. Since H.C. Ørsted founded DTU almost 200 years ago, our mission has been the same: We develop and apply natural and technical sciences for the benefit of society. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students and 6,500 employees.

We work in an international environment and have an inclusive, developmental and informal work culture. DTU has campuses across Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities worldwide.