Center Administrator for the HADAL Center for Fundamental Research at SDU

The HADAL Center of Excellence at the Biological Institute, University of Southern Denmark seeks a Center Administrator to start in January 2027.

As Center Administrator you will play a central role in the daily operation and administration of the center. Your tasks will include:

• Administrative support to the center director and researchers
• Planning and coordination of meetings, workshops and retreats
• Onboarding of visiting researchers and new staff
• Travel bookings and travel reimbursements
• Monitoring the center's finances in collaboration with finance staff
• Practical coordination of guest visits and events

We are seeking a staff member with experience in administration, and candidates with experience from a large research environment at a university will be preferred.

You work independently, in a structured manner and enjoy coordinating many different activities. The position requires good communication skills in both Danish and English.

The position is administratively anchored at the Biological Institute, University of Southern Denmark, and we offer an exciting position in an international research environment with broad contact with researchers, guests and partners.

If you have questions about the position, you can contact Center Administrator Mette Andersen, tel.: 60112732 or email [email protected] .

Employment will take place in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and HK/STAT or the AC agreement's protocol for correspondents.

Salary is determined in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and on the basis of objective and gender-neutral criteria, including the job content, responsibilities and requirements for qualifications.

As an applicant you have the right to information about the starting salary and salary range for the position. This information can be obtained in connection with the recruitment process.

SDU does not collect information about applicants' previous salaries.

Applications must include a cover letter, CV and diploma. All documents in connection with the application should not contain the CPR number – if so, the CPR number should be redacted.

All attached files must be in Adobe PDF format.

Cover letter and CV may be a maximum of 5 Mb.

Guidance in connection with the application can be found here .

University of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the surrounding society and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position.

About SDU

University of Southern Denmark is set up to create value for and with society. Whether our contribution comes in the form of excellent research, innovative solutions, education or learning, we must make a positive difference for society and contribute to a sustainable future. We do this by nurturing talents and creating the best environments for research and learning. It is therefore essential that SDU retains, develops and recruits talent.

At the same time we must ensure constant high quality in all our activities – that we can only do with the right people. It is the university's researchers, teachers, students, leaders and technical-administrative staff that form the foundation of our success.