Research Laboratory Technician for the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, AUH

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, AUH, seeks a grant-funded research laboratory technician on 37 hours/week as of 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a fixed-term appointment for 6 months. There may possibly later be an option for extension for a 6-month extension.

The research laboratory at the Department of Dermatology and Venereology

The research laboratory is affiliated with the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at AUH, and the department's research profile is especially focused on inflammatory skin diseases including psoriasis and atopic eczema as well as cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

The research laboratory already employs three research laboratory technicians. In addition, there are postdocs, PhD students, medical students, and molecular medicine students affiliated with the laboratory.

Your work tasks

As a research laboratory technician, your primary tasks in collaboration with the other research laboratory technicians are to manage the daily operations of the laboratory and, in collaboration with scientific staff and students, to handle the practical part of the laboratory experiments in the various projects. You will therefore typically be involved in several different projects and work with many different techniques. In your daily work you will have close interaction with competent colleagues.

Your tasks will in collaboration with the laboratory's other personnel primarily consist of

• cell culture, qPCR, immunohistochemical analyses, western blotting, transfections, ELISA, animal models with mice, and organizing a biobank
• teaching of students, postdocs, etc. in laboratory techniques and safety
• ordering supplies and preparing reagents.

You report to Professor, MD, Claus Johansen.

Your competencies

You have an education as a laboratory technician/professional bachelor in laboratory technology or as a bioanalyst – alternatively an education and practical experience that has provided competencies equivalent to the laboratory technician, laboratory technologist, or bioanalyst education. It is an advantage if you have experience with the above methods, and have the basic course in animal testing knowledge.

As a person you have good collaboration skills, are approachable and able to contribute to a good working environment.

We expect you to speak and write fluent English.

Information and application

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Professor, MD, Claus Johansen at tel. +45 2815 6065.

The workplace is the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N.

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. The employment is contingent on a satisfactory child-safety check and a satisfactory authorization.

Application deadline is 19 November 2026. We expect to hold interviews in mid-November. You may possibly receive a case related to the interviews.

The position is, as a rule, a full-time position.

As Region Central Denmark continuously carries out savings and reorganizations, employees in redeployment who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, in accordance with the EU’s pay transparency directive, which took effect on 7 June 2026, obliged to inform you of the starting salary or a salary range for a position before offering employment.

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