Lab technician for research in allergy - DTU National Food Institute

The Research Group for Food Allergy at DTU National Food Institute is seeking a skilled laboratory technician for research in allergy.

In the Research Group for Food Allergy we aim to develop new and improved strategies to predict, prevent, manage and treat food allergy. We focus on clarifying which properties of food proteins contribute to the development of allergy, and which contribute to the development of tolerance, as well as which lifestyle and environmental factors influence this development, and the mechanisms underlying this.

The research therefore includes studies of the relationship between different protein chemical characteristics and the protein’s allergy- or tolerance-inducing ability, as well as the relationship between food proteins’ allergy-inducing ability and the conditions and modes in which we are exposed to them.

The group also contributes to a safe green transition by studying the allergenic potential of new foods and alternative proteins, as well as by developing new and improved methods to predict the allergenic potential of new foods.

The job

In this position you will work closely with researchers, technicians and students. Your primary tasks will be planning, technical execution and analysis of our animal experiments, but other tasks, such as protein chemical analyses of food proteins, can also be a substantial part of the job. We place great emphasis on creating the best framework for our advanced research with the use of laboratory animals, and we are committed to carrying out our experiments in the most animal-friendly way. As part of the group you will have a central role in ensuring high quality of our diverse experiments and analyses of these.

Your primary tasks will span both in vitro , ex vivo and in vivo experiments, such as

• Participation in planning and preparation of animal experiments
• Production of special feed
• Processing of tissues, cells and blood
• ELISA analyses
• Gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting
• Diverse chromatographic analyses
• General laboratory tasks

Our expectations of you

You must be a trained laboratory technician with experience in animal experiments, ELISA, immunoblotting and protein purification. You thrive in an ambitious, busy and changing, but also varied and exciting environment. Emphasis is placed on being a team player, engaged, service-oriented with strong professional commitment, and on thriving in an environment with many students. In addition, you are expected to:

• Have good experience with laboratory animal work with rats
• Have experience with both protein and immunological analyses
• Be responsible and quality-conscious
• Be flexible regarding working hours
• Like to work with different colleagues
• Have basic IT skills
• Be keen to work with different laboratory analyses
• Be able to communicate in English.

What we offer you

At DTU you will become part of one of Europe’s leading research and educational institutions. You join an organization whose purpose is to develop knowledge at an international level. You can look forward to a challenging and developing workplace with high professional standards. We will of course ensure you receive the necessary sparring and skills development.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the OAO-S collective agreement and the organizational agreement for clerical officers, laboratory technicians and IT staff (HK/State).

In addition, supplements can be negotiated according to DTU’s salary structure for HK Office or HK Laboratory Technician: https://www.inside.dtu.dk/human-resources/under-ansaettelsen/loen/loenstrukturer

The position is 37 hours per week and is desired to be filled on 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. Place of work is DTU Lyngby Campus.

Application and contact

We must receive your online application no later than 4 November 2026. Open the link "Apply now", where you fill out the application form and attach a motivational letter, CV and certificates.

If you would like more information about the position, you are welcome to contact professor and research group leader Katrine Lindholm Bøgh at [email protected] .

Read more about DTU National Food Institute at www.food.dtu.dk

Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered.

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

DTU National Food Institute

DTU National Food Institute conducts research into and disseminates - through advice, innovation and teaching - sustainable and value-creating solutions in the area of food and health for the benefit of society. The vision is to make a difference by generating future prosperity through research into food and health. The institute works to prevent disease and promote health, develop new and better food products for a growing population and create sustainable technological solutions, including biosolutions.

The institute’s tasks are carried out in interdisciplinary collaboration within e.g. nutrition, chemistry, toxicology, microbiology, epidemiology, modelling, and technology. This is achieved through a strong academic environment of international top class with correspondingly skilled researchers and employees. The Institute employs approximately 390 staff members.

DTU – For the benefit of society since 1829

DTU is one of Europe’s leading technical universities. With research and education of international top class, we create solutions to the major societal challenges of our time and contribute to ensuring Europe’s global leading position 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 staff.

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