Lab Technician Intern at DTU Energy

Are you training to become a laboratory technician and looking for an exciting internship opportunity? DTU Energy, Team Chemistry offers a 1-year internship as a laboratory technician intern starting February 1, 2027.

As an intern you will have a unique opportunity to work in our battery laboratories, where you will support research projects focused on developing new materials for batteries. We are looking for a motivated and collaborative laboratory technician intern who wants to work closely with researchers and technicians in a dynamic, interdisciplinary and international research environment.

At DTU Energy you will become part of a multinational and multidisciplinary institute, where we work together across disciplines and nationalities to develop sustainable energy solutions.

As a laboratory technician intern you will

• Assist with operational support, including chemical procurement, management of consumables and handling of chemical waste.
• Work on a research project related to battery materials and gain practical experience with equipment and techniques such as glove boxes, electrochemical testing equipment (e.g. battery cyclers and potentiostats), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM).
• Contribute generally to Team Chemistry's initiatives and tasks.

During your internship you will gain skills and experience in operation and research.

• Operations tasks:
• Purchasing.
• Waste management.
• Safety and working environment.
• Use of chemicals (via the Chemical Use database).
• Chemical handling.
• Research tasks;
• Project work, including key skills in inorganic chemistry and analytical chemistry.
• General laboratory procedures.
• Equipment responsibilities.
• Sample documentation and traceability.

Our expectations of you

We are seeking a candidate who

• Is currently training to become a laboratory technician and is seeking a one-year internship.
• Has passed the theoretical part of the laboratory technician education no later than 31/01/2027.
• Has professional interest.
• Is proactive and has initiative.
• Has good Danish and English skills.
• Has good teamwork skills and a positive attitude.

Is eager to contribute to DTU’s mission within sustainable research

What we can offer

At DTU Energy you will have the opportunity to work with leading researchers and students from around the world. This internship will give you hands-on experience with cutting-edge research in new battery materials, including advanced equipment and techniques, while you contribute to our mission for sustainable energy research. You will gain valuable skills in purchasing, waste management, general laboratory procedures and chemical handling.

Team Chemistry

You will become part of Team Chemistry and be attached to a research section. Team Chemistry consists of 15 colleagues who work across the institute’s various departments, including sample testing preparation and analysis, operation of our chemical laboratories, responsibility for equipment and ensuring proper handling of chemicals, chemical waste, etc.

Salary and terms of employment

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

The position is a full-time position (37 hours per week). Start date is February 1, 2027 and continues for one year (expected to end January 31, 2028). Workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus, north of Copenhagen.

Application and contact

We must receive your online application no later than November 6, 2026 . Open the link “Apply now,” where you fill out the application form and attach a motivated cover letter, CV and transcripts.

If you would like more information about the position, you are welcome to contact team leader Matthew Thomas Bishop, [email protected] or tel. 51801604.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All qualified applicants irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic origin are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, there are special rules for safety and export controls, and open-source background checks of qualified candidates for the position may be performed.

Institute for Energy Conversion and Storage (DTU Energy)

At DTU Energy we work with research and development of functional materials, components and systems for sustainable energy technologies. The technologies include fuel cells, electrolysis, power-to-X, batteries and carbon capture. The research is based on strong competencies in electrochemistry, atomistic- and multiphysics modelling, autonomous material fabrication, materials processing and structural analyses.

We also focus on educating engineering students at all levels, from bachelor-, master- and PhD-education to lifelong learning. We have about 300 dedicated employees. Read more about us on this website: www.energy.dtu.dk .

DTU – Until 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 ensuring 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 exploit natural science and technical science 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, developing and informal work culture. DTU has campuses across Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities in the world.