Laboratory Technician for the Laboratory Technician Education at the Institute for Technological Education

Are you a laboratory technician with solid knowledge of analytical equipment and methods? Do you have plenty of drive, an interest in people and a desire to learn from others? Then you might be our new laboratory technician.

At the laboratory technician education at the University College of Copenhagen (KP) we are seeking a professionally strong and engaged new colleague who is passionate about working with students and giving them the best start on their path to their new profession. If you thrive on working with young people and would like to help ensure they have the best possible conditions for their learning, then you are the one we are looking for.

About the job

Our laboratory teaching is a substantial part of the education, and it is therefore important to us that the laboratories function optimally. As a laboratory technician you will join a training team where you, in collaboration with colleagues with technical and academic backgrounds, solve teaching-related tasks primarily for the laboratory technician education, but also in collaboration with other educations at the Institute for Technological Education (ITE).

Our laboratory technicians collectively have the responsibility to ensure coherence and quality in the practical conduct of laboratory teaching, and you will in close dialogue with the teachers independently handle various courses that form part of the teaching. You must in the laboratory have an overview of all exercises to be carried out simultaneously, and be able to navigate a fast-paced daily life where the laboratory never stands still.

We place great emphasis on respectful communication, where both staff and students are met with kindness, curiosity and professionalism — both in everyday life and in collaboration across the organization.

Your main tasks will be to

• Prepare and set up laboratory equipment
• Instruct and maintain equipment as well as other laboratory operations
• Prepare reagents, solutions and standards for laboratory teaching based on your own calculations
• Participate in the ongoing planning and development of laboratory teaching together with the teachers and laboratory technicians
• Participate in guidance and teaching of our students as part of the laboratory teaching in close collaboration with the teachers
• Contribute to students' learning about occupational health and safety and quality assurance
• Join in broad collegial collaboration on the education and at the institute

About you

We imagine that you

• Are educated as a laboratory technician
• Have solid practical knowledge and experience within the chemical engineering and biotechnological area
• Have a pronounced planning gene and can independently plan and prioritize your tasks
• Have knowledge of or experience with modern analytical equipment and methods – experience with sample preparation, microbiology and biotechnological analyses will be a great advantage
• Have broad knowledge of the field of employers for laboratory technicians

About your personality we envision that you

• Want to make a difference and can see yourself as a role model for our laboratory technician students
• Are proactive, curious, open and prepared for close collaboration with colleagues on the education and the institute
• Thrive in a fast-paced daily life with many balls in the air
• Are flexible and have a good mood

About us

You will become part of a strong and professionally competent team of technicians and teachers with a large commitment to educating future laboratory technicians. We work to create the best teaching through the development of the education and by making a difference in the practice we educate professionals for and in collaboration with. We are also focused on establishing a culture with a focus on creating a common approach to teaching, where the central point is KP's strategic direction: “Together for professional skills that succeed in practice”.

We are a

• Exciting and flexible workplace with a high degree of influence on your own daily life
• Ambitious educational institution in rapid development
• Education with new laboratory facilities and modern analytical equipment
• Education that is interested in learning and learning processes – where colleagues in collaboration have the courage to test new learning methods
• Workplace located centrally in Copenhagen close to public transport

Your workplace

The laboratory technician education is anchored in the Institute for Technological Education, which belongs to the Faculty of Health Education and Technology. The laboratory technician education has about 420 students and 28 staff and is located on Campus Sigurdsgade in Nørrebro together with a number of other educations.

We provide practice-oriented education and research to large parts of society and have an ambition to offer students and course participants education of the highest quality.

Salary and terms of employment

You will be employed as a technician with a start on 1 January 2027. The working hours are 37 hours per week.

Employment is according to Organizational Agreement for HK/State . There will be opportunities to negotiate qualification allowances.

The workplace is located at Sigurdsgade 26, 2200 Copenhagen N.

Want to know more?

At the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology we educate students for meaningful working life, where they meet other people and make a tangible difference for them. We see this as our finest task and our strategic vision, that together with our external partners we will educate professionals who succeed in and with practice.

Read more about the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology and our strategy at www.kp.dk and about KP as a workplace on our career page .

For further information about the position, you are welcome to contact the Education Manager Ditte Jacobsen at tel.: +45 51380396.

Interested?

Send your application and CV via the apply button no later than 07-11-2026.

We expect to hold interviews in weeks 46 and 47.

The Copenhagen School of Design and Technology does not discriminate on gender, age, ethnicity or the like, but only on competence and talent. We strive to minimize biases in the recruitment process and therefore encourage you to omit attaching a profile picture in your CV/application.

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The Copenhagen School of Design and Technology, with more than 20,000 students and about 1,800 staff, is one of the largest higher education institutions in Denmark.

At the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology we educate pedagogues, nurses, teachers, social workers, physiotherapists, midwives and many more.

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