Optometrist sought for the specialty optical area

Institute for Vision and Hearing – Vision and ICT Department seeks a part-time optometrist as of February 1, 2027.

The position as optometrist

The available work area as optometrist primarily involves optical examination of citizens with low vision. In addition, administrative work, which will include professional assessment of applications for aid for glasses, contact lenses and low-vision optics under the Social Services Act §112 as well as citizen registration. The content of the job can be adapted to qualifications and interest.

The work will be a balance between tasks at the institute and at outreach centers and will include, among others:

• Special optical assessment, guidance and counseling
• Testing, fitting and instruction related to optical and optical-assisted devices
• Professional assessment of assistive device applications
• Interdisciplinary collaboration with vision consultants and other relevant professionals

There are 4 optometrists attached to the area.

Applicant profile You are a licensed optometrist and have practical experience with optical assessment in addition to internship periods in your education.

You have one of the following profiles

• Completed at least 1 of the following modules in the master's program in Optometry and Vision Science:
• Special optics and traffic
• Visual disability and special optics
• Completed the low-vision course at the Kennedy Institute
• Many years of experience with optical assessment and willingness to pursue additional relevant education
• Students in the master's program in Optometry and Vision Science who have completed at least the second semester

In addition to a good colleague, we would like a person who enjoys actively contributing to the development of the institute and, not least, their own job. You must have the desire and ability to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration both internally and externally and be able to work independently with a high professional level. We expect you to have good verbal and written communication skills and to adapt easily to new IT systems. You have a valid driver’s license, as there may be travel to other outreach centers in the region.

We offer

We are a workplace with high ceilings, great influence and independent responsibility regarding your own development and the planning of work.

More about the Institute for Vision and Hearing

The Institute for Vision and Hearing provides a range of specialized services to municipalities in Northern Jutland. We assist citizens with reduced vision, hearing problems and communication difficulties due to reduced speaking, reading or writing ability.

We advise relatives, caseworkers, teachers, pedagogy specialists and other professionals who come into contact with our target groups.

We also provide nationwide specialized advisory services regarding children with hearing loss.

The Institute for Vision and Hearing is part of the Center for Sensory Impairment, which is one of the offerings in the Area for Communication and Special Education, organizationally placed in the Special Sector, Region of Northern Jutland.

Read more about the Institute for Vision and Hearing on our website: Vision Department

If you want to know more

You are welcome to contact the department head, Charlotte Weng Wilson, at tel. 97 64 70 00/ 23 40 93 35, if you have questions about the position.

The practical

The working hours are 2 days per week with the possibility in the future to increase to full-time. The hours are Monday-Thursday by agreement (on average 7.4 hours per day).

Start date February 1, 2027 or earlier by agreement.

The work location is Sofiendalsvej 91, 9200 Aalborg SV.

In a few years we will move to Kollegievej 1, 9000 Aalborg.

The application deadline is Monday, November 23, 2026.

Please attach CV and evidence of education to the application.

We expect to conduct interviews on Monday, November 30, 2026 between 09:00 and 15:00. The recruitment committee consists of two optometrists, a union representative and the department head.

Salary and terms of employment according to the applicable collective agreement for craftsmen etc. entered into with the relevant organizations.

In connection with the employment, criminal and child safety checks as well as references will be obtained.