Project Assistant for the PREPARE CHILD project, Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital

Are you studying physical education or physiotherapy? Or have you completed a bachelor's degree in physical education or a professional bachelor's degree in physiotherapy and are now pursuing a master's degree?

Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus (SDCA) is seeking a project assistant to help conduct physical activity sessions in the research project PREPARE CHILD.

We would like the position filled on 15 November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter; working hours will be varying, but around 5 hours/week.

Who are we?

Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus is the powerhouse for diabetes in the Central Denmark Region. We work with treatment, research, education and cross-sector collaboration.

At Steno you will encounter an organization where there is room for development, curiosity and new ideas. Yes, that is actually what we are here for. You will have over 200 colleagues with widely different professional backgrounds; nurses, researchers, dietitians, anthropologists, doctors, psychologists, secretaries, data staff, project managers – to name just a few. With us, the working environment is diverse, dynamic and interdisciplinary, and common for us all is that we work for a good life for people with or at risk of diabetes.

We are physically located at Aarhus University Hospital, where we provide treatment for children, young people and adults with diabetes as well as adults with severe obesity.

• Meet some of your perhaps future colleagues
• Read more about Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus
• Read more about the project at (Participate in the research project: PREPARE CHILD - AUH for pregnant couples - Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus).

Your responsibilities include, among other things, that

• lead physical activity groups for participants in PREPARE CHILD
• tailor training for people with overweight and pregnant women
• host walking and running groups in the areas around Aarhus University Hospital for participants in PREPARE CHILD
• contribute to professional discussion of the intervention and participants' participation
• enter data into RedCAP.

We can offer you

• work in an organization that delivers a high level of professional quality
• an interdisciplinary collaboration that we all highly value
• a job where development does not stand still.

Our expectations of you are that you

• are studying physical education or physiotherapy at bachelor's or master's level. You may also be a qualified physiotherapist and currently pursuing a master's degree
• expect to be a student for at least one year after 15 November 2026
• can work independently and join a team with other students, dietitians and doctors
• meet study participants with respect, openness and a positive approach
• have experience with or an interest in clinical work or clinical research.

It is an advantage if you have experience with group training for people with overweight, women who have recently given birth, or both groups. It is also an advantage if you have experience with small children or thrive teaching in groups where small children may be present.

Salary and employment terms

You will be employed as a on-call substitute. Expected working time is approx. 5 hours weekly.

Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. Employment is conditional on a satisfactory background check for children.

Contact

If you have questions about the job, you are welcome to contact Louise Suder at email [email protected].

We often receive many applications for our positions and therefore do not have the possibility to provide individual feedback on applications. If you are not called for an interview, it is not necessarily because you are not qualified, but rather an indication that there are many applicants. We are aiming for the most qualified employees who we also think will fit well into our team and organization.

Application

Submit your application no later than Sunday 25 October 2026. Apply for the position by clicking on “Send application” at the bottom of the job advertisement. Attach CV and relevant documents. Interviews are expected to be held on 30 October.

About Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus

Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus is the powerhouse for the Region Midtjylland in the diabetes field within treatment, prevention, research, education and cross-sector collaboration. We will contribute to a good life for people with diabetes and those at risk of developing diabetes. We believe that openness, curiosity and close collaborations are the way forward. With people who have the disease close to life. And with experts and partners in hospitals, in general practice, in municipalities and in research environments.

Together we shall develop new and innovative offers and initiatives that are tailored to the individual's needs and life situation. And we shall ensure that our contributions become workable solutions that create lasting value in the public health system of which we are a part.

Read more at stenoaarhus.dk and follow on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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

Because Region Midtjylland continually conducts savings measures and reorganizations, employees in internal transfer who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, pursuant to the EU's transparency directive on salaries, which came into force on June 7, 2026, obliged to inform you of the starting salary or a salary range for a position before you are offered employment.

Here you will find Region Midtjylland's salary catalog for most occupations and positions in Region Midtjylland: Transparency before employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk

Department: Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus

Application deadline: 25 October 2026

Location: Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard, 11, 8200, Aarhus