Student Assistant for Bio Facility - DTU Health Tech

We are seeking an engaged student assistant for Bio Facility, which is part of Health Technology at the Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby.

Job

The job is a student position where you on weekends will be responsible for the mandatory supervision and perform the planned technical work in DTU's fish or rodent barns. You will be paid for a minimum of 4 hours per shift. Normally the work can be completed within that time, but for planned technical work the shifts may be longer.

If there is planned technical work on the animals, it takes the form of dosing, blood sampling, feces collection and similar tasks that users request help with.

In Bio Facility there are 8 animal caretakers, 1 trainee animal keeper, several student assistants and a center director. There is also an animal welfare committee attached.

Our expectations of you

You must be a veterinary student with a completed bachelor’s degree and have passed the Experimental Animal Act course.

We expect that you have an interest in, and preferably experience with, working with rodents and fish, research, animal-ethics in experiments, and that you have a good touch for technical work.

You must be structured, have good teamwork skills and a good sense of order, and be able to communicate in English, as many of the users are international employees.

What we offer you

At DTU you will become part of one of Europe’s leading research and educational institutions. You join an organization that aims at developing knowledge at an international level. You can look forward to an challenging and developmental workplace with high professionalism. We will of course ensure that you also receive the necessary sparring and competence development.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the OAO-S joint agreement and the collective agreement for warehouse and commercial workers in the capital area concluded with the Fagligt Fælles Forbund (3F).

Working hours are on average 8 hours per week and can be scheduled flexibly in relation to holidays, exams, etc. The position is desired to be filled by December 1, 2026. The employment continues as long as you are an active student.

Workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.

Application and contact

We must receive your online application no later than November 10, 2026 . Open the link "Apply now", where you fill out the application form and attach your motivated application, CV and documentation of study activity. In the application we would like to hear a little about you, your competencies and why you are applying for the position.

If you want more information about the position, you are welcome to contact center director Sanne Gram-Nielsen ( [email protected] ).

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

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

DTU Health Technology

Based on the vision of improving health and quality of life through technology, DTU Health Technology works with research, education and innovation based on natural and technical sciences. We educate the engineers of the future in health technology and create the basis for new and innovative services and technologies for a global growing health sector that demands advanced technological solutions.

DTU Health Technology’s expertise can be described through five main research areas: Diagnostic Imaging, Digital Health, Personalised Therapy, Precision Diagnostics and Sensory and Neural Technology. Our technologies and solutions are developed with the aim of benefiting people and creating value for society.

The institute includes around 210 scientific staff, 140 PhD students, and technical/administrative staff of around 100, a large portion of whom contribute to our research infrastructure and related commercial activities.

DTU – For the benefit of society since 1829

DTU is one of Europe’s leading technical elite universities. With research and education at a top international level, we create solutions to today’s major societal challenges and contribute to securing Europe’s global leading position in sustainable technology development. Since H.C. Ørsted founded DTU nearly 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 with an inclusive, developing and informal work culture. DTU has campuses across Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities around the world.