Department of Green Technology (IGT) invites applications for one position as Postdoc in Medical Biotechnology for a 4-year period. The starting date is October 1st, 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is in the Biotechnology Section (BIOTECH).
The successful candidate will be expected to engage in research in fields falling within, or in strong synergy with, one or more of the following research areas at BIOTECH related to Medical Biotechnology:
Medical biotechnology, including engineering of mammalian cells
Tissue scaffold engineering and characterization
Immune cells engineering and cancer research
Other closely related fields
Experience in one or more of the above areas is therefore highly valued for this position. The successful candidate is expected to initiate and obtain funding for competitive research activities.
What Syddansk Universitet offers
A four-year position as postdoc
An engaged, collaborative, and internationally recognized research section. Syddansk Universitet is dedicated to fostering a good work-environment where researchers’ work is supported, so they are inspired and thrive.
Co-decision making and co-determination: the department fosters a large degree of flexibility in decision-making processes and values input from Syddansk Universitets faculty.
Syddansk Universitet offers an engaged and supportive research environment at a high international level.
IGT is an inclusive work environment, where Syddansk Universitet focuses on well-being and good relations among Syddansk Universitets faculty and students.
State-of-the-art equipment and laboratories
6 weeks of vacation
A good work-life balance
What Syddansk Universitet expects:
Qualifications
The candidate must have a PhD or equivalent at the time of employment.
The candidate is expected to have experience within some of the following areas and should be able to see themselves working with the following tasks:
Research and/or education in biotechnology, biopolymers, spectroscopy, and/or related areas.
Experience with the execution of wet lab experiments for cell engineering, cell and gene therapy research, or tissue engineering.
Experience with molecular biology techniques, bacterial cell culture, recombinant protein expression, and purification.
Experience working with mammalian cell culture and/or ex vivo animal or human tissues, and potentially with in vivo models.
Proficiency in analytical and molecular techniques such as real-time PCR, ELISAs, SDS-PAGE, DNA electrophoresis, histology processing, immunostaining, multicolor flow cytometry, cell sorting, and transcriptomic/metabolic profiling.
Experience with confocal microscopy and imaging of mammalian cells, as well as animal or human tissues.
Experience with biomaterial characterization and hydrogel-based systems for biomedical applications.
Collaborating with companies/industry or other international research groups, e.g., evidenced by international exchanges.
A highly interdisciplinary mindset will be highly valued.
To evaluate, discuss, and present the results of findings internally and externally
To publish results in peer-reviewed journals of high impact factor
Support laboratory processes, including instrumentation maintenance, training of new researchers, and improvement of laboratory workflows.
Participate in the general organization of the research labs.
Teaching in existing courses at IGT will be expected. Experience in and dedication to teaching (and mentoring) tasks will be highly valued.
Workplace description
BIOTECH is part of the Department for Green Technology (IGT), at the Faculty of Engineering at Syddansk Universitet.
IGT is a highly interdisciplinary department with state-of-the-art laboratories.
Odense is an international-friendly and very family-friendly city with a rich cultural life, located on the fjord. It is about an hour from Copenhagen and with direct train connection to Copenhagen’s international airport.
Syddansk Universitets Odense Campus is situated in the beautiful Danish nature in the midst of fields and forests with remarkable wildlife right at Syddansk Universitets doorstep.
Contact information
For further information regarding the position, please contact Head of Department, Jens Ejbye Schmidt, phone: +45 6550 7361, e-mail: jesc@igt.sdu.dk or Head of Section Eva Arnspang Christensen, phone +45 6550 4682, email: arnspang@igt.sdu.dk
Application
Assessment of the candidates is based on the application material, and the application must include:
Motivated application
Detailed Curriculum Vitae
Certificates/Diplomas (MSc and PhD)
Information on previous teaching and supervision experience. Please attach as Teaching Portfolio
List of publications indicating the publications attached
Examples of the most relevant publications. Please attach one PDF file for each publication
Reference letters and other relevant qualifications may also be included.
All documents must be in English and PDF format. CPR number (civil registration number) must be crossed out. All PDF files must be unlocked, allow binding, and may not be password protected.
SUBMISSION GUIDE: Motivated application must be uploaded under ‘Cover letter’ (max. 5 MB), Curriculum Vitae must be uploaded under ‘Resume’ (max 5 MB). All other documents must be uploaded under ‘Miscellaneous documents’ (max 10 files with a maximum 50 MB per file).
The application deadline is August 15, 2026, at 11:59 PM/23:59 (CET/CEST)
Assessment and selection process
Applications will be assessed by an expert or an assessment committee. Shortlisting may be applied, and only shortlisted candidates will receive a written assessment. Interviews and tests may be part of the overall evaluation.
Employment terms
Employment as a postdoc is a 4-year temporary position.
Employment as a postdoc requires academic qualifications at PhD level at the time of employment. Employment will be in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations for academics in the state, including the associated circular on the protocol for the job structure for academic staff at Danish universities and the provisions for a postdoc as described therein.
Salary is determined in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and based on objective and gender-neutral criteria, including the content of the position, responsibilities, and qualification requirements. As an applicant, you are entitled to information about the starting salary and salary range for the position. This information will be provided during the recruitment process. Syddansk Universitet does not collect information on applicants’ previous salary.
Persons employed in the position may, based on a specific individual managerial assessment, be exempted from time registration, also known as a “self-organizer”.
Syddansk Universitet wishes its staff to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position.
Syddansk Universitet conducts research in critical technologies, which, due to the risk of unwanted knowledge transfer, is subject to a number of security measures. Therefore, based on information from open sources, background checks may be conducted on candidates for the position.
Apply at https://www.sdu.dk/en/om-sdu/job-sdu
