Exciting opportunity for a Student Assistant to gain valuable administrative ski

Faculty of Science and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

University of Copenhagen

Do you have an eye for detail? Are you organized in your work? Do you have strong English and computer skills? Then you may be our new student assistant, helping us deliver high-quality support for research and education activities at the Center for Protein Design.

Some of the tasks could be

1. Help with practical matters in the Center and keeping the workplace tidy
2. Support Center activities and events, incl. creating posters
3. Update our website in collaboration with the central communications office
4. Support the setup of the Center’s LinkedIn and BlueSky presence and post prepared content to these platforms following an established process
5. Support the development and distribution of monthly newsletters
6. Create and edit documents, spreadsheets and slides
7. Collect and format data
8. Miscellaneous ad hoc tasks in the office

Qualifications

We are seeking to recruit a candidate with the following experience and skills:

• A willingness to work independently, as well as work collaboratively as part of a team
• Systematic approach and technical flair
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint and a design app, e.g., Canva
• High proficiency in spoken and written English
• Experience working with websites, is an advantage

In addition to having an eye for detail and being structured, you are a fast learner, self-driven, able to meet deadlines, and can focus on quality. At the same time, you are flexible and service-minded, and it comes naturally to you to work closely with others in efforts to achieve the best results.

About Us

At the CPD, we tackle key challenges and grasp new opportunities in protein design by interfacing with the basic sciences – biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics – to advance fundamental understanding of protein structure and function, and to enable frontier protein design. Through an open and collaborative network of experts across these disciplines and other fields – such as biotechnology, medicine, and pharmacology- we use designed proteins to address challenges in healthcare and sustainability. We collaborate with local, national, and international partners from academia and industry to deliver world-leading research and training in fundamental and applied protein design.

Read more about us: cpd.ku.dk

Employment conditions

You are expected to work 10 hours per week, on average. Flexibility during exam periods.

You will be employed as student assistant in accordance with The Collective Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Organisations of Public Employees – governmental institutions (the OAO-S collective agreement) and the Professional Agreement for clerical employees, laboratory technicians and IT officers in the state. Employment is conditional upon active enrollment as a student at a university or similar.

The position is available now.

The application process

Interested applicants should submit a concise application, which includes their CV (max 2 pages), short cover letter (max 1 page), enrollment certificate and academic transcripts, using the link below.

All applications should be in English.

The application deadline is 3 May 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held shortly after the application deadline.

Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered.

Contact information

For information about the position, please contact Center PA Michala Yun-Joo Schlichtkrull at micsc@bio.ku.dk.