Fermentation Specialist at DTU Bioengineering - Research Core Facility

DTU Bioengineering at the Technical University of Denmark invites applications for a position as Fermentation Specialist.

This position will be placed at the DTU Fermentation core / Yeast Biotechnology and Fermentation research group, both part of DTU Bioengineering, Section of Synthetic Biology. The section’s work focuses on gene and genome editing, synthetic biology, regulation engineering, protein production, discovery and production of bioactive compounds across different cell factory types, in particular yeast, filamentous fungi and bacteria.

Responsibilities and Tasks

You will be responsible for supporting the fermentation core manager (Associate Prof. José Luis Martinez Ruiz) with the day-to-day operations and management of the DTU Fermentation core. You will take responsibility for keeping the core facilities’ fermentation and high-throughput equipment operational, and further help coordinate the activities of the platform-associated technicians', ensuring continuous smooth operations. The core facility serves both internal DTU projects and external customers, and part of your job will be to manage agreements, provide scientific consulting / experimental design / analysis to customers, and act as a project manager ensuring timely delivery of services and completion of projects. 

Qualifications

Candidates are required to have a PhD degree in biology, biotechnology or a similar degree with an equivalent academic level.

Our ideal candidate has most of the following skills:[

• Microbial physiology and molecular biology of yeast (previous experience with non-conventional yeast is a plus) and filamentous fungi.
• State-of-the-art molecular cloning techniques applied to metabolic engineering and strain design.
• Quantitative fungal physiology and fermentation technology.
• Experience with HT-robotics and automation (micro-fermentation systems, BioLector, ROTOR, Ambr250, or the like).
• A proven solid research experience at the international level and a strong publication record in indexed international research journals.
• Previous industry experience is an advantage (working with industry or collaborating with industrial partners at fermentation design and/or optimization).

We expect that you are an efficient team worker, have good communication skills, and have a critical approach to the formulation and testing of hypotheses. Also, a good sense of humor will be appreciated.

We offer

DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and appointment terms

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). You are employed as an Academic Officer, Senior Officer or Senior Executive Officer. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. 

Expected starting date is 1 January 2026 , or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is full time (37 hours).

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Application and contact

Please submit your online application no later than 16 November 2025 (23:59 Danish time) . Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV, exam certificates and list of publications.  

Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor and Head of DTU Fermentation core José Luis Martínez Ruiz, jlmrrrowefoxheather@compton.dkwilliams.dkdtu.dk

You can read more about DTU Bioengineering at www.bioengineering.dtu.dk.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

***The Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (DTU Bioengineering)** is an international leader in the areas of biotechnology and biomedicine. Our engineering approach to all aspects of biotechnology and biomedicine positions us as a valuable player with unique competences in a growing bio-based economy and with health systems transforming towards personalized medicine. We have a clear focus on the needs in the life science- and biotech industries and point towards innovation, new businesses, and scientific services for the benefit of society. The department has extensive collaborations with national and international research units and industry. DTU Bioengineering has approx. 400 employees, of which 2/3 are scientific staff. The department is located at DTU Lyngby Campus.*

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