Would you like to become part of European research project developing next-generation AI-based hearing technology for smart glasses? Are you interested in audio-visual signal processing, hearing technology, or human communication experiments? Do you hold a master’s degree in engineering, audio-visual signal processing, AI, or computer science?
Then this position may be an excellent fit for you.
We are seeking a full-time Research Assistant for a 1-year appointment within the EU-funded project WeHear aimed at developing future cognitive hearing instruments. The project focuses on creating context-aware hearing technologies that use egocentric video on smart glasses to identify relevant communication partners and generate socially intelligent audio renderings of the user’s acoustic environment. The mission is to create technology that helps to solve an essential challenge faced by people with hearing loss: extracting relevant speech from noisy real-world listening situations.
In WeHear, you will join an international, multidisciplinary team of researchers across Europe working in computer vision, egocentric video, spatial audio technology, audio-visual sensing, and hearing research.
Responsibilities and qualifications
As a Research Assistant, you will play an active, hands-on role in the project’s experimental and technical activities. You will be involved in designing, setting up, and recording a large-scale multisensor human communication dataset with groups of people interacting in naturalistic environments. In close collaboration with the WeHear team, you will also contribute to real‑time processing pipelines and participate in testing and evaluating the technology with human listeners.
As part of the position, you will contribute to:
You will be working closely with the WeHear team and should enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary international collaboration. You should be committed to teamwork and to the WeHear mission of advancing research in cognitive audio technologies.
As a formal qualification, you must hold a master’s degree in engineering or an equivalent qualification. Applicants should have practical experience and interest in one or more of the following areas: egocentric (first-person) video, real-time audio-visual signal processing, AI-based audio-visual applications, multimodal or multi-sensor systems, human communication experiments, HCI/BCI. You should enjoy hands-on laboratory work involving human multi-sensor experiments with real-time audio-visual signal processing, large data collection and complex data management and curation.
We offer
The position is hosted by the Hearing Systems Section at DTU’s Department of Health Technology (DTU Health Tech). The Hearing Systems Section offers a stimulating and highly international working environment with close interaction among academic staff, administrative staff, and students from a wide range of disciplines and nationalities. Through WeHear, you will be part of an ambitious European project with strong societal relevance, and your work will contribute to the development of future hearing-assistive technologies with the potential to improve everyday communication for people with hearing loss.
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 terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.
The period of employment is 1 year, and the starting date is 1 September 2026 or according to mutual agreement. The position is a full-time position.
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Further information
Further information may be obtained from Jens Hjortkjær ( jhjort@dtu.dk) or Axel Ahrens ( aahr@dtu.dk).
You can read more about DTU Health Tech at www.healthtech.dtu.dk and about DTU Hearing Systems at www.hea.healthtech.dtu.dk
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Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 30 June 2026 (23:59 Danish time) Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file The file must include:
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.
DTU Health Tech
With a vision to improve health and quality of life through technology, DTU Health Tech engages in research, education, and innovation based on technical and natural science. We educate tomorrow’s health tech engineers and create the foundation for new and innovative services and technologies for the globally expanding healthcare sector with its demands for the most advanced technological solutions. DTU Health Tech’s expertise can be described through five overall 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 department has a scientific staff of about 210 persons, 140 PhD Students, and a technical/administrative support staff of about 100 persons of which a large majority contributes to our research infrastructure and related commercial activities.
DTU – For the benefit of society since 1829
DTU is one of Europe's leading elite technical universities. Through research and education at an international top level, we create solutions to the major societal challenges of our time and help secure Europe's global leadership in sustainable technological development. Since Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU almost 200 years ago, our mission has remained the same: We develop and create value through the natural and technical sciences for the benefit of society. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students, and 6,500 employees. We work in an international environment and have an inclusive, stimulating, and informal work culture. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities around the world.
