We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated specialist to coordinate and further develop our advanced human stem cell models and differentiation workflows. The successful candidate will oversee iPSC and ESC cell culture, differentiation into neural and other relevant cell types, molecular and functional assays, and imaging workflows, while ensuring robust model availability across diverse research projects.
This position offers the opportunity to shape and optimize an integrated workflow spanning human stem cell maintenance through to differentiated cellular models and their validation.
Key Responsibilities
The role involves coordinating the day-to-day operation of advanced human stem cell model workflows, ensuring that all activities run efficiently, reproducibly, and reliably. This includes overseeing the culture, cryopreservation, thawing, passaging, and quality control of human embryonic stem cell (ESC) and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines to ensure robust model availability across research projects.
A key aspect of the position is the implementation, optimization, and benchmarking of stem cell differentiation protocols. This includes developing and maintaining workflows for the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into neurons, microglia, and other relevant cell types.
The role also supports the establishment and use of cellular disease models, particularly in the context of neurodegenerative disease research. This includes optimizing in vitro cellular models, investigating early molecular and functional changes in disease-relevant systems, and ensuring that stem cell-derived models are suitable for downstream experimental applications.
In addition, the candidate is responsible for carrying out and coordinating molecular, biochemical, and functional validation assays. This includes DNA and RNA isolation, PCR and qPCR, immunocytochemistry, imaging, viability and cytotoxicity assays, FACS analysis, and sample preparation for RNA sequencing, mass spectrometry, and related downstream analyses.
Finally, the role provides integral support across a variety of research projects. In addition to providing readily available model systems, the candidate is guiding new users through structured workflows, providing guidance to collaborators, and supporting training in stem cell culture, differentiation, and experimental best practices.
Our expectations of you
Required Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications
What we offer in return
The successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring reliable access to high-quality human stem cell models, supporting efficient, reproducible, and well-documented workflows from stem cell maintenance through differentiation, experimental assays, imaging, and downstream analysis.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).
This is a full-time position for 1 year and 5 months. Starting date is 1 August 2026.
The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.
Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than Monday 6 July 2026 (23:59 Danish time)Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV and exam certificates.
If you would like additional information about the position, please contact Asst. Prof. Lisa Maria Riedmayr at lmari@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 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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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.
