Academic employee (AC-TAP) within infection and cancer immunology

The Department of Biomedicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as an academic employee within Infection- and Cancer Immunology as per 1 August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a full-time event-restricted position and is part of a strategic project that aims to explore autoantibodies in patients with cancer or cancer avoiders as part of a Grand Challenges program. It is expected to last until July 2030.

The department of Biomedicine prioritises diversity and a good work environment, as this is a prerequisite for groundbreaking research. In a diverse and international research environment, dedicated employees are looking to generate new knowledge within biomedical research areas such as infection and inflammation, membranes, neuroscience and personalised medicine. The Department of Biomedicine provides research-based teaching of the highest quality and is responsible for a large part of the medical degree programme. Academic staff contribute to the teaching. English is the preferred language in the laboratory, at meetings and at seminars. The department employs approx. 500 people from all over the world, and they make use of the department's modern laboratory-, core- and animal facilities. The Department of Biomedicine focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration with business and industry, and numerous researchers from the department have established companies to develop new medicinal treatments founded in professional scientific basic research. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here.

Your job responsibilities

As academic employee, your primary tasks are to develop, design, conduct, and validate data from autoantibody measurements on different technological platforms, including ELISA, neutralisation assays, CRISPR/gene edited cell models, imaging, and more. You contribute to various scientific projects within the topic of cancer avoidance and development, including studies on the genetic origins and immunological functions of these autoantibodies in cohorts of patients or healthy survivors, including twins and centenarians. You will also be involved in drafting ethical permissions, collaboration documents, reporting and other administrative tasks. In your daily work, you have a close interaction with competent colleagues.

You will report to the Administration Centre Manager (ATLAS) Trine Mogensen.

Your competences

You have a background within immunogenetics, immunology and molecular biology and experience with cell culture, patient samples, CRISPR gene editing of human cells, PCR, ELISA, confocal microscopy and autoantibody neutralization assays.

As a person, you have good interpersonal skills, are inclusive and team-oriented and able to contribute to a good work environment.

We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English.

Questions about the position

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Professor Trine Mogensen tel.: (+45) 2012 5280.

Your place of work will be the Department of Biomedicine, Bartholins Alle 6, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.

We expect to conduct interviews in June. You may be given a case in connection with the interviews.

Terms of employment

Terms of employment and pay are regulated by the collective agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and academics in the state.

Application

Your application must include the following:

• Motivated application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Indication of education (a copy of the diplomas should be uploaded)
• References/recommendations can be uploaded separately in the recruitment system

We refer to the faculty’s Guideline for applicants.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
 

Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 37,000 students (FTEs) and 8.700 employees and has an annual revenue of EUR 1.106 billion. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/