Facility manager for imaging core facility

At the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, we are looking for a facility manager with an academic background for our imaging core facility.

Expected start date and duration of employment

This is a full-time position starting 1 January 2026 or shortly thereafter.

Job description

As a facility manager, you will be responsible for both practical work at the microscopes and administrative tasks related to the facility.

Key tasks include:

• Training new users on our different microscopes.
• Maintenance and testing of the microscopes.
• Assisting users with implementation of new methods
• Assisting researchers in writing applications for new equipment
• Contribute to the teaching related to bioimaging at the department
• Manage the budget of the facility including budgeting and collection of user fees.
• Maintain the homepage of the facility.

You will refer to the chairperson of the steering committee of the core facility – currently associate professor Magnus Kjærgaard.

Your profile

We expect that you have a background within high-end fluorescent imaging and imaging software. You should furthermore have organizational skills and be able to teach and communicate with the users of the imaging core in Danish and English. Candidates with experience from a similar position in a bioimaging core facility are strongly preferred. Furthermore, the successful candidate should have a solid understanding of the bioimaging needs and challenges of the largest user communities – mainly molecular plant biology, neuroscience and RNA biology.  
 

Who we are

More information regarding the facility can be found on our homepage
https://mbg.au.dk/en/research/core-facilities/mbg-bioimaging.

The department employs some 300 people and covers a range of research areas within Molecular Biology.

Please refer to http://mbg.au.dk/ for further information about The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and to https://nat.au.dk/ and http://www.au.dk/ for information on Faculty of Natural Sciences and Aarhus University, respectively.

Place of work and area of employment

The place of work is Universitetsbyen 81, 8000 Aarhus C, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments. 

Contact information

For further information, please contact: Associate Professor, Magnus Kjærgaard, magnus@mbg.au.dk.

Deadline

Applications must be received no later than 17 November 2025.

 

Formalities and salary range

Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Unions or similar. 

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 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/