Lab technician position at Aarhus University

Are you passionate about fertility research? The lab headed by Vera van der Weijden is looking for a skilled lab technician from 1 September 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.
 

Expected start date and duration of employment

This is a 1–year position starting from 1 September 2025, or as soon possible thereafter. This is a fixed-term position to end on 31 August 2026, with the possibility of an extension.
 

Job description

You will be in the unique position to help building up a research infrastructure in a young and international research lab. You will fulfil a central role in the lab, where you will support the ongoing research activities and perform routine tasks. These activities will be in close collaboration with Vera and all other lab members.

You will be involved in the following experiments:

• Cell culture
• Mouse work, including surgeries
• DNA work, including cloning
• Histology

You will be responsible for routine tasks such as:

• Maintenance of lab safety
• Ordering and invoice management
• Shipment of materials

• Organising lab supplies
• Preparing buffers and cell culture media for common use

Your profile

You are a trained laboratory technician with prior experience in mouse experiments. In the lab, we will communicate in English. Therefore, we expect you to have good skills in oral and written English. Danish language skills are an advantage. If you have prior experience with procedures at Aarhus University, this is an asset.

As you will be a key player in the lab, it is important that you can work independently and are responsible. You will be working with people of many different nationalities and at different stages of training. This requires you to have good communication skills and to be service-minded.
 

Who we are

The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG) is part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Aarhus University and comprises research within the areas of Plant Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, RNA Biology and Innovation, Protein Science, Cellular Health, Intervention and Nutrition and Bioinformatics. The department hosts 158 full time scientific staff, 77 technical/ administrative staff and 83 PhD students. 165 of the department's scientific staff and PhD students come from abroad from 49 different countries. The department is responsible for two educations, Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine, with a yearly uptake of 120 students in total.

The lab of Vera van der Weijden is embedded in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. The lab will investigate the molecular drivers of fertility, by investigating embryonic developmental competence and implantation potential.  

https://mbg.au.dk/en
https://mbg.au.dk/en/research/research-areas/cellular-health-intervention-and-nutrition/vera-van-der-weijden

What we offer

The department offers:

• a well-developed research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment
• an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national and international collaborators
• a work environment encouraging lively, open and critical discussion
• a work environment with close working relationships, networking and social activities, including lively communication and social activities with lab technicians from other labs
• a workplace characterised by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance

 

Place of work and area of employment

The place of work is at Universitetsbyen 81, 8000 Aarhus C, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with affiliated institutions.

Contact information
For further information, please contact: Vera van der Weijden (Tenure Track Assistant Professor), vvdw@mbg.au.dk

Deadline

Applications must be received no later than 4 July 2025.

 

Formalities and salary range

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

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/