Job description

• You will be in charge of managing the synthetic and analytical laboratories at the unit and ensure a safe and smooth operation.
• You will communicate and coordinate with the other lab managers and administrative staff at the Department.
• You will ensure and enforce laboratory safety and occupational health.
• You will ensure that instruments are maintained.
• You will help with procurement of new instrumentation and purchase of consumables.
• You will help with the preparation of standard operating procedures and train new staff and students.
• You operate advanced analytical instrumentation, run experiments, collect, analyse and interpret data.
• You will help with method development and quality protocols.
• You will help with developing and improving materials synthesis.
• You will help with administrative tasks such as accounting and billing in collaboration with the administrative unit.
• You will participate in teaching materials science and engineering and actively engage with students.

Your profile

• You have a background in materials science and engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, physics or nanoscience.
• You have a master’s or PhD degree in one of the fields.
• You have experience in materials synthesis.
• You have experience in operating analytical instrumentation including, but not restricted to X-ray diffraction, vibrational spectroscopy, NMR, optical spectroscopy, rheology and thermoanalysis as well as data analysis and interpretation.
• You are proactive, structured, hardworking, and solution-oriented
• You have a strong ability to collaborate in a dynamic working environment and interact with many different cultures and professional groups.
• You are proficient in spoken and written Danish and English.

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