Student worker within biomedicine

The Department of Biomedicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as student worker within biomedicine as per 15 October 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a fixed-term part-time position for 6 hours per week as long as you are a student.

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 a student worker you have a close interaction with competent colleagues in your daily work.

Your main tasks will consist of:

• Helping with administrative issues like sample organization, shipment and transport (60%) and help with sample collection and buffer preparation (40%).
• Computational tasks.
• Support laboratory technicians and researchers with ad hoc tasks such supporting scientific measurements and preparing reagents.

You will report to Associate Professor Markus Rinschen.

Your competences

We prefer students who study medicine, biotechnology or other science education, but it is not a demand.

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 Associate Professor Markus Rinschen, tel.: (+45) 2215 2061.

Your place of work will be the Department of Biomedicine, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 10, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.

We expect to conduct interviews in October 2024.

Terms of employment

Terms of employment and pay are regulated by the collective agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and [INDSÆT DEN RELEVANTE ORGANISATION OG FÆLLESOVERENSKOMST, HVOR DETTE KRÆVES].

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.