Associate Professor in Biodiversity Bioinformatics - DTU Health Tech

At DTU Health Tech we are looking for an Associate Professor in Biodiversity Bioinformatics with extensive experience in utilising population and comparative genomic methods across a range of vertebrates, including extinct species.
If you are in your early career as a Bioinformatics researcher and you are seeking the best possible foundation to establish your own group in the academic world, the opportunity is right here in front of you. At the Bioinformatics Section at the Department of Health Technology (DTU Health Tech) you will be at the cutting edge, exploring new frontiers in the field of bioinformatics.

The Bioinformatics section at DTU Health Tech has its main research and teaching activities in bio-medical and bio-technological informatics, ancient genomics, immunoinformatics, cancer bioinformatics, metagenomics, epidemiology, integrative systems biology, and machine learning. Our research at DTU Bioinformatics is focused on bioinformatics and computational analyses of large amounts of data generated within biological, biomedical, biotechnological and life sciences area. The section has extended international and national collaborations including industrial and clinical partners. The section for Bioinformatics has played a key role in developing the field of health bioinformatics.

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to do research in the development and application of bioinformatics methods based on different types of genomic data (non-model organisms, human, pathogen, metagenome, ancient DNA, etc.).

The ideal candidate will be an expert in biodiversity genomics with a proven track record of applying these techniques to bioinformatics challenges. Areas of focus include, but are not limited to:

• Extensive experience in utilisingpopulation and comparative genomic methods across a range of vertebrates, including extinct species.
• Proven expertise in applying genomic techniques to study evolutionary processes, genetic diversity, speciation, and extinction
• Shown capacity to develop and apply bioinformatics tools for large-scale genomic data analysis
• Expertise in handling low-quality and degraded DNA data
• Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary research
• Interest in utilising machine learning and genomics to better information biodiversity conservation

The successful candidate is expected to contribute to this strong position through front line research and innovation within the field. In particular, the candidate would have demonstrated capability of attracting external grants.

Your overall focus will be to strengthen the department’s competences within Bioinformatics. You will work with nearby colleagues, and with both academic and industrial partners in Denmark as well as abroad. Your primary tasks will be to:

• Research in the development of bioinformatic methods for biodiversity conservation.
• Develop teaching in the areas of genomics and bioinformatics
• Teach and supervise BSc and MSc student projects
• Establish an independent research group including supervision of PhD students and Postdoctoral researchers.

You must be responsible for the teaching of courses. DTU employs two working languages: Danish and English. You are expected to be fluent in at least one of these languages, and in time are expected to master both.

Qualifications
The successful candidate is expected to have 2-4 years’ experience as assistant professor in genomic research and bioinformatics.

As formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent) as well as academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship and documented didactic/pedagogic training.

You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:

• Experience and quality of teaching
• Research experience
• Research vision and potential
• International impact and experience
• Societal impact
• Innovativeness, including commercialization and collaboration with industry
• Leadership, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills
• Communication skills

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

Starting date is 1 August 2025 (or according to mutual agreement). The position is a full-time position.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Professor Ole Lund, olund@dtu.dk.

You can read more about DTU Health Tech at www.healthtech.dtu.dk.

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.

Application procedure
Please submit your online application no later than 7 April 2025 (23:59 Danish time). Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• Vision for teaching and research
• CV including employment history, list of publications indicating scientific highlights, H-index and ORCID (see http://orcid.org/)
• Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

You can learn more about the recruitment process here.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

DTU Health Tech
With a vision to improve health and quality of life through technology, DTU Health Tech engages in research, education, and innovation based on technical and natural science. We educate tomorrow’s health tech engineers and create the foundation for new and innovative services and technologies for the globally expanding healthcare sector with its demands for the most advanced technological solutions. DTU Health Tech’s expertise can be described through five overall research areas: Diagnostic Imaging, Digital Health, Personalised Therapy, Precision Diagnostics, and Sensory and Neural Technology. Our technologies and solutions are developed with the aim of benefiting people and creating value for society. The department has a scientific staff of about 210 persons, 140 PhD Students, and a technical/administrative support staff of about 100 persons of which a large majority contributes to our research infrastructure and related commercial activities.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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