MSc Admissions and Recruitment Officer - Office for Study Programmes and Student affairs

Do you want to be a part of a dynamic admissions teams for full-degree MSc International Students? And are you driven by new challenges and goals?

The Office for Study Programmes and Student affairs (AUS) is seeking a new colleague to be a part of our ambitious MSc International admissions team. 

AUS is organized into six offices with about 90 employees. AUS’s mission is to develop and support the educational process at DTU, with a focus on our students.

The position of MSc Admissions and Recruitment Officer is placed in the Office of International Education, where you will join a group of 23 highly competent colleagues. Together our assignment is to create the best possible framework for the recruitment and admission of MSc full degree International students and contribute to the recognition of DTU as an international elite university with a global learning environment, which equips its graduates with strong skills to work globally.

The office is divided into four teams – and you will be placed in the MSc International admissions team, which is made up of 4 colleagues. The MSc International admissions team works with all aspects relating to the recruitment and admission of international students and focuses on an international student’s journey from awareness to study start. The team works with strategy, marketing, guiding international students, admission, fee payments, residence permits, and retention activities. 

Your daily tasks will not require knowledge of Danish. However, Danish is the official language in the central administration and the meetings are in Danish. We therefore expect from you, that you are on track to learning Danish.

The job

Your tasks will consist of the following:

• Admission of International MSc full-degree students.
• Active contribution to the strategy and development of the team’s activities. 
• Counselling to International students.
• Engagement in marketing initiatives to promote DTU and DTU’s MSc programs.
• Strengthening the communication and retention activities of the team.
• Work with National scholarship bodies to support international students.
• Representation of DTU at events. 
• Ad hoc tasks.

Our expectations of you

We expect that you:

• Have a higher education degree.
• Are highly interested and motivated in working with international students. 
• Pro-active and can think out of the box.
• Multi-task. 
• Be detail oriented. 
• Team player and can also take on responsibility individually.
• Have excellent communication skills in English and feel comfortable using this in a professional setting. You are expected to have the ambition of learning Danish – and understand that larger internal meetings may be conducted in Danish.

What we offer in return

We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international atmosphere with the focus on research, teaching, innovation, and scientific advice for the benefit of the surrounding community. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism among our staff, so skills development is an integral part of our organization. We offer a great flexibility in the position. In the area of technical and natural sciences, DTU is one of the leading research and education institutions in Europe.

Salary and appointment terms

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). 

The position is a full-time position with 37 working hours a week on average. The starting date is 1 May 2024 (or according to mutual agreement).

The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.

Application and contact

Please submit your online application no later than Friday, 8 March 2024 (23:59 Danish time)

. You can apply for the position online at www.career.dtu.dk. Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV, and exam certificates. 

If you would like additional information about the position, please contact Morten Overgaard, Director, Office of International Education on +45 2112 9850.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion, or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

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.