Part-time academic employee for updating Plastic databases - DTU Sustain

We are looking for help with the ongoing updating of databases regarding research and scientific uncertainty within risk assessment of plastics (e.g., www.plasticheal.dk) as well as other due work.

The job

The work will consist of a number of different tasks:

1. to find regulation and research projects nationally and internationally that can be added to our databases
2. to create regulation and research projects in the backend of the databases
3. to search the web for information on regulation and research projects and posts these
4. to make news about the risks and regulation of plastic for the front end of the databases

Our expectations of you

A bachelor´s degree is required.

Salary and appointment terms

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

Working hours are on average 12 hours per week 

Starting date is 1 March 2025  (or according to mutual agreement).

The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus 

Application and contact

Please submit your online application no later than 12 February 2025 (23:59 Danish time). Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV and exam certificates. 

In the application, we would like to hear a little about you, your competencies and why you are applying for the position.

The application must include a review of previous experience with working with databases.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Associate Professor Steffen Foss Hansen (sfhadtu.dk, + 45 45 25 15 93).

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 Sustain - Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering - is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. The department conducts research, development & scientific advice and provides educational programs and service to society.  We are working to develop new environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies, methods and solutions, and to disseminate this knowledge to society and future generations of engineers. The Department has approximately 300 staff from more than 30 nationalities.

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.