DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Glycobiology and Extracellular Vesicle Engineering - Kongens Lyngby

Job Description · If you are establishing your career as scientist and seeking a strong platform to realize your ambitions to use glycoengineering and cell-based exosome engineering to elucidate the role of glycans in extracellular vesicle biology and drug-delivery with the ambit ...

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Job Description

If you are establishing your career as scientist and seeking a strong platform to realize your ambitions to use glycoengineering and cell-based exosome engineering to elucidate the role of glycans in extracellular vesicle biology and drug-delivery with the ambition to develop novel therapeutic approaches and advancing extracellular vesicles (EV) as precision drug carriers, this opportunity is right in front of you.

A Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position is available in the Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (DTU Bioengineering) in the Biotherapeutic Glycoengineering and Immunology group within the Section for Medical Biotechnology.

The successful candidate is expected to establish an internationally competitive research group that integrates cutting-edge glycobiology, molecular engineering, and advanced cell-and EV-engineering and analytical technologies for examining the effects of engineering on EV biology and to translate fundamental discoveries into next-generation therapies.

At DTU Bioengineering, you will help shape the future of precision drug delivery.

Responsibilities And Qualifications

A successful candidate will be passionate about mentoring the next generation of scientists and committed to driving original research that opens new frontiers in extracellular vesicle engineering and the elucidation of the role of glycans in EV biology and therapy.

You will be expected to bridge multiple scientific disciplines and contribute to deepening our understanding of how glycoengineered EVs can serve as precision drug delivery platforms and novel therapies.

As part of your activities, you are expected to:

Conduct excellent research and advance the field of glycoengineering, EV biology, and precision biotherapeutics.
Develop innovative technologies for engineering, characterizing, and functionalizing EVs for targeted therapeutic delivery.
Attract competitive external funding to support your research program.
Build strong national and international collaborations, both within academia and with clinical or industrial partners.
Teach and supervise at the BSc, MSc, and PhD levels.
Contribute to DTU Bioengineering's research environment, including shared infrastructures, collaborative projects, and strategic initiatives.

As part of your activities, you are expected to have:

Documented strong expertise in glycobiology as well as molecular and cellular glycoengineering, including glycan pathway engineering or glycan analysis.
Strong experience with extracellular vesicle biology, engineering and manufacturing, including isolation, characterization, and cell-based engineering of EVs.
Strong experience with cellular engineering, including CRISPR gene editing and synthetic biology approaches.

Profound experiences in antibody and fusion protein engineering, click chemistry and display on cells, sEV, and liposomes, as well as cell biology, human in vitro cell models and assay systems.

Experience in teaching mammalian cell biology, genome editing, and biotherapeutics in an effective and independent manner.
Experience with acquisition of research funding.
Experience in supervision of BSc, MSc and PhD students.
Strong publication record and experience with reviewer activities at internationally renowned peer-reviewed journals.

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.

As formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent).

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.

Expected starting date will be 1 July 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is part of DTU's Tenure Track program. Read more about the program and the recruitment process here .

You can read more about career paths at DTU here .

Further information

Further information may be obtained from Prof. Steffen Goletz ( )

You can read more about DTU Bioengineering at

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

Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 10 March :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 for the tenure track period
CV including employment history, list of publications, H-index and ORCID (see )
Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

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 Bioengineering

DTU Bioengineering conducts research across biochemistry, biophysics, molecular and cellular biology, enzymology, immunology, microbial physiology, natural product chemistry, nanotechnology, modelling, and bioinformatics.

Our mission is to advance biotechnology and biomedicine through fundamental and technological insights into biological systems, delivering research, innovation, education, and scientific services.

Our vision is to be an international leader in biotechnology and biomedicine, driving sustainable bioprocessing and improving human health.

A central focus is applying engineering principles to all aspects of biotechnology and biomedicine, positioning the department as a key contributor to the bio-based economy and the shift toward personalized medicine.

Teaching at bachelor, master, and PhD levels is closely linked to our research, ensuring students learn the latest scientific advances.

The department's activities align with the needs of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries and foster innovation in biopharmaceuticals, materials, ingredients, bioremediation, and related fields, while also supporting multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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.