Scientific Fundraiser: DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability - DTU Sustain

Systematic searching, negotiation, coordination, and scientific writing

DTU’s Centre for Absolute Sustainability is looking for a scientific fundraiser, experienced in developing, coordinating and co-writing applications for large research projects.

The job
We are seeking a new colleague with scientific competencies, to help us to develop our project pipeline at the Centre, taking the lead in prioritising the many funding opportunities that we have and developing these into realised projects.

Primary areas of responsibility will include:

• Development and support for research applications with internal and external partners
• Information and advisory activities on funding for research and innovation for researchers and the Centre’s management
• Collaboration with DTU’s central research office on support for excellence applications
• Facilitation and process management of larger strategic applications for the Centre
• Driving and coordinating dialogue with and across DTU’s departments regarding joint research activities
• Initiating collaborations that can lead to applications
• Drafting and coordination of research applications, including the scientific and administrative contents
• Setup, coordination and handover of successful applications to the project manager(s)

Our expectations of you
You have experience in fundraising, both with respect to coordinating & prioritising funding applications, and with respect to assisting with the scientific writing process. 

You are a keen collaborator, able to communicate at high scientific level, with senior research staff, funding agencies and other relevant stakeholders (incl. company representatives, NGOs, GOs). 

You have a proven track record in scientific writing, possibly with a PhD and with scientific publications in your name as co-/author. 

You are used to taking initiative and to taking the lead on development tasks with multiple types and numbers of collaborators, as is the nature of scientific research proposals. 

You are good at planning towards deadlines and able to coordinate efforts in a collaborative and organised manner.

What we offer in return
The DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability offers collaboration with a highly purpose-driven team of colleagues, all of whom share a common goal to advance the scientific field, in collaboration with each other, internally, and to communicate this broadly to relevant societal stakeholders. Our team is highly diverse with respect to nationality, gender, age and interests. Our own ambitions and activities drive our everyday working life, and we look forward to welcoming a colleague who can help us to realise these through funded projects. We experience many expressions of interest from internal and external colleagues, eager to collaborate with us on project applications, either towards specific calls, or as uninvited bids to foundations or consortia.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). In addition, supplements can be negotiated in accordance with DTU’s salary structure for academic staff employed in technical-administrative positions at DTU (AC TAP): https://www.inside.dtu.dk/en/human-resources/during-employment/salary/salary-structures

The position is full time and for a period of 2 years with expected starting date in fall 2026

The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus

Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than Sunday, 4 October 2026 – we will be continuously reviewing applications and calling to interviews. 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 Centre Lead, Professor Michael Z. Hauschild, via [email protected], or Centre Co-Lead, Professor Tim C. McAloone, via [email protected]

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.

The DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability is a cross-departmental initiative at DTU, bearing the mission of fostering research and innovation, to support fact-based strategic sustainability decision-making in Denmark and internationally. By bringing leading experts on assessment and engineering approaches together in an orchestrated collaboration, the Centre is strengthening and consolidating sustainability competencies at DTU and is enabling ground-breaking research results within technology-focused environmental sustainability transition.

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.

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