The IT University of Copenhagen seeks a part-time Lab Manager for the IxD lab.

The IxD Lab
The IxD Lab is a place where we build ideas. It is a space for working with research questions that demand physical explorations into new forms of interaction and new material and computational expressions.

Job description
The Lab Manager will take on the administrative and daily management of the IxD Lab in collaboration with the academic management of the IxD Lab. The lab manager will be the daily manager of the other lab staff (Part-time lecturers and lab assistants) and will be responsible for recruiting lab assistants. 

The Lab Manager is responsible for maintaining the machine park in the IxD lab’s workspace for all non-electronic prototyping. The lab manager is expected to work with academic staff regarding budget management and acquisitions for courses and research and maintain and update the basic material stock in the lab.

The Lab Manager will support research projects that use the IxD lab. This may also include acquiring expertise beyond general fabrication and electronics to provide the necessary support.

The Lab Manager may be required to organize workshops and extra-curricular courses aimed at teaching specific skills, materials, or technologies, preparing the students for their constructive project or exam work, and providing technical and design support.

Finally, the Lab Manager ensures that the IxD lab collaborates with the other design-oriented labs at ITU and the ITU Lab Council.

Competencies
We expect the applicant to have experience participating in research projects and conducting teaching at the university level. The candidate should also have competencies in design, mechanical and product engineering, iterative prototyping of electronics and hardware, including extensive experience using laser cutters and 3D printers, and a broad material understanding.  

A successful applicant is pedagogical and ready to communicate clearly with a wide range of personalities and roles ranging from students to professors and other staff at ITU. 

Working at the IT University
Located in modern architecture, a 6-minute metro ride from the center of Copenhagen, the IT University offers an informal working environment, a varied everyday life, and a highly motivated, ambitious, competent, and diverse international faculty, with PhD degrees from 17 different countries. The IT University is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself in actively and successfully pursuing an improved gender balance among students and among faculty.

Salary and terms of employment
Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Taxation’s agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) and job structure for academic staff at Universities.

For more information
Questions about the position can be directed to the Head of the IxD lab, Anna Vallgårda, akav@itu.dk, +45 6171 2875

Application procedure
You can only apply for this position through our e-recruitment system. Apply by pushing the button "Apply for position" in the job announcement on our website.

Application deadline is 15 October 2024 at 12:00 CEST.

Interviews will be held in week 43. Please note that the IT University use tests during the recruitment process.

At the IT University we have an international environment and view diversity as a valuable resource. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive working environment for all our employees and encourage all qualified applicants, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation, or ethnic background to apply for the position.