Do you want to be a research assistant at Department of Clinical Medicine?

A research assistant is a scientific position where you can develop an independent clinical research profile. You are employed for a maximum of three years, regardless of whether you are employed full-time or part-time. Research assistant is not a career position, and you are not entitled to be offered specific career development opportunities. This position is often used before you start your PhD. 

The position CANNOT be applied for if you have a PhD, unless it is an employment period of six months or less, or it is immediately following your PhD.

How do you become a research assistant?
Most research assistant at the Department of Clinical Medicine (DCM) have created their positions themselves, funded by external, so-called earmarked funds. This always happens in close collaboration with a hiring manager. Some research assistants at DCM have been hired because they applied for an advertised position.

See job openings at the Department of Clinical Medicine.

Before moving forwards - are the prerequisites in place?

• I have found a hiring manager at DCM at a minimum Associate Professor level whom I can refer to daily (for professional sparring, assistance in seeking funding, performance MUS discussions, etc.)
• Funding for my salary is in place, either from funds or from my hospital department/my department

You and/or your hiring manager need to find approximately 486,000 DKK per year (AU's 2025 figures) for a full-time research assistant position. Some combine their Postdoc position with a clinical position and are thus employed part-time. However, you must be employed at least one day a week (7.4 hours per week) as a research assistant.

Do you meet the formal requirements?

• Yes, I have a Master's degree.
• Yes, my qualifications also match the academic field described in the job description (a Master's degree in orthopedic surgery would most likely not qualify for a positive evaluation as a research assistant in clinical biochemistry)

How do you proceed?

• You fill in the employment form found on the right side of this page.

Once you and your manager can confirm the above, your manager should contact the secretariat at DCM, who will then:

• assist your hiring manager in drafting a final job description
• inform the hiring manager about the schedule, including the assessment process, which you, according to the general principles of integrity and arm's length, are not involved in planning
• ensure that the assessment and hiring process proceed at DCM and in HR – including obtaining necessary financial approvals

​​​​​​​When can you start the job?
Expect that it will take at least two months from your manager contacting the secretariat until you can start as a research assistant.