Coordination manager for CEBE Civil Engineering and the Green Transition in the Built Environment, University of Southern Denmark

CEBE - Civil Engineering and the Green Transition in the Built Environment is a strategic initiative funded by the Villum Foundation that seeks to strengthen research and development of sustainable solutions for the construction sector. The programme will run for 10 years and is a collaboration between University of Southern Denmark (SDU) Aarhus University Aalborg University and Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The main aim of the project is to address the challenges of the construction sector and society in relation to the green transition.

In CEBE researchers will collaborate across the four partner universities alongside international and industrial partners. The aim is to develop new knowledge methods and materials that can reduce the construction industrys climate impact. To address the entire life cycle of the built environment the programme is structured around seven different research areas.

Coordination Manager/Administrative Support for CEBE - Civil Engineering and the Green Transition in the Built Environment University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

Responsibilities of the Coordination Manager (Administrative Support) for CEBE:

• Administrative assistance to all research groups that are part of CEBE
• Supporting the scientific manager in day-to-day tasks
• Planning of internal coordination and steering group meetings
• Agenda/minutes for internal coordination and steering group meetings in collaboration with the Scientific Manager
• Help ensure deadlines are met
• Ensure information is shared with all SDU partners
• Administrative support for status reports and other deliverables
• Coordinate with TEK Økonomi and TEK Innovation
• Coordinate with Aalborg University who has the overall responsibility for administration of the project
• Identify potential opportunities for additional funding
• Keep the CEBE SharePoint site updated
• Ensure external communication about results and milestones (web LinkedIn press etc.)
• Administrative point of contact at SDU
• Support the organization of events related to CEBE

About you:

You are proactive enthusiastic and have the desire to make a positive difference. You are ready to meet researchers and external partners and have the desire and ability to engage in discussions at a highly qualified level and argue your case. You will proactively collaborate and coordinate with many different actors both internally at the faculty with other units at SDU and external partners.

Your ability to work in an interdisciplinary and international environment and drive strategic development will be crucial to strengthening our current team.

We are looking for an employee with a relevant academic background at master or PhD level who:

• Has experience working within an Academic Environment
• Has a background/knowledge within Civil Engineering
• Has experience in the administration of externally funded research and innovation projects.
• Has a proven ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills
• Is adaptable to changes and able to handle unforeseen challenges in projects.
• Has the ability to structure complex processes and administrative regulations.
• Writes clearly and fluently in both Danish and English at a high level and is proficient in common IT tools.

Workplace:

You will be placed in TEK Innovation (in Odense) which is the research support unit at the Faculty of Engineering. It is expected that you will also spend time within the environment of the scientific manager and thus you will have an additional hot-desk in the Department of Technology and Innovation in which the scientific manager is located.

About TEK Innovation:

The Faculty of Engineering at SDU has 5 departments approx. 600 employees and approx. 3500 students and is located in Odense and Sønderborg. TEK Innovation is the facultys research support and innovation unit. We assist the management and the academic environments in creating and running externally funded research and innovation projects building bridges to the outside world and supporting the strategic development of the faculty. We are an international department with 20 employees and we emphasize knowledge sharing and helping each other with the tasks. Read more about the faculty here.

Salary and terms of employment:

Employment takes place in accordance with the current collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC Circular on the Collective Agreement for Academics in the State. Depending on your qualifications you will be offered a position as a special consultant or chief consultant. Depending on qualifications it will be possible to negotiate supplements. This is a permanentSK1full-time position.

Application and contact:

The application deadline is12. February 2026 at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST)

If you would like further information about the position you are welcome to contact the Head of Department of Technology and Innovation Jeroen Bergmann by emailjberg@ phone . Additionally you can reach out to the Head of TEK Innovation Susanne Kjelstrup by e-mail:sukj@or phone

Application must include cover letter CV and certificate. All documents in connection with the application should not contain CPR number (civil registration number) in that case the CPR number must be crossed out.

All attached files must be in Adobe PDF format. Cover letter and CV can contain max. 5 Mb.

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The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

About SDU

The University of Southern Denmark was established to create value for and with society. Whether our contributions come in the form of excellent research innovative solutions education or learning we must make a positive difference to society and contribute to a sustainable future. We do this by cultivating talents and creating the best environments for research and learning. It is therefore crucial that SDU retains develops and recruits talent. At the same time we need to ensure consistently high quality in all our activities and we can only do that with the right people. The Universitys researchers lecturers students managers and technical/administrative staff are the foundation of our success.