Senior Project Manager for the EU research project WeHear DTU Health Tech

Would you like to become the leading project manager for a European research and innovation consortium about new AI-based hearing technology Are you able to drive large-scale projects within a complex landscape of many European stakeholders

Then this position may be an excellent fit for you.

We are seeking a senior project manager for a fixedterm threeyear appointment to coordinate and manage the EUfunded research and innovation project WeHear which aims to create future hearing solutions for smart glasses. WeHear brings together a multidisciplinary consortium of leading academic and industrial partners across Europe working in hearing research audiovisual AI egocentric vision spatial audio technology neuromorphic sensing and cognitive science. The projects mission is to create next-generation audio-visual hearing assistive solutions that use video to identify and enhance relevant sounds in order to help people with hearing loss communicate in everyday noisy environments.

As senior project manager you will play a central role in ensuring effective governance highquality project execution contractual compliance and scientific impact across the consortium. You will be working closely with the EU the Project Coordinator Executive Board and work package leaders across Europe.

The job
Thesenior project manager will be responsible for the daytoday leadership and coordination of the project and acts as the primary interface with the European Commission. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and coordinating the projects governance structures (General Assembly and Executive Board) ensuring efficient decisionmaking and communication across the consortium
• Acting as the primary contact with the European Commission and ensuring alignment with Horizon Europe requirements
• Managing the Grant Agreement and Consortium Agreement ensuring partner compliance with contractual legal and administrative obligations
• Coordinating the preparation review and submission of deliverables periodic reports and financial statements and supporting partners in financial and reporting procedures
• Monitoring project progress against the work plan milestones and KPIs identifying risks or delays and coordinating corrective actions
• Developing and maintaining the projects risk management and mitigation plan and coordinating ethics procedures in collaboration with the projects Ethics Advisor
• Coordinating the External Expert Advisory Board and supporting strategic scientific and innovation alignment
• Overseeing the projects Data Management Plan ensuring compliance with FAIR principles GDPR and EC Open Science requirements
• Supporting intellectual property management innovation activities and exploitation planning across the consortium
• Leading dissemination and communication activities including the Plan for Exploitation and Dissemination of Results and representing the project in EU networks and clustering activities

Our expectations of you
We are looking for a highly qualified and proactive professional with:

• Experience managing EUfunded research and innovation projects or major research initiatives preferably Horizon Europe
• Strong expertise in project governance reporting financial coordination and EU compliance
• Proven ability to work with large multidisciplinary international consortia
• Excellent organisational documentation and communication skills in English
• The ability to operate independently and take leadership responsibility in a complex project environment

As a person you are skilled at building bridges and thrive in a role where not everything is defined in advance. You are analytical structured decisive and enjoy working in a research environment with many stakeholders. Experience with research projects in AI digital health or advanced sensing technologies is considered an advantage.

As a formal qualification you must hold a masters degree.

What we offer in return
We offer an exciting position with significant autonomy in a research field of immense importance for future developments in hearing technology. You will have a key role in an ambitious research project with substantial visibility. Your work will play a key role in the successful execution of the WeHear project and thereby contribute directly to the development of future hearing technologies with the potential to improve the quality of life and well-being of millions of people with hearing loss. You will become part of an exciting international research environment working closely with senior researchers engineers and industrial partners across Europe.

The position is placed at DTU Department of Health Technology at the Hearing Systems Section. The Hearing Systems Section offers a stimulating and highly international environment with close interactions between academic and management staff and students of a wide range of disciplines and nationalities. The section characterized by high professional standards strong collegiality and a positive working atmosphere.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).

The period of employment is 3 years.

The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.

Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than 1 July 2026 (23:59 Danish time).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 Associate Professor Jens Hjortkjæror Assistant Professor Axel Ahrens.

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 Health Tech creates health technology to improve health and well-being for humans in collaboration with companies hospitals as well as national and international researchers. The cross-disciplinarity at the department which includes mathematics computer science physics chemistry and biology provides the foundation for new and innovative technology for the future. The Hearing Systems Section conducts research in auditory signal processing and perception speech communication audiology objective measures of auditory function computational models of hearing hearing instrument signal processing and multi-sensory perception. Our goal is to increase our understanding of the human auditory system and to provide insights that are useful for technical and clinical applications. The section offers outstanding infrastructure and facilities including a multi-speaker anechoic Audiovisual Immersion Lab (AVIL) for acoustic virtual reality state-of-the art physiology and psychoacoustics facilities and dedicated communication laboratories.

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