Postdoc in Technology-Supported Home-Based Treatment - DTU Health Tech

Technical University of Denmark; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) invites applicants for a two-year postdoctoral researcher position in the TUH Signature Program on Technology-Supported Home-Based Treatment at the DTU Lyngby Campus. You will bridge engineering, digital health, and clinical research to develop scalable home-based care technologies.

PhD required; expertise in health tech, data standards, and clinical deployment is valued. Teaching and supervising DTU students will be part of the role.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field (required).
• Experience with digital health technologies and clinical research deployments.
• Ability to collaborate across engineers, researchers, clinicians, and healthcare stakeholders.
• Familiarity with health data standards and interoperability.

Responsibilities

• Provide technological expertise to researchers and clinicians in the TUH Signature Program.
• Develop, integrate, and evaluate digital health technologies for home-based treatment.
• Translate clinical needs into practical technological solutions and ensure deployment at scale.
• Involve teaching and supervision of DTU BSc/MSc projects.

Skills

Software development

System architecture

Digital health platforms

mHealth

Telemedicine

Remote patient monitoring

Sensor technologies

Wearables

HL7

FHIR

Data processing

Education

PhD degree

Tools

Electronic health record systems

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join the Technical University Hospital (TUH) Signature Program on Technology-Supported Home-Based Treatment.

The program brings together DTU and hospitals across Eastern Denmark to develop, evaluate, and implement technologies that support safe and effective treatment outside hospitals.

You will work at the intersection of engineering, digital health, and clinical research, collaborating with researchers and clinicians across ten clinical projects. Your work will focus on the development, integration, and evaluation of digital health technologies, with particular emphasis on their clinical application, technological maturity, and scalability.

Responsibilities

Your main responsibility will be to provide technological expertise and support to researchers and clinicians involved in the TUH Signature Program, helping develop, integrate, and evaluate digital health technologies for home-based treatment. You will work across multiple clinical research projects, translating clinical needs into practical technological solutions and ensuring that technologies can be deployed, evaluated, and scaled in real-world healthcare settings. This includes advising on technology selection, system integration, data collection, and technical implementation in close collaboration with clinical and technical research teams.

As a postdoc, you will also be involved in teaching and supervision of BSc and MSc student projects at DTU.

Qualifications

• Software development, system architecture, and integration of digital health platforms and technologies.
• Digital health technologies, including mobile health (mHealth), telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, and home-based treatment.
• Sensor technologies, wearable devices, and mobile sensing for collecting physiological, behavioral, and patient-reported health data.
• Health data science, including data processing, analysis, and digital phenotyping.
• User-centered design, usability evaluation, and development of digital health solutions in collaboration with patients and healthcare professionals.
• Health data standards and interoperability, including HL7, FHIR, and integration with electronic health record systems.
• Knowledge of the Danish healthcare system and national eHealth infrastructure, including health data exchange and cross-sector collaboration.
• Experience with clinical research, including the deployment and evaluation of technologies in clinical studies and real-world healthcare settings.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and communicate effectively with engineers, researchers, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders.

We do not expect candidates to have expertise in all these areas, but we value a strong technical background, practical experience with digital health technologies, and an interest in applying research and technology to clinical practice.

As a formal qualification, you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent).

We offer

DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation, and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and terms of employment

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. In addition, supplements can be negotiated in accordance with DTU's salary structure for scientific staff: www.inside.dtu.dk/en/human-resources/during-employment/salary/salary-structures.

The period of employment is 2 years. The starting date is January 2027, or as mutually agreed. The position is a full-time position.

The workplace is at DTU Lyngby Campus.

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.

Further information

Further information may be obtained from Jakob Bardram ([e-mail]). You can read more about Prof. Bardram's research at www.bardram.net/.

You can read more about the Department of Health Technology (DTU Health Tech) at www.healthtech.dtu.dk and the Technical University Hospital at tuh.dtu.dk.

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU - Moving to Denmark.

DTU Health Tech

DTU Health Tech engages in research, education, and innovation in technical and natural sciences for the healthcare sector. The healthcare sector is a globally expanding market with demands for the most advanced technological solutions. DTU Health Tech lays the foundation for companies to develop innovative products and services that benefit people and create value for society. DTU Health Tech's expertise spans imaging and biosensor techniques, digital health and biological modeling, and biopharma technologies. The department has a scientific staff of about 210 persons, 130 PhD students, and a technical/administrative support staff of about 160 persons, the majority of whom contribute to our research infrastructure and related commercial activities.

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DTU is one of Europe's leading elite technical universities. Through research and education at an international top level, we create solutions to the major societal challenges of our time and help secure Europe's global leadership in sustainable technological development. Since Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU almost 200 years ago, our mission has remained the same: We develop and create value through the natural and technical sciences for the benefit of society. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students, and 6,500 employees. We work in an international environment and have an inclusive, stimulating, and informal work culture. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities around the world.