Technical Manager - DTU Management

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet; Ørsted; On-site; DKK 520,000 - 740,000; Full time

Job summary

DTU Management seeks a skilled technical leader to manage and develop the Observatory for Technological Questions in Society. You will oversee technical operations, collaborate with the central communications department, and build infrastructure for ongoing controversy mapping as a research agenda.

The role focuses on large language models, NLP, open-source tool development, and interdisciplinary collaboration within a dynamic, international environment at DTU Lyngby Campus.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical operations in research environments.
• Ability to support interdisciplinary collaborations with an STS component.
• Strong background in computational social science or digital methods labs.

Responsibilities

• Organize and lead technical operations in the observatory.
• Coordinate with central communications on strategic development.
• Develop and maintain technical infra for continuous analysis and visualization of societal debate about technology.

Skills

LLMs / NLP

Data visualization

Open‑source tools

Tools

Open-source tool development

Job description

Experience in tool building for digital methods, controversy mapping, computational social science.

We are looking for an experienced technical manager to manage and develop the technical infrastructure of the Observatory for Technological Questions in Society. The observatory has taken on a 2-year strategic development project in collaboration with the central communications department at DTU to map public debates about technology in Denmark and help support the participation of DTU's research and expertise in those debates. You will be collaborating with researchers in the observatory to build the technical platform for this project and develop continuous controversy mapping as a research agenda.

Skilled technical lead for the Observatory for Technological Questions in Society

Primary areas of responsibility:

• Organize and lead technical operations in the observatory
• Coordinate work with the central communications department on strategic development project
• Develop and maintain technical infrastructure for continuous analysis and visualization of societal debate about technology.

Our expectations of you

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience as a technical manager from computational social science / digital methods labs, especially supporting interdisciplinary research collaborations with an STS component, and have deep expertise in the following technical areas:

• Large language models and natural language processing
• Visualization of unstructured data (text) and exploratory data visualization
• Open-source tool development

What we offer in return

We offer a dynamic and international work environment in the Observatory for Technological Questions in Society (ECHOlab), the Division for Technology and Business Studies, and the Department of Management. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism among our staff, so skills development is an integral part of our organization. As part of the project you will be working on, you will be supporting the implementation of the university’s strategy in collaboration with other departments at DTU, providing a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary exchange across a wide range of subject areas.

Salary and appointment terms

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

In addition, supplements can be negotiated in accordance with DTU's salary structure for academic staff employed in technical-administrative positions at DTU (AC TAP): www.inside.dtu.dk/en/human-resources/during-employment/salary/salary-structures.

You are employed as an Senior Officer. The position is a 2-year full-time position. Starting date is 1 September 2026 (or according to mutual agreement).

The workplace is 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.

DTU Management conducts excellent research at the intersection of management, technology and economics. We develop solutions in close cooperation with companies and public authorities. Our research aims at strengthening welfare, productivity and sustainability. A key element is the role of technology and its interaction with industry and individuals. The department offers a wide range of courses and programs at bachelor, master, and PhD levels across DTU's study programs. The department has 250+ employees with around half of staff coming from abroad.

DTU - For the benefit of society since 1829
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.

Location

Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

Apply Before

2026-08-20T21:59:00+00:00