Head of Data and Knowledge Engineering

Do you have experience working with a variety of research data sets with an engineering, architecture and design approach? Are you at the same time looking for an opportunity to be part of a team that is breaking new grounds in data and knowledge engineering? If so, this is the job you have been waiting for. At DTU Biosustain in Lyngby, Greater Copenhagen you will unfold your skills as enabler for approx. 300 world-class scientists in Copenhagen and San Diego. Your personal efforts will enable and accelerate our work towards development of new environment friendly products, better and less energy consuming manufacturing processes, new medical treatments, climate friendly farming, etc.

Expand and operate infrastructure to support high-throughput and complex data
As Head of Data and Knowledge Engineering your focus is to expand and operate a next generation informatics infrastructure that enables efficient management of big data sets, big data analytics and knowledge management. More specifically, you will expand and manage a cutting-edge data infrastructure consisting of data lake, data warehouse and institutional knowledge graph linking internal data with universal knowledge. A lot of your work will be related to our cutting edge, integrated informatics platform Lifelike.

We have already come a long way but we need you to drive our next leap forward by applying your engineering perspective while working hands-on with architecture, design and implementation. Your primary tasks will be to:

About DTU Biosustain
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU Biosustain) is an interdisciplinary research centre that develops new knowledge and technology to support the production of bio-chemicals using microbial production with 300 employees. The center is organised with a number of Scientific Sections and Research Groups. In the Sections, researchers do basic research to determine the spectrum of chemistry that can be produced biologically. Groups have an applied / translational approach focusing on shortening the strain design and development process. Learn more at biosustain.dtu.dk . 

About Lifelike
Lifelike is a graph-powered knowledge reconstruction and mining platform. Researchers can understand structured and unstructured data quickly, cross-connect it with other sources of knowledge, and with the use of artificial intelligence and graph data science algorithms, provide interpretable and evidence-based insights.

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

Contact and application
Please submit your online application no later than 16 August 2021 (Danish time). You can apply for the position online at www.career.dtu.dk. Open the “Apply online” link, fill out the form and attach your CV, cover letter, diploma and if relevant list of publications.

If you have any questions, you are very welcome to contact Chief Information Officer, Evelyn Travnik, at [email protected] .

All qualified candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear vision to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That vision lives on today. DTU has 12,900 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.