Postdoc in Wearable Biosensors and Soft Bioelectronics - DTU Health Tech

If you are passionate about advancing wearable healthcare technologies and want to build your career at the forefront of biomedical research, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact. As a Postdoctoral Researcher in Wearable Biosensors and Soft Bioelectronics at DTU Health Tech, you will develop innovative sensing technologies that combine flexible bioelectronics, biosensors, and artificial intelligence to address real-world healthcare challenges. You will work in a highly interdisciplinary and international research environment, collaborate with leading scientists and partners, publish high-impact research, and contribute to translating scientific discoveries into next-generation healthcare solutions.

Responsibilities and qualifications

Your overall focus will be to develop next-generation wearable biosensors and soft bioelectronic technologies for continuous health monitoring. You will contribute to the design, fabrication, and validation of innovative sensing platforms by combining biomaterials, functional biomolecules, nanomaterials, and flexible bioelectronics. Working in a highly interdisciplinary and international research environment, you will collaborate with colleagues across health technology, biology, materials science, and data science to translate fundamental research into advanced healthcare solutions.

Your primary tasks will be to

• Design and develop wearable biosensors and soft bioelectronic systems.
• Engineer and characterize functional materials and biointerfaces for sensing applications.
• Develop and evaluate sensing platforms using biomolecules, proteins, and nanomaterials.
• Perform biochemical, biophysical, and electrochemical characterization of sensing systems.
• Validate sensing technologies through in vitro and ex vivo studies.
• Publish research in leading international journals and present your findings at scientific conferences.
• Co-supervise MSc and PhD students and contribute to collaborative research activities.

We expect you to have

• A PhD in biophysics, biochemistry, biomedical sciences, materials science, chemistry, or a related discipline.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: biosensors, bioelectronics, biomaterials, nanomaterials, or electrochemical sensing.
• Hands-on experience in designing, developing, and experimentally validating functional materials or sensing platforms.
• A strong publication record and excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• The ability to work independently while contributing effectively to interdisciplinary and international collaborations.

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 2.5 years.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here .

Further information

Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz, [email hidden] , who leads the Biologically inspired material engineering (BioEngine) research group at the Department of Health Technology.

You can read more about Department of Health Technology at www.healthtech.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 .

Application procedure

Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 27 August 2026 (23:59 Danish time) .

Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file . The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• CV
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD – in English)
• List of publications
• Other documents and links relevant to your previous work

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

With a vision to improve health and quality of life through technology, DTU Health Tech engages in research, education, and innovation based on technical and natural science. We educate tomorrow’s health tech engineers and create the foundation for new and innovative services and technologies for the globally expanding healthcare sector with its demands for the most advanced technological solutions. DTU Health Tech’s expertise can be described through five overall research areas: Diagnostic Imaging, Digital Health, Personalised Therapy, Precision Diagnostics, and Sensory and Neural Technology. Our technologies and solutions are developed with the aim of benefiting people and creating value for society. The department has a scientific staff of about 210 persons, 140 PhD Students, and a technical/administrative support staff of about 100 persons of which a large majority contributes to our research infrastructure and related commercial activities.

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.