UX and Graphical Designer

The Department of Health Technology (DTU Health Tech )at the Technical University of Denmark is looking for a skilled User Experience (UX) and graphic designer to work on the Copenhagen Research Platform (CARP). As a UX designer, you should have a strong educational background at a bachelor's level in computer science, software engineering, design and innovation processes, or similar.

The job

As a UX designer, you will be responsible for the analysis, design, graphical implementation, documentation, and quality assurance of the software we develop for CARP, including web and smartphone applications. You will also be responsible for designing graphics and photography and technical writing on the CARP home pages.

Our expectations of you

You need a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

Your skills will match one or more of the following topics:

- UX design methods (interviewing, sketching, prototyping, thinking aloud, etc.)

- UX design in Figma, including using templates

- UX evaluation in Figma and in actual prototypes

- Photography and editing (e.g., in Photoshop)

- Technical writing of tutorial and other end-user documentation

- Graphical design of icons, illustrations, figures, etc.

- Documentation of UX design

What we offer in return

We offer a challenging and exciting job highly relevant to your studies. You will work with cutting-edge health technology research in an international academic community and atmosphere focusing on research and innovation to benefit the surrounding society. DTU HEALTH TECH is a very flexible and exciting workplace, and you will work closely with the researchers in the Digital Health section.

Salary and appointment terms

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC), the OAO-S Joint Agreement and the organization agreement for IT employees (Prosa) in the service of the state or any other relevant collective agreement.

The job is part-time, 15 hours per week. You will get a contract for 15 hours a week, but the workload can be averaged over several weeks. You can have this job while studying for an MSc degree at DTU or another university in Copenhagen. There is a possibility for full-time employment.

Your primary workplace will be in the CARP lab at the DTU Campus in Lyngby and in hospital clinics in RH and RSJ. Remote work can be done at times.

Application and contact

Please submit your online application no later than Wednesday, 29 January 2025 (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 get in touch with Professor Jakob E. Bardram at jakba@dtu.dk
.

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.

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 mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 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.