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Center PA and Administrative Coordinator

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Design (CPD) is recruiting an energetic and motivated team player for the role of Center Personal Assistant (PA) and Administrative Coordinator from 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The successful candidate should be motivated to work closely with researchers and administrative staff in an inclusive, highly interactive environment, with the ambition to establish a leading, internationally recognized, multidisciplinary, and highly collaborative research center focused on protein design.

About Us

The overall mission of the CPD is to tackle key challenges and grasp new opportunities in protein design by interfacing with the basic sciences – biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics – to advance fundamental understanding of protein structure and function, and to enable frontier protein design. In addition, through an open and collaborative network of experts across these disciplines and other fields – such as biotechnology, medicine,



and pharmacology – the CPD will address challenges in healthcare and sustainability. Importantly, the Center will collaborate with local, national, and international partners from academia and industry to deliver world-leading research and training in fundamental and applied protein design.

The CPD is funded by an initial grant of 700M DKK for 7 years from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. At capacity, the CPD is anticipated to have ≈8 research groups, ≈70 researchers, and ≈8 support staff.

Read more about us: cpd.ku.dk

The Position

The Center PA and Administrative Coordinator will assist the Center Director, Center Manager, and the Management Team in implementing actions to advance the CPD's mission. In particular, the Center PA and Administrative Coordinator will provide general administrative support and coordination in a variety of areas and liaise with researchers and administrators within the Ce

📌 Center PA and Administrative Coordinator (Asunción)
🏢 Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen
📍 Asunción