EuroTech Universities Alliance

Danish Technical University Liaison Officer – EuroTech

EuroTech Universities Alliance

Brussels, Belgium

We are hiring a full-time Liaison Officer to represent the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in the EuroTech Universities Alliance.

As DTU Liaison Officer, you will be based in the EuroTech office in Brussels. In your role, you will represent DTU within joint EuroTech activities and strengthen DTU’s own network and initiatives in Brussels. You will work closely with the EuroTech Secretary General to reinforce multilateral Alliance activities, and with DTU’s Office for Research, Advice and Innovation with specialist insights into European Affairs and technology research and innovation.

The deadline for applications is 3^rd November 2025.

Read more about the position and application process below.

About the DTU Liaison Officer role

Tasks & responsibilities:

• Represent DTU in the EuroTech Universities Alliance, contributing to the development and delivery of the Brussels Office roadmap and cooperating with the EuroTech team on joint initiatives;
• Contribute to political outreach and advocacy efforts, including through policy dialogues and the development of policy reports and papers for the strategic positioning of DTU and EuroTech in Brussels;
• Serve as an adviser on EU policy, with a particular focus on research, education, and innovation agendas, and provide strategic intelligence and policy monitoring on EU-level developments;
• Manage relationships, on behalf of DTU as well as EuroTech, with the European Commission, the European Parliament and other stakeholders in the European Union’s higher education, research and innovation landscape;
• Lead and develop EuroTech activities within specific topics, initiatives and Focus Areas under DTU leadership;
• Organise and contribute to joint workshops, webinars, roundtables, and networking events;
• Support DTU’s European initiatives and visiting delegations in Brussels;
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on activities for EuroTech stakeholders and DTU leadership, faculty, and staff;
• Support the development of institutional partnerships between DTU and EuroTech member universities.

Your profile:

• At least master’s degree (or equivalent); ideally with experience in the European higher education and research landscape;
• Excellent written and spoken English is required; knowledge of Danish is an asset;
• Solid understanding of European funding mechanisms (e.g. Horizon Europe, Erasmus+), policy initiatives, and institutions;
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a European or international setting, preferably in research, higher education, public affairs, or EU project development;
• Strong communication and networking skills across cultures and professional hierarchies;
• Flexibility, proactivity, and the ability to work independently with a hands-on approach as well as within physical, virtual and hybrid team settings;
• Strategic competencies, result-oriented working methods, high efficiency and attention to detail, sense of responsibility;
• Regular business trips within Europe are part of the role;
• Advanced knowledge of standard office software;
• Legal entitlement to work in the European Union.

Our offer

In this versatile role, you will represent one of Europe’s top science and technology institutions in Brussels. As a member of the EuroTech community, you will be in a unique position to connect Europe with DTU, and DTU to its EuroTech partners. You will work in a motivated, international team, enjoy ownership of your work, and be able to build on your professional strengths. We provide an open, multicultural and engaging environment, where people feel included, accepted and allowed to thrive surrounded by passionate colleagues.

Please note: You will be employed by the EuroTech Universities Alliance, organised as an Association internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL) under Belgian law. While we expect you to work on-site in Brussels, remote work on individual days is possible. You will also be required to spend a few days per month at DTU in Lyngby (Copenhagen area). Our offer entails a full-time open-ended position with a competitive salary package and a range of benefits, including additional holidays, lunch vouchers, private hospitalisation insurance, and a pension scheme.

Application process

Applications (CV including references and a cover letter detailing your annual gross salary expectations in EUR), must be submitted by 3^rd November 2025, in one pdf-file to:

Sophie Viscido
EuroTech Universities Alliance Secretary General
recruitment@eurotech-universities.eu
with the subject line “DTU Liaison Officer Application”.

Note: If you are interested in both our DTU Liaison Officer position and our Senior Policy and Strategic Communications Manager position at EuroTech, please indicate both in the subject line of your application email and specify which role you would prefer and why in the body of the message.

We expect the first round of interviews to take place online in the first half of November with a second round of interviews for select candidates mid-November in Brussels. We hope that the successful candidate will assume their new role as DTU Liaison Officer in December 2025.

As part of your application, you will provide personal data to the EuroTech Universities Alliance. Please view our privacy policy on collecting and processing personal data in the course of the application process pursuant to Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR) at https://eurotech-universities.eu/privacy-and-cookies-policy/. By submitting your application, you confirm to have read and understood the data protection information provided by EuroTech.

About the EuroTech Universities Alliance

Established in 2011, the EuroTech Universities Alliance brings together Europe’s most innovative and enterprising universities of science & technology. United by a shared commitment to excellence and societal impact, we focus on research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and education to find solutions to the pressing challenges facing our economy and society.

Through tight and trust-based collaboration, we actively contribute to shape policy outcomes and jointly foster impact. Guided by our common values of academic freedom, diversity and inclusion, integrity and responsibility, and the promotion of creativity and entrepreneurial thinking, we aim to:

• Conduct world-class research and innovation that makes a major contribution to addressing the grand societal and industrial challenges of our time;
• Educate the brightest global talents in science and technology to become innovators and change agents for society and industry.