DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Macroscale Sustainability Assessment
1 week ago
The Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering (DTU Sustain) at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) offers a full-time Assistant Professor (tenure track) position in Macroscale Sustainability Assessment. Expected start date is 2nd half of 2025. It will be nested within the Section for Quantitative Sustainability Assessment, which also co-hosts the DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability and hosts the DTU USEtox Research Centre.
The position aims at developing science-based solutions for addressing society's grand environmental sustainability challenges in a team of international front-runners in quantitative, life cycle based, and absolute sustainability assessment. We have over a 16-years period been the most publishing and cited university worldwide in the research field of life cycle assessment and are co-hosting the DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability.
The position will allow you to collaborate with researchers and stakeholders across sectors, including international top-academic institutions and experts from the public and private sectors.
The position is full-time and based at DTU Lyngby campus, just north of Copenhagen. Copenhagen is renowned around the world for its relaxed atmosphere and high quality of life.
Responsibilities and qualifications
Sustainability is a central element in DTU's Strategy, where a strategic aim is "to develop technologies for sustainable change". The position targets research within the field of quantitative sustainability assessment to support achieving this aim.
We hence seek highly qualified candidates with experience in one or more of the following research areas:
- Development of multi-regional input-output (MRIO) models
- Building of spatiotemporally differentiated inventories of environmental and social data to be integrated into MRIO modelling
- Combination and/or integration of different models, such as MRIO modelling, computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, system dynamics/integrated assessment models
- Integration of future scenarios into MRIO/CGE models
- Hybridization of process-based LCA with input-output tables
- Applications of MRIO modelling to perform global, national and sector footprinting
- Linking the environmental data of MRIO/CGE models to indicators of planetary and regional boundaries for absolute environmental sustainability assessment
You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with the DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability and the DTU USEtox Research Centre, co-hosted/hosted at DTU.
We seek candidates with a potential for creative and independent research, willingness to collaborate and interact with other researchers, the ability to teach sustainability assessment related courses and to disseminate research in seminars, conferences and in the classroom.
As part of your activities, you are expected to:
- Conduct excellent research and developing the field within the above-mentioned research areas
- Attract external excellence and strategic funding in your research field
- Build collaborations on developing technologies for sustainable transition with academics within and outside DTU, and with private and public sector experts
- Engage actively in international network activities
- Teach in university courses and supervise students in their bachelor and master thesis projects
The position requires a set of interdisciplinary academic expertise along with technical and training skills to establish new research areas within hybrid input-output and dynamic systems assessment.
You are additionally expected to:
- Enjoy teaching at bachelor and master levels and be eager to develop your skills towards effective teaching in sustainability assessment for engineers.
- Bring strong expertise and an adequate track record in one or more of the research topics listed above
- Motivate colleagues, peers, and students to give the very best and create an interdisciplinary atmosphere to achieve ambitious goals.
- Be a team player in the research group and contribute to its further development.
If selected, you will be expected to develop academic visibility, and over time establish national and international research leadership within your field.
You must be responsible for the teaching of courses. DTU employs two working languages: Danish and English. You are expected to be fluent in at least one of these languages, and in time are expected to master both.
As formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent).
You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:
- Experience and quality of teaching
- Research experience
- Research vision and potential
- International impact and experience
- Societal impact
- Innovativeness, including commercialization and collaboration with industry
- Leadership, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills
- Communication skills
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.
The position is part of DTU's Tenure Track program. Read more about the program and the recruitment process here.
Further information
Further information may be obtained from Head of QSA Section, Prof. Alexis Laurent (alau@dtu.dk), Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering.
You can read more about The Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering at www.sustain.dtu.dk/en.
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 30 May 2025 (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)
- Vision for teaching and research for the tenure track period
- CV including employment history, list of publications, H-index and ORCID (see http://orcid.org/)
- Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
- Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)
- Research statement, including research vision, 3-5 most relevant scientific achievements, and research strategy
- 2 support letters from professional referees
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.
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