Associate Professor in Design for Sustainability and Remanufacturing

Do you want to break new ground and push the boundaries of sustainability implementation in industry towards higher impact?

If you want to work at the forefront of the new scientific revolution within Design for Sustainability, this is a job of high relevance for you.

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious associate professor working on the interface between design and manufacturing for sustainability (e.g. Design for Environment, Circular Product Design, Resource-Efficient Manufacturing, Life Cycle Screening) to join our team at the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, the Technical University of Denmark. Priority will be given to applicants with experience in applying cutting-edge approaches in digitalisation for supporting sustainable design and manufacturing (e.g. life cycle data collection and visualisation, simulation, digital twins, digital product passports).

At the Section of Design for Sustainability you will contribute to the development of a promising innovative research area, within DTU Construct. In addition to joining a top interdisciplinary and multinational team, you will have the opportunity to make an impact solving some of the most critical challenges the world is facing.

Responsibilities and qualifications
We are looking for a visionary profile who thrives on turning exciting challenges into solutions based on curiosity and an open mind for charting new paths, where necessary. Equally important is it that you like to create results based on knowledge sharing and positive teamwork.

You will lead the development of a new research area within the Section of Design for Sustainability, enabling a successful industrial transition towards sustainability. Your primary tasks will include:

• Establish a strong research area within Design for Sustainability, Circular Economy, Sustainable Manufacturing practice, Industrial Twin Transition, contributing to enlarge the impact and breadth of the research carried out at the Section of Design for Sustainability (please specify your proposed area in your application)
• Contribute to ongoing research projects & activities within the Section of Design for Sustainability
• Contribute towards strengthening collaborations between the Section of Design for Sustainability and other Sections in the Department (e.g., Manufacturing Engineering, Solid Mechanics, Engineering Design and Manufacturing Systems)
• Engage in and initiate/lead external funding acquisition from public and private sources
• Contribute to the section’s international visibility and impact, e.g., through co-/lead role in internal and external professional networks/associations and research centres
• Build strategic research collaborations with Danish and European manufacturing industries
• Publish research results in high-end scientific journals and conferences
• Support with supervision and co-supervision of BSc, MSc, PhD students, postdocs, and research staff
• Engage in teaching activities, taking a co-/lead role on courses.

As you will work in a highly interdisciplinary group, you must also bring collaboration, critical thinking, and planning skills, backed by excellent communication skills.

In addition to being part of the Section of Design for Sustainability, you will also have the opportunity to collaborate with DTU’s pan-university Centre for Absolute Sustainability. Your new workplace will be DTU’s main campus in Kgs. Lyngby, Copenhagen.

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) as well as academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship and documented didactic/pedagogic training.

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 commercialisation 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.

Starting date is planned for February 2025 (or according to mutual agreement). The position is a full-time position.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here .

Further information
If you would like additional information about the position, please contact Professor Tim C. McAloone at .

You can read more about DTU Construct at and the Section at Section of Design for Sustainability (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
Please submit your online application no later than 20 November 2024 (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
• CV including employment history, list of publications indicating scientific highlights, H-index and ORCID (see )
• Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

You can learn more about the recruitment process here .

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 the position involves research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, among other things, open-source background checks will be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

DTU Construct
The Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (DTU Construct) develops and utilises science and technical knowledge for the benefit of society and sustainable development. We undertake research, education, innovation, and scientific advice of the highest quality within design for sustainability, digital building technologies, energy and services, engineering design and manufacturing systems, fluid mechanics, coastal and maritime engineering, materials and surface engineering, solid mechanics, structural engineering and mechanics, structures and safety, and thermal energy.

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.