Administrative teaching coordinator - DTU Sustain

Do you want to be part of an engaged teaching team of experienced educators? Do you want to contribute to ensuring that all masters from DTU are knowledgeable in the field of sustainability? Do you want contribute adapting the web based learning platform to help students learn? Then you might be the person we are looking for as a skilled and experienced administrative coordinator of a large and exciting course that is mandatory for most master students at DTU. 

The job
The administrative coordinator will handle all non-scientific aspects of a specific course at DTU. The course that teaches sustainability to master students, is partly on-line and partly on-site at DTU where it involves a problem-oriented case study part where the cases will be provided by a number of DTU departments. 

The course is so-called polytechnic foundation, meaning that almost all master students at DTU will be following the course (between 1800 and 2500 students per year). The course runs both spring and fall semesters. The administrative coordinator will ensure a smooth high-quality execution of the course. The responsibilities include:

• Developing the on-line learning platform (DTU learn) and continuously update content during the course (e.g. groups, exercises etc)
• Answering practical questions from students
• Organizing and managing on-site activities
• Organizing and managing case study activities, incl. supervision sessions

Our expectations of you

• You have an academic background at master level
• You are knowledgeable about teaching and learning
• You are skilled IT user, and probably knows HTML
• You are systematic and well organised and maintain a good overview
• You like to interact with people and excel at communicating
• Experience with the learning platform Brightspace, D2L or similar will be beneficial

What we offer in return
We offer an interesting and stimulating job in an international atmosphere with the focus on research, teaching, innovation and scientific advice for the benefit of the surrounding community. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism among our staff, so skills development is an integral part of our organization. We offer a great flexibility in the position. In the area of technical and natural sciences, DTU is one of the leading research and education institutions in Europe.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). You are employed as an Academic Officer

Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than Sunday, 21 April 2024.  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 contact associate professor, Stig Irving Olsen on [email protected]  or phone +45 4525 4668 and have a look at our website https://sustain.dtu.dk/  .

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

The Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering (DTU Sustain) is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. The department conducts research, development & scientific advice and provides educational programs and service to society. We are working to develop new environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies, methods and solutions, and to disseminate this knowledge to society and future generations of engineers. The department has approximately 300 employees from more than 30 nationalities.

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.