Assistant / Associate Professor in Sustainable Operations Management

Job Description

The Department of Technology and Innovation (ITI) at University of Southern Denmark (SDU), section of Engineering Operations Management, invites applications for a position as Assistant or Associate Professor in Sustainable Operations Management.

Job description

Successful candidates will drive internationally competitive research, collaborate in and across disciplines, work closely with industry and attract competitive external research and innovation funding in collaboration with senior researchers. The candidates will play a key role in providing outstanding education, supervise students and develop junior research staff. 

We offer 

We offer a vigorous international research environment with a balance of male and female researchers, excellent facilities, including the new Robotics and Additive Manufacturing Laboratories at University of Southern Denmark, a long-term strategic initiative created to support research, teaching, and industrial collaboration and experimentation[1]. SDU expect to increase its’ collaboration with industrial companies and associations in the coming years. Partners will among others be within the Renewable Energy Sector (particularly equipment vendors for the Wind Turbine and Power-to-X industries) with the purpose of contributing to realization of DK and EU objectives for scalability and low cost of green electricity and fuels for industry and transport. The candidate can thus work with colleagues on one or more external funded projects addressing digitalization, digital twin, and competitive challenges of manufacturing and supply chains of this industry, but can also choose to address challenges faced by other industry sectors. In addition to that, the position offers the opportunity to shape our educational and research and innovation programs to benefit from new developments in research fields, approaches and content.

We expect 

Candidates must have a relevant PhD.

Commensurate with the seniority of the position applied for, the candidates must ideally have: 

Candidates must have experience and competences in several, but not all, of the following fields:

Working experience from industry, also within the renewable energy sector, will be seen as positive on but is not a requirement to apply for the position. 

Contact information
Further information about the position may be obtained from Head of Section, Niels Gorm Maly Rytter, phone: +45 29103729 or email:

If you experience technical problems, you must contact [email protected]. 

Condition of employment

The appointment as Associate Professor is permanent while that as Assistant Professor is for an initial period of 3 years. Employment as an assistant professor requires scientific qualifications at PhD level. 

During employment, the assistant professor must complete the Lecturer Training Programme. 

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Further information on salary and taxation.

The starting date is 1 September 2024 or as soon as possible here after , and the job location is at Odense Denmark.

Application
Please read about How to apply before submitting your application. 

The application must include the following:

The assessment process
Read about the Assessment and selection process. 

Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. Shortlisting may be applied. Only shortlisted candidates will receive a written assessment. Read about shortlisting at SDU. Interviews and tests may be part of the process.

Condition of employment

The appointment as Associate Professor is permanent while that as Assistant Professor is for an initial period of 3 years. Employment as an assistant professor requires scientific qualifications at PhD level. 

During employment, the assistant professor must complete the Lecturer Training Programme. 

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Further information on salary and taxation.

Application deadline :  June 1, 2024, 11:59pm/23:59 (CET/CEST).

Formalities

The University of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position.

Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark. You may also visit WorkinDenmark for additional information.

Further information about The Faculty of Engineering.

[1] https://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/institutter_centre/i40lab