Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Chemistry – DTU Chemistry

Job title:

Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Chemistry – DTU Chemistry

Company:

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

Job description

Job Description:The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) offers the opportunity to build a research group in advanced and applied chemistry at an internationally esteemed department with an excellent infrastructure. You will become part of one of the three sections within the department, i.e. inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry or physical chemistry. The full-time position is open for candidates within all research areas of chemistry and is available from the fall of 2025. Candidates working within automatization, electrocatalysis, chemical energy storage, materials chemistry, protein engineering, and application of machine learning in chemistry are particularly encouraged to apply.Responsibilities and qualifications
The main purpose of the position is to strengthen and expand the department’s research and teaching experience in advanced and applied chemistry. You will work together with colleagues at the department as well as academic and industrial partners in Denmark and abroad.Your primary tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Develop and conduct independent and high-quality research in advanced and applied chemistry
• Attract external funding for your area of research
• Publish research results in high-impact journals
• Collaborate with academic and industrial research groups both nationally and internationally
• Teach bachelor and master courses at the department
• Conduct project management, supervision, and mentoring of BSc, MSc, and PhD students

You should have the following qualifications:

• Substantial track record of peer-reviewed publications in chemistry
• Experience in applying for and attracting external funding
• An interest in application-oriented research and industrial collaboration
• Significant writing and science communication skills
• Track record of teaching and dissemination at an advanced level
• Experience in supervising students at the BSc, MSc and PhD level

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 a formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent). If you are applying for the associate professor position you should also have 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 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 assistant professor position is part of DTU’s Tenure Track program. Read more about the program and the recruitment process .You can read more about career paths at DTU .Further information
Further information may be obtained from Head of Department, Professor Erling H. Stenby, tel. +45 4525 2012You can read more about DTU Chemistry at www.kemi.dtu.dk/english/If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at .Application procedure
Please submit your online application no later than 7 April 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
• CV including employment history, list of publications (applicants applying for the position as associate professor should indicate scientific highlights), H-index and ORCID (see

) including documentation of teaching experience * Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)You can learn more about the recruitment process .In the field “Please indicate which position you are applying for”, please indicate whether you are applying for the position as Associate or Assistant Professor.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.DTU Chemistry is among the internationally leading departments of chemistry within several topics under the main areas: inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry. The department is responsible for teaching at the BSc, MSc as well as PhD level. The teaching activities are closely related to the active research projects of the department. The research is advanced chemistry ranging from relatively fundamental to almost applied research within chemistry with a polytechnic approach. The purpose is to explore the methods and concepts of modern chemistry which also relate to neighboring fields such as nanotechnology, physics, and biochemistry. Many research projects are aimed at applications within areas such as energy, pharmaceuticals, catalysis, and materials. The research is often performed in close collaboration with Danish and international industry or universities. The Department has approximately 140 employees.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.

Expected salary

Location

Kongens Lyngby, Hovedstaden – Lyngby, Midtjylland

Job date

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 03:57:44 GMT

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