Associate Professor in Design for Sustainability and Remanufacturing at Technical University of Denmark

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.

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. 

Application procedure

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