Dtu Tenure Track Assistant Professor In Construction Materials And Recycling - Dtu Sustain

DTU Sustain offers a position as DTU Tenure Track Assistant professor for a civil engineer or material scientist to be part of our Section for Materials and Durability. The overall research focus for the position is on recycling of secondary raw materials in traditional and new construction materials.
DTU Sustain offers a position as DTU Tenure Track Assistant professor for a civil engineer or material scientist to be part of our Section for Materials and Durability. The overall research focus for the position is on recycling of secondary raw materials in traditional and new construction materials.

The section has a strong focus on circular construction. We are developing the necessary basic scientific foundation with offset in construction materials to enable the transformation from a linear to a circular economy in the construction sector. Applied research and innovation within reuse and recycling are important overall activities, and we continuously seek implementation for the new circular solutions through collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.

In this position, we can offer you a career where you can balance basic and applied research in an open and inspiring section. You will have colleagues with competences at a high international level, and you will have room to develop your own research path within recycling benefiting from the synergy with the colleagues.

Responsibilities and qualifications
You will join the faculty at one of the world’s leading university departments in environmental engineering. At DTU Sustain you work at the forefront of science providing solutions to major societal challenges related to climate change, sustainability, and environmental quality.

You will interact with students, academia, public authorities, consultants, and industrial partners in Denmark as well as abroad.

We expect that you have developed a strong Danish and international platform within one or more of the topics, preferable with material sciences and engineering background and experience.

Your primary tasks will be to:

• Perform research at the highest international levels within recycling or secondary raw materials into construction materials.
• Build up new advanced experimental approaches and methods for characterizing secondary raw materials and the properties of the construction materials in which they are incorporated.
• Collaborate closely with the colleagues in the section and utilize the possibilities for a holistic approach by collaborating with colleagues at DTU Sustain and other DTU departments.
• Develop new project ideas, write applications and lead projects as PI and participate in relevant projects lead by colleagues
• Teach basic and advanced courses in construction materials.
• Teach and supervise BSc and MSc student projects and co-supervisor for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows covering a broad range of topics within circular construction
• Provide public sector consultancy and collaborate with industry as a natural part of the work

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).

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

The key evaluation criterion is the candidate’s personal and professional potential for enhancing the research and teaching capacity of the section and for initiating world-class research within the area.

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 position is part of DTU’s Tenure Track program. Read more about the program and the recruitment process here.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Lisbeth M. Ottosen:
[email protected]

You can read more about DTU Sustain at www.Sustain.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
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 22 July 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 for the tenure track period
• CV including employment history, list of publications, H-index and ORCID (see http:
  //orcid.Org/)
• Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)
• Names and contacts of 2 references.

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.

DTU Sustain - Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering - 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 staff from more than 30 nationalities.

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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.

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