| The Department of Technology and Innovation (ITI) at the University of Southern Denmark invites applications as Assistant Professor of Sustainable Product Development.
The starting date of the position is 01.08.2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position as Assistant Professor is limited to three years.
The position will be in the Innovation & Design Engineering Section (IDE) at the Department of Technology and Innovation, which sees itself as an enabler for technology-based businesses through innovation across boundaries. The section has an international and interdisciplinary orientation, which is reflected by the section members themselves, as well as by the number of international students with a variety of different backgrounds.
The IDE section is seeking a highly motivated, outgoing person, who is able to work in an international, interdisciplinary research team. The applicant should be eager to work, research and contribute across professional, cultural and disciplinary boundaries, especially cutting across environmental sciences and product development. An active interaction with different kinds of organizations who are involved in (regional) activities and projects is expected. Moreover, international work experience and a demonstrated potential to build a research portfolio in the area of sustainable product development and sustainable systems analysis is expected.
The successful candidate is expected to collaborate with existing section members on joined research projects, to participate in attracting external research funding and to actively develop the teaching portfolio of the section.
Experience in research within one or preferably more of the following topics is desired:
• Methods for sustainable product, system or service development.
• Implementation of life cycle assessment (LCA) into product development.
• Micro or macro efficiency analysis of innovative solutions on renewable energy systems.
• Linkage of product development with corporate social responsibility (CSR).
• Social impact analysis with a focus on renewable energies.
Responsibilities
• Publishing in high ranked peer-reviewed journals and conferences as well as
engaging in other forms and levels of research dissemination
• Initiating fund raising - and playing an active role in securing research funding to support the research activities of the section
• Communicating the findings to the public in general and to regional stakeholders
of the university in particular
• Active role in developing personal teaching skills and contributing to the further Development of specific courses and study programs at the section
• Contributing to the administrative responsibilities of the section
Further information is available upon request from the Head of the Section, Professor Alexander Brem at brem@mci.sdu.dk.
Application, salary, etc.
An assistant professorship is a 3-year position.
Applicants for the Assistant Professor position must have an Engineering degree (Bachelor or Master) as well as a PhD degree related to one of the above mentioned research areas. The educational background should ideally be a combination of product design and engineering or environmental science. Moreover, a convincing record and potential of research and publications is expected. The institute encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation, or ethnic background.
Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. Applicants will be informed of their assessment by the Faculty.
As part of the overall assessment of the applicant's qualifications, an interview may be applied. Appointment to this position may also include teaching obligations in regard to related degree programmes. The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations), Cirkulære om overenskomst for Akademikere i staten 2015. Applications must be submitted electronically using the link below. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. The Faculty expects applicants to read the information "How to apply" in detail before applying.
An application must include: - A cover letter stating your specific interest, motivation and qualifications for the position (max. two pages),
- A Curriculum Vitae including contact details and information on previous employment,
- Certificates/Diplomas (Master's degree certificate and the latest certificate)
- A research proposal within the announced subject area (max. two pages),
- Information on any previous teaching experience, please attach as Teaching portfolio
- A full list of publications indicating the publications attached
- And a statement of max five most relevant publications for this position. Please attach one pdf-file for each publication, a possible co-author statement must be a part of this pdf-file
The University encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background. |