Assistant Professor: Drone TEM Signal Processing

Aarhus Universitet; Aarhus kommune; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Aarhus University invites applications for a 2-year Assistant Professor position in Transient Electromagnetic Signal Processing, Modelling and Inversion within the DREAM project. You will join the HydroGeophysics Group to advance signal processing for drone-based TEM systems and work with researchers across Geoscience and Electrical Engineering.

The role emphasizes numerical development for TEM, integration with hardware teams, and field validation.

Qualifications

• PhD required in Geophysics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in transient electromagnetic forward modelling and inversion.
• Experience implementing numerical solutions to electromagnetic problems.
• Experience with TEM data acquisition, processing, and interpretation.
• Strong programming skills; advanced Python required; PyTorch/GPU HPC experience advantageous.
• Excellent communication and ability to collaborate across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced signal processing methodologies for transient electromagnetic data.
• Develop forward modelling and inversion algorithms for TEM systems.
• Work on time-domain and Fourier-domain representations in processing.
• Apply spectral analysis and data processing techniques to TEM data.
• Integrate numerical methods into real-time drone-based TEM workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on prototype design and field testing.
• Lead data acquisition, modelling, and inversion activities for DREAM and related projects.
• Publish results in high‑profile journals and present at international conferences.

Skills

Python programming

signal processing

data processing

interdisciplinary collaboration

TEM forward modelling

English proficiency

Education

PhD in Geophysics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related discipline

Tools

PyTorch

GPU computing

Job description

Aarhus University invites applications for a 2-year Assistant Professor position in Transient Electromagnetic Signal Processing, Modelling and Inversion within the DREAM project. You will join the HydroGeophysics Group to advance signal processing for drone-based TEM systems and work with researchers across Geoscience and Electrical Engineering.

The role emphasizes numerical development for TEM, integration with hardware teams, and field validation.