Assistant Professor - Electronics Cooling & Thermal Design

Aalborg Universitet; Aalborg Kommune; On-site; DKK 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Aalborg University in Aalborg invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Thermal Engineering with a focus on electronics cooling in early component design. The role blends research, teaching, and collaboration with industry to advance co-design of power modules.

You will work across thermal-fluid modelling, CFD, and experimental validation to shape future technologies. The position is based at the Aalborg campus, with international collaboration and opportunities to secure external

Qualifications

• Strong competences in flow simulations and thermal modelling.
• Experience using Computational Fluid Dynamics and thermal models as design support tools.
• Familiarity with Ansys and OpenFOAM and applying them to thermal systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and carry out research in electronics cooling and thermal-fluid design methods.
• Contribute to teaching at bachelor’s and master’s level.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners on projects and funding applications.
• Co-design power modules with thermal, electrical, and mechanical considerations.
• Develop and validate thermal and fluid-dynamics models for early-stage screening and optimisation.
• Publish research in journals and present at conferences.

Skills

Flow simulations

Thermal modelling

CFD tools

Ansys

OpenFOAM

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

PhD degree

Tools

OpenFOAM

Ansys

Job description

Aalborg University in Aalborg invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Thermal Engineering with a focus on electronics cooling in early component design. The role blends research, teaching, and collaboration with industry to advance co-design of power modules.

You will work across thermal-fluid modelling, CFD, and experimental validation to shape future technologies. The position is based at the Aalborg campus, with international collaboration and opportunities to secure external