Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Solid-State Fermentation for Microbial Food Production - DTU Chemical Engineering

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet; Ørsted; On-site; DKK 520,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tenure Track program

State-of-the-art facilities

Strong industry collaboration

Job summary

DTU invites applications for a faculty position at Assistant or Associate Professor level within biomanufacturing and sustainable process technologies. The position is linked to BRIGHT and anchored into DTU Chemical and Biochemical Engineering.

Responsibilities include research, teaching, and innovation; development of a teaching portfolio; teaching in Danish and English, and supervision at BSc, MSc and PhD levels; collaboration with industry and other DTU departments.

Qualifications

• PhD in chemical/biochemical engineering, biotechnology, or related field.
• Strong research track record.
• Experience with experimental and/or modeling approaches.
• Commitment to high-quality teaching and supervision at BSc, MSc and PhD levels.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and with industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research, teaching and innovation in solid-state fermentation for microbial food production.
• Develop and deliver teaching portfolios and new courses in the topic area.
• Teach courses in Danish or English and supervise students at BSc/MSc/PhD levels.
• Collaborate with industry partners and other DTU departments.

Skills

Teaching experience

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Leadership

Project management

Education

PhD in chemical/biochemical engineering

Strong research track record

Job description

DTU Chemical and Biochemical Engineering invites applications for a faculty position at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor. We seek an ambitious and talented candidate to strengthen our research and teaching within biomanufacturing and sustainable process technologies. The position is linked to the BRIGHT initiative but anchored into DTU Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

About BRIGHT – The Novo Nordisk Foundation Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition (BRIGHT) is a major initiative based at DTU that aims to accelerate the development of biosolutions and strengthen the bio-based economy. BRIGHT serves as a hub for academic and industrial partners working together to unlock the potential of bioproduction.

BRIGHT focuses on three main areas:

• Sustainable materials: Developing bio-based alternatives to fossil-derived materials.
• Microbial foods: Innovating food production through microbial technologies.
• Microorganisms for net-zero agriculture: Creating solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture.

The goal is to develop and scale innovative biosolutions within these areas, ultimately creating sustainable and competitive alternatives to fossil-based products and processes that can make significant contributions to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.

Researchers across DTU collaborate with colleagues from other universities in Denmark and internationally, as well as with industry. A unique feature of BRIGHT is the introduction of a mission enabler, aimed at promoting promising projects and testing their scalability. This is achieved by integrating technologies and infrastructure in areas such as data science, informatics, cell factories, and fermentation.

Responsibilities and qualifications

The successful candidate will contribute to research, teaching, and innovation in solid-state fermentation for microbial food production. The aim is to advance understanding of solid-state fermentation processes through experimental characterization, design of production units, and development of predictive process models. These models will integrate sustainability assessments and genomic data, and explore links to sensory attributes such as taste and texture.

It is expected that you gradually develop a teaching portfolio consisting partly of already existing courses, and partly of new courses related to the topic of the position.

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.

Candidate Profile

• A PhD in chemical/biochemical engineering, biotechnology, or a related field.
• A strong research track record and potential for independent research.
• Experience in experimental and/or modeling approaches relevant to the position.
• Commitment to high-quality teaching and supervision at BSc, MSc, and PhD levels. At the assistant professor level, the DTU teaching course UDTU will be offered to the candidate.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and with industry partners.

As a formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent). If you are applying for the associate professor position you should also have academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship and documented didactic/pedagogic training.

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

Tenure Track at DTU

Assistant Professor positions are offered as part of DTU’s Tenure Track program, which provides:

• A six-year period with a clear path to permanent employment as Associate Professor.
• Annual performance reviews and mentoring to support career development.
• Access to leadership training and research funding opportunities.

We offer

• A dynamic, international research environment at one of Europe’s leading technical universities.
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities and strong industry collaboration.
• Career development opportunities and support for building research teams.

Salary and terms of employment

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. In addition, supplements can be negotiated in accordance with DTU’s salary structure for scientific staff: www.inside.dtu.dk/en/human-resources/during-employment/salary/salary-structures

The assistant professor position is part of DTU’s Tenure Track program.

The position is a full-time position.

Further information

For further information, please contact Professor Anne Ladegaard Skov, email: [e-mail]

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

At the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering it is our main objective to meet today’s industrial challenges and create value through education, innovation and research. DTU Chemical Engineering’s main activities lie within the areas of product design, process design and production in the chemical, biotechnological, pharmaceutical, food technological and energy technological industries.

DTU – For the benefit of society since 1829 DTU is one of Europe's leading elite technical universities. Through research and education at an international top level, we create solutions to the major societal challenges of our time and help secure Europe's global leadership in sustainable technological development. Since Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU almost 200 years ago, our mission has remained the same: We develop and create value through the natural and technical sciences for the benefit of society. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students, and 6,500 employees. We work in an international environment and have an inclusive, stimulating, and informal work culture. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities around the world.

Location

Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark