Postdoc Position (2 years) in Manufacturing Technology & Industrial Management

University of Southern Denmark - SDU; Odense; On-site; DKK 430,000 - 530,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Technology and Innovation (ITI) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), section of Engineering Operations Management, invites applications for a 2-year Postdoc in Manufacturing Technology & Industrial Management. The position is open from December 1, 2026, and the job location is Odense, Denmark.

Successful candidates will drive internationally competitive research, collaborate across disciplines, work closely with industry, attract external funding, provide outstanding

Responsibilities

• Drive internationally competitive research
• Collaborate across disciplines
• Work closely with industry
• Attract competitive external research funding
• Provide outstanding education
• Supervise students
• Develop junior research staff
• Engage in industrial collaborations in Renewable Energy Sector

Job description

The Department of Technology and Innovation(ITI)atUniversity of Southern Denmark (SDU), section of Engineering Operations Management, invites applications for a 2-year position as Postdoc in Manufacturing Technology & Industrial Management. The position is open from December 1, 2026, and the job location is Odense, Denmark.

Job description

Successful candidates will drive internationally competitive research, collaborate in and across disciplines, work closely with industry and attract competitive external research and innovation funding in collaboration with senior researchers. The candidates will play a key role in providing outstanding education, supervise students, and develop junior research staff.

We offer

We offer a vigorous international research environment with a balance of male and female researchers, excellent facilities, including the new Robotics and Additive Manufacturing Laboratories at University of Southern Denmark, a long-term strategic initiative created to support research, teaching, and industrial collaboration and experimentation. SDU expects to increase its’ collaboration with industrial companies and associations in the coming years.

This position will imply collaboration with industrial partners in the Renewable Energy Sector. Examples can be vendors of wind turbines, electrification solutions, electrolyzers, biogas equipment,