Tenure track Assistant professor/Associate professor Position in Material Engineering and Manufacturing

Aarhus University; Aarhus; Sur place; DKK 550 000 - 750 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Research infrastructure

Interdisciplinary environment

International collaborations

Engineering industry partnerships

Diversity and work-life balance

Résumé du poste

Aarhus University invites applications for two tenure-track positions: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Materials Engineering and Manufacturing. Successful candidates will advance research in materials durability, additive manufacturing, and surface engineering, while teaching across bachelor to PhD courses.

Expected start date July 1, 2027, or as soon as possible, with opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration and external funding.

Qualifications

• PhD in materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field.
• Substantial research experience with publications in leading journals.
• Experience in at least one of the listed research areas and familiarity with experimental, computational, or theoretical methods.
• Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration across engineering disciplines and with industry.
• For the associate professor position, documented teaching experience and commitment to teaching materials science courses at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Responsabilités

• Teach and develop courses in materials science and manufacturing at bachelor, master, and PhD levels.
• Contribute to curriculum development across programs.
• Supervise bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD students.
• Attract external research funding and manage grants.
• Engage with industry and research partners and participate in service activities.

Connaissances

Teaching

Research leadership

External funding

Supervision of PhD students

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communications

Formation

PhD in materials science and engineering or related field

Description du poste

Tenure Track Assistant Professor/Associate Professor Position in Material Engineering and Manufacturing.

Position Overview

The Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering at Aarhus University invites applications for two positions at the rank of: • Tenure Track Assistant Professor, or • Associate Professor.

The positions are offered within the broad field of Materials Engineering and Manufacturing, with a particular focus on participating in the department's research and education in materials engineering, durability, emerging and advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and surface engineering. The department seeks candidates who will help shape a modern materials science profile, in research as well as in teaching, and who have demonstrated relevant experience in the field.

Expected start date July 1st 2027, or as soon as possible.

Research Themes

• Additive and hybrid manufacturing: Including metal additive manufacturing, laser-based processing and welding, joining of metallic and dissimilar materials, post-processing, surface engineering, and process characterisation and modelling.
• Materials durability and advanced materials: Including materials under demanding and extreme conditions, 4D printing, bioprinting, and biofabrication, surface modification, lubrication technologies and functional surfaces.

Candidate Responsibilities

• Teach, contribute to, and develop courses in materials science and engineering, additive manufacturing, and manufacturing processes at different levels, from foundational bachelor's courses to specialized master's and PhD courses.
• Contribute directly to the further development of the materials and manufacturing science curriculum at different program levels.
• Supervise bachelor's, master's, and PhD students.
• Attract external research funding.
• Engage in knowledge exchange with industry and research partners.
• Participate in departmental and university service activities.

Requirements

• A PhD in materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field.
• Substantial experience conducting high-quality research in materials science and engineering, with publications in leading international journals that match career stage.
• Experience in at least one of the research areas listed above, along with familiarity with experimental, computational, or theoretical research methods.
• Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration across engineering disciplines and with industry.
• For the positions as associate professor, the applicants should, in addition, have: Documented teaching experience and a clear commitment to teaching and advancing materials science courses, from introductory undergraduate instruction through master's and PhD-level study.
• A documented record of self-directed research leadership, external funding acquisition, supervision of PhD students, and teaching and course development at university level.

Location & Employment

The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Mechanical and Production Engineering, Katrinebjergvej 89, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

Contact

For more information about the position contact Head of Section of Manufacturing and Mechatronics, Professor Ramin Aghababaei ([e-mail]) or Head of Section of Mechanics and Materials, Professor Michal Kazimierz Budzik ([e-mail])

Benefits and Opportunities

• research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment
• an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international and industrial collaborators
• a research climate encouraging lively, open and critical discussion within and across different fields of research
• a work environment with close working relationships, networking and social activities
• a workplace characterized by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance
• access to research infrastructure capability development, including postgraduate teacher training a mentoring programme support to develop scientific networks and to secure interdisciplinary research at the highest level

Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Unions at basic salary steps 4-8.

We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

Tenure Track Programme

Aarhus University offers talented scientists from around the world attractive career perspectives via the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme. Highly qualified candidates are appointed as Assistant Professors for a period of six years with the prospect of performance-based advancement to a tenured Associate Professorship. The aim of the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme is to attract outstanding talented individuals that are competitive at an international level to promote the early development of independent research success early in the career of scientists to create transparency in the academic career path.

As part of the tenure track position, the candidate is offered: access to research infrastructure capability development, including postgraduate teacher training a mentoring programme support to develop scientific networks and to secure interdisciplinary research at the highest level.

As part of the Aarhus University Tenure Track Programme, the University carries out a mid-way evaluation to review the progress of the tenure track candidate after three years, according to the same criteria used in the final tenure review. The final tenure review is conducted after five and a half years. If the review is positive, the candidate will be offered a tenured position as Associate Professor at Aarhus University. Please refer to the tenure track guidelines for the tenure review criteria and for the tenure review process.

Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications - and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the assessment committee if necessary, - the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. The selection is made on the basis of an assessment of who of the candidates are most relevant considering the requirements of the advertisement. All applicants will be notified within 6 weeks whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee and will receive his/her assessment.

Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.