Professor in Ship Power and Maritime Energy System Design and Operation

Ntnu; Trondheim; On-site; NOK 800,000 - 1,450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NTNU fleet access

FjordLab access

Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund

Job summary

NTNU's Department of Marine Technology seeks a Professor to lead research and teaching in ship power and sustainable energy systems. The role focuses on design, integration, and operation of multi-hybrid power configurations across ships, ports, and fleets, supported by data-driven methods and digital twins.

The candidate will develop and supervise graduate research, drive international collaborations, and contribute to energy accounting frameworks, with English fluency and Norwegian proficiency

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in marine technology, maritime engineering, electrical power engineering, or related field
• Documented educational competence
• Fluent in English, both oral and written
• Norwegian language skills at level B2 or commitment to achieve within three years

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses and supervise Master’s and PhD students
• Lead national and international research projects and contribute to department programs
• Research hybrid ship power system design, configuration, and integration
• Develop data-driven and simulation-based methods including digital twins and AI
• Model concepts of operations and derive operating profiles and power/energy requirements
• Contribute to energy accounting research and its implications for design

Skills

Good communication

Fluent English

Norwegian B2 readiness

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Doctoral degree in marine technology or related field

Job description

The Department of Marine Technology has a vacancy for a

Professor in Ship Power and Maritime Energy System Design and Operation

Professor in Ship Power and Maritime Energy System Design and Operation

NTNU is a broad-based university with a technical-scientific profile and a focus on professional education. The university is located in three cities with headquarters in Trondheim.

At NTNU, 9,000 employees and 44,000 students work to create knowledge for a better world.

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About the position

We are looking for a candidate who will strengthen our research and teaching in the design and integration of sustainable ship power and energy systems. The position will be central to our research and education to support the maritime energy transition: how do we design, configure, and operate shipboard power systems that deliver the right energy from the right source, at the right time for vessels and fleets with complex operational profiles and towards a future characterized by both rapid and uncertain technology development, tightening emissions regulations and volatile market conditions.

The position will have a systems design perspective on multi-hybrid power systems, covering the selection and integration of power system components and configurations, from detailed single-line diagram level to the operational interface with fleet logistics and fuel/energy infrastructure. The research and teaching scope should cover power system engineering, operational energy modelling, data-driven methods, and decision support tools across strategic, tactical, and operational timescales.

Your immediate leader is the Head of Department.

Duties of the position

• Teach relevant courses at undergraduate and graduate level, and supervise Master’s and PhD students
• Initiate and lead national and international research projects, and contribute to existing department research programmes
• Conduct research on hybrid ship power system design, configuration, and integration, including energy management at component, ship, port, and fleet level
• Develop and apply data-driven and simulation-based methods, including digital twins and AI methods based on real vessel data streams
• Model concept of operations (CONOPS) and derive operating profiles and power/energy system requirements from these
• Contribute to research on energy accounting frameworks (well-to-wake, tank-to-wake) and their implications for system design

Requiredqualifications

For both Associated and Full Professor:

You must meet the qualifications required for the position of professor, as specified in the Norwegian regulations for appointment and promotion to teaching and research positions:

• A doctoral degree, or competence at an equivalent level, in marine technology, maritime engineering, electrical power engineering, or a closely related field
• Significant contributions to research at the highest international level, in accordance with standards in the field
• Documented educational competence
• Good communication skills and fluent in English, both oral and written
• Norwegian language skills at level B2, or commitment to achieve this within three years of appointment

Additional requirements for full professor must be documented:

• Quality development in own teaching and supervision over time, with a high degree of reflection on own practice, documented in a teaching portfolio
• Broad experience with supervision, preferably at Master’s and PhD level
• Initiative in, and leadership of, educational quality development
• An established scientific network within relevant scientific communities demonstrated by commissions of trust, leadership and society participation

Expected competence profile:

• Marine machinery systems design and operation, and/or marine engineering
• Maritime electric power systems at component and system level
• Data science methodologies and digital twins applied to maritime systems

You must document relevant basic competence in teaching and supervision at a university/higher education level, as referenced in NTNU’s guidelines for academic positions. If this cannot be documented, you will be required to complete an approved course in university pedagogy within two years of commencement. NTNU offers qualifying courses.

New employees who do not speak a Scandinavian language are required, within three years, to demonstrate skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language equivalent to level B2 of the course for Norwegian for speakers of other languages at the Department of Language and Literature at NTNU.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with logistics and transportation systems modelling
• Knowledge of alternative propulsion systems
• Experience from naval architecture and/or vessel design teams
• Relevant industry experience from the maritime sector
• Competence in machine learning, AI, and/or foundation model approaches applied to engineering systems
• Strong collaborative orientation and willingness to work across disciplinary boundaries
• Ability to motivate and inspire both students and research colleagues
• Innovative and analytically rigorous approach to research problems
• Good communication skills, including the ability to engage with industry partners

Emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities.

We offer

• An intellectually stimulating position at a leading European technical university, with access to unique research infrastructure including the NTNU fleet and FjordLab
• An open and inclusive working environment with enthusiastic colleagues
• Favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Employee benefits

Salary and conditions

As a Associate Professor (code 1011) you are normally paid from gross NOK 800000 – 1100000 per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. For appointments as a Professor (code 1013) you are normally paid from gross NOK 1000 000 – NOK 1450 000 per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. As required by law, 2% of this salary will be deducted and paid into the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU.

After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work. For the necessary professional and social interaction, it is a prerequisite that you are physically present and available to the institution on a daily basis.

General information

Diversity is a strength, and at NTNU we aim to be an employer that reflects the diversity in society. Our vision is "Knowledge for a better world" and our values are creative, critical, constructive and respectful. We strive to attract employees with different skills, life experiences, and perspectives.

At NTNU we want to increase the proportion of women in scientific positions. We have a number of measures to promote equality.

As an employee at NTNU, you must continually maintain and improve your professional development and be flexible regarding any organizational changes.

A public list of applicants with name, age, job title and municipality of residence is prepared after the application deadline. If you want to reserve yourself from entry on the public applicant list, this must be justified. You will be notified if the reservation is not accepted.

For the sake of transparency, candidates will be given expert evaluations of their own and other candidates. As an applicant you are considered part of the process and are stipulated by rules of confidentiality.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Professor Sverre Steen, tel. [phone], e-mail [e-mail].

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Maria Hjertner, e-mail [e-mail]

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Department of Marine Technology

We develop methods and technology related to the blue economy: oil and gas extraction at sea, ship technology and the equipment industry, fisheries and aquaculture. We also have a strong commitment to the development of sustainable solutions for offshore renewable energy, coastal infrastructure, and marine robotics. Marine technology helps to solve major global challenges related to the environment, climate, energy, food and efficient transport. The Department of Marine Technology is one of eight departments in the Faculty of Engineering.