Professor in Sustainable Ship Power & Maritime Energy Systems

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Trondheim

On-site

NOK 800,000 - 1,450,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

NTNU fleet access

FjordLab facilities

Open working environment

Pension benefits

Employee benefits

Job summary

NTNU's Department of Marine Technology invites applications for Associate Professor or Professor positions in marine technology and ship power systems. The role covers system design, energy modelling, data-driven methods, and AI for engineering systems, with teaching across bachelor and master levels.

Strong research leadership, international collaborations, and commitment to Norwegian language development within three years are expected.

Qualifications

Doctoral degree in marine technology, maritime engineering, electrical power engineering, or related field.
Significant contributions to research at the highest international level.
Documented educational competence.
Fluent in English; Norwegian B2 or commitment to achieve within three years.

Responsibilities

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