Associate or assistant professor
The successful candidate is required to have a strong background in chemistry and chemical engineering
Associate or assistant professor in chemical engineering (854223)
The Chemical and Biological Engineering Section within the Department of Engineering at Aarhus University seeks an Associate or assistant Professor in chemical engineering as soon as possible. The applicant must promote interdisciplinary research through collaboration with biologists, chemists and other engineering disciplines as well as with the industry.
The successful candidate is required to have a strong background in chemistry and chemical engineering, experience with applied research, and preferably R&D experience from the industry.
Expertise and a strong academic background in surface, colloid and nano-engineering and its applications for industrial benefits are preferred. The ideal candidate has experience in one or more surface related areas including wetting, adsorption, adhesion, friction, tribology, ultra thin polymer layers, and development of methods and tools for making and testing surfaces with defined properties.
The candidate must demonstrate ability to conduct basic and applied interdisciplinary research, and experience with technology transfer from university to industry is requested. A demonstrated competence for teaching chemical engineering, supervision of students and post docs, project management and the ability to attract independent funding are qualifications that will be emphasized in the evaluation of the candidate.
The candidate is required to teach relevant courses in the Engineering educational program within:
- Physical chemistry
- Physics
- Inorganic chemistry
In addition, the candidate is encouraged to establish new, specialized courses within his or her field at the BSc and/or MSc level.
The Engineering Department, www.eng.au.dk, within the faculty of science and technology (ST) Denmark promotes and develops Engineering research and education at Aarhus University. The Department undertakes engineering research and education within classical engineering disciplines (Mechanical, IT, civil and architectural, Chemical and biotechnology) in close collaboration with other departments at ST and the School of Engineering at ST. Department of Engineering offers a dynamic, interdisciplinary research environment with many national and international collaborators in science and industry.
AU is investing in building up a strong research based engineering program at the BSc, MSc and PhD level as described in the AU engineering strategy from 2016-2020
Place of Employment and Place of Work
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Science and Technology, Hangøvej 2, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
Evaluation as Associate or Assistant professor
The applicant should indicate whether he or she wants an academic assessment on assistant or associate professor leve
For further information on the position please contact Head of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Section Lars DM Ottosen, ldmo@eng.au.dk or Head of Department Thomas Toftegaard, tst@eng.au.dk
Application procedure
Short-listing is used. This means that after the deadline for applications - and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, - the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified 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 each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants, including the main considerations emphasized during the selection process.
Formalities and salary range
Science and Technology refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here
Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance 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
Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Confederation of Professional Associations.
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background.
Deadline
All applications must be made online and received by: 20.10.2016
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