Associate Professor in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Associate Professor in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - Reaction Engineering, High-Temperature Processes and CPFD – Coordinator within Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research

The Technical University of Denmark solicits applications for the above position, created to support the further development of DTU Chemical Engineering.

The research background of a successful applicant should be within core disciplines of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering applied in Chemical, Biochemical, Food, Pharmaceutical or Energy related industries. Candidates are expected to be ambitious and work in the front line within experimental and theoretical research in Chemical Reaction Engineering, High-Temperature Processes and Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics. Candidates are expected to have strong focus on innovation, i.e. making useful and applied research and with the ability to work with both academic and industrial partners.

Responsibilities and tasks
The research is expected to be closely related to present activities in High Temperature processes, Chemical Reaction Engineering and CPFD at the department. Close cooperation with colleagues both at the department and in other departments of DTU is expected.

The teaching will cover experimental and theoretical Bachelor-, Master- and PhD-level courses in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering as well as in-service training courses for industry. Bachelor courses are primarily taught in Danish, other courses in English. Most courses are taught in Denmark but the department is also responsible for a full Master’s program in Beijing, China, in the framework of Sino-Danish Center for Research and Education (SDC). Candidates are expected to have experience with working in both western and eastern countries, as the selected candidate with reference to the Head of Programme will be responsible for coordination of the MSc program in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering in SDC. The candidate should be willing to stay up to 3 month a year in China

For international candidates, DTU offers Danish language courses for the purpose of being able to teach in Danish.

Qualifications
Candidates must

• hold a PhD degree (or equivalent), as well as academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship
• document didactic/pedagogic training  

We expect you have experience with university research in close interaction with industry, that you have a good track record regarding attraction of external funding or working in large research groups, and you enjoy teamwork. As teaching and interaction with both undergraduate and graduate students is of vital importance in the job, we expect you to be an experienced teacher and supervisor enjoying the interaction with students.

Assessment
In the assessment of the candidates, consideration will be given to:

• Experience and quality of teaching
• Research impact and experience, funding track record, and research vision 
• Societal impact
• Documented innovation activities, including commercialization and collaboration with industry
• International impact and experience
• Leadership potential and collaboration 
• Communication skills

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. 

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

Further information 
Further information may be obtained from Head of Department, Professor Kim Dam-Johansen, tel.: +45 4525 2845.

You can read more about DTU Chemical Engineering at www.kt.dtu.dk.

Application procedure
Please submit your online application no later than 10 October 2018 (local time). Apply online via the "Ansøg" link. 

Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file.

The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• CV
• Teaching and research statement, with a focus on the “Assessment” bullet points listed above
• Documentation of previous teaching and research, as related to the “Assessment” bullet points listed above
• List of publications 
• H-index, and ORCID (see e.g. http://orcid.org/)
• Diploma (MSc/PhD)

Applications and enclosures received after the deadline will not be considered.

All qualified candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

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