Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Research Driven Innovation in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - DTU Chemical Engineering

Job Description

DTU Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (KT) invite applications for a position as Assistant or Associate Professor from candidates who are motivated to combine excellent research with active engagement in innovation, entrepreneurship, and industry collaboration.

KT has a strong tradition of impactful research and close collaboration with industry. Building on this foundation, the department is now strengthening its innovation ecosystem with a clear ambition to translate research into societal and industrial value through startups, new technologies, and deeper engagement of researchers and students in innovation activities.

Responsibilities

You are expected to:

• Establish and lead an independent, internationally visible research program within chemical, biochemical, or materials engineering.
• Actively contribute to innovation-driven activities at KT, including early-stage technology maturation, industry-facing projects, and research-based entrepreneurship.
• Engage in or help initiate startup activities, innovation projects, or translational research pathways emerging from academic research.
• Support and stimulate innovation engagement among students, PhD students, postdocs, and junior researchers, for example through project-based teaching, supervision, or innovation workshops.
• Contribute to external funding activities, including both traditional research grants and innovation- or translation-oriented funding schemes.
• Participate in teaching and supervision across relevant courses for BSc, MSc, and PhD levels, integrating innovation perspectives where relevant.

Required Qualifications

You can demonstrate:

• A PhD in chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, materials science, or a closely related field.
• A strong track record or clear potential for high-quality academic research and publications.
• Experience with or strong motivation for innovation activities, such as:
• Industry collaboration
• Technology development or scale‑up
• Commercialization, patents, or startup involvement
• Translational or applied research projects
• Development of innovation course for chemical/biochemical engineering curriculum
• Ability to work at the interface between fundamental research and application, and to identify innovation opportunities within research results.
• Commitment to collaborative research environments and interdisciplinary work.
• Being a strong team player.

You must be responsible for the teaching of courses. DTU employs two working languages: Danish and English. You are expected to be fluent in at least one of these languages, and in time are expected to master both.

As a formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent). If you are applying for the associate professor position you should also have academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship and documented didactic/pedagogic training.

You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:

• Experience and quality of teaching
• Research experience
• Research vision and potential
• International impact and experience
• Societal impact
• Innovativeness, including commercialization and collaboration with industry
• Leadership, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills
• Communication skills

What KT Offers

• A vibrant research environment with strong industrial partnerships and an expanding innovation ecosystem.
• Active departmental support for innovation through collaboration platforms and close interaction with DTU’s innovation units.
• The opportunity to play a visible role in shaping KT’s future innovation agenda, including the development of new innovation initiatives and partnerships.
• A supportive environment for early-career academics balancing research excellence, teaching, and innovation.

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.

Starting date is 1 November 2026 (or according to mutual agreement). The position is a full-time position.

The assistant professor position is part of DTU’s Tenure Track program. Read more about the program and the recruitment process here .

You can read more about career paths at DTU here .

Further information

Further information may be obtained from Head of Department, Professor Anne Ladegaard Skov, [email protected] .

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

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark .

Application procedure

Please submit your online application no later than 19 July 2026 (23:59 Danish time). Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• Vision for teaching and research
• CV including employment history, list of publications (applicants applying for the position as associate professor should indicate scientific highlights), H-index and ORCID (see http://orcid.org/ )
• Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

You can learn more about the recruitment process here .

In the field “Please indicate which position you are applying for”, please indicate whether you are applying for the position as Associate or Assistant Professor.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

At the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, it is our main objective to meet today’s industrial challenges and create value through education, innovation and research. DTU Chemical Engineering’s main activities lie within the areas of product design, process design and production in the chemical, biotechnological, pharmaceutical, food technological and energy technological industries.

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DTU is one of Europe's leading elite technical universities. Through research and education at an international top level, we create solutions to the major societal challenges of our time and help secure Europe's global leadership in sustainable technological development. Since Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU almost 200 years ago, our mission has remained the same: We develop and create value through the natural and technical sciences for the benefit of society. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students, and 6,500 employees. We work in an international environment and have an inclusive, stimulating, and informal work culture. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities around the world.