SDU Mechatronics and the Centre of Industrial Mechanics, part of Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark in Sønderborg, invites applications for positions as associate professors in mechanical engineering. Starting date is negotiable, preferably March 1, 2025.
The application deadline is November 15, 2024, at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST)


Unique opportunity
Centre for Industrial Mechanics is research centre focusing on mechanics in combination with mechatronics. You have the unique opportunity to be a part of a well-established centre that is still growing and have the chance to influence the development of the centre. We are continuing to establish further mechanical research facilities both for research and teaching, as well as commercial activities.
Workplace description
Institute of Mechanical and Electrical engineering covers research and education spanning from fundamentals to applications of engineering science. All our courses are taught in English reflecting the fact that more than half our students and staff are internationals. The Centre for Industrial Mechanics is located at SDU's beautiful campus in Sønderborg, in the inspiring building of Alsion, which is a centre for science, culture and learning in the heart of Sønderborg and perched on the strait of water separating the island of Als from the mainland. The university has very close relations to the industry in Sønderborg, Southern Denmark and Northern Germany. A significant fraction of the projects in the centre are conducted in close cooperation with the industry, which count world leading companies in growing fields such as e-mobility, automation, climate solutions and energy efficiency.
At the Centre for Industrial Mechanics, research, education and innovation are performed in teams of scientists and support staff with competences spanning a wide range of fields including applied cyber-physical systems, mechanical structure integrity and life assessment, heating and cooling, energy systems including Pt X, modelling and mechatronic prototyping.
To complement our team, we are looking for three associate professors within mechanical engineering, covering the academic fields of :

• Computational Fluid Dynamics including capillary flow,
• Flow and simulation for hydraulic systems,
• Additive manufacturing of polymers and metals.

The ideal candidates will push our research and innovation agenda as part of the team and will take charge of teaching one or more of the following topics: Mechanical and/or mechatronics projects, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, CFD, and similar courses at bachelor and master levels, and depending on position, mentoring junior research staff and students.
The candidates must have:

• Ph D in a relevant discipline (Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or any other relevant Engineering discipline),
• Experience in attracting funding either via projects or commercial activities such as consultancy,
• Great abilities in teaching engineering or physics curricula,
• Excellent track record in research and development,
• Good communication skills in English.

In addition, the following experiences are valued:

• Working experience in industry,
• project and team management experiences.

For further information, please visit https://www.sdu.dk/en/ime and https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/cim and contact Associate Professor Lars Duggen, Head of Centre for Industrial Mechanics, tel. +45 6550 1640, e-mail: duggen@sdu.dk
If you experience technical problems, please contact hcm-support@sdu.dk .
Conditions of employment
Appointment as associate professor is permanent.
The preferred starting date is March 1, 2025.
The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on salary and taxation.
Employment as an associate professor requires academic qualifications at Ph D level as well as scientific and teaching qualifications at a level achievable based on satisfactory completion of a period of employment as assistant professor/researcher but may be achievable by other means.
Assessment and selection process
Read about the Assessment and selection process .
Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. Shortlisting may be applied. Only shortlisted candidates will receive a written assessment. Read about shortlisting at SDU.
Interviews and tests may be part of the process.
Application procedure
Applicants are advised to read the SDU information on how to apply and specific faculty information for application at the Faculty of Engineering.
Assessment of the candidates is based on the application material. Please include the following documents in English:

• Cover and motivation letters,
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae,
• Certificates/Diplomas (master’s and Ph D degree) – Danish and/or English),
• Information on previous teaching and supervision experience. Please attach as Teaching Portfolio ,
• A description of your vision and your research plan in the field of this position,
• List of publications indicating the publications attached (the most important ones),
• Examples of the most relevant publications. Please attach as one PDF-file for each publication (only full text publications (i.e. no links) can form the basis for assessment of the application).
• Reference letters and other relevant qualifications may also be included.

UPLOAD GUIDE: Cover and motivation letters shall be uploaded as ‘Cover letter’ (one file), Curriculum Vitae shall be uploaded as ‘Resume’. All other documents shall be uploaded as ‘Miscellaneous documents’.
Documents must not contain a CPR number (civil registration number) – in this case, the CPR number must be crossed out.
The application and CV must not exceed 10 MB.
The application deadline is November 15, 2024, at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST)


The University of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position.
Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark. You may also visit Workin Denmark for additional information.
Further information about The Faculty of Engineering.