Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Human-Centred Design
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The Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Technical University of Denmark (DTU) invites applications for the position of tenure track assistant or associate professor in Human-Centred Design.
We seek an exceptional scholar and educator whose work combines design thinking, human centred design, and engineering design to address real-world challenges. The ideal candidate for this position will be a visionary design leader with experience in both academia and practice and will strengthen human-centred design at DTU by advancing research and teaching in this interdisciplinary field.
Responsibilities and qualifications
Assistant Professor qualifications:
- A Ph.D. in a design relevant field such as design science or engineering design, with a strong focus on human-centred design.
- Demonstrated excellence in research with a record of high-impact publications.
- A distinguished record of scholarship and teaching excellence.
- Expertise in related fields such as user experience (UX) design, interaction design, or systems thinking.
- Strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration with diverse communities to address societal challenges through design.
- Experience integrating digital tools with human-centred design methodologies in research and teaching.
- Experience designing new and innovative courses and teaching material.
Associate Professor qualifications:
- Assistant professor qualifications plus:
- Proven ability to secure external funding for research projects.
- Demonstrated success in academic leadership.
- Ability to bridge disciplines in research and teaching.
- Demonstrated success in promoting and supporting collaborative research initiatives.
- Ability to foster a culture of excellence, inclusivity, and collaboration in teaching, research, and service.
- Community and Industry Engagement:
- Strong connections to industry, practice, and policy.
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
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.
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 Professor Niels Henrik Mortensen, tel.: +45 4525 6275.
You can read more about Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at www.construct.dtu.dk.