Aarhus University Looking for Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) or Associate Professor in Digitalization for Structural Engineering Full Time

Do you want to understand how digitalization can revolutionize civil engineering structures? Do you want to bridge the gap between
academia and industry in your daily work? Are you eager to share your research with our students so that they can make the difference
tomorrow? Then you could be the new colleague we are looking for. The Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering of Aarhus University
is looking for a visionary Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)/Associate Professor in the area of Digitalization for Structural
Engineering.

 Expected start date and duration of employment From October 1st, 2024, or as soon as
possible.

Job description This position is part of the section for Structural Engineering.Your tasks will be:

• Teaching/upgrading existing courses related to Structural Engineering at both B.Sc. and M.Sc. level in Civil and Architectural
  Engineering programmes.
• Supervising students at different levels (e.g., multidisciplinary projects, master theses, doctoral
  theses).
• Conducting research through externally sponsored grants at national and international levels.
• Establishing
  relevant collaborations with the Danish industry.
• Contributing to the operation of the department.

 Your
profile

We are looking for multiple profiles that can strengthen the department’s competencies in machine learning, digital
fabrication and computational design with focus on civil engineering structures. The candidate shall hold:

• Engineering
  background (B.Sc. and M.Sc.).
• Doctoral degree in a relevant field of research.
• Excellent proficiency in the English
  language.

The following list of competencies and experiences are a requirement:

• Scientific computing, possibly
  with different programming languages.
• Teaching and developing courses related to structural engineering.
• Supervision of
  undergraduate and graduate students (B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. theses).

Candidates must demonstrate potential for outstanding
research and teaching. The successful candidate shall demonstrate:

• Some years of postgraduate research and publication
  experience are required. A preexisting and growing international research network is expected. Prior collaboration with the Danish
  innovation ecosystem is desired, but not essential.
• Experience from successful external research collaborations with industry and
  academia, project management skills. Experience in the attraction of external funding is preferred.
• Research talent documented
  through rising publication and citation records evidenced by appropriate bibliometric parameters in reputable international peerreviewed
  journals.
• Welldefined research focus and sound strategy to develop a research group.

Who we are

Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering was established on January 1, 2021, in connection with Aarhus University’s
reorganization of the engineering area. The department employs around 100 people and is responsible for research and education within the
department’s scientific areas. We educate both Bachelors and Master of Science in Engineering and around 950 students are enrolled in
our study programs. Furthermore, we also offer an ambitious PhD program. Our PhD students have high academic ambitions and deliver
high-quality results for both the private and the public sectors.

Through research and development, we forge sustainable
technological solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing industry and society. We strive to contribute to sustainable development
and to create green solutions to challenges within construction, indoor climate, geotechnics, environmental and climate adaptation and many
other areas.

Our research is both basic and applied, and we develop current knowledge into workable solutions in the business
community. We collaborate with a wide range of public and private enterprises, and many of the department’s research and development
activities are based on the innovation needs of the business community. Through collaboration, we ensure that the knowledge and technology
generated in the university’s technical research environments are clearly anchored in reality and benefit the surrounding society. Based on
our research in building materials, architectural design and technology, we also offer research-based public sector services and consultancy
on technology to public agencies and ministries. 

What we offer 

The Department of Civil and
Architectural Engineering is a young and dynamic department characterized by:

• a welldeveloped research infrastructure,
  laboratories, and access to shared equipment;
• an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national and international
  collaborators;
• a working climate that invites lively, open, and critical discussion;
• a working environment with close
  working relationships, networking, and social activities;
• a workplace characterized by professionalism, equality, and a healthy
  worklife balance.

Place of work and area of employment

The place of work is Navitas, Inge Lehmanns
Gade 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. The area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments. .

Contact
information For further information, please contact: Associate Professor, Giuseppe Abbiati +45 93 52 17 51, [email protected].

Deadline Applications must be
received no later than June 1st, 2024. 

Technical Sciences Tenure Track

Aarhus University offers
talented scientists from around the world attractive career perspectives via the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme. Highly qualified
candidates are appointed as Assistant Professors for a period of six years with the prospect of performance- based advancement to a tenured
Associate Professorship.The aim of the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme is to:

• attract outstanding talented
  individuals that are competitive at an international level
• to promote the early development of independent research success early
  in the career of scientists
• to create transparency in the academic career path

As part of the tenure track position,
the candidate is offered:

• access to research infrastructure
• capability development, including postgraduate teacher
  training
• a mentoring programme
• support to develop scientific networks and to secure interdisciplinary research at the
  highest level

As part of the Aarhus University Tenure Track Programme, the University carries out a mid-way evaluation to
review the progress of the tenure track candidate after three years, according to the same criteria used in the final tenure review. The
final tenure review is conducted after five and a half years. If the review is positive, the candidate will be offered a tenured position as
Associate Professor at Aarhus University.Please refer to the tenure
track guidelines for the tenure review criteria and for the tenure review process.

Application procedure

Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee
chairman, and the assessment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. The selection is
made on the basis of an assessment of who of the candidates are most relevant considering the requirements of the advertisement. All
applicants will be notified within 6 weeks 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 will receive his/her assessment. Once the
recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants. 

Letter of
reference

If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact
information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter
the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the
application deadline.Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be
taken into consideration. 

Formalities and salary range

Technical Sciences 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 Taxation 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 Taxation and the Confederation of Professional
Associations.Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each
individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all
applicants. 

Ensuring gender balance at the Department is a high priority at Aarhus University, and therefore, we particularly
encourage women to apply for this position. No candidate will be given preferential treatment, and all applicants will be assessed on the
basis of their qualifications for the position in question.

Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research
time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods
from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of
services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners.
Read more here. Please find more
information about entering and working in Denmark here.The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under
the job advertisement on Aarhus University’s website.