Assistant Professor (Tenure track) for the Faculty of Engineering

The section Digital and High-Frequency Electronics at the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor with tenure track in Digital Electronics with Expertise in Sensor Design for Robotic Systems for 4 years. The starting date is as soon as possible in 2025 and will be agreed with the succesful candidate.  

The application deadline is January 10, 2025, at 23.59 (CET/CEST) 

We offer

The position profile entails researching sensor system design and development for various robotic applications aligned with the section’s focus areas in digital and high-frequency electronics that contribute to the world’s leading position of SDU TEK in robotics and drone technologies. A special emphasis will be placed on the direction of advanced sensing technologies in accurately measuring detectable signals and providing highly precise and stable measurement, especially for robotic navigations in harsh environments. The research will connect both established and emerging technical expertise in the section, spanning multiple specializations such as FPGA and neuromorphic computing, Edge AI, machine learning, and self-recharging.

Your role will primarily focus on teaching and research. Teaching responsibilities will be a significant part of your role, involving course planning and the supervision of bachelor and master students in Electronics. Your expertise in basic electronics, as well as analogue and digital communication techniques, will be crucial for delivering courses in these subject areas.

In addition to teaching, you will collaborate with top researchers in digital and high-frequency domains, leading research to address global societal challenges. You are also expected to establish and develop your research line, securing external funding to expand your research group. Your research will concentrate on designing novel sensors and exploring current sensor technologies for robotics and drone applications.

We expect

The ideal candidate has the following qualifications:

• Doctoral degree (PhD) in electronics, electrical engineering, embedded electronics, or a related subject area.
• Relevant research and teaching experiences that match the position's content and responsibilities. 
• International postdoctoral experience in a research environment that is different from the one in which the applicant completed their doctoral studies will be considered an advantage.

Workplace description 

Research in digital and high-frequency electronics, embedded systems, control, and communication is being conducted by the section, utilizing cutting-edge reconfigurable computing and sensors. The development of next-generation electronics and computing solutions that solve technology-related challenges in fields such as autonomous robots, drones, IoT, smart grid, and healthcare is aimed at.

Our educational programs in electrical engineering in Odense have the section as a vital component, with Bachelor’s and Master of Science degrees in Electronics Engineering being offered. At present, the focus of the section is on two research fields: drone design for infrastructure inspections and microchip design for advanced onboard computing. Over the next few years, an expansion to include at least 20 academics, including PhD students and engineers, is expected in the section to support research funding, industrial collaboration, and educational activities. The continuation of the section’s contribution to the field of electrical engineering and related areas will be enabled by this growth.

The SDU campus in Odense comprises five faculties and soon also a large university hospital creating a great concentration of academics and students facilitating interdisciplinary research and rich student life. The city of Odense is culturally rich surrounded by a vibrant and growing robotics community and highly livable with a green banked meandering river cutting through the centre and attractive residential areas.

For further information about the position, please contact the Head of Digital and High-frequency Electronics Section, Professor Emad Samuel Malki Ebeid, e-mail: [email protected].

If you experience technical problems, please contact [email protected].

Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark. You may also visit WorkinDenmark for additional information. 

Further information about The Faculty of Engineering. 

Conditions of employment
Appointment as a tenure track assistant professor is a 4-year temporary position with a guaranteed assessment for a permanent position as an associate professor.

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.  

The Danish tenure track employment
The Danish tenure-track employment is a focused assistant professorship with a guaranteed assessment for a permanent position as an associate professor within the tenure-track assistant professor’s field of study.

The head of department will host annual performance- and development reviews, to ensure the progress of the assistant professor’s development towards meeting the qualifications of an associate professorship. A formal midterm evaluation will be conducted by a committee, consisting of the head of the department and two external researchers with relevant qualifications, with the purpose of ensuring the focus of the assistant professor’s activities, as well as to create the basis for the planning of the remaining period.

The transition from assistant professor to associate professor
Within the 4th year of employment, the tenure-track assistant professor is expected to transition into a position as an associate professor position, based on a positive assessment conducted by a formally approved assessment committee, consisting of a chairman appointed by the University of Southern Denmark and minimum one external committee member approved by the dean and the academic council.

Successful applicants to tenure-track assistant professor positions must be scholars with an internationally competitive research profile, whose potential is at the forefront of their discipline. The applicants for tenure-track assistant professorships, are assessed based on the criteria of the applicant’s potential to reach an international level of scholarly excellence during the tenure-track period. The candidate will only be promoted to associate professor when the assessment committee confirms that the candidate has scholarly merits at a level of international excellence beyond what can normally be expected for associate professors, with reference to the qualification policy of the research group in which the position is announced.

Indicators of relevant scholarly merits could be documented through scholarly output independent of the PhD supervisor, ground-breaking publications, achievement of excellence grants, and international research network.

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:  

• Motivated application. 
• Curriculum Vitae.  
• Certificates/Diplomas (master’s and PhD degree) – Danish and/or English.  
• Complete list of publications. 
• Publications most relevant for the position. 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). 
• Summary of experience in teaching. Please attach as Teaching Portfolio.  

The application may also include: 

• List of supervised projects and acquired third party funding, if any.     
• References 
• Documentation of other qualifications with relevance to the position.

UPLOAD GUIDE: Motivated application shall be uploaded as ‘Cover letter’, 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 January 10, 2025, at 23.59 (CET/CEST)

According to the University of Southern Denmark’s internal guidelines, there must be at least three qualified applicants to a position before it can be filled. 

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.