Assistant Professorship(s) in Cyber-physical Systems

The Department of Business Development and Technology (BTECH) at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University invites applications for assistant professorship positions in cyber-physical systems.

An assistant professorship is a three-year full-time position. The starting date is 1 August 2025 or as agreed upon. 

Assistant professors split their time evenly between research and teaching activities. The successful candidates will join the EngTech research section. 

Job description

At BTECH, we have a strong focus on company collaboration, which is reflected in our research and study programmes. We expect you to push the research frontier through applied research. If you also have the competences to enhance our students’ educational development and contribute to knowledge building in companies, you might be just the person we are looking for. 

We expect you to have a background as mechanical, production, system, electrical/electronic, mechatronics engineer or similar, and that your areas of interest lie within one or more of the following disciplines:

• Cyber-physical systems in product development, smart manufacturing and/or smart energy systems.
• Production automation related to physical production and production technologies, including robotics, haptics, automation and similar technologies. 
• Product lifecycle management, including relationships between product design, product development, production and recycling/decommissioning.
• Complex manufacturing systems and layouts, including machining, assembly, modularisation, automation, stocking and digitalisation.

Candidates are expected to teach and supervise in our study programmes, which include, among others, an MSc in Engineering (Technology Based Business Development) as well as two Bachelor of Engineering programmes in Forretningsudvikling (Business Development) (cyber-physical systems/product and system development) and Global Management and Manufacturing (production and manufacturing systems).
Candidates should therefore be prepared to teach courses in one or more of the following topics: Product development (IoT/CPS/mechatronics), additive manufacturing, automation, simulation modelling and/or mechanics.

Your qualifications

Employment as an assistant professor requires a PhD degree in a relevant field.

Applicants are encouraged to describe how their research is important for industry. The description could include concrete collaborations, impact, dissemination activities, etc. 

Non-Danish speakers are required to acquire a reasonable knowledge of the Danish language within three years. The department will grant time off from teaching to attend Danish courses during the first two years of employment.

Who we are 

BTECH is part of Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University – a top 100 university. BTECH is located in the business-oriented and entrepreneurial city of Herning. The department excels in business, IT and engineering disciplines, with a strong emphasis on company collaborations. We have around 1,200 students and close to 100 faculty and staff. Each year, approximately 500 students are involved in company projects in more than 250 companies ranging from SMEs to leading multinationals. Our incubator Business Factory launches ten new companies annually. 

We influence society through business development and technology. For this reason, many research projects are conducted in close collaboration with industry, based on new data and emerging technologies. These projects are generously supported by the ERC, Horizon Europe, the Independent Research Fund Denmark and the Danish Industry Foundation, among others. 

More information about BTECH is available here.

Further information

For further information about the position and the department, please contact Section Head Mirko Presser: tel. +45 3049 0976; email: [email protected].  

If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR Supporter, Charlotte Thomsen, tel.: +45 8716 5362; email: [email protected],  

Place of work

Birk Centerpark 15, DK-7400 Herning

Application deadline

1 February 2025


International applicant?

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Terms of employment

The appointment is made in accordance with the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities as well as the circular on the Collective Agreement for Academics Employed by the State (in Danish).
The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of  Academic Staff at Universities.
 

Application procedure

When you apply for this position it is mandatory to attach the following:

• Application
• Curriculum Vitae. You are encouraged to declare any periods of leave without research activity, including, for example, maternity leave, since your research activities are assessed in relation to your actual research time
• Education (diploma for master's, PhD and possibly higher doctoral degree)
• List of publications (the enclosed publications must be clearly marked on the list of publications)
• Publications. Up to three publications may be submitted. In the event of several authors the publications must be accompanied by a co-author statement concerning the applicant's share of the collaborative work with the consent of the co-authors. This template may be used for the purpose
• Teaching portfolio. The specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found here

Materials that cannot be uploaded together with the application may be submitted in three copies to Aarhus BSS HR & PhD, Aarhus University, Tåsingegade 1, 2nd floor, DK-8000 Aarhus C.
Read more about how to apply for an academic position at Aarhus BSS here.
 

The evaluation process

After the application deadline, an assessment committee is appointed. Please note that the assessment of applicants is based solely on the material received prior to the application deadline. For further information, see Guidelines for Assessment Committee, Aarhus BSS.
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.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
 


Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/