The Centre for Industrial Mechanics, part of the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), invites applications for one or more associate professor positions within multiscale modelling of mechanical and electromechanical devices. The positions are open from January 2027, and the specific start date will be agreed with the successful candidates.
Unique opportunity
The 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
The 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 is conducted in close cooperation with the industry, which counts world leading companies in growing fields such as e-mobility, autonomous vehicles, 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, artificial intelligence, embedded computing, mechanical structure integrity and life assessment, heating and cooling, renewable energy systems, and modelling and mechatronic prototyping.
The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate their ambition to conduct high-quality research, present the results at international conferences, and publish in peer-reviewed scientific journals. We expect the candidate to take part in teaching activities.
What we expect
To complement our team, we are looking for candidates with experience in two or more of the following fields:
The candidates are expected to collaborate with industrial partners and other universities (national and international), perform research work as well as apply for externally funded projects, as well as be involved with on-site manufacturing facilities and testing laboratories.
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: Computational Multiphysics, Mechanics of Materials, student semester projects, or similar courses at bachelor and master levels, and mentoring junior research staff and students.
The candidate must have
In addition, the following experiences are valued:
For further information, please visit www.sdu.dk/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
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Application
Applicants are advised to read the SDU information on how to apply
Assessment of the candidates is based on the application material, and the application must include:
All documents must be in English and PDF format. CPR number (civil registration no.) must be crossed out. All PDF-files must be unlocked and allow binding and may not be password protected.
SUBMISSION GUIDE: Motivated application shall be uploaded under ‘Cover letter’ (max. 5 MB), Curriculum Vitae shall be uploaded under ‘Resume’ (max 5 MB). All other documents shall be uploaded under ‘Miscellaneous documents’ (max 10 files of max 50 MB per file).
The application deadline is July 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM/23:59 (CET/CEST)
Assessment and selection process
Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. Shortlisting may be applied, and only shortlisted candidates will receive a written assessment. Read about shortlisting at SDU. Interviews and tests may be part of the overall evaluation.
Read about the Assessment and selection process
Conditions of employment
Appointment as an associate professor is permanent. Employment as an associate professor requires academic qualifications at PhD level as well as scientific and teaching qualifications commensurate with the position as an associate professor. Employment will be in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations for academics in the state including the associated circular on the protocol for the job structure for academic staff at Danish universities and the provisions for associate professor as described therein. Further information on salary and taxation. Persons employed in the position may, based on a specific individual managerial assessment, be exempted from time registration, also known as a “self-organizer”.
The University of Southern Denmark wishes its staff to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position. SDU conducts research in critical technologies, which, due to the risk of unwanted knowledge transfer, is subject to a number of security measures. Therefore, based on information from open sources, background checks may be conducted on candidates for the position(s).
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.
