Associate Professor in Digital Manufacturing

The Department of Technology and Innovation at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a position as Associate Professor of Digital Manufacturing with interests and experience in both processes and discrete-event computer simulations.

The targeted starting date of the position is January 2022.

The position is located within the Section SDU Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation (TEI) at the Faculty of Engineering on the international campus Sønderborg. The section unites engineering, innovation management, and entrepreneurship scholars in joint research projects and teaching. The focus is industrial engineering and how to generate innovative products and the production of the future. The research is on innovative solutions across the entire product lifecycle, but with a focus at sustainable, digitalized and automated production.

SDU TEI is embedded in a region with a strong network of companies, including some of Denmark's largest global industrial players (i.e. Danfoss, Linak, Siemens, Vestas) and many manufacturing SMEs. Projects currently running by the group cover a range of cutting-edge topics within Smart Factory – Industry 4.0, digitalisation and automation. The group publishes in leading international journals on these topics, such as Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Assembly Automation, etc.

The SDU TEI section is a highly international and interdisciplinary group of faculty members, with international students. The campus is in Sønderborg, an attractive maritime town with an open Scandinavian culture. For more information on SDU TEI, please visit www.SDU.dk/tei.

The successful candidate must have a background in engineering accompanied by a business understanding. The candidates' main interests background should preferably be in industrial, mechanical, or manufacturing.

Job description
The candidate will be responsible of building up the area of digitalised production with focus at digital manufacturing and supply chain management, able to bridge the gap between engineering and management. The section is strong on Industry 4.0 related topics, where the new candidate will be connected to this research with focus on investigating supply chain and operations management issues, especially on sustainability aspects, by using digital manufacturing tools, such as process and discrete event simulations.
Successful candidates will drive internationally competitive research, work closely with industry and attract competitive external research funding. The candidates will play a key role in providing outstanding education, supervise students and develop junior research staff.

We offer
We offer a vigorous international research environment with excellent facilities and strong collaborations with research organizations and industry. We also offer the opportunity to shape our educational programmes to benefit from new developments in approach and content.

We expect
A highly motivated, outgoing person, who is able to work in an international, interdisciplinary team. A candidate that is able to generate innovative ideas and solutions to the digitalised production of the future. The candidate must have a strong theoretical background in combination with practical skills, able to work in practical cases with industrial players. The candidate must be a team player and at the same time able to work independently. The successful candidate is active in publishing in engineering and business journals.
The candidate must have a relevant PhD and some active research and teaching experience to qualify for an associate professor.

The ideal candidate has knowledge, skills and competencies in:
• Industry 4.0 enabling technologies
• Sustainable Operations & Supply Chain Management
• Computer simulation at an advanced level
• Digital twins from design to operation
• PLM concept and software tools
• Business models and technology adoption assessment

Commensurate with the seniority of the position applied for, the candidates must have:
• An excellent standing in research
• Significant successes in attracting research funding
• A solid track record in education
• Extensive international academic network
• Extensive experience with industrial collaboration
• Preferably a prior industrial experience

Further information is available from the Head of the Section Associate Professor Arne Bilberg [email protected].

Application
The qualifications of applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. Applicants will be
informed of the outcome of this assessment. Applicants may be called for interview as part of the
overall assessment.

Applications must be submitted online using the link below. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF
or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. Please read the guideline
for applicants.
The application must include:
• Curriculum vitae
• Research vision and strategy
• Diplomas/Certificates (Master and PhD degree)
• Teaching portfolio
• Account of experience in working with industry
• List of publications indicating the publications attached
• Dissemination qualifications, including participation on committees or boards, participation in organisations and the like
• Documentation of other qualifications with relevance to the position.

All documents must be in English.

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

Conditions of employment
Employment as an associate professor requires scientific qualifications at PhD level.

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Please check links for more information on salary and taxation.

The assessment process
Read about the Assessment and selection process. Shortlisting may be used.

Application procedure
The faculty expects applicants to read How to apply before applying.

The application must be in English and must include:

Motivated application Detailed Curriculum Vitae Certificates/Diplomas (MSc and PhD) Information on previous teaching and supervision experience. Please attach as Teaching Portfolio List of publications indicating the publications attached Examples of the most relevant publications. Please attach one pdf-file for each publication Reference letters and other relevant qualifications may also be included.

The application deadline is 01/10/2021

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

Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark.

Further information about The Faculty of Engineering.