Associate Professor in Business Development and Technology Implementation – DTU Engineering Technology

Job title:

Associate Professor in Business Development and Technology Implementation – DTU Engineering Technology

Company:

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

Job description

Job Description:The research Section for Business Development, Department of Engineering Technology at DTU invites applications for a full-time faculty position as Associate Professor within the research area of Business Development and Technology Implementation. We seek a new colleague passionate about how new technologies impact business economics and managerial decision-making. If you are enthusiastic about advancing research and education at the intersection of technology implementation, sustainability, open innovation, and digital transformation, you will thrive in our Business Development Section.Responsibilities and qualifications
Research within the Section for Business Development is focused on economic and managerial aspects of technology implementation, digital transformation, open innovation, and sustainability. The section is expanding its research capacity with the ambition to host an internationally recognized environment for research and teaching within business economics related to technology implementation. Research in the section is inherently cross-disciplinary, bridging various aspects of management, economics, and engineering to provide new insights into how businesses can strategically implement and benefit from emerging technologies. Faculty members have management, economics, sociology, political science, and engineering backgrounds. The section emphasizes a pluralistic yet rigorous research methodology approach, including quantitative and qualitative empirical methods, mixed methods, and experiments. The successful candidate is expected to contribute to one or more of the section’s core research areas:

• Economic and business challenges of technology implementation
• Digital transformation and its impact on business development
• Sustainable business models, green finance and investment
• Leadership and organizational development in technology-driven industries
• Open innovation, technology adoption and diffusion
• Adaption to technological change and new market creation

The Section collaborates with various organizations, including large enterprises and SMEs across the public and private sectors. These collaborations provide insight into the challenges practitioners face when implementing new technologies and challenges related to evolving conditions, increasing sustainability focus, and digital transformation.Our Department and Section prioritize research and teaching closely aligned with real-world applications, and candidates with practical experience through prior occupations outside of academia or affiliations with industry are welcome. Skills in both quantitative and qualitative research are valuable, as is the ability to connect with the Department’s technically focused research areas and industry participants.The Section for Business Development provides teaching and supervision across undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs. The successful candidate will primarily teach in the continuing education program where Danish is the main teaching language. Teaching experience in Technology implementation, Digital transformation, Organization, New product development, Open innovation, and Leadership of professional development or related fields is an advantage and a documented ability to teach in Danish is a requirement.Responsibilities

• Advancing the Department’s research agenda on business economic aspects of technology implementation and strengthening its international position
• Developing courses, teaching, and supervising in continuing education programs for middle-level managers
• Actively participating in departmental and section activities, such as meetings, seminars, and conferences
• Initiating, attracting funding for, and coordinating research projects

To meet the position’s requirements, the applicant must be regularly present and actively involved in teaching and research activities within the Section and Department.Qualifications:

• A PhD or equivalent qualification
• Documented ability to teach in Danish, e.g., course evaluations or demonstrated proficiency
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken
• Demonstrated research experience in areas relevant to the Section and Department
• Pedagogical qualifications and competencies in education including teaching, course development and instruction across different audiences
• A collaborative spirit and enthusiasm for interdisciplinary work
• Candidates should have a keen interest in collaborating with Section and Departmental colleagues in research and teaching to foster a vibrant academic culture.

As formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent) as well as academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship and documented didactic/pedagogic training.You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:

• Experience and quality of teaching
• Research experience
• Research vision and potential
• International impact and experience
• Societal impact
• Innovativeness, including commercialization and collaboration with industry
• Leadership, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills
• Communication skills

Salary and terms of employment
The position is a full time position and the appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.Expected starting is 1st of August or according to mutual agreement.You can read more about career paths at DTU .Further information
Further information may be obtained from Kristina Vaarst Andersen, tel.: +45 9351 1785.You can read more about DTU Engineering Technology atIf you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at .Application procedure
Please submit your online application no later than 14 April 2025 (23:59 Danish time).Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link “Apply now”, fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• Vision for teaching and research
• CV including employment history, list of publications indicating scientific highlights, H-index and ORCID (see

) including documentation of teaching experience * Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

• Documented proficiency to teach in Danish, e.g., course evaluations or demonstrated proficiency

First round of interviews will be in week 21 and second round will be in week 24. Interviews will be conducted in Danish with a short research presentation in English in connection with the first round interview.You can learn more about the recruitment process .Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.About DTU Engineering Technology
We work at the forefront of university-industry collaboration and develop tools and methods for technology implementation. We are organized in 8 sections all focused on technology implementation, engineering technology and engineering education within a wide range of engineering fields.Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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Location

Ballerup, Hovedstaden

Job date

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 02:55:03 GMT

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