Associate Professors, and/or Assistant Professors in Software Technology or Software Engineering at Centre for Industrial Software

Job title:

Associate Professors, and/or Assistant Professors in Software Technology or Software Engineering at Centre for Industrial Software

Company:

Syddansk Universitet

Job description

The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute at The University of Southern Denmark seeks to recruit associate, and/or assistant professors with a strong background in Software Technology or Software Engineering for SDU’s campus in Sønderborg.The application deadline is December 10, 2024, at 11:59 PM/23:59 (CET/CESTThe beautiful campus in Sønderborg is located in the inspiring building of Alsion, which is a center 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 industries in Sønderborg, Southern Denmark and Northern Germany.The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute is an internationally recognized institute, which has maintained a leading position in robotics for more than three decades. The institute is the origin of robotics research in Denmark and has spawned the world-renowned cluster of robotics in Odense. The institute has, since 2023, been building up a Center for Industrial Software research and education at its campus in Sønderborg with a vision of creating world class knowledge in valuable collaboration with industry providing a unique opportunity to be part of the center. It is expected that the center will grow substantially in the coming years, and it is collaborating closely with the already established Center for Industrial Electronics and Center for Industrial Mechanics in Sønderborg as well as with the industry, which count world leading companies in growing fields such as e-mobility, automation, climate solutions and energy efficiency. Learn more about our institute at and the centre at . The centre collaborates closely with the Software Engineering section of the institute (located in Odense).The centre is currently expanding its engagement in software technology and software engineering including:

• Development of secure software systems
• Cyber security threat analysis and mitigation
• Software development for embedded systems
• Model-driven software engineering for embedded systems
• Software development and programming technologies
• Empirical and automated software engineering
• Software testing
• Artificial intelligence for software engineering (e.g. AI4SE)
• Software engineering of artificial intelligence systems (e.g. MLOps)

These areas are central to our activities and within a broad range of application domains, including industrial applications. You will interact with a dynamic group of researchers working in interdisciplinary teams on developing potent solutions to societal challenges.We expectYou have a PhD in software engineering/computer science or another computational discipline relevant to this position. You have achieved funding success commensurate with the targeted rank (associate or assistant professor). You are an excellent collaborator, able to work in complex international multi-stakeholder environments. You are also an effective and inspiring communicator end attentive listener. Talent, experience, and success with industrial cooperation is a plus.We offer

• A position where you will be part of a dynamic institute while working in areas of tremendous potential and societal relevance within the Centre for Industrial Software.
• A vibrant and adventurous environment comprising research and teaching at international level in software engineering, robotics, applied AI and data science, drone and autonomous system technology, games and learning technology, and health informatics and technology.
• Associate professorship position is a tenured/permanent position.
• An appointment as assistant professor lasts for three years, and contingent on successful completion of a lecturer training programme and a positive performance evaluation, a permanent position for associate professor is normally opened, for which the assistant professor can apply.
• Integration into the world-renowned Odense Robotics Cluster and national initiatives, such as, Digital Research Centre Denmark (direc.dk).
• Interdisciplinary collaborations both with in SDU and with many external entities.
• Excellent technical facilities both at the Institute and in the wider Engineering Faculty are available to support adventurous research.
• The opportunity to live and work in one of the happiest countries in the world that also offers excellent and free health and education systems.

For further information, please contact Professor Mikkel Baun Kjærgaard, , +45 6550 7965 or Head of Section, Torben Worm, , +45 9350 7372. for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark. You may also visit for additional information. about The Faculty of Engineering.If you experience technical problems, please contact hcm-support@sdu.dk.Conditions of employmentThe preferred starting date is February 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.Appointment as associate professor is permanent.Employment as an associate professor requires academic qualifications at PhD level as well as scientific and teaching qualifications at a level achievable based on satisfactory completion of a period of employment as assistant professor/researcher but may be achievable by other means.Appointment as assistant professor is temporary and for an initial 3-year period.During employment, the assistant professor must complete the .Employment as assistant professor requires scientific qualifications at PhD level at the time of employment.The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.Assessment and selection processRead about the .Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. Shortlisting may be applied. Only shortlisted candidates will receive a written assessment.Interviews and tests may be part of the process.Application procedureApplicants are advised to read the and specific 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).

. * Research plan.The application may also include:

• Dissemination qualifications may be included in the CV.
• 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 December 10, 2024, at 11:59 PM/23:59 (CET/CESTAccording 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 of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position.

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Location

Sønderborg, Syddanmark

Job date

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:41:38 GMT

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