DTU Tenure Track Researcher in Polymer Chemistry – DTU Chemical Engineering

At the Danish Polymer Centre we seek a tenure-track researcher in polymer and silicone chemistry. You must have extensive silicone and coating chemistry knowledge and relevant industrial experience in these topics.
Are you looking to establish yourself as a researcher in cutting-edge polymer science?

Then the Danish Polymer Centre is looking for you! We seek a tenure-track researcher in polymer and silicone chemistry to join a dynamic research environment.

Responsibilities and qualifications
Your overall focus will be strengthening the Centre’s competencies within polymer and silicone chemistry. We are looking for a highly motivated researcher who can work independently and in collaboration with colleagues and has excellent oral and written English skills. You should strive towards scientific excellence and be ambitious and hard-working.

You must be an expert in silicone chemistry, and silicone chemistry should preferably be the topic of your PhD degree. You must possess extensive coating chemistry knowledge and relevant industrial experience in these topics. You can synthesize coatings for harsh environments and are skilled in their characterization and evaluation for advanced applications.

Tasks include synthesizing and preparing silicone polymers and advanced chemical characterization. You must be an experienced organic/polymer chemist with extensive experience with characterization methods such as NMR, IR, DSC, TGA, SEC, etc.

You will be involved in the supervision of bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. students.

You must contribute to the teaching of courses. DTU employs two working languages: Danish and English. You are expected to be fluent in at least one of these languages, and in time are expected to master both.

As formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent).

You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:

• Research experience
• Experience and quality of teaching
• 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 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.

The position is part of DTU’s Tenure Track program. Read more about the program and the recruitment process here.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Professor Anne Ladegaard Skov, [email protected].

You can read more about the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at www.kt.dtu.dk.

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.

Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 1 October 2024 (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 for the tenure track period
• CV including employment history, list of publications, H-index and ORCID (see http://orcid.org/)
• Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

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.

At DTU Chemical Engineering, it is our mission to develop and utilize knowledge, methods, technologies, and sustainable solutions within: Chemical and biochemical process engineering and production, Design of chemical and biochemical products and processes Energy and environment.

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