Professor in Insertion- and Conversion-type Batteries - DTU Energy

The Department of Energy Conversion and Storage (DTU Energy) invites applications for a position as full professor in insertion- and conversion-type batteries – from materials to cells.
The Department of Energy Conversion and Storage (DTU Energy) invites applications for a position as full professor in insertion- and conversion-type batteries – from materials to cells.

As our new professor, you will be among about 300 inspiring colleagues in the department, located centrally at DTU Lyngby Campus, in the Copenhagen area. One important value of ours is cooperation, and we believe that we achieve world-class results together. Your research leadership is of utmost importance, and therefore you are an empathetic role model that foster and nurture inspiring environments, e.g. by inclusion and openness. We strive for a decent work-life balance.

Responsibilities and qualifications

As our new professor, you will take a leading role in the development of next generation sustainable batteries, and where you work with materials and cells, including active materials, electrolytes, electrodes, and other components, for insertion-type and conversion-type batteries – and demonstrate and test of battery cells. The activities should be in strong interplay with ongoing and coming activities in our Department. You appreciate collaboration with colleagues, and to take advantage of our many and diverse competences.

We have 6000 m2 of state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment available for you, and we collaborate with other departments, and is a frequent user of large facilities such as MAX-IV synchrotron set-ups and our own national facility, E-MAT. We also have many colleagues that are very strong in AI and computational modelling of battery materials, and we are building labs for autonomous materials development.

We seek an outstanding candidate to develop a vigorous, independent research area with interests in developing materials and technologies for use in society, which lead to sustainable solutions that can enable the green transition of the World. You have demonstrated top-level and original scientific research within batteries. You will be a strong contributor to DTU Energy’s vision of demonstrating world-leading cross-disciplinary research through innovative development of sustainable materials solutions for the green transition, and you will initiate and inspire to collaborations with colleagues within the Department, as well as across and outside DTU, including enterprises in Denmark, Europe and outside. You should also show interest in the creation of spin-outs from DTU. We expect that you have a strong international network and a strong collaborative experience.

You have demonstrated good abilities to attract external funding from public and private sources to conduct the research at the highest international level. Dissemination of the research - both to scientific peers and to decision-makers in the public domain - is an important responsibility.

You demonstrate top-level and original scientific research within the development of new and improved materials for batteries. The development involves the synthesis of materials, characterisation by various means, assembly into battery cells, and testing properties.

You come to a research department with a large number of state-of-the-art experimental laboratories for your use, and we invest continuously in new, or up-grading of existing, experimental facilities. We have experienced teams for support on chemistry, equipment and administration, and assistance in the writing of very good project proposals. The students at DTU are of high level, and can make projects with you for the development of new ideas. We have great support for innovation and spin-out of companies. Teaching is an integrated part of the professorship, and you will be course responsible for research-based courses.

As a successful candidate for the full professorship, you are able to document:

• Outstanding, original scientific output
• Successful teaching and dissemination experience
• A strong background in, and an innovative approach to, the development of inorganic materials for energy conversion and storage
• A track record of academic cross-disciplinary collaboration

You have demonstrated the ability to win and manage large-scale research projects and have experience and a good reputation as a supervisor of students, PhDs, and postdocs.

You appreciate teaching and have documented successful teaching experiences as you are expected to take a lead role in teaching at the BEng, BSc, MSc and PhD levels. You will teach students at all levels (BSc, MSc, and PhD) and be an inspiration and a role model for our young scientists. Your contributions to our research-based education and innovation will assist DTU in educating the best engineers, especially in strengthening the development of their digital and transdisciplinary competencies.

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.

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

• Documented experience and quality of teaching and curriculum development
• Research impact and experience, funding track record and research vision
• International impact and experience
• Societal impact
• Innovativeness, including collaboration with industry and involvement in spin-outs
• Leadership, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills
• Communication skills

Salary and terms of employment

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed with the relevant union.

Further information

Further information may be obtained from Head of Department, Professor Søren Linderoth, mail:

sqli@dtu.dk

You can read more about DTU Energy on

www.energy.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

Please submit your online application no later than 4 July 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) addressed to the President
• Vision for teaching and research (3-5 pages)
• CV including employment history, list of publications indicating scientific highlights, H-index and ORCID (see

http://orcid.org/)

• Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

You can learn more about the recruitment process

here.

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.

The Department of Energy Conversion and Storage (DTU Energy) focuses on research and development of functional materials, components, and systems for sustainable energy technologies. The technologies include fuel cells, electrolysis, power-to-x, batteries, and carbon capture. The research is based on strong competences on electrochemistry, atomic scale and multi-physics modelling, autonomous materials discovery, materials processing, and structural analyses. We also focus on educating engineering students at all levels, ranging from BSc, MSc, PhD to lifelong learning students. We have about 300 dedicated employees. Read more about us at

www.energy.dtu.dk.

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