Part-time lecturer in Railway Design and Maintenance - DTU Sustain

We are looking for an experienced lecturer to teach some aspects of an existing MSc-level course: Railway Design and Maintenance.
The Geotechnics and Geology Section at DTU Sustain delivers a Railway Design and Maintenance course. This is an MSc-level course given every spring semester at a capacity of 10 ECTS points. It is taught in English at Lyngby Campus by a team of industry experts. We are looking for an experienced lecturer to cover topics related to geometric track design.

Responsibilities and qualifications
The job entails:

• Preparing and delivering physical lectures;
• Preparing and sharing teaching materials with the students;
• Preparing assignments and exams;
• Grading student assignments and exams;
• Updating and refining the course content and description on a yearly basis; and
• Enabling ‘office hours’ to meet with individual students.

Your qualifications should consist of a rail-related engineering degree and teaching experience in a university environment; practical work experience within the Danish railway industry is an advantage.

Applicants for the post of part-time lecturer must have a master’s degree, as well as additional qualifications at a high level, for example, particular areas of specialisation, expertise or practical experience achieved through employment involving practical application of the discipline. Teaching qualifications form part of the basis of the assessment.

Assessment
In the assessment of the candidates, consideration will be given to the ability to teach and communicate clearly.

You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria: (i) teaching experience, (ii) capacity to work well in a team, and (iii) presentation skills.

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement for part-time lecturers at universities and other institutions.

The period of employment is open-ended (i.e., a time-unlimited contract).

The preferred starting date is January 1 (2025) or as soon as possible thereafter.

The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from the head of the Geotechnics and Geology section at DTU Sustain, Associate Professor Eyal Levenberg: [email protected]

You can read more about DTU Sustain at: https://sustain.dtu.dk/

Application procedure
Please submit your online application no later than 7 November 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)
• CV
• Diploma
• Documentation of teaching experience

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.

DTU Sustain is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. We are working to develop new environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies, methods and solutions, and to disseminate this knowledge to society and future generations of engineers.

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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2800 Kgs. Lyngby