DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Off-Earth Construction - DTU Construct

Are you passionate about revolutionizing the architecture, engineering, and construction industries through cutting-edge digital technologies? Do you want to leverage 3D printing and numerical simulations to shape the future of habitat development on the Moon and Mars? Pushing the boundaries of construction in extreme space environments presents unique challenges.
Are you passionate about revolutionizing the architecture, engineering, and construction industries through cutting-edge digital technologies? Do you want to leverage 3D printing and numerical simulations to shape the future of habitat development on the Moon and Mars? Pushing the boundaries of construction in extreme space environments presents unique challenges. For example, in lower-gravity conditions like those on the Moon or Mars, reduced gravitational forces heighten the importance of other forces, such as surface tension and electrostatics. This shift impacts fluid flow and heat transfer—both critical for construction processes in space. Additionally, the behaviour of construction materials in high-vacuum conditions, similar to those on extraterrestrial surfaces like the Moon, introduce issues with evaporation and sublimation. All these challenges must be addressed with the added constraints that structures must withstand harsh environmental conditions, and that material usage is restricted, ideally relying on locally available resources.

We invite you to join our section Digital Building Technologies at the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering as a tenure-track assistant professor, where you will collaborate with a team of experts dedicated to advancing the digital transformation of the built environment. Our research focuses on developing and applying digital technologies such as additive manufacturing/3D printing, numerical modelling, artificial intelligence, automation and robotics, digital twins, and smart materials.

Responsibilities and qualifications
You will enhance our team in the Digital Building Technologies section with their expertise in numerical modelling of various construction and additive manufacturing technologies. You are expected to broaden the section's activities in the area of off-Earth construction, particularly concentrating on lunar construction initiatives. Given the interdisciplinary nature of this field, you should have a demonstrated track record in fluid dynamics, heat transfer and phase change phenomena, complex fluid and composite flow phenomena, and fluid behaviour in microgravity environments.

Your primary tasks will be:

• Establish a research line related to lunar construction efforts with a focus on fluids behavior in extreme environments
• Conduct research at the highest international level in the modelling of flow phenomena in composite materials
• Leverage numerical and experimental techniques to explore ideas that will lead to process-induced smart features of 3D-printed structures
• Supervise BSc and MSc projects and co-supervise PhD students
• Develop new project ideas, write applications as a PI, as well as contribute to other projects led by section colleagues

We expect you to have:

• A broad background within (computational) fluid dynamics and transport phenomena
• Proven track record and experience with fluid behavior in microgravity environments
• Experience with numerical and experimental techniques for analysis of flow phenomena and fiber orientation in composite materials
• Extensive expertise with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools, preferably with the open-source software OpenFOAM
• Experience with teaching and supervision

You must be responsible for 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:

• 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 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 the Head of Section, Professor Jon Spangenberg, [email protected].

You can read more about Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at www.construct.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 6 December 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. 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.

DTU Civil and Mechanical Engineering develops and utilizes science and technical knowledge for the benefit of society and sustainable development. We undertake research, education, innovation, and scientific advice of the highest quality within building design and processes, building construction and safety, building energy and installation, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, materials technology, manufacturing engineering, engineering design and thermal energy systems.

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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