Academic ConnectAssociate Professor in Innovation in Engineering Education - DTU Entrepreneurship
Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Job Description
The Center for Technology Entrepreneurship at the Technical University of Denmark invites applications for an Associate Professor to lead the development of our flagship course, Innovation in Engineering, and to conduct research within entrepreneurship, innovation education, teaching methodologies, and didactics. We seek a visionary educator and researcher committed to fostering interdisciplinary innovation competencies among engineering students.
Responsibilities and qualifications
In this role, you will be responsible for developing and coordinating the Innovation in Engineering course. This includes applying structured innovation frameworks, for example the Double Diamond methodology, and ensuring the curriculum fully integrates DTU’s Signature Innovation Mindset. You will guide students through multidisciplinary projects, enhancing their understanding of feasibility, viability, desirability, responsibility, and sustainability in engineering contexts. Your responsibilities also involve conducting impactful research in innovation and entrepreneurship education, actively publishing findings, and contributing to the academic community.
Innovation in Engineering is DTU’s flagship course in innovation education and a cornerstone of the university’s Signature Innovation Mindset. Mandatory for all MSc students, the course engages over 2,600 students annually through three distinct course offerings. A dedicated full-time programme manager supports the course's coordination and delivery.
Furthermore, you will facilitate and maintain meaningful collaborations with industry partners, industry clusters, student associations, and internal university departments to enrich the practical experiences offered in the course. You will play a key role in mentoring students through innovation challenges, fostering an environment of constructive feedback, collaboration, and creativity.
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.
Candidates must hold a PhD in Entrepreneurship, Design, Engineering didactics, or a closely related discipline as well as academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship and documented didactic/pedagogic training.
Ideal candidates will demonstrate either a proven research track record or substantial potential in areas such as innovation education, entrepreneurship pedagogy, or didactic methodologies within engineering education contexts. Additionally, experience or a strong commitment to designing and delivering interdisciplinary educational programs with active industry collaboration is essential.
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.
You can read more about career paths at DTU here.
Further information
Further information may be obtained from Jes Broeng, tel.: +45 2425 3835.
You can read more about the Centre for Technology Entrepreneurship (DTU Entrepreneurship) at www.entrepreneurship.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 31 August 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)
- Vision for teaching and research
- 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)
- Up to 3 selected publications from scientific highlights for consideration
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.
DTU Entrepreneurship is amongst the international leading entities in technology entrepreneurship and helps develop an entrepreneurial culture across DTU. As part of a dynamic and evolving ecosystem, we combine practice-oriented education and research in entrepreneurship with real start-up opportunities from all DTU departments. With rigorous research at its core, the Centre builds the entrepreneurial capabilities of students, industry leaders, academics and policymakers to address unsolved problems, and together create new knowledge, methodologies and initiatives. We enable ethically minded entrepreneurs to build solutions that benefit people, society and the world. The Centre experiments with new entrepreneurial methodologies and activities to push boundaries within research and education.
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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Job Info
- Job Identification 5552
- Job Category VIP A
- Posting Date 07/15/2025, 03:05 PM
- Apply Before 08/31/2025, 09:59 PM
- Locations Diplomvej 2.sal lokale 218, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, DK