DescriptionDTU Sustain invites applicants for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position to join the Geotechnics and Geology Section. We are seeking a candidate to lead research, teaching, and innovation within the disciplines of geotechnics and geophysics. You will become part of an academic team working to address major challenges of geotechnical infrastructure, including performance prediction, prolongation of remaining service life, climate resilience, scarcity of natural resources, safety, and sustainability.
Responsibilities and qualifications
The Section for Geotechnics and Geology at DTU Sustain is seeking a new scientific staff member to focus on condition assessment, predictive maintenance, and adaptation design of geostructures such as rail embankments and flood protection dikes, with special attention to both laboratory and field techniques.
The successful candidate should contribute to the following activity areas:
- Geotechnical education at the Bachelor, Master, and PhD levels
- Geotechnical testing in the laboratory and field
- Data-driven condition assessment of geostructures
- Predictive maintenance and design adaptation of geostructures
- Research-based consultancy within geotechnical engineering
- Geophysical testing in the laboratory and field
- Geotechnical Engineering under Arctic conditions
The dissemination of research results is expected through scientific publications, conference presentations, interdisciplinary collaborative projects at the national and international levels, and services to public administrations and industry. Furthermore, the candidate is expected to seek and achieve external funding.
Educational responsibilities include developing new teaching materials, delivering classroom lectures, writing and grading exams and reports, as well as supervising student projects. The educational responsibilities will, to the extent possible, be related to the above-listed activity areas; however, flexibility is required. It is expected that the candidate will be able and willing to contribute to a wider spectrum of topics, as covered by the Section’s fields of activity. Please note that the expected teaching language at the Bachelor level is Danish, while at the postgraduate level (MSc or PhD), it is required to be in English.
The position is based at Lyngby Campus, with possible short-duration duties at other DTU campuses, such as Ballerup and Sisimiut (Greenland). Lastly, the candidate is expected to actively seek collaboration with researchers within the Section, researchers from other sections within Sustain, and with researchers from other departments at DTU.
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 start date is 1 June 2026 (or according to mutual agreement). The position is a full-time position.
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
If you would like additional information about the position, please contact the head of the Geotechnics and Geology section at DTU Sustain, Associate Professor Eyal Levenberg: eylev@dtu.dk
You can read more about DTU Sustain at https://sustain.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 17 February 2026 (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 Sustain - Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering - is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. The department conducts research, development & scientific advice and provides educational programs and service to society. 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. The Department has approximately 300 staff from more than 30 nationalities.
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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.
