DescriptionAre you a passionate researcher eager to help transform construction towards sustainability? Join us at DTU Engineering Technology, where we rethink how the built environment is designed and delivered. As part of our Sustainable Construction Processes section and the newly launched CEBE Program, you will drive innovation in additive manufacturing and 3D concrete printing, shaping future construction processes while advancing your career within an internationally oriented Tenure Track programme that supports your ambitions, collaboration, and academic independence.
Responsibilities and qualifications
Your primary tasks will be to:
- Conduct research that advances one or more of our three programme areas:
- Major projects: Approaches to governing, planning, and delivering large, complex construction and infrastructure projects.
- Scaling Sustainability: Development of circular, regenerative, and resource‑efficient construction processes grounded in LCA, planetary boundaries, and absolute sustainability.
- Emerging technologies: Exploration and implementation of technologies such as VDC, digital twins, automation, AI, 3D printing, digital fabrication and data‑driven workflows to enable sustainable construction.
- Run the CEBE research project “Optimising 3D printing of buildings and infrastructures using secondary materials” with the aim of integrating secondary materials in 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) at scale to minimise the environmental impact of construction.
- Contribute to development of activities on Additive Manufacturing in Construction across DTU and our national and international partners
- Dissemination of your research through publications in “top-ranked journals of the field” and attendance at conferences.
- Develop externally funded research projects with academic, industry, and public partners.
- Teach and develop relevant courses and supervise interdisciplinary student projects (Beng, BSc, MSc, PhD)
- Contribute to industry collaboration, research-based consultancy, and dissemination of insights for a more sustainable construction sector.
- Support the department’s DesignBuildLab in running and developing the relevant equipment for 3D concrete printing.
We imagine that you have experience or knowledge in:
- Emerging technologies within 3D Concrete Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Digital Fabrication and Computational Design,
- Sustainability approaches including circular economy, LCA, planetary boundaries, and absolute sustainability frameworks.
- Teaching and supervising engineering students, ideally in interdisciplinary or applied settings.
- Administrating relevant Lab equipment, materials and infrastructure.
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 Head of Section Christian Thuesen (chth@dtu.dk, +45 61679131).
You can read more about the Department of Engineering Technology at https://engtech.dtu.dk and the research section https://engtech.dtu.dk/english/research-and-development/sections/building-tecnology-and-processes.
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 5 May 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.
About DTU Engineering Technology, the section and the CEBE research program
The research area of the Department is Technology Implementation, integrating both technical and social science disciplines. We develop tools and methods for successful technology implementation and state-of-the-art engineering and executive education. Our activities are organized into research sections focusing on engineering education, research, and technology implementation across various engineering fields, covering technical, organizational, and business aspects. This structure promotes cross-disciplinary exchange of research ideas and fosters a strong intellectual environment.
We research sustainable construction processes from the perspective of technology implementation, which we refer to as Construction Transformation. This includes understanding construction as driver of societal transformation and an object of technological transformation, focusing on how construction processes can support a sustainable and technologically advanced built environment. Our interdisciplinary group works closely with DTU Construct, DTU Sustain, DTU Compute and strong national and international industry partners—spanning the construction value chain and engaging with large public and private organisations.
CEBE – Civil Engineering and the Green Transition in the Built Environment – is a new research programme involving DTU, Aalborg University, Aarhus University, and the University of Southern Denmark. The Villum Foundation is investing one billion Danish kroner in CEBE over the next 10 years. The vision for CEBE is a science-based circular, low-carbon and resilient built environment within planetary boundaries – regenerative by design, radically efficient in its use of resources and resilient to climate extremes.
DTU – For the benefit of society since 1829
DTU is one of Europe's leading elite technical universities. Through research and education at an international top level, we create solutions to the major societal challenges of our time and help secure Europe's global leadership in sustainable technological development. Since Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU almost 200 years ago, our mission has remained the same: We develop and create value through the natural and technical sciences for the benefit of society. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students, and 6,500 employees. We work in an international environment and have an inclusive, stimulating, and informal work culture. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities around the world.
