Professor in Impact Assessment for energy systems and technologies

Are you looking to fulfill your dreams and ambitions for excellent research, while being embedded in a collaborative and social environment? Then this position is right for you! 

The Department of Wind and Energy Systems at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) invites applications for a position as Professor in the area of Impact Assessment for energy systems and technologies. 

Responsibilities and qualifications

Your task will be to lead research in the field of impact assessment of energy technologies and policies within energy systems. The interdisciplinary research can draw from operations research, systems engineering, mathematical modelling, data science, economics and political analysis. The work will require quantitative analysis and modelling that integrates and handles various interdependent data such as technology characteristics, cost distributions and components, material choices, sizing of components and plants, wake and cluster effects of renewable plants, time series resource data, regional resource potential curves, technology mixes in systems, interdependencies with demand, PtX and fuel and storage options – and brings these together into a comprehensive assessment framework including technical, economic and social evaluation criteria. Feedback loops to existing optimization models in the department shall be established. Furthermore, an improved understanding of the impact of our research activities will be employed to inform the department strategic focus and improve the quality of research applications. 

We seek candidates with experience in energy impact analysis, such as regarding the introduction of new technologies or technology innovations in energy systems, as well as the effect of energy and climate policies on technology design choices. The evaluation will entail impacts including costs and benefits, market values, emissions reductions and materials consumption against different long-term energy scenarios, with the aim of determining system needs for future technology innovation, including production characteristics, provision of system services, value creation, and maximization of co-benefits.

You must demonstrate the ability to develop quantitative models and operational tools for energy systems analysis and have the ambition to connect different tools and/or their inputs and outputs for comprehensive assessment. You should be interested in technology development, and the interplay between investment, operation and optimization of technologies. Knowledge about economic principles and the functioning of energy markets is beneficial. 

We welcome innovative candidates, who are able to implement ideas, are able to collaborate across disciplines, and who have demonstrated excellence research management. Dissemination of the research, scientifically and in the public domain, will be an important responsibility. Interest in commercialization of research-based products related to software, data and services is expected. 

You must demonstrate the ability to attract external funding from public and private sources and to deliver excellent research and education results. Successful collaboration with industry is a prerequisite. Experience in teaching and supervision of PhD students, as well as Bachelor and Master students should be listed. 

Besides research, you are also expected to take a leading role in teaching at the BSc, MSc and PhD levels. You will develop teaching activities to support DTU’s ambition about having Europe’s best engineering education.

Application procedure

Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 8 July 2025 (23:59 Danish time). 

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