DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Geology and Mineral Resources

If you are establishing your career as geologist, and you are looking for the best possible foundation for fulfilling your dreams and ambitions, it is right here in front of you. At DTU Sustain, you will have the opportunity to apply your ideas and competencies in your field as well as entering interdisciplinary collaborations for the benefit of society. DTU Sustain offers a position with freedom to develop your research profile combined with a strong culture of interdisciplinary collaborations with other scientific and engineering fields.

Responsibilities and qualifications

We are seeking a new Assistant Professor to develop the field of geology with a specific focus on mineral resources at DTU Sustain. This will involve research on geological mineral resources with a strong focus on the Arctic as well as interdisciplinary collaborations related to DTU Sustain’s and Arctic DTU’s research activities. 

Your primary tasks will be to:

• Conduct research related to DTU Sustain’s research activities in geology and mineral resources
• Teach in for example the courses “Mineral resources” and “Construction”. The latter in Danish. 
• Teach and supervise BSc and MSc student projects, and be co-supervisor for PhD students
• Develop and coordinate the mineral resource track at the Cold Climate Engineering MSc degree

We expect you to have a background in igneous petrology and have done research on mineral‑resource‑bearing layered mafic and alkaline intrusions and mafic-felsic systems using methodologies such as petrography (e.g. optical microscopy, SEM), geochemistry (microanalytical techniques such as electron microprobe, EDS analyses, laser ablation mass spectrometry), and geochronology.

Teaching will require broad geological competencies. Experience of teaching in an Arctic context will be a requirement, as will the ability to contribute to the Danish-language Bachelor of Engineering in Arctic Civil Engineering. 

A proven ability to attract funding is a requirement. So is experience in coordinating international joint educational degrees with partner universities. Experience with planning and conducting fieldwork is an advantage. Knowledge of scientific programming languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) and GIS is a requirement.

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

Further information 

Further information may be obtained from Prof. Lisbeth M. Ottosen: limo@dtu.dk

You can read more about DTU Sustain.   

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 9 April 2026 (23:59 Danish time).

To view the full announcement and to apply: click Apply button above. 

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