Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Innovation Processes and Technology Implementation

Our research section, Innovation processes and Entrepreneurship at the Department of Engineering Technology at DTU, invites applications for a faculty position as Assistant / Associate Professor. We are looking for a motivated colleague with a strong research background in innovation processes and implementation of new technologies and a passion for teaching in the field of management and organization of knowledge and innovation. 

Responsibilities and qualifications 

The IPE research group is focused on how innovation processes and innovation competences can be developed and strengthened in collaboration with public and private organizations. Our projects are interdisciplinary and navigate across complex innovation systems where a human-centred and technology-oriented mindset is necessary to tackle wicked societal challenges. With a focus on human-centered design, we explore methodologies for designing and facilitating innovation processes by incorporating the principles of participatory design and user involvement and we aim to develop frameworks that guide innovation processes towards meaningful and user-centric outcomes. Central to our work is a commitment to foster collaboration across disciplines and ecosystems. We engage in projects that bring together diverse actors and competences, particularly in areas such as healthcare and manufacturing industry.

We are looking for a candidate who can contribute to our research in technology implementation throughout innovation, human-centred - and participatory design processes. The candidate we are seeking has a good understanding of innovation processes and technology and how it can be put into practice in corporate innovation systems and entrepreneurship ecosystems. The ideal candidate is able to elevate the understanding of stakeholder interactions in innovation and technology implementation processes within and across collaboration networks and ecosystems. 

The successful candidate must initiate and publish research in peer-reviewed international journals, present research at international conferences, apply for external funding in Denmark and internationally and disseminate scientific knowledge to students and practice. Prior experience in securing external research funding and managing research projects is highly valued and considered an advantage. 

As our new colleague, you will also teach and supervise students and doctoral candidates and participate in exam-related work at all levels of the Department’s study programs (bachelor, master, professional, and PhD) within innovation processes, human-centred design, and implementation of technologies in organizations.

The successful candidate is also expected to be course-responsible and plan, conduct teaching, and supervise participants in DTU’s Continuing Education program: Diplom i Ledelse (https://lifelonglearning.dtu.dk/engineering-technology/diplom/diplomuddannelsen-i-ledelse/). We are looking for teaching experience within areas such as: 

• Knowledge management and innovation management
• Organizational behavior and change management

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 a formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent). If you are applying for the associate professor position you should also have academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship and documented didactic/pedagogic training.

Application procedure

Please submit your online application no later than 24 July 2026 (23:59 Danish time). 

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