Professor of Global Value Chains for Green 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 global value chains for green technologies.

In the department, we conduct mission-oriented research and education with the aim to enable the transition to a fully sustainable energy system. We offer a multidisciplinary, international, and friendly atmosphere, encouraging creativity, diversity, and teamwork. You will have a great opportunity to build strong networks with internationally known researchers at DTU and other universities as well as industrial partners.

We aim to strengthen capabilities in research on global value chains for renewable energy and other green technologies to drive our existing work in the field significantly forward. The position will contribute to expanding our research at the intersection of several fields of research focusing on downgrading/upgrading in global value chains, green industrial policies, latecomer catch-up, sustainability transitions, strategic coupling in global production networks, labour regimes, regional development, and spillover from foreign direct investments. The position will be a strategic part of the department’s efforts to support healthy and robust developments across the supply chain to solidify European technology leadership in wind and other green energy technologies. 

Responsibilities and qualifications

We expect you to possess an outstanding track record and demonstrable competences in the following areas: excellent research contributions, strong research leadership, high-quality teaching and education, motivated scientific advice and industry collaboration, as well as strong interpersonal and collaborative skills

Research excellence

We seek candidates who are internationally leading scholars in their field, with extensive past contributions and a strong future vision to research on global value chains and related fields. This includes an outstanding track record of original scientific output in leading international journals. The research approach should span diverse empirical contexts across both developed and developing countries, encompassing established as well as newly emerging technologies (e.g. solar PV, wind turbines, electric vehicles, and hydrogen), and at multiple levels of analysis (firm, sector, country), including global competitiveness considerations. Competencies must be demonstrated by substantial empirical fieldwork, including—but not limited to—work conducted in the Global South. 

The professor may draw on a broad range of scientific disciplines, including Economic Geography, Development Studies, Innovation Studies, Labour Studies, Regional Studies, and Political Science. You are expected to make significant contributions that advance the scientific frontier on global value chains within the relevant fields of research. Candidates who have worked in cross-disciplinary research environments that span both natural sciences and social sciences will be considered an advantage. The research may draw on qualitative methods, such as ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and case studies, as well as quantitative methods, including econometric analysis and survey-based approaches. 

We expect the successful candidate to have demonstrated the ability to navigate multiple research fields, as evidenced by publications across diverse scientific outlets and collaborative engagements.

Application procedure

Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 1 December 2026 (23:59 Danish time). 

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