PROFESSORSHIP IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND MATERIALS (ENGINEERING DESIGN AND INNOVATION)

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim represents academic eminence in technology and the natural sciences as well as in other academic disciplines ranging from the social sciences, the arts, medicine, teacher education, architecture to fine art. Cross-disciplinary cooperation results in innovative breakthroughs and creative solutions with far-reaching social and economic impact.

Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology
Department of Engineering Design and Materials

PROFESSORSHIP IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND MATERIALS

PROFESSORSHIP IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND MATERIALS

(ENGINEERING DESIGN AND INNOVATION)

For administrative purposes the Professorship in Engineering Design and Innovation will be part of the Department of Engineering Design and Materials in the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The Department has at present 14 professors, 6 adjunct professors, 3 in other academic positions and 25 research fellows. The department aims to be a leading source of knowledge for development of sustainable products with high added value, employing a multi-disciplinary approach that combines engineering design, materials and manufacturing.

The Department is responsible for the following disciplines: Engineering Design and Materials under the umbrella of Mechanical Engineering. The research activities are presently split between two equally-sized research groups. The professorship will be affiliated with teaching and research within the areas assigned to the research group Development, Analysis and Manufacturing. The Professorship will have specific responsibility for teaching and research in the following fields: (1) Innovation in Technology with a primary focus on introducing faculty students to modern thinking, methods and tools within engineering design and innovation (management); (2) Renew and restructure course ‘Machine Design and Mechatronics’ currently offered to MSc students at the institute; (3) Enable improvement and development of engineering design courses currently offered at Bc, MSc and PhD levels at the institute. The professorship will also be responsible for establishing research activities, and generating national and international funding for these as well as supervision of doctoral candidates.

If all other matters are equal in the evaluation of candidates, weight will be placed on (in priority): documented professional qualifications within engineering design and innovation research; proven track record in initiating and managing research and development work; teaching experiences within the field from recognized educational institution(s); proven educational skills; experience from working with industry in research projects; industrial working experience; operational network in academia and industry; international experience.

The successful applicant for a professorship must be able to document his/her extensive disciplinary qualifications in important fields within the discipline. His/her individual work must document scientific expertise in one or more parts of the discipline, particularly the specialist fields (i.e. Engineering Design and Innovation) that the Professorship has specific responsibility for. Weight will be placed on the ability to supervise and initiate research and development work.

Weight will be placed on pedagogical skills. The evaluation of the candidate will be based on documented pedagogical material, including pedagogical education/training, the presentation of academic work, experience from supervising masters-level students and doctoral candidates, and teaching, as well as other pedagogical matters. The evaluation will consider both the quality and the scope.

Academic staff who are employed without having a formal pedagogical qualification in university-level teaching and are unable to document equivalent qualifications, are required to successfully complete a recognized course that gives a pedagogical qualification in university-level teaching within two years of taking the appointment. The University offers such courses.

More information about the Department and the position can be obtained from Head of Department Torgeir Welo, e-mail: torgeir.welo@ntnu.no, phone: +47 7359 3884.

The position is remunerated at code 1013 professor with wage levels from 68 till 101 on the Norwegian State salary scale, with a gross salary from 572 400 till 1 215 500 NOK a year.

NTNU expressively invites applications from qualified female scientists.

The application should contain:

• CV, including list of publications with bibliographical references
• Testimonials and certificates
• The most relevant publications – published or unpublished – that has relevance to the evaluation of the applicant’s qualifications (max 10)
• A brief description of the scientific and technological relevance of the candidate’s research
• Research proposal (max 10 pages)
• Educational experience
• Other documents which the applicant would like to present

The application should be sent electronically through this page. The position’s reference number is IVT-73/12. Closing date: October 24, 2012.