Innovation Positions (Associate Professor/Professor)

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Innovation Positions (Associate Professor/Professor) Aarhus University - Faculty of Technical Sciences Aarhus, Denmark ATTENTION: Contact persons are listed in the background document, which can be accessed here . Aarhus University is currently expanding its strategic efforts within innovation and entrepreneurship, with the aim of bringing more research into play as concrete societal solutions, spin-outs, and collaborations with established companies. This initiative is closely aligned with Aarhus University’s Strategy 2030, where research-based innovation and entrepreneurship constitute a central strategic focus area. With the aim of expanding Aarhus University’s capacity to bridge research and innovation, the university leadership has decided to establish a number of strategic new research and innovation positions across the university. These positions are intended to contribute to integrating innovation thinking into the university’s culture while at the same time ensuring tangible impact and societal value. Expected date of accession: April 1st 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The positions The Faculty of Technical Sciences (Tech) invites applications for a number of positions at Associate Professor or Professor level within innovation-focused research and impact across its departments and in the areas of food systems, environment and engineering. Positions may be offered as full-time academic appointments or as joint appointments with industry or public sector partners, depending on the candidates profile. Candidates are expected to contribute to building the link between research, innovation, and society, and to engage and strengthen the collaboration across departments and across Aarhus University with respect to interdisciplinary innovation efforts. Due to the breadth of the call, applicants will be evaluated by an assessment committee with knowledge tailored to the thematic areas of relevance. Thematic areas The specific themes are presented below and elaborated in a memo which can be found here . Applicants must clearly state in their application i) which of the the following thematic areas they are applying to, and ii) which level the candidate is applying for (Associate Professor/Professor): Theme 1: Innovation Hub for Feed and Food Processing hosted by the Department of Animal and Veterinary Science; Theme 2: Resilient crops with new genomic techniques (NGT) hosted by the Department of Agroecology; Theme 3: Integrating nature-based/technical solutions to address multiple water challenges at catchment scales; Theme 4: Bioaerosol surveillance and integrated early warning systems hosted by The Department of Environmental Science; Theme 5: Food biosolutions and hybrid food systems hosted by The Department of Food Science; Theme 6: Digital phenotyping across plants, insects and farmed animals hosted by the Centre for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics; Theme 7: Water technology hosted by the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering; Theme 8: Advanced production technologies for biogenic building materials hosted by the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering; Theme 9: Building the resilient, flexible, multi-energy microgrids of tomorrow hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Theme 10: Advanced Materials, Biomechanical Systems, Human-centric and Intelligent Manufacturing for a Sustainable and Resilient society hosted by the Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering. Responsibilities Selected candidates are expected to: Conduct high-quality research with a clear innovation and impact orientation; Contribute to the translation of research into practical and societally relevant applications; Establish and expand collaborations with industry and other innovation hubs, public sector organisations, including external partners outside AU; Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration across departments and faculties; Contribute to teaching, supervision, and mentorship o