Professor/Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Engineering

Professor/Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Engineering

UEF - University of Eastern Finland

Joensuu, Finland

€ 4,525.66 - € 8,063.25 per month

Role

The research and teaching field of the Professor/Associate Professor is sustainable energy engineering. The duties include the development of energy and industrial processes aimed at climate-neutral solutions, with a focus on CCUS technologies, hydrogen production and utilisation, as well as related expertise in chemistry and catalysis. The duties include conducting, developing and leading research in the field and related national and international education, as well as responsibility for scientific postgraduate education in the field in accordance with the job title.

The professorship emphasises comprehensive leadership and responsibility for research and education in the field. The Professor/Associate Professor will be responsible for the acquisition of external funding and for international research cooperation and networking in the field. The post also includes societal expert and interaction activities.

Our requirements and expectations

Requirements

The qualification requirements of the position are

• a doctoral degree in a relevant field;
• good teaching skills;
• scientific qualification and demonstrated research expertise in the research area of the position;
• the teaching language for this position can be English.

If the position is filled at the Associate Professor level, the appointee is required to attain the qualifications of a Professor within a specified time frame (4 years).

The following will be considered an advantage

• a strong track record of acquiring research funding and international activities; and experience in supervision;
• a research orientation aligned with the position, with a focus on the process engineering understanding of energy and material processes, holistic system-level analysis, and the assessment of techno-economic performance and sustainability impacts;
• experience in industry collaboration as well as experience and demonstrated merits in innovation activities within the research field, including invention disclosures and patents.