About this role
Join DTU Entrepreneurship as Assistant or Associate Professor and help shape the future of technology entrepreneurship and innovation at DTU.
We are looking for a faculty colleague with excellent research, strong teaching capabilities and an interest in topics such as deep tech entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurship education and the financing and scaling of technology-based ventures.
Responsibilities and qualifications
The Department of Technology Entrepreneurship at the Technical University of Denmark invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor position within technology entrepreneurship, innovation, and entrepreneurship education.
We seek a faculty colleague who combines strong social science capabilities with an understanding of both technology and entrepreneurship. Applicants may come from a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds, including social science, management, entrepreneurship, innovation studies, engineering, or STEM-related fields, provided they demonstrate strong interest in technology entrepreneurship and innovation. The position is aimed at candidates who are excited by both research and teaching and who wish to contribute actively to DTU Entrepreneurship’s broad portfolio of educational and research activities.
The successful candidate is expected to contribute across several of DTU Entrepreneurship’s teaching activities, including e.g. Innovation in Engineering, the MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship, X-Tech and executive education.
We are particularly interested in candidates whose research relates to areas such as:
• deep tech entrepreneurship • innovation ecosystems • technology commercialization • entrepreneurial finance, venture growth and scaling • engineering education and didactics
The ideal candidate combines a strong interest in teaching and educational development with an ambition to build an internationally recognized research profile. We are looking for a colleague who not only excels in the classroom but also contributes actively to research, publications, external funding applications, and the continued development of DTU Entrepreneurship as an internationally leading environment for technology entrepreneurship research and education.
Candidates must hold a PhD or equivalent within entrepreneurship, innovation, organization studies, engineering education, science and technology studies, management, engineering, STEM disciplines with a strong innovation or entrepreneurship orientation, or a related field.
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.
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.
You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:
• Experience and quality of teaching • Research experience • Research vision and potential • International impact and experience • Societal impact • Innovativeness, including commercialization and collaboration with industry • Leadership, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills • Communication skills
Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.
The expected start date is 1 January 2027 (or according to mutual agreement). The position is a full-time position.
The assistant professor position is part of DTU’s Tenure Track program. Read more about the program and the recruitment process here.
You can read more about career paths at DTU here.
Further information
Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor and Deputy Director Maria Theresa Norn, [email protected].
You can read more about DTU Entrepreneurship at www.entrepreneurship.dtu.dk.
If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.
Application procedure
Please submit your online application no later than 16 August 2026 (23:59 Danish time). Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:
• Application (cover letter) • Vision for teaching and research • CV including employment history, list of publications (applicants applying for the position as associate professor should indicate scientific highlights), H-index and ORCID (see http://orcid.org/) • Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience • Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD) • A list of your 3 selected publications that highlight your field of research (no PDF needed, links or titles are fine)
You can learn more about the recruitment process here.
In the field “Please indicate which position you are applying for”, please indicate whether you are applying for the position as Associate or Assistant Professor.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.
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