DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Greenhouse Gas Emission Observations DTU Sustain

DTU Sustain offers a position for an atmospheric scientist or engineer to support our team with advanced and novel atmospheric experimental and modelling skills and approaches. DTU Sustain performs technology-oriented research on greenhouse gas exchanges including technical and natural sources and sinks. The current research team consists of four faculty staff with research focus ranging from single process studies at the facility or farm scale to observation systems that continuously monitor GHG fluxes in e.g. rural landscapes and cities.

We see a great need and potential to develop this growing field further at DTU with advanced and strong atmospheric research expertise. The new professorate shall develop and increase our ability to understand quantify and mitigate societys impacts on atmospheric greenhouse gas budgets.

You will join the faculty at one of the worlds leading university departments in environmental engineering. At DTU Sustain you work at the forefront of science providing solutions to major societal challenges related to climate change sustainability and environmental quality.

You will interact with students academia public authorities consultants and industrial partners in Denmark as well as abroad.

We expect that you have developed a strong Danish and international platform within one or more of the topics preferable with an atmospheric sciences and engineering background and experience.

Responsibilities and qualifications
Your primary tasks will be in collaboration with the group to:

• Perform research at the highest international levels in the cross-field of the societal impacts on the climate system.
• Build up new experimental approaches and methods for GHG observation (e.g. new mobile and stationary sensor platforms and networks remote sensing of the atmosphere forward and inverse modelling of GHG transports in the atmosphere and processes of GHG exchange from facility to national scales).
• Develop new and effective concepts for GHG exchange monitoring verification and reporting to support sustainable development in industrialized countries.
• Contribute and interact with relevant international research networks and databases and support the IPCC process.
• Collaborate with the group and create links with colleagues in related sections (e.g. environmental assessment waste management and circularity urban metabolism sustainable development).
• Teach basic and advanced courses in climate change and atmospheric observation.
• Teach and supervise BSc and MSc student projects and be supervisor for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows covering a broad range of atmospheric and sustainability topics.
• Provide public sector consultancy to inform decision making with regards to GHG management for sustainable development.
• Find effective solutions for sustainable development and climate change mitigation.

The key evaluation criterion is the candidates personal and professional potential for enhancing the research and teaching capacity of the group and for initiating world-class research within the area. The documentation for past performance and achievements is less for applying for an Assistant Professor position than for an Associate Professor position. Candidates are not expected to excel on all mentioned areas nor to have performed within all of the topics listed above.

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.

As formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent).Specifically in advanced greenhouse gas emission monitoring.

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.

Starting date is 1 March 2026(or according to mutual agreement). The position is full-time.

The position is part of DTUs Tenure Track program. Read more about the program and the recruitment processhere.

You can read more about career paths at DTUhere.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Head of Section Professor Charlotte Scheutz tel.:.

You can read more about DTU Sustain at.

If you are applying from abroad you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU atDTU Moving to Denmark.

Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 31 October 2025 (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 researchfor the tenure track period
• CV including employment history list of publications H-index and ORCID (see portfolioincluding documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

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.

DTU Sustain - Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering - is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. The department conducts research development & scientific advice and provides educational programs and service to society. We are working to develop new environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies methods and solutions and to disseminate this knowledge to society and future generations of engineers. The Department has approximately 300 staff from more than 30 nationalities.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UNs 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has13500 students and 6000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive evolving and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.