DTU Tenure Track Researcher in Chip-Scale Optical Frequency Combs DTU Electro

The Nanophotonic Devices group at DTU Electro (Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering) is seeking outstanding candidates for a tenure-track researcher position within the field of chip-scale optical frequency comb.

Our group enables designs fabricates and characterizes nanophotonic devices for bio and health technology communication technology green and sustainable energy and quantum technology. If you have a relevant academic background and want to fulfill your ambitions this is the right place for you.

Responsibilities and qualifications
The focus research areas for this position will be:

• Solid modeling and design of high-performance integrated photonic devices
• Process development of low-loss photonic integrated circuits on different material platforms
• Heterogeneous integration of active and passive photonic components
• Characterization and analysis of different functional photonic devices
• Demonstrate fully integrated optical frequency comb and its applications

The successful candidate should have demonstrated the ability to perform high-quality scientific research independently. You should have a good track record of publishing research results in reputed scientific journals and participating in international conferences. You should have ambition to secure research grants to support your own research activities and successful record of funding application will be highly valued. You are expected to build close collaboration with both colleagues from DTU and other research institutes. You will also participate in various teaching activities including special courses and project supervision in bachelor MSc- and PhD levels documented teaching experience will be a bonus. The assessment of the qualification of individual candidates will be based on following criteria:

• Strong background in nonlinear integrated photonics
• Research expertise documented by publications in integrated optics and nonlinear optics
• Advanced knowledge of numerical modeling and design of photonic integrated circuits with software such as Lumerical Matlab Comsol etc.
• Expertise in the fabrication of high-quality factor microresonators in different material platforms such as AlGaAs SiC SiNx etc.
• Expertise in characterization skills of different functional photonic integrated devices and optical frequency combs
• Internationalresearchexperience(especially cleanroom experience)
• A strong record of scientific publications
• Collaboration skills documented by cross-disciplinary publications.

You must contribute to 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).

You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:

• Research experience
• Experience and quality of teaching
• 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 starting date will be 16 May 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

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 Prof. Kresten Yvindand Senior Researcher Minhao Pu.

You can read more about DTU Electro at .

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Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 28 December 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)
• Representative research publications

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 Electro
DTU Electro has 330 employees with competencies in optics and is one of the largest centers in the world based solely on research in photonics and electronics. Our photonics research is performed within optical sensors lasers LEDs photovoltaics ultra-high-speed optical transmission systems bio-photonics nano-optics and quantum photonics.

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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.