DTU Tenure Track Researcher in Mid-IR Supercontinuum-based OCT with Intelligent Software – DTU Electro
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Job Location:
Kgs. Lyngby - Denmark
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
If you aim at scientific excellence and want to establish a career as a scientist within supercontinuum fiber lasers and their high-level application within optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging then we have the ideal opportunity for you - come and be a part of one of the worlds strongest groups in this field.
Responsibilities and qualifications
Your specific research area will the design development and characterization of supercontinuum fiber lasers and OCT systems that use these lasers. You will use the OCT scanners to perform a wide variety of OCT scans with particular emphasis on mid-IR OCT and industrial parallel with the hardware development you will work on developing associated intelligent OCT software to improve scanner performance and image quality.
In addition to the research mentioned above you will be expected to supervise both experimental and theoretical postdocs and PhD students working in the field. We therefore require you to have strong experimental qualifications within fiber optics fiber lasers and measurements of fiber loss dispersion and laser intensity noise as well as in supercontinuum based OCT. You must document a drive to build things yourself and finish projects with high-profile 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 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 Professor Ole Bang mobile:or telephone.
You can read more about DTU Electro 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 23 February 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 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 Electro has 200 employees with competences in Electronics optics & photonics and is one of the largest photonics centers in the world based solely on research in photonics. Research in Photonics is performed within optical sensors lasers LEDs photovoltaics ultra-high speed optical transmission systems bio-photonics nano-optics and quantum photonics.
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.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Intelligence Community Experience
- Python
- Spss
- Microsoft Word
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Windows
- Stata
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Data Modeling
- Writing Skills
