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Postdoc – Digital Transformation for Smart Cities and Communities – DTU Compute
Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Job Description

Do you want to work with cutting-edge technologies and break new ground?
Are your experience and knowledge founded within the smart city domain or computational aspects of design and technology integration? Are you also motivated by working with cutting-edge technologies and breaking new ground to the benefit of society? If you additionally like to create results based on knowledge sharing and cross sector collaboration with highly skilled people this position could very well be tailored to you. 
Scientific innovation in national and EU projects spanning cross-sectoral domains
Your overall mission is to contribute to pioneer a transformative EU ecosystem to foster digital innovation and facilitate interoperable seamless digital transformation across sectors. As such, you will contribute to building a vital pillar for Europe’s future scientific creativity and innovation. 
You will be involved in various national and EU projects spanning cross-sectoral domains like energy, mobility, climate change, and more. You will unfold your good skills and knowledge as part of the Dynamical Systems Section. We perform research within a broad range of areas within dynamical systems including modeling, optimization, forecasting, and controlling in both deterministic and stochastic systems.
To succeed, you must actively contribute to nurture an environment of mutual trust, dedicated collaboration and sharing of insights and advancements within the research community. 
Your responsibility will include:  

Software design and development 

• Contribute to the creation and development of digital twins across diverse sectors, leveraging data, cloud, edge computing, and connectivity technologies in cross-sectorial projects.

 Innovative integration 

• Research and integrate new methods and technologies to merge existing tools and models into ongoing projects, enhancing their efficiency and applicability.

 Domain expertise 

• Apply essential domain knowledge within smart cities and communities, including energy, mobility, manufacturing, health, food, and climate change.

Software engineering research 

• Utilize research expertise in software engineering, focusing on software architecture, Continuum Computing (Edge, Fog, cloud, and Cooperative computing), or database systems.

Project management 

• Manage projects at national and EU levels, ensuring efficient execution and alignment with broader project goals.

Smart city domain knowledge or software engineering experience
We are looking for you that have the ability to work independently and deliver within agreed deadlines while at the same time showing team spirit and motivation for succeeding together as a team. Your creative and innovative mind we take for granted your choice of career taken into consideration. 
Additionally, your resume must comprise:  

• A PhD or equivalent 
• Extensive smart city domain knowledge or software engineering experience, with an emphasis on the computational aspects of design and technology integration 
• Research experience in one of the aforementioned fields of research
• Experience with Digital Twin and big data pipelines

Your new team
You will unfold your good skills and knowledge in the Connecting Communities Group at the internationally acknowledged elite university DTU in Copenhagen. We work together with multiple partners at DTU as well as at other universities and the industry. You can look forward to being part of a welcoming environment where we share the belief that open-minded collaboration is the way forward if you want to break new ground, and that’s exactly what we want to. 
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 period of employment is for two years. 
You can read more about career paths at DTU here .
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 
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 28 January 2024 (23:59 Danish time). Applications must be submitted in English as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration including: 

• Application/Cover letter
• CV in Europass format
• Diploma(s) (MSc/PhD – in English)
• List of publications 

Questions
If you have general questions regarding the employment, you are very welcome to contact organizational and management consultant Jesper Nyland at [email protected] .
If you have technical questions regarding tasks and/or requirements for applying, you are very welcome to contact one of our researchers: Professor Henrik Madsen at [email protected] , Senior Researcher Martin Brynskov at [email protected] or Academic Officer Shahrzad Pour at [email protected] .
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All qualified candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
About the Connecting Communities Group The mission of DTU Connecting Communities Group is to pioneer a transformative ecosystem aligning with European data and regulatory standards, fostering digital innovation and facilitate interoperable seamless digital transformation across sectors. Emphasizing interoperability as a cornerstone, we aim to bridge technological silos and enable interconnected systems. Through applied research, collaborative partnerships, and cutting-edge software technologies, our centre endeavours to drive sustainable, inclusive, and ethically-driven advancements in AI-based systems, promoting a future where technology thrives within a framework of trust, transparency, and European regulatory compliance. We are part of  DTU Compute . 
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 UN’s 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 has 13,500 students and 6,000 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.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 2945
• Job Category VIP B
• Posting Date 12/21/2023, 04:49 AM
• Apply Before 01/28/2024, 05:59 PM
• Locations Matematiktorvet, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, DK

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