DIAS Assistant Professor in Humanistic aspects of ICT

DIAS Assistant Professor in Humanistic aspects of ICT 

The Danish Institute for Advanced Study and the Department of Design and Communication seek an outstanding candidate to fill a position at the Assistant Professor level in the field of Humanistic aspects of ICT.

The position is a joint position at DIAS and the Department of Design and Communication. Starts August 1, 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter. The department resides at the University of Southern Denmark’s campus in Kolding. The place of employment is campus Kolding, but the successful candidate is expected to be at the DIAS in Odense on a weekly basis.

The appointment is a unique position for the highly ambitious “rising star” that is looking for a long-term position in a very strong interdisciplinary environment, permitting the candidate to pursue ideas with groundbreaking potential. The position runs for four years followed by the possibility for a subsequent two years of employment as an Associate Professor - this extension will be based on an evaluation procedure. Note that teaching obligations will be reduced in this position compared to a regular Assistant Professor position at SDU.

The candidate will have two affiliations and is anticipated to contribute actively to both environments

DIAS 

DIAS aims to inspire groundbreaking ideas through the meeting of minds across the sciences and humanities. There is a strong focus on talent development of young researchers who work on game changing ideas.  So far, 18 DIAS Fellows from five faculties are gathered here, and the applicant will become one of them. Eminent academics are appointed as chairs and senior fellows, and in that capacity form the backbone of DIAS as they catalyze activities within their field.  

Thus, DIAS offers an interdisciplinary research environment, where you will interact with the strongest researchers from the five faculties at University of Southern Denmark. Furthermore, DIAS offers substantial support in applications for further external funding from prestigious national and European funding schemes, e.g., Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and the ERC starting grants. 

More information about DIAS activities can be found at www.danish-ias.dk . 

Humanistic aspects of ICT

We welcome applicants working with humanistic aspects of ICT, broadly conceived. Applicants should have an interdisciplinary orientation and an expressed interest in participating in the cross-disciplinary cooperation at the department.

The Department for Design and Communication hosts a Center for Computational Thinking, in collaboration with Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. Special focus areas for the center are design for learning computational thinking; computational thinking (analogue, embodied, and digital), modelling, and visualization within the humanities; and computational thinking through “computational things” (physical ICT). The successful applicant is expected to be affiliated with this center.

It is a requirement for the position that the applicant should have documented research qualifications within humanistic aspects of ICT. Programming skills are welcomed but not required.

The successful candidate will have a strong international profile, a strong record of research publications, and have demonstrated exceptional potential to excel in scientific research.

We expect the applicants to actively engage in the development of relevant research units at the department as well as contribute to the interdisciplinary research in DIAS.

For further information please contact Professor Nina Bonderup Dohn ([email protected] ) or Dean of The Faculty of Humanities, Simon Møberg Torp ([email protected] ).

For more informal information about the DIAS institution and life as a DIAS Fellow, please contact DIAS Fellow of Science, Benjamin Jäger ( [email protected]  )

If you are not a Danish speaking applicant, please make sure to enter the electronic application form via the English website in order to receive further information in English.

Application, salary, etc.

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Please check links for more information about salary  and taxation .

To qualify for the position as assistant professor you must have completed a PhD degree by the application deadline.

An application must include:

• Application letter
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae
• Certificates/Diplomas. Please always include a copy of original diploma/certificates.
• Information on previous teaching experience, please attach as Teaching portfolio
• Complete list of publications, indicating which publications are most relevant for the position
• Up to 5 of the most relevant publications. Please attach one pdf-file for each publication.
• Three letters of recommendation from acknowledged international researchers which should be submitted directly by the references to [email protected] mentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before deadline.
• Research and publication plan for the next three years, including description of the synergy with the department as well as interdisciplinarity in DIAS.

Application and all appendices must be in Danish, English, German or one of the Scandinavian languages. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb.  

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link "Apply online". To English speaking applicants, please make sure to enter the electronic application form via the English website in order to receive further information in English. We strongly recommend that you read How to apply  before you apply. 

If the application does not meet the requirements mentioned above, the Faculty of Humanities may reject your application without further notice. Applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated.

Shortlisting and tests may be used in the assessment process.

We recommend that as an international applicant you take the time to visit Working in Denmark  where you will find information and facts about moving to, working and living in Denmark, as well as the International Staff Office at SDU . 

SDU and DIAS wish our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. 

SDU was founded in 1966 and now has more than 27,000 students, almost 20% of whom are from abroad. It has more than 3,800 employees, and 115 different study programmes in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering.