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Center for Industrial Software, part of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark, located in Sønderborg, invites applications for a 2-year Postdocposition, which will be vacant from 1 August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The application deadline is May 31, 2025, at 11.59 PM / 23.59 (CET/CEST)

Research environment

The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute is an internationally recognized institute in digital technologies. The institute is further growing it’s Center for Industrial Software research and education at its campus in Sønderborg with a vision of creating world class knowledge in valuable collaboration with industry providing a unique opportunity to be part of the center. The center is collaborating closely with other Centre’s at the campus including Centre for Industrial Electronics and Centre for Industrial Mechanics as well as with the industry, which counts world leading companies in growing fields such as e-mobility, automation, climate solutions and energy efficiency. Learn more about our institute at https://www.sdu.dk/en/mmmi and the Centre at https://www.sdu.dk/cis. The Centre is autonomous but will collaborate closely with the Software Engineering section of the institute.

In our work we value teamwork, professional diligence, enthusiasm for technology and the drive to adopt new skills and extended responsibilities. We offer an open, international team with flexible work organization and support of individual development. The Centre is involved in a variety of national and European projects and features a strong network of academic and industrial partners. We solve challenging research problems from real applications and implement novel software solutions together with end users such as Universal Robots, Terma, LEGO, Danfoss, and Novo Nordisk.

Position description

The Postdoc position is set up in the context of an industrial focused project named EUDP eRotaryActuator with several partners including Danfoss Power Solutions, SDU Centre for Industrial Electronics and SDU Centre for Industrial Mechanics.

The Postdoc candidate will investigate methods and tools for real-time embedded systems and functional safety concepts in the context of an advanced electric actuator. The candidate will evaluate existing research and commercial solutions, propose new methods, and potentially develop domain-specific models and toolkits to address complex real-time control challenges under safety constraints.

The Postdoccandidate will be responsible to:

  • Conduct literature and technology reviews focusing on real-time embedded control and functional safety concepts,
  • Identify gaps and propose innovative methodologies for controller design and implementation,
  • Lead the development of domain-specific software models and tools to support the new actuator architecture,
  • Design experiments, collect data, and validate ideas in collaboration with the broader engineering team.

Profile and requirements

The candidate will participate in research and development activities within the areas of embedded software. The position requires a PhD degree within a relevant area (e.g. software, computer, or control engineering) and the desired candidate is expected to have knowledge within relevant areas, e.g. within software technologies for hardware constrained controllers and cyber-physical systems.

Furthermore, the successful candidate is expected to:

  • Have good knowledge of English (written and spoken),
  • Have high self-motivation to learn,
  • Be able to work well and communicate expert knowledge in an interdisciplinary team,
  • Have the ability of working independently,
  • Have a strong sense of responsibility.

Further information

Please visit the EUDP eRotaryActuator project website: https://eudp.dk/en/node/17288

Further information about this position is available via email from Associate Professor Krzysztof Sierszecki (krzys@mmmi.sdu.dk).

If you experience technical problems, please contact hcm-support@sdu.dk.

Application procedure

Applicants are advised to read the SDU information on how to apply.

Assessment of the candidates is based on the application material, and an application must include:

  • Motivated application.
  • Curriculum Vitae.
  • Master’s and PhD degree certificates or equivalent (copy of original/official English translation).
  • Complete list of publications.
  • Publications most relevant to the position.
  • Summary and documentation of experience in teaching, if relevant to the position.
  • A research statement may be included.
  • References/reference letters may also be included.
  • A statement/documentation of other qualifications relevant to the position may also be included.

UPLOAD GUIDE: Motivated application shall be uploaded as ‘Cover letter’ (max. 5 MB), Curriculum Vitae shall be uploaded as ‘Resume’ (max 5 MB). All other documents shall be uploaded as ‘Miscellaneous documents’ (max 10 files of max 50 MB per file).

All documents must be in English and PDF format. CPR number (civil registration no.) must be crossed out. All PDF-files must be unlocked and allow binding and may not be password protected.

The application deadline is May 31, 2025, at 11.59 PM / 23.59 (CET/CEST)

Assessment and selection process

Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. Shortlisting may be applied, and only shortlisted candidates will receive a written assessment. Read about shortlisting at SDU. Interviews and tests may be part of the overall evaluation.

Read about the Assessment and selection process.

Conditions of employment

Appointment as a postdoctoral researcher is temporary for an initial 2-year period, and the preferred start date is from August 1, 2025. Extension may be possible depending on available funding.

Employment as a postdoc requires scientific qualifications at PhD level at the time of employment. Employment will be in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations for academics in the state with the associated circular on the protocol for the job structure for academic staff at Danish universities and the provisions for postdoc as described herein. Further information on salary and taxation. The person employed in the position may, based on a specific individual managerial evaluation, be exempted from time registration, also known as a “self-organizer”.

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The University of Southern Denmark wishes our staff to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position. SDU conducts research in critical technologies, which, due to the risk of unwanted knowledge transfer, are subject to a number of security measures. Therefore, based on information from open sources, background checks may be conducted on candidates for the position.

Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark. You may also visit WorkinDenmark for additional information.

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