Assistant Professor of Sustainability in Manufacturing (Aalto University School of Engineering)

Aalto University’s purpose is to shape a sustainable future. We do high-quality research, excelling and making breakthroughs in and across science, art, technology and business. We spark the game changers of tomorrow, and renew society with research-based knowledge, creativity and an entrepreneurial mindset. Aalto University has six schools with nearly 12 000 students and a staff of more than 4000, of which 400 are professors. Our main activity is located at Otaniemi campus in Espoo, Finland (Helsinki metropolitan area). The Aalto’s School of Engineering teaches, researches and promotes innovation in fields that encompass all aspects of our built-up environment. Global warming, energy conservation and sustainable use of natural resources are the focus areas of both research and teaching. All our work is guided by the values of the university: responsibility, courage, and collaboration. If you are a passionate developer of advanced and digitalized manufacturing solutions, on the road to a sustainable society, then Aalto University School of Engineering invites you to apply for Assistant Professor of Sustainability in Manufacturing (tenure track) Job Description The position resides in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The department has a major role in educating the creative game changing engineers for the industry as well as promoting high quality research and innovations. Development of tangible engineering products and related services is a truly interdisciplinary activity that extends across engineering, design, and business and stems from a strong core of innovative mechanical engineering principles and practices. We have excellent collaboration with Finnish manufacturing industries. The demographics of the national economy drives the industry to search for growth with innovations in the global market. The geographical location of Finland, combined with high-cost standards means that achieving a competitive edge requires a boldness to pursue new avenues in product and process development which distinguishes us from global competitors. Accordingly, our creative collaboration is diverse and spans across several stakeholders as educators, researchers, innovators, and leaders of product developers, thus having impact on society also through life wide learning. We are now looking for an assistant professor of sustainability in manufacturing that will be placed at the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials (AM2) research group. At AM2, we investigate the properties and performance of engineering materials processed by advanced and sustainable manufacturing integrated in circular economy. Starting point in modern production at AM2 is digitally generated design and production data, that is further optimized by advanced analytical tools. In this position, your research focus will be on digital driven manufacturing processes and digitalization in product development for better optimized and more sustainable products. A large visible impact is expected from you via an inspiring education of future engineering professionals in these fields. The research and education should enable and promote radical creativity, sustainability in manufacturing, and digitalization leading to industrial impact and entrepreneurial initiatives. You will also have great opportunities for collaboration with leading Finnish global companies in development for more versatile local production and logistics solutions for sustainability through digital technologies, like additive manufacturing. The sustainability in manufacturing is also fostered through interdisciplinary collaboration with other research groups, inside and outside from Aalto, as in the case for example, the Valuebiomat.fi project. Your Role and Goals Leading research via attracting and building up your own research team, and raising external funds for it, via national and international competitive funding; Being able to carry out high-quality research and publish in top venues of the discipline; Responsible teacher for courses on advanced manufacturing, digitalization in manufacturing, sustainability in manufacturing, and co-teaching other courses; Deliver inspirational teaching to undergraduate and graduate levels; Supervising doctoral students with research-based knowledge, creativity and an entrepreneurial mindset where applicable; Supervising master and bachelor students (thesis workplan often pulled by industrial partners); Being one of the key parties for development of strategic openings and positioning Aalto University internationally, with ability to build a high-level international collaboration network; Cooperation with industry (both quality and quantity) to secure the relevance and dissemination of the research as well as the capability of our students to meet the needs of the working life. Scientific Environment Department of Mechanical Engineering The department’s main research areas besides engineering materials and digital production are engineering design, energy technology and marine and arctic technology. The department provides education in bachelor, master’s and doctoral programs. Currently, the department has about 30 professors together with lecturers, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral students, and technical staff. In total, the number of personnel is about 250 (see https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-mechanical-engineering). Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Research Group The position will be filled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials (AM2) research group of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (see https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-mechanical-engineering/advanced-manufacturing-and-materials). Our expertise in research and higher education at AM2 includes the following main topics: additive manufacturing technology and applications; casting and welding technology; non-destructive testing and safety; digital production; modelling of materials and applications; hydrogen effect on metals; and measurements by digital image correlation. The research topic of Additive Manufacturing Technology and Applications is the one closer to the position for Assistant Professor of Sustainability in Manufacturing. Presently, this topic focuses on developing new additive manufacturing applications for industry and for medical use. Medical applications cover a wide range of subjects, from pre-surgical planning models to special and patient-specific tools and surgical implants, and even to tissue engineering and 3D printing of living cells. Additive manufacturing technologies and other new methods of digital production offer new opportunities for supply chains and logistics. Your experience and ambitions We are eagerly looking for a candidate, who’s research interest focuses on the practices that could release the potential in engineering problem solving and development related with advanced and digitalized manufacturing solutions, on the road to a sustainable society. An ideal candidate, with a relevant doctoral degree, has a track record showing cooperation with company partners and wide understanding and demonstrated capability to cooperate with various stakeholders. Research publications with focus on aspects of sustainability in manufacturing are appreciated. In general, we look for evidence of your ability to translate scientific research to practical level solutions on: Digitalization of manufacturing; Additive manufacturing; Computational tools and product design towards optimal sustainable performance; Efficient use of energy and raw materials resources in manufacturing, including recycling. In the long term your work will have a social impact also in wider perspective. Therefore, we hope that you will present evidence of research and/or education promoting radical creativity, sustainability in manufacturing, and digitalization leading to industrial impact and entrepreneurial initiatives. Applications in health technology are also valued. After all, we are also looking for a passioned educator, and we can’t highlight too much the importance of teaching and learning activities within the field. As a community of passion-based educators and pedagogical developers we hope that you can show some evidence about your educational development projects or cases. As a summary, we have a super interesting vantage position for an outgoing young academic, who can network with Finnish manufacturing industries and the academic community at Aalto University and beyond. However, for the right candidate the best part of the job is working with our students and further development of our interdisciplinary course offering. What We Offer A tenure track position with promotion to tenured position based on merits; A competitive benefits package including access to health care; Start-up funding and grant writing support to help you establish your own team; Excellent multi-disciplinary collaboration possibilities within the universityGreat future in one of the happiest, cleanest, and safest countries in the world, with comprehensive social security system and free education up to university level. Tenure track in Aalto University The position will be placed on the Aalto University Tenure Track. Individuals on the tenure track have the possibility to advance in their career through regular performance assessments, which take into account their merits in all areas of their scope of duty. Launched only in 2010, the tenure track has attracted a wide range of international applicants, giving Aalto University the possibility of recruiting top experts and young talent to join the Aalto University community. Throughout their careers, those in the academic tenure track system are expected to exercise and guide artistic/scientific research and/or artistic/design work, to provide related higher academic education, to follow the advances of their field, to participate in service to the Aalto University community, and to take part in societal interaction and international collaboration in their field. For more information on the tenure track system of Aalto University, please see https://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure-track. Ready to Apply? If you want to join our community, please submit your application latest on December 20, 2021 (before midnight Finnish time) through our recruitment system by using the "Apply!" link above. If you are already working at Aalto, please apply via our internal system Workday -> Find Jobs. If you wish to hear more about the position, please contact group leader Professor Pedro Vilaca, pedro.vilaca@aalto.fi. In case you have questions related to the recruitment process, please contact HR Coordinator Jenni Koivisto, jenni.koivisto@aalto.fi. To apply, please share the following application materials with us in English and in PDF (the maximum number of documents is 5, so you can submit the requested documents as a single file): Application letter Curriculum vitae including list of publications - Please use the template (opens in new window) recommended by The Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (TENK). Research work portfolio - For instructions, visit Policies and Procedures -document, page 24. Copies of up to five (5) most significant publications, with justification for their significance on the scope of “Sustainability in Manufacturing”, and description of your role in them. Teaching portfolio - See Teaching portfolio guidelines for candidate (pdf) Recommendation letters from at least three (3) referees. It would be most helpful if your recommendation letters would include following information: Demonstrated abilities or potential for success in the position under consideration, i.e. Assistant Professor of Sustainability in Manufacturing; Scholarly or creative contributions and their impact or potential for impact on the field, and how these accomplishments compare to those of others in the field at a similar level; The quality of venues in which the work has appeared (as applicable); The candidate’s independent productivity and creativity and/or role in co-authored work (as applicable); Demonstrated service or potential for service to the professional community; How the candidate would be rated for a similar position at referee’s institution. General instructions for applicants including evaluation criteria, language requirements and guidelines for compiling your CV are given at https://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure-track/interested-in-joining-our-tenure-track. Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open or to extend the application period. Want to know more about us and your future colleagues? You can watch these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k_og_6zUJQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUfEGVM-ZP8&feature=youtu.be Check out our new virtual campus experience: https://virtualtour.aalto.fi/ About Finland Finland is a great place for living with or without family – it is a safe, politically stable, and well-organized Nordic society. Finland is consistently ranked high in quality of life and was just listed again as the happiest country in the world: https://worldhappiness.report/news/its-a-three-peat-finland-keeps-top-spot-as-happiest-country-in-world/. For more information about living in Finland: https://www.aalto.fi/services/about-finland More about Aalto University: Aalto.fi twitter.com/aaltouniversity facebook.com/aaltouniversity instagram.com/aaltouniversity If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Engineeroxy

Aalto University’s purpose is to shape a sustainable future. We do high-quality research, excelling and making breakthroughs in and across science, art, technology and business. We spark the game changers of tomorrow, and renew society with research-based knowledge, creativity and an entrepreneurial mindset. Aalto University has six schools with nearly 12 000 students and a staff of more than 4000, of which 400 are professors. Our main activity is located at Otaniemi campus in Espoo, Finland (Helsinki metropolitan area). The Aalto’s School of Engineering teaches, researches and promotes innovation in fields that encompass all aspects of our built-up environment. Global warming, energy conservation and sustainable use of natural resources are the focus areas of both research and teaching. All our work is guided by the values of the university: responsibility, courage, and collaboration.

If you are a passionate developer of advanced and digitalized manufacturing solutions, on the road to a sustainable society, then Aalto University School of Engineering invites you to apply for

Assistant Professor of Sustainability in Manufacturing (tenure track)

Job Description

The position resides in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The department has a major role in educating the creative game changing engineers for the industry as well as promoting high quality research and innovations. Development of tangible engineering products and related services is a truly interdisciplinary activity that extends across engineering, design, and business and stems from a strong core of innovative mechanical engineering principles and practices. We have excellent collaboration with Finnish manufacturing industries. The demographics of the national economy drives the industry to search for growth with innovations in the global market. The geographical location of Finland, combined with high-cost standards means that achieving a competitive edge requires a boldness to pursue new avenues in product and process development which distinguishes us from global competitors. Accordingly, our creative collaboration is diverse and spans across several stakeholders as educators, researchers, innovators, and leaders of product developers, thus having impact on society also through life wide learning.

We are now looking for an assistant professor of sustainability in manufacturing that will be placed at the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials (AM2) research group. At AM2, we investigate the properties and performance of engineering materials processed by advanced and sustainable manufacturing integrated in circular economy. Starting point in modern production at AM2 is digitally generated design and production data, that is further optimized by advanced analytical tools.

In this position, your research focus will be on digital driven manufacturing processes and digitalization in product development for better optimized and more sustainable products. A large visible impact is expected from you via an inspiring education of future engineering professionals in these fields. The research and education should enable and promote radical creativity, sustainability in manufacturing, and digitalization leading to industrial impact and entrepreneurial initiatives. You will also have great opportunities for collaboration with leading Finnish global companies in development for more versatile local production and logistics solutions for sustainability through digital technologies, like additive manufacturing. The sustainability in manufacturing is also fostered through interdisciplinary collaboration with other research groups, inside and outside from Aalto, as in the case for example, the Valuebiomat.fi project.

Your Role and Goals

Leading research via attracting and building up your own research team, and raising external funds for it, via national and international competitive funding;
Being able to carry out high-quality research and publish in top venues of the discipline;
Responsible teacher for courses on advanced manufacturing, digitalization in manufacturing, sustainability in manufacturing, and co-teaching other courses;
Deliver inspirational teaching to undergraduate and graduate levels;
Supervising doctoral students with research-based knowledge, creativity and an entrepreneurial mindset where applicable;
Supervising master and bachelor students (thesis workplan often pulled by industrial partners);
Being one of the key parties for development of strategic openings and positioning Aalto University internationally, with ability to build a high-level international collaboration network;
Cooperation with industry (both quality and quantity) to secure the relevance and dissemination of the research as well as the capability of our students to meet the needs of the working life.

Scientific Environment

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The department’s main research areas besides engineering materials and digital production are engineering design, energy technology and marine and arctic technology. The department provides education in bachelor, master’s and doctoral programs. Currently, the department has about 30 professors together with lecturers, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral students, and technical staff. In total, the number of personnel is about 250 (see https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-mechanical-engineering).

Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Research Group

The position will be filled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials (AM2) research group of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (see https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-mechanical-engineering/advanced-manufacturing-and-materials). Our expertise in research and higher education at AM2 includes the following main topics: additive manufacturing technology and applications; casting and welding technology; non-destructive testing and safety; digital production; modelling of materials and applications; hydrogen effect on metals; and measurements by digital image correlation.

The research topic of Additive Manufacturing Technology and Applications is the one closer to the position for Assistant Professor of Sustainability in Manufacturing. Presently, this topic focuses on developing new additive manufacturing applications for industry and for medical use. Medical applications cover a wide range of subjects, from pre-surgical planning models to special and patient-specific tools and surgical implants, and even to tissue engineering and 3D printing of living cells. Additive manufacturing technologies and other new methods of digital production offer new opportunities for supply chains and logistics.

Your experience and ambitions

We are eagerly looking for a candidate, who’s research interest focuses on the practices that could release the potential in engineering problem solving and development related with advanced and digitalized manufacturing solutions, on the road to a sustainable society. An ideal candidate, with a relevant doctoral degree, has a track record showing cooperation with company partners and wide understanding and demonstrated capability to cooperate with various stakeholders. Research publications with focus on aspects of sustainability in manufacturing are appreciated. In general, we look for evidence of your ability to translate scientific research to practical level solutions on:

Digitalization of manufacturing;
Additive manufacturing;
Computational tools and product design towards optimal sustainable performance;
Efficient use of energy and raw materials resources in manufacturing, including recycling.

In the long term your work will have a social impact also in wider perspective. Therefore, we hope that you will present evidence of research and/or education promoting radical creativity, sustainability in manufacturing, and digitalization leading to industrial impact and entrepreneurial initiatives. Applications in health technology are also valued.

After all, we are also looking for a passioned educator, and we can’t highlight too much the importance of teaching and learning activities within the field. As a community of passion-based educators and pedagogical developers we hope that you can show some evidence about your educational development projects or cases.

As a summary, we have a super interesting vantage position for an outgoing young academic, who can network with Finnish manufacturing industries and the academic community at Aalto University and beyond. However, for the right candidate the best part of the job is working with our students and further development of our interdisciplinary course offering.

What We Offer

A tenure track position with promotion to tenured position based on merits;
A competitive benefits package including access to health care;
Start-up funding and grant writing support to help you establish your own team;
Excellent multi-disciplinary collaboration possibilities within the universityGreat future in one of the happiest, cleanest, and safest countries in the world, with comprehensive social security system and free education up to university level.

Tenure track in Aalto University

The position will be placed on the Aalto University Tenure Track. Individuals on the tenure track have the possibility to advance in their career through regular performance assessments, which take into account their merits in all areas of their scope of duty. Launched only in 2010, the tenure track has attracted a wide range of international applicants, giving Aalto University the possibility of recruiting top experts and young talent to join the Aalto University community.

Throughout their careers, those in the academic tenure track system are expected to exercise and guide artistic/scientific research and/or artistic/design work, to provide related higher academic education, to follow the advances of their field, to participate in service to the Aalto University community, and to take part in societal interaction and international collaboration in their field. For more information on the tenure track system of Aalto University, please see https://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure-track.

Ready to Apply?

If you want to join our community, please submit your application latest on December 20, 2021 (before midnight Finnish time) through our recruitment system by using the "Apply!" link above. If you are already working at Aalto, please apply via our internal system Workday -> Find Jobs.

If you wish to hear more about the position, please contact group leader Professor Pedro Vilaca, pedro.vilaca@aalto.fi. In case you have questions related to the recruitment process, please contact HR Coordinator Jenni Koivisto, jenni.koivisto@aalto.fi.

To apply, please share the following application materials with us in English and in PDF (the maximum number of documents is 5, so you can submit the requested documents as a single file):

Application letter
Curriculum vitae including list of publications - Please use the template (opens in new window) recommended by The Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (TENK).
Research work portfolio - For instructions, visit Policies and Procedures -document, page 24.
Copies of up to five (5) most significant publications, with justification for their significance on the scope of “Sustainability in Manufacturing”, and description of your role in them.
Teaching portfolio - See Teaching portfolio guidelines for candidate (pdf)
Recommendation letters from at least three (3) referees. It would be most helpful if your recommendation letters would include following information:

Demonstrated abilities or potential for success in the position under consideration, i.e. Assistant Professor of Sustainability in Manufacturing;
Scholarly or creative contributions and their impact or potential for impact on the field, and how these accomplishments compare to those of others in the field at a similar level;
The quality of venues in which the work has appeared (as applicable);
The candidate’s independent productivity and creativity and/or role in co-authored work (as applicable);
Demonstrated service or potential for service to the professional community;
How the candidate would be rated for a similar position at referee’s institution.

General instructions for applicants including evaluation criteria, language requirements and guidelines for compiling your CV are given at https://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure-track/interested-in-joining-our-tenure-track.

Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open or to extend the application period.

Want to know more about us and your future colleagues? You can watch these videos:

Check out our new virtual campus experience: https://virtualtour.aalto.fi/

About Finland

Finland is a great place for living with or without family – it is a safe, politically stable, and well-organized Nordic society. Finland is consistently ranked high in quality of life and was just listed again as the happiest country in the world: https://worldhappiness.report/news/its-a-three-peat-finland-keeps-top-spot-as-happiest-country-in-world/. For more information about living in Finland: https://www.aalto.fi/services/about-finland

More about Aalto University:

Aalto.fi
twitter.com/aaltouniversity
facebook.com/aaltouniversity
instagram.com/aaltouniversity

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