A professor at the Faculty of Technical Sciences is a senior scientific position. Here you will find information on how you can continually develop your career and skill set with respect to research, supervision, education, public sector consultancy and leadership.
A professor position is a senior and by default a time-unlimited position. The main responsibilities of a professor are research, research-based education, public sector consultancy combined with a strong focus on research leadership and management. This implies leadership for own research group, and beyond.
A professor at the Faculty of Technical Sciences has tasks involving representing and profiling the department and university, and they communicate science to the public and external stakeholders, e.g., by involving themselves in public debates. They often have formal roles that serve the local, national or international scientific communities. Many professors collaborate with private companies or engage in entrepreneurial activities. A professor position demands the highest entry qualifications of all types of scientific positions. Read the ABC-criteria in "What does it take?" below.
At the Faculty of Technical Sciences we support professors in developing their skills, particularly with respect to advancing the career of more junior researchers in their group, and in their own professional development.
Our criteria for evaluating candidates describe the entry criteria that the Faculty of Technical Sciences uses when assessing candidates for different types of scientific positions:
These criteria can be used both for a dialogue between you and your leader and for a dialogue between a (potential) candidate for a position.
English version: Programme for promotion to professor
Danish version: Professorforfremmelsesprogram
English version: Principles for appointments to professorships
Dansk version: Principper for brug af professorater
As part of your career development dialogue you must discuss teaching in the broad sense, meaning not only traditional classroom teaching, but many different kinds of dissemination.
The Teaching Portfolio is a tool to support the discussion of teaching in Staff Development Dialogues. It is relevant for all lecturers at Tech but mandatory for permanently employed Assistant Professors, Researchers, Tenure Tracks, Associate Professors, Senior Researchers, Professors and Senior Professor of Engineering.
Read more about the teaching portfolio in SDD:
English version (Click to download the 'Guidelines for Teaching Portfolios in SDDs at AU Tech' in English as a Word file)
Danish version (Click to download the 'Guidelines for Teaching Portfolios in SDDs at AU Tech' in Danish as a Word file)
Teaching in its broadest sense includes: Lectures, classroom teaching, group supervision, individual supervision, laboratory exercises, presentations/workshops at conferences, supervision of Ph.D. students or postdocs, development of teaching materials, dissemination through print and electronic media, guest teaching at other departments, workshops/seminars for authorities or companies, other mentoring roles for new employees, summer university courses, continuing/professional education targeted at public or private companies, Assistant Professor supervision, workshops on quality assurance of research-based advisory services