Professor, Industrial chemistry

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Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 16 000 students and 5 200 employees, including 446 professors, representing over 120 nationalities. Our campus is in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community's diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community. The unique competitive edge of the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering in the School of Chemical Engineering is based on sustainable utilization of raw materials, designing more efficient processes and developing new materials and products. Our department's areas of expertise enable sustainable future with high performance products and processes in circular economy and bioeconomy. The department is in a key position in research of chemical engineering, materials technology, metals processing, efficient energy technologies and digitalization of these. Our core competences include unit operations and processes in chemical engineering, hydro- and pyro-metallurgy, catalysis and polymer engineering, process control and process systems engineering. The Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering invites applications for the position of PROFESSOR IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY The position can be filled at any level of the Aalto tenure track system (assistant, associate or full professor). The position is full-time and, depending on the positioning on the tenure track, either on fixed or permanent term. The position and our expectations The core theme of the professorship is Chemical Reaction Engineering. We seek a candidate who can translate reaction chemistry into reactor and process solutions for industrial production, grounded in strong understanding of kinetics and thermodynamics. Expected competencies include: Reaction engineering fundamentals: kinetics of catalytic and non-catalytic reactions, thermodynamics, and ability to combine molecular to catalyst and larger scale phenomena. Chemical reaction engineering, reactor design and scale-up for feasible, efficient, sustainable, and industrially relevant processes. Understanding unit processes and operations central to chemical industry production chains. Ability to lead and develop experimental work and modeling in the field of professorship. Your responsibilities will include: Teaching and developing educational activities in the field of chemical reaction engineering at bachelor, master and doctoral levels, including theoretical courses and laboratory practice. Carrying out high-quality research and publishing in peer-reviewed journals, as well as disseminating research results to various interest groups including professionals, students, and academics. Contributing proactively and collegially to the success of the school and department and its societal impact, industrial relevance and international visibility. Attracting competitive funding to initiate and lead research projects, defining an ambitious research agenda and recruiting researchers to your group. Your experience and ambitions A doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field is a prerequisite for the position. The applicants will be reviewed based on their excellence and future potential in scientific research and teaching, and their active role within the international scientific community, adjusting expectations with the level of recruitment to the tenure track. We appreciate team players who can build collaborative projects with industry and other research groups within and outside Aalto University. The successful candidate should have a clear plan to develop an outstanding and dynamic research practice actively contributing to the community in the field. Industrial background is an asset; demonstrated ability to network and collaborate with industry is highly valued.