Associate/Assistant Professor Positions (3-year fixed term) in Open-Source Analog Mixed-Signal Chip Design

SDU Microelectronics, part of the Department of Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering (TEK), University of Southern Denmark (SDU), invites applications for two 3-year positions as Assistant/Associate Professor in Open-Source Analog and Mixed-Signal Chip Design.

We are looking for candidates who can strengthen our research and teaching in analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design, with a focus on open-source chip design workflows, open PDKs, and silicon-proven, reproducible hardware research. 

The positions are available from May 1, 2026.

Research Focus Areas 

Applicants should have strong experience in one or more of the following overlapping areas:

• Analog and mixed-signal IC design: amplifiers, references, data converters, sensor interfaces, and power management circuits
• Open-source chip design workflows: open-source EDA tools, open PDKs, and design automation for analog and mixed-signal ICs
• Analog–digital co-design: mixed-signal architectures, modeling, and verification
• Tape-out, silicon bring-up, and measurement-based validation
• Reproducible and open hardware research practices, including documentation and shared design repositories

Experience with multi-project wafer runs, ASIC validation, and measurement setups is considered an advantage.

Teaching Responsibilities

The employees will contribute to teaching and supervision at Bachelor and Master level within areas such as:

• Offering training courses within Open-Source Chip Design at international events both physical and online
• Preparing training courses based on available IPs using open source PDKs offered to industry and academia
• Analog Mixed-Signal IC design 
• Design methodologies for analog and mixed-signal ICs and Radio-Frequency ICs
• Bachelor and Master thesis supervision (if needed)

Successful candidates are expected to contribute to high-quality, research-based teaching and to develop teaching activities aligned with modern analog and mixed-signal chip design workflows.

What We Offer

At SDU Microelectronics, you will find:

• A research environment with strong expertise in integrated circuits and advanced electronic systems
• Opportunities to develop research directions in open-source chip design
• A collaborative and knowledge-sharing culture supporting both research and teaching
• Access to relevant infrastructure ASIC design, prototyping, and testing
• Support for research development and external funding activities

Qualification Requirements

Applicants must:

• Hold a PhD in Electrical Engineering
• Demonstrate research potential through publications 
• Show ability or clear potential to deliver high-quality teaching and contribute to curriculum development
• Be able to teach and supervise within AMS IC design
• Show motivation for collaboration with colleagues, students, and external partners
• Have an international outlook and ambition to build an independent research profile
• Have qualifications commensurate with the assistant or associate professor level

Workplace Description

SDU Microelectronics is a research and teaching environment focusing on integrated circuits and electronic systems, covering the path from design concepts and architecture to prototyping, validation, and system integration.

The unit is located at SDU’s main campus in Odense, in the centre of a strong technology ecosystem and with close connections to academic and industrial partners. Read more: SDU Microelectronics (SDU)

Further Information

For further information about the position, please contact Professor Farshad Moradi (moradi@sdu.dk / email), Head of the SDU Microelectronics section

If you experience technical problems, please contact our email support.

Application

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

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

• Motivated application.
• Curriculum Vitae. 
• Master’s and PhD degree certificates or equivalent (original and an official English translation). 
• Complete list of publications.
• Up to five peer-reviewed publications most relevant to the position.
• Teaching Portfolio (mandatory for associate professor applicants). 
• Summary and documentation of teaching experience (for assistant professor applicants).
• Research plan
• A statement/documentation of other qualifications relevant to the position may also be included.

All documents must be in English and PDF format. CPR number (civil registration number) must be crossed out. All PDF-files must be unlocked, allow binding and may not be password protected. 

SUBMISSION GUIDE: Motivated application must be uploaded under ‘Cover letter’ (max. 5 MB), Curriculum Vitae must be uploaded under ‘Resume’ (max 5 MB). All other documents must be uploaded under ‘Miscellaneous documents’ (max 10 files with a maximum 50 MB per file). 

The application deadline is March 15, 2026, 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

This appointment as both assistant professor or associate professor is temporary for a 3-year period, with a preferred start date for May 1, 2026. 

Employment as an assistant professor requires academic qualifications at a minimum of PhD level at the time of employment, with a preference for candidates with postdoc experience. During employment, the assistant professor will complete the Lecturer Training Programme.

Employment as an associate professor requires academic qualifications at PhD level as well as scientific and teaching qualifications commensurate with the position as an associate professor, i.e. research and teaching qualifications at a level that can be achieved through a satisfactorily completed period of employment as assistant professor. 

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 included the associated circular on the protocol for the job structure for academic staff at Danish universities and the provisions for assistant professor or associate professor as described therein. Further information on salary and taxation. Persons employed in the position may, based on a specific individual managerial assessment, be exempted from time registration, also known as a “self-organizer”.

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The University of Southern Denmark wishes its 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, is subject to a number of security measures. Therefore, based on information from open sources, background checks may be conducted on candidates for the position(s).

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

Further information about The Faculty of Engineering.