Professor, Industrial chemistry

Aalto University

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Location
espoo, uusimaa, Finland
Posted
July 13, 2026

Job Description

Position Title

Professor in Industrial Chemistry

Tenure Track and Employment

Position can be filled at assistant, associate or full professor level. Full-time. Depending on the level, it may be on fixed or permanent term.

Core Theme and Expectations

The core theme of the professorship is Chemical Reaction Engineering. We seek a candidate able to translate reaction chemistry into reactor and process solutions for industrial production, grounded in strong understanding of kinetics and thermodynamics.

  • Reaction engineering fundamentals: kinetics of catalytic and non-catalytic reactions, thermodynamics, and ability to connect molecular, 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.
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