Tenure-Track Assistant Professorship in the area of Mobility & Production (f/m/d)

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WorkplaceGraz, Rechbauerstraße 12, Steiermark, Austria
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DurationPermanent
Occupation rate
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Job StartMay 2024

Tenure-Track Assistant Professorship in the area of Mobility & Production (f/m/d)
  • Job Category: Professorship Path
  • Employment Start: May 2025
  • Employment Type: Permanent
  • Research & Technology House

Your Tasks

Fields of Expertise - Mobility and Production
Environmental stress and scarcity of raw materials necessitate a fundamental rethinking also in mobility and production. Researchers in the Field of Expertise (FoE) Mobility & Production – one of the five research focus areas of Graz University of Technology – focus on this complex area. They investigate novel mobility systems, vehicle technologies and propulsion systems in the same way as information and data transmission for traffic control and object positioning.

The scientific community within this FoE develops more economical and time-saving manufacturing processes that allow innovative design changes, utilize the advantages of new materials and drives manufacturing towards a new level of precision work. All these research results deliver ground breaking solutions for the today’s challenges in the terrestrial, sea and air traffic, production engineering and its management principles.

For this position, we are seeking a highly qualified and scientifically excellent person who has committed her/his/their specialization in one of the following fields of electrical and information engineering:
  • Measurement of traffic related emissions
  • Condition monitoring, predictive maintenance and second life determination of drive-train components and systems
  • Instrumentation and testing of novel transportation systems, drive-train components and sustainable energy supply
The professorship will be part of the Field of Expertise Mobility and Production described at ?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tugraz.at%2Fen%2Fresearch%2Fforschungsschwerpunkte-5-fields-of-expertise%2Fmobility-production%2Foverview-mobility-production%2F&module=jobs&id=200723" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tugraz.at%2Fen%2Fresearch%2Fforschungsschwerpunkte-5-fields-of-expertise%2Fmobility-production%2Foverview-mobility-production%2F&module=jobs&id=200723" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.tugraz.at/­en/research/­forschungsschwerpunkte-5-­fields-of-­expertise/­mobility-production/­overview-mobility-­production/

Based on the research and teaching focus, the candidate will be assigned to a matching institute and faculty that participate in this Field of Expertise.

Requirements

Employment Requirements:
  • PhD-level university education in disciplines relevant for the position
Selection Criteria:
  • Outstanding achievements in research, excellent publication record and international reputation.
  • International experience in form of a PhD or Post-Doc.
  • Experience in the design and implementation of international research projects as well as willingness and ability to establish and lead a research group.
  • Enthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience as well as the ability and willingness to teach in all curricular stages (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate), supervise theses and promote young scientists.

We offer

We Offer:
  • Interesting area of responsibility
  • Collegial and friendly working atmosphere
  • Flexible working schedule (e.g. possibility for home office, paid lunch break)
  • International training and teaching opportunities
  • Seal of quality for in-house advancement of women
  • Award for being the most family-friendly company in Styria 2018
  • Subsidy for public transport
  • University’s sports program
  • Shopping Discounts
  • Workplace Health Management
  • Top research infrastructure and access to the latest technologies
  • Exciting opportunities for professional and personal development
  • Safe and stable working environment
  • Company pension funds

Contact and Address

Application Documents:
  • cover letter
  • CV (with copies of diplomas)
  • list of publications highlighting the 5 most important publications
  • research statement describing past and planned research activities (3 pages max.)
  • teaching statement (3 pages max.) describing past and planned teaching activities and evaluations of past teaching activities (if available).
To ensure effective international representation of the research group and its work, excellent spoken and written competence in English is required. Specifically, the willingness to teach courses in English is expected. Fluency in German or the willingness to acquire it is also required. The successful candidate is also expected to transfer her/his residence to the area of Graz.

The advertised position is a tenure-track career position. (pursuant to § 99 para. 5 of the Universities Act) After the conclusion of a qualification agreement, the job holder is appointed as an Assistant Professor. After a positive evaluation of the qualification agreement, the position will be turned into a position as Associate Professor.

The position will be paid according to category B1 of the collective agreement for employees of Austrian universities, stipulating an initial gross salary of EUR 5,251.10 (14 x per year).

Graz University of Technology aims to increase the proportion of women, in particular in management and academic staff, and therefore qualified female applicants are explicitly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to women if applicants are equally qualified. Graz University of Technology actively promotes diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants are not to be discriminated against in personnel selection procedures on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, religion or ideology, age, sexual orientation (Anti-discrimination). People with disabilities and who have the relevant qualifications are expressly invited to apply.
Application: Please apply here: https://jobs.tugraz.at/en/jobs/­c2ffb251-eba9-5ff6-648a-­65dde13ca8fa/apply
Hearings: Hearings are planned from 24. to 28. February 2025. Candidates will be invited in due course after review of the applications and should be available for interviews in this period.
Contact: For further questions, please contact the head of the FoE Mobility & Production, Peter Fischer, E-Mail: peter.fischertugraz.at
Become part of the team of Graz University of Technology - we are looking forward to your application!

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