Job Summary
The duties of a university professor at TU Wien include, in addition to research, teaching activities (in German and in English) in the bachelor, master and PhD programmes as well as collaboration in management of the institute and the faculty.
The tasks in teaching include compulsory courses in the subject 'Basics of Programming'. There are also specialization courses in the field of 'simulation methods in musculoskeletal biomechanics'.
Your profile
• Completed doctoral or PhD studies corresponding to the deployment described from a domestic or equivalent foreign university or research institution
• The qualification for lecturing (venia docendi) acquired at a domestic or equivalent foreign university or an academic qualification recognised as equivalent to qualification as a university lecturer
• Publications in internationally recognised academic professional journals in the fields of work of the professorship
• Pedagogic or didactic qualification for academic... teaching in the field of specialisation cited, in German and in English
• Research experience relevant to the field of specialisation with national and international reputation as well as skills in networking
• Requirement of a research and teaching strategy
• Experience in recruitment, completion and management of research projects
• Suitability and willingness to manage a research division or a research group
• Strong administrative, organizational and social skills, leadership qualifications as well
• Ability and willingness to work in an interdisciplinary environment
• The incumbent will ideally have competence or experience in the professional promotion of young scholars and women as well as in the field of gender mainstreaming
• In case there is no adequate knowledge of German, willingness to quickly learn German is presupposed for teaching in bachelor programmes and participation in management of the institute and the faculty as well as in university bodies
• Onsite presence is expected
Offer
The Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering offers excellent working conditions in an attractive, promising field of research. The Institute of Lightweight and Structural Biomechanics is housed in a recently refurbished building and has modern facilities. Furthermore, there are already a large number of cooperations with various partners from science and industry, the institute is also very active in EU projects, Christian Doppler laboratories and other excellence programs. Cooperation with other research groups, especially within the framework of these programs, is therefore expected.
• Excellent working conditions in an attractive research environment
• Financial support of research activities in the first years (equipment endowment, etc.); support in moving to Vienna (if required)
• Dual career advice (if required): We offer partners of the university professors appointed to TU Wien various support opportunities tailored to their individual situation
• A cooperative environment in a city with an extraordinary high quality of life
Vienna Austria