Professorship of Instrumental Analysis (W2)

Technische Universität Braunschweig is one of Germany’s leading institutes of technology and offers an inspiring work environment with a wide range of research and teaching opportunities in state-of-the-art facilities. The 3,800 members of our academic, technical and administrative staff – including more than 400 international scientific staff – work together to ensure that our university successfully fulfills its mission of providing excellent teaching for our approximately 16,000 students and 100 trainees.

We focus our research on mobility, metrology, engineering for health, and the future city. Our core disciplines include a comprehensive engineering division and a strong natural sciences division, closely linked with business sciences, social sciences, educational sciences, and the humanities.

Faculty of Life Sciences

We offer a Professorship of Instrumental Analysis (W2). The appointment is for the earliest possible date.

Your responsibilities

We are looking for an internationally recognized researcher with an interdisciplinary research and teaching profile in food analysis or analytical chemistry. The focus of the professorship should be on an area of modern food analysis. This may involve, for example, non-targeted analytics (omics techniques, including multivariate data analysis) or activity-based isolation of bioactive food ingredients. The professorship is associated with teaching duties at all levels of student education in food chemistry.

The successful applicant (f/m/d) is expected to support the university’s key strategic themes across all performance dimensions (Research, Study and Teaching, Transfer, and Governance and Administration): internationalisation, sustainability, digitalisation, equality and diversity, transfer, and knowledge exchange.

Our expectations

• Internationally renowned researcher in the field of food analysis/analytical chemistry
• Successful track record of acquiring external research funding
• Strong teamwork, management and leadership skills
• Involvement in Bachelor's and Master's programmes for food chemistry
• Readiness to network locally and nationwide with research groups within and outside the Faculty of Life Sciences and with non-university research institutions
• Willingness to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly within the core research areas "Metrology" and "Engineering for Health"
• Commitment to increasing the internationalisation and international visibility of Technische Universität Braunschweig
• Commitment to diversity and equality
• Involvement in academic self-government

International research and teaching experience, excellent command of the English language, as well as the ability and willingness to teach courses in English are mandatory.

Individual career decisions and career breaks due to parental/family care leave affecting research output will be taken into account by the appointment committee.

Requirements, § 25 NHG

• A degree in a relevant field
• Pedagogical aptitude
• Special qualification for in-depth independent scientific work, as a rule proven by an above-average doctorate
• Additional academic achievements, usually within the framework of a junior professorship, a postdoctoral degree (Habilitation) or through achievements equivalent to a Habilitation

Notes

Technische Universität Braunschweig makes personnel decisions on the basis of suitability, ability and professional performance. Our aim is to increase the share of women in academic positions. Therefore, we particularly welcome applications from women and will give preference to female candidates with equivalent qualifications. People with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply and, if equally qualified, will be given preference in the appointment process.

Technische Universität Braunschweig is certified as a family-friendly university. We are committed to facilitating a healthy and productive work-life balance and offer a dual career service as well as support for newly appointed staff. Our Family Office provides advice on all issues relating to family, childcare, and caring for relatives. Our "Prof.‑Programm" offers exclusive status-related exchange and consulting formats, in particular to newly appointed professors.

Professional and Personnel Development promotes the professional development of all employees through a wide range of courses and activities.

The university actively endorses equal opportunities and diversity and promotes diverse perspectives as essential in contributing to the university’s success in research, teaching, transfer and administration.

We particularly invite applications from international candidates (f/m/d). German language skills are not a prerequisite. However, the successful candidate is expected to acquire sufficient language skills to perform teaching and administrative duties in German within three years of appointment.

Even though this is a permanent full-time position, a part-time appointment may be possible upon request.

Applicants (f/m/d) who are 50 years or older at the time the appointment commences and who have not acquired permanent civil servant status (Beamtenverhältnis auf Lebenszeit) will be employed with employee status (Angestelltenverhältnis).

Deadline for application

The application deadline is 2025-01-26.

Apply now!

Contact

Informal enquiries about the job can be directed to

Prof. Dr. Marc Walter
Tel:+49531391‑5312
mwalter@tu-braunschweig.de

For questions regarding legal matters, please contact

Anne Fritz
Tel:+49531391‑4350
berufungen@tu-braunschweig.de

For questions regarding the online application process, please contact

Nicole Brückner
Tel:+49531391‑4337
berufungen@tu-braunschweig.de

We are looking forward to your application!

Applicants (f/m/d) are requested to attach the following documents:

• Cover letter
• Academic background (curriculum vitae)
• Academic certificates and diplomas (degrees)
• List of publications, including copies of 3 select publications
• List of externally funded projects and description of own role in these projects
• Research and teaching statement (max. 1 page)
• List of courses taught and results of course evaluations
• If applicable, add proof of parental/family care leave
• If applicable, add proof of disability status.

Please submit the application, including all documents, digitally via the online portal of Technische Universität Braunschweig.

www.tu-braunschweig.de