Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences at Chemnitz University of Technology offers the tenure-track position of
Assistant Professor (Juniorprofessor, W1) for “Interfacial Chemistry”
(with tenure track to W2) (m/f/d)
starting on April 1st, 2021. This professorship is funded by the German Federal and State Governments program to promote young academics. The offer is aimed at junior scientists in the early stages of their career. Applicants are expected to have changed the university after completing their doctorate studies or to have worked scientifically outside Chemnitz University of Technology for at least two years.
Internationally recognized candidates with an expertise in the area of interfacial chemistry are encouraged to apply. Interfaces include internal and external interfaces with at least one solid component. Possible research foci are tailored syntheses or chemical adaption of all kinds of interfaces to control and modulate chemical and physical properties, such as reactivity, electric or ionic conductivity, spin transport or magnetism. In addition to synthesis and modulation of interfaces, characterization of their chemical and physical properties is of particular importance.
Candidates are expected to have a strong track record, the capacity and willingness to attract third-party funding, to support young scientists and to collaborate within the Faculty of Natural Sciences in order to promote joint research proposals. Candidates should also engage in interfaculty research, especially in order to strengthen the core competence “Materials and Intelligent Systems” of Chemnitz University of Technology.
In lecturing, the W1 professorship Interfacial Chemistry with tenure track to W2 is required to contribute and add new highlights to the degree courses B. Sc and M. Sc. Chemistry, B. Sc and M. Sc. Physics and M. Sc. Advanced Functional Materials. Additional commitment in the areas of basic education in natural sciences and in interdisciplinary degree courses is expected as well as the capacity and willingness to present courses in English. Likewise, active participation in university self-government and activities and experience in scientific transfer are expected.
Furthermore, international activities and experience in the areas of teaching, research, scientific transfer, specific teaching qualification certificates and the capacity and willingness to engage in further education and public relations and to use new methods of teaching and learning are welcome.
Applicants must meet the general conditions of employment and appointment according to the Saxon Freedom of Higher Education Act (§ 63 Abs. 1 und 3 SächsHSFG). An employment as and appointment to Assistant Professor of candidates who have already started or completed habilitation until that time is excluded.
The employment status of Assistant Professor as temporary civil servant or public employee will initially run for four years and will be extended for another two years subject to a successful interim evaluation. After a final successful tenure track evaluation as Assistant Professor and subject to the fulfillment of general requirements, the candidate will be appointed to a permanent W2 professorship without further announcement of the position, either as permanent civil servant or in permanent public employment. Relevant to a successful final evaluation are criteria which are mutually agreed upon at the time of appointment, and which involve the categories research, young academics, transfer, further education, teaching and international aspects.
These criteria will be evaluated in the fifth year of the professorship at the latest by an evaluation committee of the Faculty of Natural Sciences as well as by an interfaculty tenure evaluation board.
Chemnitz University of Technology is committed to personal mentoring of the Assistant Professor and further careersupporting activities.
Chemnitz University of Technology expects the candidate to move her / his permanent place of residence as well as that of her / his family into the city or region of Chemnitz.
Chemnitz University of Technology aims to increase the number of women in research and teaching and hence encourages qualified female candidates to apply.
Severely disabled applicants or those with an equivalent status possessing equal qualification will be given particular consideration. Interested applicants should send a document comprising cover letter, CV, scientific career including a statement regarding a possible status of habilitation, list of publications, statement outlining the planned research, list of teaching experience, evaluation of teaching and qualification certificates.
Applications should be sent by date, preferably in electronic form as a single PDF file or else by post, to:
Chemnitz University of Technology
Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences
Prof. Dr. Thomas Seyller
09107 Chemnitz
E-Mail: naturwissenschaften@tu-chemnitz.de
Information on the collection and processing of personal data is provided at https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/personal/public/Datenschutz/dse_dp.html.