Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units I seeks at the earliest convenience a
The intention of this professorship will be to augment the research field of software-defined manufacturing, which is aimed at increasing productivity by using model-driven engineering (MDE) to optimize the compatibility and the continuity between design methods and design systems as well as to link the fields of product development and production. For that purpose, new, reusable and standardized models and design prototypes will have to be investigated and developed. It is intended to use these models for an increased automation of design and modification processes in product development and production.
Requirements
The successful candidate will have an internationally recognized reputation for excellence in the research of MDE and its applications and will have experience in several of the following areas of teaching and research:
The post holder’s main responsibilities will include the contribution to the teaching in the study programs of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics in German or in English. Lectures offered for study programs of other faculties will be desirable. Applications are welcome from suitably experienced individuals with an established reputation in several of these focal subjects. If possible, they should have several years of management experience in industry and/or research as well as in the contribution and the conduction of innovative research and development projects. The candidate appointed will be expected to extensively represent the above-mentioned areas in research and teaching with scientific methods and internationally recognized excellence.
The post holder is expected to intensively collaborate with other colleagues across the faculty and the university as well as within the academic self-administration.
The professorship is funded in the context of the joint programme for the promotion of early career researchers by the German federal and state-governments. The position is a tenure track position leading to an appointment as a W3 professor in case of a positive evaluation. The requirements for employment listed in § 51 Baden-Württemberg University Law apply. For more information on the criteria of evaluation and quality management, please visit the website
https://uni-stuttgart.de/tenure-track
Written applications including a record of current projects and up to five selected reprints should be sent no later than 1st July 2019 to Professor Alexander Verl, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Design, Production Engineering and Automotive Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 9, 70569 Stuttgart by email as one or several zip files to dekanat@f07.uni-stuttgart.de. Please be aware of the risks regarding confidentiality and the integrity of your application contents when sending your application via unencrypted e-mail.
The University of Stuttgart is an equal opportunity employer. Applications from women are strongly encouraged. Severely challenged persons will be given preference in case of equal qualifications.
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Contact person
Mr Prodekan Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Christian Möhring
Phone: +49 711 68583773
E-mail: hans-christian.moehring@ifw.uni-stuttgart.de
Institut / Einrichtung
Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units - Faculty of Engineering Design, Production Engineering
Application Deadline:
Monday, 1. July 2019 - 23:59