Technische Universität Kaiserslautern and the Landau Campus of the University of Koblenz-Landau are in the process of forming a joint university for engineering and technology. We are looking for you to help us as early as now to shape the start of our new university in 2023 at the Kaiserslautern location.
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK) is a research university with a focus on engineering and natural sciences and an international profile. In the field of basic research, it is particularly active in six collaborative research centres (CRCs) and transregio-CRCs. Important subject areas of application-oriented research are dealt with in close cooperation with the ten research institutes in the vicinity. TUK is a campus university characterised by short distances and cooperative partnership among all its members.
In the framework of the Programme for the Promotion of Early Career Researchers by the German Federal and State Governments (WISNA), the Department of Architecture at the Technische Universitität Kaiserslautern is looking to fill the position of tenure track professor
W 1 Juniorprofessur mit W 2-Tenure für „Kreislaufeffektive Architektur“ (m/w/d)
from 01.10.2022 with a young scientist or junior researcher with proven abilities for independent scientific work and great development potential.
The tenure track professorship is funded by the WISNA programme. The programme’s target group are scientists at an early stage of their careers. We therefore explicitly invite people to apply shortly after finishing their doctorate. The filling of the professorship requires eligibility according to WISNA. The prerequisite for employment is a short period of scientific work following the doctorate.
The professorship includes a competitive allocation of both material and human resources. It shall initially be occupied as a W 1 position in civil service for a period of six years. In addition to a mid-term evaluation, a tenure evaluation shall be conducted prior to completion of the period based on clearly defined and transparent criteria. These criteria will be established at the time of appointment together with the future appointee. Following the successful completion of the tenure evaluation the appointment shall take place for the civil service post for life in the salary grade W 2, insofar as the general staff regulations are met. The procedures are set forth in the TUK Charter on Quality Assurance for Appointments.
The holder of the position shall represent the area in research and teaching. The professor’s research activities in the field of effective circular architecture directly include the reduction of CO2 emissions and resource consumption through neutral use and effective circular building research, with the aim of systematically setting up design and construction strategies for the realisation of a climate-neutral building turnaround.
The maintenance of existing building stock is preferable to new construction, which is why research must be fundamentally understood across all materials. Cooperation with the specialist fields in the Departments of Architecture and the t-lab Wood Architecture and Wood Materials is specifically desired.
In teaching, the professor is requested to rethink the teaching of Buildings and Building construction and become a further important building block of constructive-oriented architecture education at the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern. The students should be methodically and interactively taught about neutral use typologies, strategies for the conversion of existing buildings and circularly effective construction methods in theory and practice. The complex, constituent and planning-relevant elements of the circularly effective design process require a comprehensive approach and should be incorporated into the teaching concept. For this the professor should also take part in master projects in design-build projects for the implementation of research results.
We are looking for a candidate with knowledge in the field of architecture and construction as well as extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of building in the field of typologies, conversion and the circular economy across all building materials.
The State of Rhineland-Palatinate and TUK represent a support concept in which a high attendance of the professors at the university is expected. Besides the general staff regulations, the appointment requirements stipulated in § 54 of the University Act of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate apply.
TUK strives to promote an increase in the representation of women in research and teaching, and thus emphatically invites qualified female academics to apply. Applicants with disabilities will receive preferential treatment in the event of equal suitability (please enclose evidence). TUK is a family-friendly university; it values the diversity of its members and enables equality of opportunity for all. Applications by scientists from abroad are particularly welcome.
By submitting your application form, you agree to the internal processing of your data for official purposes in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Please send applications including a curriculum vitae, samples of work, list of publications as well as proof of previous achievements in teaching, description of academic career,
previous research activities and future research intentions on a maximum of 30 A4 pages in digital form (one PDF format; maximum 10 MB) until 14.02.2022 to: Technische Universitität Kaiserslautern, Dean of the Department of Architecture, Postfach 30 49, 67653 Kaiserslautern, E-Mail: dekanat@architektur.uni-kl.de.