Lab Expert for our Digital Design Lab DESY (f/m/d)

IT U; Linz; Hybrid; EUR 52.000 - 76.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working hours

Home office option

Free parking or Climate Ticket Upper A

Zusammenfassung

IT:U in Linz, Austria, invites applications for a role shaping a new technical university’s lab ecosystem. You will implement a comprehensive lab organization concept, manage schedules with lecturers, and teach students on digital technologies, ensuring smooth operations and hands-on support.

Responsibilities include developing a robust lab safety concept, coordinating resources with external vendors, and driving synergies with other labs for multi-lab projects. Fluent English is required.

Qualifikationen

• PhD or equivalent in digital design fields with practical experience.
• Proficiency with digital design tools and prototyping methods.
• Experience teaching and guiding hands-on digital projects.
• Strong knowledge of Design Thinking and safe lab operations.

Aufgaben

• Implement and maintain a comprehensive lab organization concept.
• Manage lab schedules in collaboration with lecturers.
• Instruct and support students on digital technologies and setups.
• Develop and maintain a robust lab safety concept and training.
• Align lab resources with project-based learning and procurement.
• Identify synergies with other labs and participate in research projects.

Kenntnisse

Lab organization

Lab scheduling

Digital design tools

Hands-on fabrication

Teaching experience

Design Thinking

Safety compliance

English proficiency

Ausbildung

PhD degree or equivalent in digital design methods/tools or similar

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Blender

Rhino

Jobbeschreibung

IT:U is a new technical university in Austria (Linz) dedicated to digital transformation, driven by interdisciplinary research and project-based learning to actively shape this transformation and advance it with a solution-oriented approach.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Implement a comprehensive lab organization concept, ensuring proper maintenance of digital infrastructure, smooth operations, and timely software updates.
• Manage lab schedules in collaboration with lecturers.
• Instruct and teach studentson digital technologies and innovation tools, providing hands-on support for technical setups, applications, and troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain a robust lab safety concept, enforce safety protocols, participate in required safety certification courses, and provide necessary safety training to both students and university members.
• Align laboratory resources with project-based learning requirements and coordinate with external vendors for software, platforms, and equipment procurement.
• Identify and develop synergies with other labs and participate in larger research and education projects involving multiple labs.

Your strengths and skills:

• PhD degree or equivalent related to digital design methods and tools or a similar field, with profound work experience (e.g. in the field of product design, UI/UX design, system design, industrial design).
• Proficiency in working with digital technologies and tools relevant to innovation, prototyping, and digital design, including 2D design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud or equivalent open-source alternatives, and 3D design tools such as Blender, Rhino, or comparable platforms.
• Hands-on experience operating digital prototyping and manufacturing equipment, including laser cutters, FDM and resin 3D printers, and related fabrication technologies.
• Teaching experience, experience in supporting practical digital design and innovation projects, and translating digital opportunities into real-world applications is highly welcome.
• Profound understanding and practical application of Design Thinking methodologies, with a particular focus on integrating digital tools and technologies throughout the innovation and development process.
• Strong understanding of responsible technology use, compliance, safety protocols, and operational procedures.
• Fluent written and spoken English at a minimum C1 level.

What you can expect:

• Work in a highly inspiring academic environment together with other lab experts, lecturers and researchers from an interdisciplinary background.
• Facilitate project-based learning for students and train them on cutting edge equipment and methods.
• Be the creator of a space where innovative learning and motion capture methods thrive.
• Unique opportunity to help build a new university.
• Attractive campus with good transportation connections.
• Free parking or Climate Ticket Upper Austria.
• Flexible working hours through a flextime model and the option for home office.

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IT:U is a new technical university in Austria (Linz) dedicated to digital transformation, driven by interdisciplinary research and project-based learning to actively shape this transformation and advance it with a solution-oriented approach.