Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Process Robotics in Bioprocess Engineering

TUM (Technical University Munich, Germany); München; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merit-based salary

MDCO career consulting

Relocation assistance

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Process Robotics in Bioprocess Engineering. The position is a W2 fixed-term tenure-track professorship with the possibility for promotion to W3.

The candidate will join the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at TUM, contributing to teaching in Industrial Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Bioprocess Engineering, as well as to cutting-edge research in robotics for bioprocesses.

Qualifications

• University degree and outstanding doctoral degree or equivalent qualification.
• Pedagogical aptitude and capability for independent research at international level.
• Substantial research experience abroad is expected.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and teaching in bioprocess engineering with robotics and process optimization.
• Promote early-career scientists and contribute to bachelor and master courses.
• Apply modern robotics methods, machine learning, and image processing to process models.

Skills

Interdisciplinary research

Pedagogical aptitude

International collaborations

Education

PhD or equivalent

Tools

Microcontrollers (μC)

Image processing

Job description

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for the position of Tenure Track Assistant Professor in » Process Robotics in Bioprocess Engineering « to begin as soon as possible. The position is a W2 fixed-term (6 year) tenure-track professorship with the possibility for promotion to a tenured W3.

Scientific Environment

The professorship will be assigned to the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at the TUM School of Engineering and Design and it is affiliated with the Integrative Research Institute (IRI) of Integrated Materials, Energy and Process Engineering (MEP) as well as the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI).

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the promotion of early-career scientists. We are seeking an expert in an interdisciplinary field of research that combines expertise in bioprocess engineering, automation, and process optimization. Furthermore, the candidate’s current research should apply modern methods of robotics, such as stochastic and data-driven learning approaches, precise monitoring and control using microcontrollers (μC), or novel methods of image processing. In addition, the candidate should demonstrate research experience in one or more of the following areas: machine learning (e.g. deep learning) for process models, or the optimization of bioprocess development workflows across different scales (e.g. multi-fidelity Bayesian optimization). Teaching responsibilities include courses in the university’s bachelor and master programs such as Industrial Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Bioprocess Engineering.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated initial scientific achievements and the capacity for independent research at the highest international level. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree or equivalent scientific qualification, as well as pedagogical aptitude, are prerequisites. Substantial research experience abroad is expected (please see www.tum.de/en/faculty-recruiting-faq/ for further information).

Our Offer

Based on the best international standards and transparent performance criteria, TUM offers a merit-based academic career path for tenure track faculty from Assistant Professor through a permanent position as Associate Professor, and on to Full Professor. The regulations of the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System apply.

TUM provides excellent working conditions in a lively scientific community, embedded in the vibrant research environment of the Greater Munich Area. The TUM environment is multicultural, with English serving as a common interface for scientific interaction.

• TUM offers attractive and performance-based salary conditions and social benefits.
• The TUM Munich Dual Career Office (MDCO) provides tailored career consulting to the partners of newly appointed professors.
• The MDCO assists the relocation and integration of new professors, their partners and accompanying family members.

TUM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from women.

The position is suitable for disabled persons.

Disabled applicants will be given preference in case of generally equivalent suitability, aptitude and professional performance.