Venture Manager in Agricultural Sciences (m/f/d)

TUM Venture Labs; Friesing; Vor Ort; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

An innovative agricultural startup hub in Freising is seeking a Venture Manager to drive strategic development and support startups in agricultural sciences. The ideal candidate possesses a master’s degree and strong organizational and communication skills. This part-time role offers a dynamic working environment and the chance to shape the future of agriculture in Europe.

Leistungen

Startup-like working mode

Embedding in a network of research and startup institutions

Opportunity to shape the startup community

Qualifikationen

• Background in agricultural sciences or engineering with pronounced organizational skills.
• Passion for advancing entrepreneurship in the agricultural sciences.
• Strong social skills combined with the ability to work in a team.
• Excellent stakeholder alignment skills.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate and drive the agricultural area for strategic further development.
• Structure and prioritize agriculture-specific requirements with stakeholders.
• Support academic chairs in spinning off research projects.
• Collaborate closely within the FAB team on all agricultural projects.

Kenntnisse

Organizational skills

Social skills

Teamwork

Project coordination

Stakeholder alignment

Communication in English and German

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in agricultural sciences or engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Venture Manager in Agricultural Sciences (m/f/d)

Published October 6, 2025

Are you a scientist looking to get started in Munich’s startup community? Then become part of the TUM Venture Lab Food/Agro/Biotech (FAB) at the Weihenstephan campus. As entrepreneurial innovation centers, the TUM Venture Labs uniquely drive technology-based spin-offs at the interfaces of engineering, natural and life sciences, AI/IT, and medicine. They support entrepreneurial talents in founding spin-offs around promising innovation focus areas and provide founders with a complete ecosystem including the necessary development environments.

The TUM Venture Lab FAB is the central interface for all entrepreneurial activities related to agriculture and food. We enable science along the food value chain to achieve practical application! To this end, we are seeking, at the earliest possible date, a Venture Manager Agricultural Sciences (50% part‑time, initially limited to 2 years).

Your Mission

• Project management: You will independently and autonomously coordinate and drive the agricultural area for the strategic further development of the TUM Venture Lab FAB—particularly in the areas of targeted start‑up support, organization and process design of the TUM Venture Labs, and event planning.
• Stakeholder management: In close coordination with relevant stakeholders, including within the TUM/UnternehmerTUM ecosystem, you will structure and prioritize agriculture‑specific requirements and actively contribute to their implementation.
• Integration of academia: As a scientist at the TUM Weihenstephan campus, you will address TUM chairs in a targeted manner and support them in spinning off research projects.
• Close collaboration within the FAB team: You will work closely with our team, responsible for all agricultural projects and aligning them with our other two focus areas—food and biotech.

Your Profile

• Background in agricultural sciences or engineering with pronounced organizational skills; a master’s graduate or doctoral candidate is highly desired.
• Passion for advancing entrepreneurship in the agricultural sciences in Europe.
• Successfully completed master’s degree.
• Strong social skills combined with the ability to work in a team.
• High goal orientation with the ability to coordinate and lead complex projects.
• Excellent stakeholder alignment skills and the ability to find joint solutions.
• High level of personal responsibility and a pronounced “get things done” mentality.
• Good written and spoken communication skills in English and German, with confidence in communication with internal and external organizations.

What we offer

• Startup‑like working mode: You will work in a young, demanding, and dynamic environment.
• Unique network: You are embedded in a network of excellent research and startup institutions consisting of the Technical University of Munich, the Klinikum rechts der Isar, and UnternehmerTUM.
• Startup community: You will work directly with the “unicorns” of tomorrow and play a decisive role in shaping the “Isar Valley.”

The position is initially limited to two (2) years. Employment and remuneration are in accordance with TV‑L E13. TUM aims to increase the proportion of women; qualified women are expressly encouraged to apply. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference when essentially equally qualified.

Please send your application (cover letter stating your earliest possible starting date, tabular CV, copies of your most important certificates compiled into a single PDF file) by e‑mail no later than 31 October 2025 with the subject “ProjektmanagerIn Agro TUM Venture Lab FAB.”

Technical University of Munich
TUM Venture Lab Food/Agro/Biotech
Dr. Roman Bosl Werner, Managing Director
Maximus‑von‑Imhof‑Forum 2, 85354 Freising