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TUD Dresden University of Technology, as a University of Excellence, is one of the leading and most dynamic research institutions in the country. Founded in 1828, today it is a globally oriented, regionally anchored top university as it focuses on the grand challenges of the 21st century. It develops innovative solutions for the world's most pressing issues. In research and academic programs, the university unites the natural and engineering sciences with the humanities, social sciences and medicine. This wide range of disciplines is a special feature, facilitating interdisciplinarity and transfer of science to society. As a modern employer, it offers attractive working conditions to all employees in teaching, research, technology and administration. The goal is to promote and develop their individual abilities while empowering everyone to reach their full potential. TUD embodies a university culture that is characterized by cosmopolitanism, mutual appreciation, thriving innovation and active participation. For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole institution.

The Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Kurt-Schwabe-Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik Meinsberg e.V. invite applications for the

Chair (W2) of System Integration and Scientific Instrumentation

combined with the position of the

Deputy Director of the
Kurt-Schwabe-Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik Meinsberg e.V.

to filled be in a joint appointment procedure at the earliest possible date.

The research focus of Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering encompasses the whole field of electrical engineering and information technology with a special focus on: Automation, Measurement and Control, Electrical Power Engineering, Electromechanical and Biomedical Systems, Information Electronics, Communications Engineering as well as Micro-Opto-Nano Electronics. All research areas have in common that building elements, components and networks must be considered together with the users of the technology, the people, as a unified system; true to the faculty's motto "thinking in systems".

The Kurt-Schwabe-Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik Meinsberg e.V. (KSI Meinsberg) is a non-profit institute of the Free State of Saxony with state-of-the-art equipment for conducting basic and application-oriented innovative research in the fields of physical, chemical, electrochemical and biological-physical sensor technology as well as the related development of novel sensor materials, technical advancement for the construction of operational sensors and scientific instrumentation. The institute is committed to the training of young scientists in the above-mentioned fields. To fulfill these tasks, KSI Meinsberg cooperates with the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

You (m/f/x) will be the scientific deputy head of KSI Meinsberg. Possible topics of future research activities are primarily seen in the coupling of sensor systems, information technologies and artificial intelligence to study digital, intelligent and adaptive sensor systems and sensor networks with applications in agriculture, environmental monitoring, and medical diagnostics. The focus is on the sustainable development of miniaturized and autonomously working sensors and sensor systems for continuous use on-site with intelligent data analysis and data transfer systems as well as sophisticated energy management. The teaching obligation at TUD is two semester hours per week. Your willingness and ability to hold courses in English as well as participation in academic self-administration is expected.

We are looking for an internationally renowned personality with management experience who has successfully acquired research contracts from industry and the public sector. We expect, that you will actively support the scientific, economic and personnel development of KSI Meinsberg with its regional and supra-regional importance towards an internationally visible sensor technology center as well as joint research projects and the promotion of young scientists.

You will be hired by KSI Meinsberg and will be employed on the basis of a private law employment contract with a remuneration corresponding to salary group W2, salary scale W according to § 34 Saxon Civil Service Pay Scale Act at KSI Meinsberg and will assume scientific management tasks at KSI Meinsberg. At the same time, you will be appointed to the Chair of System Integration and Scientific Instrumentation at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at TUD. The appointment is based on the Thüringer Modell according to § 63 para. 2 SächsHSG; no civil service or employment relationship is established with TUD. The requirements for appointment, the official duties and the administrative status are governed by §§ 59, 69, 71 of the Act on Higher Education Institutions in the Free State of Saxony (SächsHSG) and the Regulations on Duties and Responsibilities of Institutes of Higher Education (HSDAVO).

For content-related questions, please contact the chairman of the appointment committee, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Gerhard Fettweis (phone +49 351 463-41000; email: gerhard.fettweis@tu-dresden.de) or the Institute Director of KSI, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich Rant (phone +49 34327 608 150; email: ulrich.rant@ksi-meinsberg.de).

TUD and KSI Meinsberg seek to employ more women in academia and research. We therefore expressly encourage women to apply. The University is a certified family-friendly university and offers a Dual Career Service. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If multiple candidates prove to be equally qualified, those with disabilities or with equivalent status pursuant to the German Social Code IX (SGB IX) will receive priority for employment. If you have any questions about these topics, please contact the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ms. Lena Elspaß, +49 351 463-40517) or the Representative of Employees with Disabilities of TUD (Mr. Roberto Lemmrich, +49 351 463-33175).

We look forward to receiving your application by January 30, 2025 (time stamp on the email server or the stamped arrival date of the university central mail service of TUD applies).

Please attach the following documents to your letter of application: curriculum vitae, description of the scientific and professional career, certificates, list of publications, copies of the five most important publications, list of courses, teaching evaluation results of the last three years and a copy of the certificate of the highest academic degree.

We kindly ask you to submit your application by email. Please use the SecureMail Portal of TUD (https://securemail.tu-dresden.de) and send your documents in a single PDF document to: dekanat.et@tu-dresden.de. If you are applying by regular mail, please also attach your application documents in electronic form (CD or USB thumb drive) and send them to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Dekan, Herrn Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karlheinz Bock, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany.

The application documents will be made available to the responsible bodies at TUD and KSI Meinsberg.

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