The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for the prestigious

Rudolf Mößbauer

Tenure Track Assistant Professorships

to be appointed in summer semester 2025. The positions are W2 fixed-term (6 year) tenure-track professorships with the possibility for promotion to tenured W3 professorships. Within its Fellowship program, the TUM Institute of Advanced Study (TUM-IAS) awards Rudolf Mößbauer Tenure Track Professorships to excellent early-career scientists with a high potential for developing an internationally recognized research agenda at TUM. Applications are invited for up to five professorships in the following areas of the TUM research:

• Accelerated Catalyst Discovery by High Throughput Experimentation


• AI in Biosystems Design


• Biohybrid Heterogeneous Catalysis


• Nanoelectronic Circuits and Systems


• Organoid Systems

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include research and teaching in the university’s bachelor and master programs as well as the promotion of early-career scientists.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who have established a strong track record during their postdoctoral phase. 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.

Your Application

TUM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from women. The positions are suitable for disabled persons. Disabled applicants will be given preference in case of generally equivalent suitability, aptitude and professional performance.

Application documents should be submitted in accordance with TUM’s application guidelines for professors. These guidelines and detailed information about the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System are available at www.tum.de/faculty-recruiting. Here you will also find TUM’s information on collecting and processing personal data as part of the application process.

Please note that in addition to the other application documents, you are required to submit a cover page for this call for applications. The template for this cover page is available for download under the following link: https://collab.dvb.bayern/x/b7JUM. Please submit the completed cover page as a PDF file by uploading it in the application form under “Personal Data” in the field „Application Letter/Attachments“ („Miscellaneous/Other“).

Please submit your application (including the cover page which is available for download) no later than 1 October 2024 (12:00 pm/noon CEST) via the TUM recruitment portal: www.recruit.tum.de.