Academic Council

**Area**: Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology | **Job scope**:full-time | **Duration of employment**: indefinite | **Posting-ID**: 6176

The University of Siegen is a modern university with an international orientation and a focus on interdisciplinary research. It currently has around 15,000 students and covers a range of research fields from the humanities, social and economic sciences to natural sciences, engineering and life sciences. With over 2,000 employees, the university is one of the largest employers in the region and offers a unique environment for teaching, study, research and knowledge transfer.

**We seek**:

- In the Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, Arbeitsgruppe für Vernetzte Automatisierungssysteme, we are looking for a academic councilor as of the nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt at the following conditions:
- Full-time position (equivalent 41 h / week)
- Permanent contract (as lifetime civil servant or public employee)
- Pay grade A13 LBesG NRW

**Your tasks**:
- Strategical and operational contributions as part of the chair’s management-
- Contributions to the chair's research-
- Supervision of doctoral students in research and teaching-
- Acquisition of third-party funds-
- Management of research projects and industry contracts-
- Networking with industrial and academic partners-
- Participation in academic self-administration-
- Supervision of student theses-
- Designing and delivering own courses covering 9 hours per week**Your profile**:
- Fulfillment of recruitment requirements - 44 Higher Education Act NRW in conjunction with - 45 Career Regulation NRW-
- Doctoral / ph.d. degree in the field of electrical engineering (or related disciplines)-
- Outstanding expertise in one or more of the following areas: power electronics, electrical drives, electrical machines, control engineering, machine learning for intelligent technical systems-
- Communicative team player with great creative drive to move things forward-
- Very good written and spoken English language skills (knowledge of German and other foreign languages is an advantage)-
- Desirable: experience in third-party funding acquisition and research management-
- Desirable: relevant scientific publications-
- Desired: experience in academic teaching-
- Desired: experience in practical engineering activities (hardware and/or software)**Our range of services**:
- A permanent position as a probationary civil servant, which is leading towards a lifetime appointment- If the general civil service requirements are not met, employment as a permanent public employee is considered as an alternative
- Diverse opportunities to take on responsibility and make a visible contribution in the research and teaching environment
- A modern understanding of leadership and collaboration
- Good work-life balance, for example, through flexible working hours and work location, as well as support with child care
- Extensive personnel development program
- Health management with a wide range of prevention and counseling services

**Your contact person**:
Prof. Dr.Ing. Oliver Wallscheid

0271 / 740 - 3357