W3 Professorship for Organic and Wood-based

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Braunschweig, Deutschland Technische Universität Braunschweig Vollzeit

Technische Universität Braunschweig is one of Germany’s leading institutes of technology and offers an inspiring work environment with a wide range of research and teaching opportunities in state-of-the-art facilities. The 3,800 members of our academic, technical and administrative staff - including more than 400 international scientifc staff - work together to ensure that our university successfully fulfils its mission of providing excellent teaching for our approximately 16,000 students and 100 trainees.
We focus our research on mobility, metrology, engineering for health, and the future city. Our core disciplines include a comprehensive engineering division and a strong natural sciences division, closely linked with business sciences, social sciences, educational sciences, and the humanities.
Our university is located at the heart of one of Europe’s most research-intensive regions. We cooperate closely with the more than 20 internationally renowned research institutions in our vicinity and our network extends to our partner universities in Germany and all over the world, with whom we maintain strong relationships.
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, based in Germany, is the world’s leading applied research organization. By prioritizing key technologies for the future and commercializing its findings in business and industry, it plays a major role in the innovation process. As a trailblazer and trendsetter in innovative developments and research excellence, it is helping shape our society and our future.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut, WKI, is the institute of wood research within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, offering an innovative work environment in the area of sustainable material development. With locations in Braunschweig, Hannover and Wolfsburg, the institute develops bio-based materials, solutions for lightweight construction and engineering, and methods of improving indoor air quality. The results of its research are applied broadly throughout industry and are instrumental in establishing a bio-based circular economy.
Technische Universität Braunschweig and Fraunhofer WKI collaborate in teaching and research across these various fields. The aim of linking a university professorship with the position of director of the Fraunhofer institute and of jointly utilizing resources is to further strengthen and expand on these disciplines in Braunschweig.
Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Scienes, Institute of Building Materials, Concrete Construction and Fire Safety
We offer as part of a joint appointment a
University Professorship (W3) in Organic and Wood-based Materials
at the Institute of Building Materials, Concrete Construction and Fire Safety within the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
combined with the
Management of the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI
The appointment is for the earliest possible date.

**Responsibilities**:
In your new role, you will act as an expert representative for the themes and topics of focus in research as well as in research and technology management as you work with research funders and partners and will build on the strategic links between TU Braunschweig and Fraunhofer WKI. Within the institute management at Fraunhofer, you will shape the scientific and economic success and the future viability of Fraunhofer WKI. You will be responsible for leading the institute, which comprises approximately 165 employees, in keeping with the principles of the Fraunhofer model. In addition to defining the areas of focus for research work, you will be responsible for project acquisition, knowledge transfer to industry and the HR-related and organizational structure of these divisions. You will be the point of contact for key stakeholders from the funding policy segment, industry and the research sector.
Of particular added interest for the collaboration between these two entities is the strategic and operational involvement in TU Braunschweig’s core research area “Future City,” along with participation in interdisciplinary consortium programs such as the Open Hybrid LabFactory (OHLF).
Important aspects of this key position include its function cutting across different disciplines and its connections to the Center for Light and Environmentally-Friendly Structures ZELUBA.
Our expectations
- Assumption of a management function at the Fraunhofer WKI in personal union with the management of the Department for Organic Building Materials and Wood-based Materials at the Technische Universität Braunschweig
- Documented research and teaching experience in several of the above-mentioned areas
- Relevant publications in international journals
- Willingness to conduct applied scientific research and to advance the field of research
- Active participation in the research focus “Future City” at the TU Braunschweig
- Willingness to participate in interdi



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