Senior Lecturer (must hold a Diploma/Master's degree or a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree)

Senior Lecturer (must hold a Diploma/Master's degree or a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree)

The world is changing at an ever-faster pace. At the Johannes Kepler University Linz, we work on technologies and the ideas of tomorrow on a daily basis. At the same time, we educate over 27,000 young people to meet the demands of today’s job market. In short, we are Upper Austria’s largest institution for education and research. Are you interested in being a part of shaping the future of Austria’s most attractive campus university?

Job Duties

• Autonomous teaching (organization, management, and actual teaching) of or participation in courses at the institute, particularly, in the subjects of product development, computer-aided design and calculation (CAD, FEM), computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM), fundamentals of mechanical engineering and machine dynamics
• Participation in the development of new courses for the degree programs in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Sustainable Polymer Engineering & Circular Economy, and Medical Engineering
• Supervision/guidance of students in seminar/project work
• Research: Theoretical and experimental work in the field of product development, computer-aided design and manufacturing, or machine dynamics; participation in (funded) cooperative research projects
• Supervision and advancement of experimental setups available at the institute and transfer of research results into teaching
• Publication activities, participation in scientific events
• Assumption of organizational and administrative tasks at the institute

Your Qualifications

• The successful candidate must hold a completed doctoral or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or equivalent education
• Experience in teaching courses in university bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs
• Knowledge and experience in CAx technologies (CAD, CAM, FEM, MKS, simulation of dynamic systems, etc.) and model-based mechatronic product development
• Particular interest and experience in computer-aided methods (CAD, CAM, FEM, MKS, simulation of dynamic systems, etc.) with respect to the development of mechatronic systems (products)
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills (both level C1)
• Communicative and open minded manner, teamwork skills

What We Offer

• On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 3,776.10 gross per month as a Senior Lecturer holding a Diploma/Master’s degree and € 5,014.30 gross per month as a Senior Lecturer holding a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree (14 x per year, CA Job Grade: B1)
• Stable employer
• Attractive campus environment with good public transportation connections
• Attractive continual educational opportunities
• State-of-the-art research infrastructure
• Dynamic research environment
• Broad range of on-campus dining services/healthy meals (organic food at the cafeteria)
• Exercise and sports classes (USI)
• ...and much more

The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants with disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.

Contact

If you have questions, please contact: Priv.-Doz. DI Dr. Thomas Pumhössel, P +43 732 2468 6560, E-mail: thomas.pumhoessel@jku.at.