Professorship (W1) with W2 tenure track for Colloidal Nanostructures

at  Technische Universitt Dortmund

RESEARCH ALLIANCE RUHR

The Research Alliance Ruhr is a joint
undertaking of the three major
universities in the Ruhr area and was
initiated by the Ruhr Conference. The
four research centers will focus on
“One Health Ruhr,” “Chemical Sciences
and Sustainability,” “Trustworthy Data
Science and Security,” and “Future
Energy Materials and Systems.”
In addition, the Research Alliance Ruhr
is establishing a “College for Social
Sciences and Humanities”.
The Research Alliance Ruhr will appoint
up to 50 research professors in the
next few years and also offer numerous
positions for research assistants. Join us
now to create innovations for the world
of tomorrow in Europe’s densest uni-
versity landscape, where you can find
a wide range of scientific and industrial
partners right on the doorstep.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further information about the Research
Alliance Ruhr can be found at
/researchallianceruhr
Further information about the Research
Center Future Energy Materials and
Systems can be found at www.uaruhr.
de/researchallianceruhr/futureenergy-
materialsandsystems.html.en
The Ruhr area, one of Europe‘s largest metropolitan regions, offers
attractive career opportunities for excellent scientists and scholars
from around the world. In 2021, Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dort-
mund University and the University of Duisburg-Essen established
the Research Alliance Ruhr to bundle their cutting-edge international
research on the most urgent challenges facing humankind. There are
four research centers and a college. This is just the latest chapter in
our long-standing collaboration as the University Alliance Ruhr (UA
Ruhr), a community of 14,000 researchers and 120,000 students in
the heart of Germany.
As part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, the Research Center Future
Energy Materials and Systems is seeking to fill the following position
at the Department of Physics at TU Dortmund University as soon as
possible:

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

The professorship should be filled by a researcher who has obtained
a doctorate with above-average success and demonstrates
significant research expertise and success in the field of the pro-
fessorship. International publications in internationally recognised
journals, including those with peer-review, are mandatory and first
experiences in the successful acquisition of competitive third-party
funding projects are desirable. The willingness and ability to par-
ticipate in research networks and coordinated research programs
within and outside TU Dortmund and the willingness to acquire
competitive third-party funds are required. The ability to cooperate
with other researchers and the willingness to independently initiate
and guide research proposals are required. Social and leadership
skills and the willingness to participate in academic self-administra-
tion will complete your profile. In addition, the recruitment criteria
of Sections 36 and 37 HG NRW apply.

The person selected to hold the new professorship will specialize
in interdisciplinary research and teaching at the interface between
inorganic chemistry, experimental condensed-matter physics and
materials science. The research topics will focus on the chemical
synthesis and physical characterization of colloidal nanostructures
for optoelectronic applications (for example perovskite nanocrys-
tals, colloidal quantum dots or nanoplatelets), their scalable fab-
rication and their integration into systems relevant for the future
energy system.
The experimental research in the Department of Physics at TU
Dortmund University has a strong focus on the development of ad-
vanced spectroscopic methods. The appointment is also intended
to strengthen these activities, for example by incorporating spec-
troscopic methods into optimized chemical synthesis processes.
The professorship will be embedded in the Research Center Future
Energy Materials and Systems. Thus, a great willingness to actively
participate in the Research Center Future Energy Materials and Sys-
tems by contributing to its research agenda is mandatory. The
successful candidate is expected to represent experimental physics
and to contribute to English-taught courses in the Master’s degree
programs. Proficiency in teaching in English or German and
willingness to teach in both languages in the medium term (after
three years at the latest) is mandatory.
The appointment is initially for a period of three years as a tempo-
rary civil servant. In the course of the third year, this status will be
reviewed and may be extended for a further three years depending
on performance. At the end of this six-year assistant professorship at
the latest,the tenure track will lead to continued employment as a
tenured W2 professor, provided that the necessary aptitude,
competence and academic performance have been demonstrated
and that the legal requirements pertaining to § 38 of the North
Rhine-Westphalia Higher Education Act (Gesetz über die Hochschu-
len des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, HG NRW) are met. The teach-
ing load comprises four semester hours per week.