Senior Project Manager (f/m/d) - Coordination, MaterialDigital Platform

Organisation/Company KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Research Field Engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 6 Sep 2026 - 21:59 (UTC) Country Germany Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Senior Project Manager (f/m/d) - Coordination, MaterialDigital Platform
KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen or Karlsruhe , Germany

From € 61,900.00 up to € 71,200.00 per year gross

In close partnership with society, KIT develops solutions for urgent challenges – from climate change, energy transition and sustainable use of natural resources to artificial intelligence, sovereignty and an aging population. As The University in the Helmholtz Association, KIT unites scientific excellence from insight to application-driven research under one roof – and is thus in a unique position to drive this transformation. As a University of Excellence, KIT offers its more than 10,000 employees and 22,800 students outstanding opportunities to shape a sustainable and resilient future.

KIT – Science for Impact.

The MaterialDigital platform, funded by the BMFTR, is dedicated to the digitization of materials and thereby unlocks new market and technological potential through digital material data rooms and innovative, data-driven workflows along the entire value chain. Successfully implementing these challenging and interdisciplinary research topics requires professional support for management, communication, and transformation processes within a large, Germany-wide consortium of academia and industry. The MaterialDigital platform's administrative office at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) serves as the initiative's central coordination and management unit and is primarily responsible for coordinating between project partners, committees, funding agencies, and the scientific and industrial communities.

• Institute of Nanotechnology (INT);
• as soon as possible;
• Full-time;
• 61,900.00 to 71,200.00 EUR gross per year.

Your Tasks

• You will play an active and responsible role in the further development of the MaterialDigital platform as a national and European resource, documenting relevant use cases and designing exchange formats and governance guidelines to facilitate structured collaboration and data interaction;
• As part of community engagement, you will plan, organize, and lead events such as workshops, community meetings, and conferences; support community building; and actively promote exchange between projects as well as knowledge transfer within national and international networks;
• In the coordination office, you will take on responsibilities for coordinating the platform and the BMFTR-funded MaterialDigital projects. In doing so, you will support the connection of new projects to the platform and their integration into existing structures and working groups, foster synergies between projects, specialist groups and platform activities, and oversee coordination with internal platform work packages (e.g. use cases, workflows, ontologies, community interaction);
• In support of the core working groups, you will undertake tasks relating to project management, reporting and documentation; organise the preparation for and follow-up of committee meetings; and, where required, assist in coordinating the representation of the head of the secretariat;
• When communicating with project partners, stakeholders, and funding agencies, you will structure content for reports, presentations, and other communication formats, and actively contribute to the platform's public image (website, materials, events).

Your Profile

• A completed academic degree (Master's/Diplom (University)), preferably in Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a comparable field;
• Several years of project management experience, ideally in research or collaborative projects and in coordinating interdisciplinary teams and stakeholders from academia, industry, and funding agencies;
• Ideally: Experience in managing complex, cross-organizational projects as well as overseeing digitization or IT-related initiatives;
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills;
• Strong organizational and coordination skills, an independent and responsible work style, and the ability to make decisions;
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, as well as strategic thinking;
• Ability to independently take on coordination tasks, including those with strategic implications;
• Ideally: Experience in committee work and managing network or platform structures, ability to represent the office's management;
• Desirable: Facilitation and mediation skills;
• Flexibility and adaptability;
• Willingness to travel domestically and abroad;
• Enjoyment of shaping platform processes and working in agile, interdisciplinary teams.

The “KIT Family+” program assists you in reconciling work and family life by offering childcare services, holiday activities, a parent child office space, and assistance with caring for relatives.

Flexible Working Hours

Take advantage of flexible hours schemes, remote work options, part time models, and a 30 day annual leave entitlement to achieve an optimal work life balance.

Stay Healthy

Under the motto “Fit at KIT – Body, Mind and Soul,” we promote your well being through fitness classes, mental health programmes, and regular preventive health examinations.

Individualised Extra Benefits

Enjoy a corporate pension (VBL), a €25 monthly contribution toward a JobTicketBW, plus a broad selection of cultural and recreational programmes.

Career-Building and Developmental Opportunities

We provide you with a structured onboarding program, a broad spectrum of continuing education options, and personalised support, thereby fostering your individual growth.

Purposeful Contribution

Your work creates the conditions for world class research - and helps ensure that science makes a tangible difference for society and the future.

Contact and further job information

Salary: Salary category 13 TV-L; classification is based on personal and professional qualifications.
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Job posting number: 330/2026

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