Research Associate (m/f/d) in the research area of heat treatment

Overview

Join our team as a Research Associate (m/f/d) in the research area of heat treatment full-time (39.2 hr/week), fixed term for 3.5 years. Hiring is planned for .

As part of the “The Martian Mindset” Cluster of Excellence and in collaboration with the University of Bremen and other research institutes, we are hiring a motivated research associate to contribute to the development of resource-efficient manufacturing processes – an important component of the cluster's interdisciplinary approach to sustainable technologies beyond Earth.

What you can expect from us:

• remuneration based on the federal collective bargaining agreement (TV-L), pay group 13 (from EUR 4,630 per month full-time), annual bonus, company pension scheme
• support for personal further qualification as part of a doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) in cooperation with the University of Bremen
• family-friendly, flexible working time models, part-time option, remote work, additional days off on December 24 and 31
• corporate health management and sports activities through egym wellpass
• interdisciplinary and international environment

We need your expertise for:

• project work in the field of adaptive and flexible production planning, monitoring and modelling, and performing analyses of individual steps in the process chains of the Mars production facility to determine resource requirements
• creation of models of the process steps to calculate resource requirements as a function of process parameters
• analysis and planning of process chains, as well as creation of software-based solutions to map the resource requirements of the processes and process chains
• writing reports and scientific publications, presentation of results at international conferences

What we expect from you:

• completed master's or diploma degree in engineering or natural sciences
• expertise in materials science/materials engineering
• knowledge in process chain analysis and ressource monitoring
• expertise in modelling process steps using Matlab or similar software

Leibniz-IWT is a certified family-friendly research institute and actively pursues equality for all groups of people. We promote the professional development of women at the institute and particularly welcome their applications. You can find information on our representative body for severely disabled persons and inclusion officer on our homepage. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration if they are equally qualified.

Please send your application including a cover letter, CV and graduation certificates until , quoting the reference number W 25-3.