The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e. V. (HZDR) is a research institution with a staff of more than 800 employees and a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (HGF). HZDR’s interdisciplinary scientific research focuses on the sectors health care, energy, and materials. Research is carried out in close cooperation within the HGF as well as with universities, non-university institutes, and industry. For more information, please visit: http://www.hzdr.de.
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf and the TU Bergakademie Freiberg recently founded the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology.
The HZDR invites applications for the
Professorship (W3) for Metallurgy and the Recycling of High Tech Metals
at the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology
of the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
which is to be filled at the earliest possible date. This professorship also includes the position as
Head of the Research Group for Metallurgy and the Recycling of High Tech Metals at the Helmholtz Insti-tute Freiberg for Resource Technology
In accordance with § 58 SächsHSG (Saxon Law on Higher Education), candidates must have completed a uni-versity degree in either engineering or natural sciences (metallurgy, materials science, materials technology, physics, chemistry, or related fields), have a proven track record in teaching, a doctorate and habilitation or the equivalent of habilitation as well as experience in managing interdisciplinary research groups.
For the newly established Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology with a projected staff number of approx. 100 employees, we are looking for an outstanding researcher with an international track record of exper-tise in the field of metallurgy and metallurgical recycling technologies for secondary and primary metalliferous raw materials of high technology and functional materials. The focal points of research include technologies that make more efficient use of both conventional and unconventional resources with the specific objective of providing materials for applications in modern key technologies and energy technology. Research at the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg will center on interdisciplinary projects along the entire value chain of mineral resources. Therefore, close and efficient cooperation with other research groups in the institute, as well as with institutes of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg will be required.
In addition to an excellent track record in publications and the acquisition of third-party funds, candidates must also have the appropriate experience in international cooperation, for example, with partners from the raw materi-als industry sector, as well as management experience. Candidates should also demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching, which also includes the ability to teach in English, as well in academic self-administration.
The TU Bergakademie Freiberg provides active support in finding suitable child-care facilities and in procuring an appropriate job opportunity for your spouse in the region. Both the university and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dres-den-Rossendorf wish to increase the proportion of women in science and teaching. Qualified female scientists are encouraged to apply. Candidates with disabilities will be given preference when having the same qualifications.
The application documents will be made accessible to the responsible committees at TU Bergakademie Freiberg and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf.
Please direct queries to Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. R. Sauerbrey, Scientific Director of the HZDR, phone: +49 351 260-2744, -2625; fax: +49 351 260-2700; email: r.sauerbrey@hzdr.de, or the Dean of the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Piotr R. Scheller, phone: +49 3731 39-3100; fax: +49 3731 39-3657; email: scheller@iest.tu-freiberg.de.
Interested candidates should submit their application, CV, certificates, list of publications, copies of the five most important publications, and a brief description of previous scientific activities in duplicate by no later than March 31th, 2012 (date of receipt at the Central Post Office of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg) to:
TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Dezernat für Personalangelegenheiten
D-09596 Freiberg
Germany