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The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Energy Systems invites applications for a

JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIP (W1) Electrical Machines for mobility applications (Elektrische Maschinen für Mobilitätsanwendungen)

to be filled as a tenure-track W2 professorship at the earliest opportunity.

The junior professorship is integrated into the Institute for Electrical and Thermal Energy Systems and into the center for hybrid electric systems Cottbus (chesco) as a central scientific institution.

The junior professorship is embedded in the Chair of Power Electronics and Drive Systems. Upon achieving the objectives after five years, the tenure track provides for a transition to a W2 professorship with its own chair at the Institute for Electrical and Thermal Energy Systems and close ties to the central scientific institution “Center for Hybrid-Electric Systems Cottbus” (chesco). An important factor here is that research into electric machines needs to be realigned in mobility applications, especially for aviation: safety and extremely high power density need to be dramatically improved compared to today's designs.

The manufacturing and testing of such machines will be carried out at chesco. Interdisciplinary research projects will be conducted in collaboration with neighbouring departments, particularly in the field of electromobility. Research work will not only be application- and industry-oriented, but will also relate to DFG-eligible basic research.

In the area of teaching, the junior professorship conducts lectures in the fields of electric drive systems and the fundamentals of electric machines. The focus is on German-language degree programs in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, energy technology and economics, and industrial engineering, as well as English-language degree programs in hybrid electric propulsion technology and power engineering. Therefore, language skills that enable teaching in both languages are expected.

We are looking for:

... a nationally and internationally recognized personality with in-depth scientific experience in as many of the following areas as possible: design, development, and construction of electrical machines for mobile applications with very high power density, in particular:

• Calculation and simulation,
• Design and optimization,
• Construction,
• Production support,
• Definition and control of tests for such machines.

For this purpose, evidence must be provided of

• Activities and experience in research (experience in acquiring third-party funding or project management/content responsibility, high-ranking publications in peer-reviewed journals or corresponding patents, proven competence in basic or application-oriented research)
• Activities and experience in teaching
• Activities and experience in the field of transfer or of direct industrial implementation.

You have also already gained leadership experience by heading a scientific working group or a team in industry. Experience in acquiring third-party funding and in carrying out third-party funded projects is advantageous

The junior professorship is intended to represent the aforementioned areas in research and teaching in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, energy technology and economics, and industrial engineering, as well as in the English-language degree programs Hybrid Electric Propulsion Technology and Power Engineering and in other degree programs at the BTU, and to perform teaching duties in the bachelor's and master's degree programs in German and English. We expect very good knowledge of English and German. If you do not have sufficient language skills, you must be willing to learn the relevant language as soon as possible. In addition to research and teaching, we expect you to be involved in the management of the institute, the faculty, or in university and non-university committees.

Profile

As a future junior professor, you can provide evidence of the following requirements in accordance with § 47 Para. 1 Brandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG):

• a completed university degree (Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering)
• pedagogical aptitude,
• a special aptitude for academic work, as a rule through the outstanding quality of a doctorate.

In addition, you have experience in acquiring third-party funding and in carrying out third-party funded projects, whereby experience in DFG or EU projects is particularly desirable.

Your teaching experience enables excellent teaching for the subject area to be filled here. You have the ability to teach at all curricular levels from bachelor's to doctorate, to supervise theses and to support young academics. Your knowledge and experience enable you to participate in academic self-administration and in raising the profile of the faculty.

We offer

• fair and transparent appointment negotiations,
• attractive working conditions in a city with high quality of life and in relative proximity to Berlin, Dresden, and Leipzig,
• a dynamically developing research location,
• support in relocation to the immediate vicinity of your place of employment,
• comprehensive advice in the dual-career service and in the area of family orientation, and
• an attractive salary with a negotiable appointment benefit.

Other duties result from the requirements set by § 44 BbgHG in conjunction with § 3 BbgHG.

The requirements and conditions for appointment are set out in §§ 47 and 48 BbgHG. According to § 47 Para. 2 BbgHG, the periods of full time academic activity between the last examination performance oft he doctorate and the application for a junior professoship may not exceed four years. These periods shall be extended to the extent of a reduction in working hours by at least one fifth oft he regular working hours granted for the care or nursing of one or more children under the age of 18 or other relatives in need of care.

According to § 48 BbgHG, junior professors are appointed as temporary civil servants for a period of up to four years. If the interim evaluation is positive, the appointments ist o be extended to a maximum of six years. After successfully completing a six-year junior professorship, the tenure track offers the option of appointing the holder to a professorship in salary grade W2 following an appointment procedure.

BTU is committed to equal opportunities and diversity and strives for a balanced gender ratio in all employee groups. Persons with a severe disability and their equals are given priority in the case of equal suitability.

Information on appointment management including the legal basis as well as the status of ongoing appointment procedures can be found at:

Please send your application with proof of qualifications, a tabular presentation of your professional career, a list of publications including the 3 most important ones, proof of pedagogical aptitude as well as a research and teaching concept for the advertised professorship by e-mail - mentioning the Reference-No: 17/26 - in a summarised PDF file of max. 7 MB until 18.03.2026 to:

E-Mail:

Dekan der Fakultät Maschinenbau, Elektro- und Energiesysteme
Postal Address: BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Postfach 101344, 03013 Cottbus

When sending your application by unencrypted email, please be aware of the risks regarding the confidentiality and integrity of your application content and please also note the data protection information on BTU website.

For further information please contact Prof. Georg Möhlenkamp, Tel. 0355 69 4021 / email: .

The BTU carries the seal of quality of The German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (Deutscher Hochschulverband, in short DHV). She is thus honored for her fair and transparent negotiations on the appointment of new professors.