Full professorship in Materials Process Informatics and Data-Driven Process Engineering - TX-16836768

Universität Duisburg-Essen

As part of the Research Alliance, the Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems (RC FEMS) invites applications for the following position at the Faculty of Engineering (Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering) at the University of Duisburg-Essen:
Full professorship (W3 salary level as defined in the North Rhine-Westphalian regulations for the W salary range (Landesbesoldungsordnung W)) in
Materials Process Informatics and Data-Driven Process Engineering
The position is to be filled as soon as possible.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate will establish a cutting-edge, internationally visible research programme at the intersection of process engineering, data science and materials development. This professorship focuses on the advancement of materials process informatics, emphasising the design, optimisation and automation of synthesis and transformation pathways for the production of advanced materials. In contrast to materials informatics, which primarily targets the prediction and discovery of materials based on property databases, this role highlights process informatics: leveraging data to enhance process understanding, design, efficiency, scalability and reproducibility.

Key responsibilities include initiating and leading interdisciplinary, collaborative research projects with national and international visibility; acquiring competitive third-party funding; actively contributing to the strategic development of the RC FEMS and the Research Alliance; and engaging in academic self-governance.

The teaching load is reduced to four (45-minute) teaching units per week.