W3 professorship "Thermal Energy and Material Conversion"

W3 professorship
"Thermal Energy and Material Conversion"  

INSTITUTE OF COMBUSTION AND POWER PLANT TECHNOLOGY | 1^ST APRIL 2024
The University of Stuttgart is one of the leading technically oriented universities in Germany and located in one of Europe’s most vibrant high-tech and industrial areas. The university is a reliable employer, partner for technology transfer and it is committed to the interdisciplinary integration of engineering, natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences based on the fundamentals of cutting-edge research at a disciplinary level.

The person to be appointed should represent the field of thermal energy and material conversion in research and teaching, especially in connection with future renewable chemical energy carriers. The professorship is associated with the position of the scientific director of the combined heat and power plant at the University of Stuttgart.

Research is expected to focus on several of the following areas:

• Thermal energy and material conversion technologies for electricity and heat generation and for industrial processes, focusing on
  • Processes and technologies for the use of chemical energy carriers in a renewable energy system (e.g. hydrogen, ammonia, e-methanol, e-methane and biomass) 
  • Thermochemical gasification processes
• Processes and technologies for the avoidance of CO₂ emissions or for closed process control with regard to CO₂, in particular
  • CO₂ capture processes for integration into CO₂ utilisation pathways (CCU) 
  • Processes to avoid CO₂ in energy-intense (high-temperature) processes in industry, e.g. through the use of alternative fuels and raw materials, integrated waste heat utilisation and CCS
  
  In teaching, the field is to be represented in the German- and English-language degree programs of the faculty and in other degree programmes in which the faculty is involved. In particular, participation in the study programs Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, Chemical- and Bio-Engineering, WASTE (Air Quality Control, Solid Waste and Waste Water Process Engineering) and Environmental Engineering is appreciated. International applicants are expected to be able to offer courses in German after a transition period of three years.
  
  We are searching for an individual who is distinguished by high-ranked scientific publications or patents with international visibility. Strong technical and leadership experience in the field of energy and process technologies as well as teaching experience are expected.
  
  For a qualitative assessment of your academic accomplishments, we kindly ask you to submit a short description of your three most important scientific achievements, which should be no longer than one page in total. Possible successes may include e.g. research, teaching, science and society, knowledge and technology transfer, inventions and patents, software development or spin-offs.
  
  The requirements for employment listed in § 47 and § 50 Baden-Württemberg university law (LHG) apply.
  
  Written applications with the usual documents (including curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, description of the three most important scientific achievements, list of publications, description of teaching activities, main research areas) and a fully completed applicant data sheet ( www.f04.uni-stuttgart.de/documents/Self-Disclosure-Neu.pdf) should be sent in electronic form no later than May 31^st, 2023, to the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Energy-, Process- and Bio-Engineering, dekanat@f04.uni-stuttgart.de, preferably as a single PDF file. Please be aware of the risks regarding confidentiality and integrity of your application content when sending your application via unencrypted email. Alternatively, postal applications to the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Energy-, Process- and Bio-Engineering, Pfaffenwaldring 9, 70569 Stuttgart are also accepted. Please address any questions regarding the current appointment process to Prof. Dr. Stefan Weihe, Vice Dean of the Faculty, stefan.weihe@mpa.uni-stuttgart.de.
  
  The University of Stuttgart has established a Dual Career Program to offer assistance to partners of those moving to Stuttgart: www.uni-stuttgart.de/dual-career-en.
  
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  The University of Stuttgart is an equal opportunity employer. Applications from women are strongly encouraged. Disabled persons will be given preference in case of equal qualifications.