Full Professor in Timber Engineering and Construction

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for the position of

Full Professor
in » Timber Engineering and Construction «

to begin in summer semester 2025 as soon as possible. The position is a tenured W3 position.
Scientific Environment
The professorship will be assigned to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the TUM School of Engineering and Design.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the promotion of early-career scientists. We seek to appoint an expert in the research area of Timber Engineering and Construction with a focus on practice-based research in Timber structures and holistic building construction in an academic context. Teaching responsibilities include courses in the university’s bachelor and master programs, explicitly in civil and environmental Engineering and resource-efficient and sustainable building.
Qualifications
We are looking for candidates with an exceptional international research and teaching reputation and an established academic record through an internationally recognized research program. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree or equivalent scientific qualification, as well as pedagogical aptitude, are prerequisites. Substantial research experience abroad is expected as well as full commitment to do interdisciplinary research and the proven ability to attracting third-party funding.
Our Offer
TUM provides excellent working conditions in a lively scientific community, embedded in the vibrant research environment of the Greater Munich Area. The TUM environment is multicultural, with English serving as a common interface for scientific interaction.
TUM offers attractive and performance-based salary conditions and social benefits.
The TUM Munich Dual Career Office (MDCO) provides tailored career consulting to the partners of newly appointed professors. The MDCO assists the relocation and integration of new professors, their partners and accompanying family members.
Your Application
TUM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from women. The position is suitable for disabled persons. Disabled applicants will be given preference in case of generally equivalent suitability, aptitude and professional performance.
Application documents should be submitted in accordance with TUM’s application guidelines for professors. These guidelines and detailed information about the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System are available at www.tum.de/faculty-recruiting. Here you will also find TUM’s information on collecting and processing personal data as part of the application process.
Please send your application no later than 10^th March, 2024 to the Dean of Engineering and Design, Prof. Dr. Christoph Gehlen via our recruitment portal: www.recruit.tum.de.
For any queries please contact faculty-recruitment@ed.tum.de.