Research assistant (m/f/d), EG 13 TV-H - in the field of cutting and joining manufacturing processes

The position is initially limited to 20 months (§ 2 para. 1 WissZeitVG). The possibility of a doctorate is given.

The Department of Cutting and Joining Manufacturing Processes at the University of Kassel deals with both cutting and joining manufacturing processes. Welding joining technology is a research focus at the department. Friction stir welding is considered an innovative welding process. The department investigates numerous issues relating to this welding process (e.g. welding of modern materials, tool development and manufacture) as part of publicly funded projects as well as in industrial projects. 

Your tasks:

As part of the publicly funded project, friction stir welding is to be qualified for joining additively manufactured components together with industrial and research partners. To this end, both the system technology and the joining process must be further developed, optimized and tested. In particular, this includes the selection, production and optimization of suitable welding tools using exciting processes as well as subsequent heat treatment and coating processes.

The main tasks include the scientific processing and cooperative management of this research topic, the implementation, evaluation and interpretation of experimental investigations, the supervision of student assistants and participation in the implementation of courses.

Your requirements:

• Above-average university degree (diploma or master's degree) in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, materials science
• Experience in the fields of welding and production technology, machining technology, CNC machine programming, analytics (hardness measurement, coating thickness measurement, recording of surface topography) and technical drawing are required
• Mastery of analysis software (Origin, DIAdem, LabVIEW, Mark III) is required
• Careful, independent and team-oriented way of working
• Very good verbal and written communication skills (German and English)

If you would like to work in a versatile and dynamic team on future issues in production technology, we look forward to receiving your application.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Igor Kryukov (i.kryukov[at]uni-kassel[dot]de; Tel. 0561/804-2821) and Prof. Dr. Stefan Böhm (s.boehm[at]uni-kassel[dot]deTel. 0561/804-3141) are at your disposal.

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In the interests of equal opportunities, the University of Kassel endeavors to offer women and men the same development opportunities and to counteract existing disadvantages. The aim is to significantly increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Qualified women are therefore expressly encouraged to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equal aptitude and qualifications will be given preference. Full-time positions are generally divisible. Please only send us copies of your application documents (no folders), as these cannot be returned after the selection process has been completed; they will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations. Applications with informative documents should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel, stating the reference number in the subject line, also in electronic form, or to bewerbungen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.