W 2 Professorship for High Voltage Engineering - in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

For research and integration into the research profile of the department, an orientation towards the effect of high field strengths in materials and structures is wanted. Experience and future activities in applied research and development in some of the following areas will be expected:

• Forming in insulating and functional systems and using smart materials in special functions (mechanical and electronic switches or nanotechnology)

• Aging and failure mechanisms of novel materials and composite systems

• Monitoring and diagnosis of components and systems in HV installations

• Methods of empirically supported analytic-physical modeling, experimental characterization and parameterization

• Lifetime models of components and systems, eg. for example, with the aim of asset management

The position explicitly offers the option of working closely with the Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy Systems Technology (Fh IEE). There is also the possibility of a cooperation with the Institute of Nanostructure Technology and Analytics (INA). The cooperation with the Kompetenzzentrum für Dezentrale Elektrische Energieversorgungstechnik (KDEE) is welcomed. The planned interdisciplinary orientation of the professorship, combined with the corresponding personnel, equipment and financial resources, requires a leader who will meet the requirements of teaching, research and science management.

Outstanding scientific achievements are expected in the above-mentioned fields, which are proven by a habilitation or habilitation-equivalent achievements as well as by relevant, peer-reviewed publications. The publications should prove the ability for interdisciplinary cooperation.

Experience in the acquisition of third-party funding, e.g. from the DFG, the EU and Federal Ministries, as well as pedagogical aptitude and commitment in teaching are expected.

The department is aiming to increase the proportion of female professors and therefore urges female researchers to apply.

The advertised position is subject to the requirements set out in paragraphs §§ 61, 62 of the Higher Education Act of Hessen (Hessisches Hochschulgesetz).

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr.-Ing Peter Zacharias(peter.zacharias[at]uni-kassel[dot]de, Tel.: 0561/804-6344).

The University of Kassel is highly interested in its employees' professional satisfaction. Therefore its Dual Career Service and its Family Welcome Service aim to promote the balance between partnerships, families and professional development. Among the strategic goals of the University of Kassel is to considerably increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Therefore, applications from women are especially desired. Applicants with disabilities, who are equally qualified and suitable, will receive preference. Please send your application including CV, certificates, credentials, list of publications, 3 selected reprints, presentation of research strategy, list of courses taught, statement of teaching strategy. Applications can be sent, with reference number, in electronic form to the President of the Universität Kassel, 34109 Kassel or to bewerbungen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de. In the event of any differences between the German and English versions of this call for application, the German wording is legally binding.