Last Date: October 19, 2023.
Your tasks
As a technology scout (m/f/d) in the Creative Lab:
- Scientific participation in the development of ideas for optimizing plastics for the circular economy
- Participation in the technical conception, planning and support of expert panels: groups of experts who exchange ideas on research topics, possible applications and new developments in small, trusting groups
- Participation in all transfer formats (event series, expert groups, technology checks, hackathons and bar camps)
- Participation in the qualification series for technology scouts to further develop your transfer skills
- Participation in the creation of scientific documentation and reports
- Participation in coordination with the transfer communication department
As a technology scout (m/f/d) in the Innovation Lab:
- Participation in the further development of high-potential ideas and the implementation of preliminary tests to optimize plastics for the circular economy
- Technical conception and development of toolboxes, especially with a focus on the micro and nanostructure of (bio)polymer materials and investigation of the mechanisms of aging processes in plastics using state-of-the-art methods of analytical scanning probe microscopy, such as AFM, STM, KPFM and single molecule -Force spectroscopy
- Participation in the application process for industrial or publicly funded projects
- Participation in the qualification series for technology scouts to further develop your transfer skills
- Participation in the transfer formats offered by Creative Lab
- Creation of scientific documentation, reports and publications
- Participation in coordination with the transfer communication department
The employment is conducive to scientific qualifications.your profileWe expect that
- Completed scientific university studies (e.g. master’s or diploma) in the engineering or natural sciences field
- Profound knowledge in the field of materials physics, as well as associated microscopic-analytical methods such as light and/or scanning probe microscopy
- Laboratory experience in the physical-materials science as well as in the biopolymer and cellular-physiological areas, including preparative and analytical methods (microfluidic measuring cells)
- Very good linguistic and written expression skills in German and English with a very good writing style that is appropriate for the target group
- strong social and communication skills
- confident demeanor, strong contacts and enjoyment of networking
- Organizational experience and skills
- Structured, independent and solution-oriented way of working
- Teamwork skills
- flexibility
- Service orientation
That’s what we want
- Knowledge of academic operations and the transfer area
- Ability and willingness to initiate and support collaborations with business and other institutions, ideally experience through previous relevant work
- Experience in reporting on the work results of scientific institutions
our range
- Compensation according to E13 TV-L
- limited to 3 years (Section 2 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 WissZeitVG; in accordance with the requirements of the WissZeitVG and the contract on good employment conditions, a different contract term may arise in individual cases)
- Part-time 66.67%
- Opportunity to help shape socially relevant processes in an innovative, inspiring team
- Opportunity to publish the results at a high level and to take part in qualification offers
- 2 faculties at the university and 6 departments at Bielefeld University with diverse partnerships and research collaborations in one of the strongest economic regions in Germany
- Living in a region with high leisure value
- good transport connections to public transport
- internal and external training opportunities
- Variety of health, advice and prevention offers
- Work-life balance
Interested?Then we will be looking forward to your informative application. Please send us your complete application documents, stating the reference number Wiss23512, by email in a PDF document to [email protected] or by post to the address provided. Please note that threats to confidentiality and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be ruled out when communicating via unencrypted email. Information on the processing of personal data can be found at
Application deadline: October 19, 2023
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