45,000 students and 8,000 employees in teaching, research and administration, all working together to shape perspectives for the future – that is the University of Münster (WWU). Embedded in the vibrant atmosphere of Münster with its high standard of living, the University’s diverse research profile and attractive study programmes draw students and researchers throughout Germany and from around the world.
The Institute for Geoinformatics (ifgi) in the Faculty of Geosciences at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill the position of a
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in
(salary level TV-L E 13, 100 %)
for the externally funded project “Erasmus Mundus Master in Geospatial Technologies”. We are offering a fixed-term full-time position to be filled by 1 September 2023 and continuing until 31 August 2027.
The project “Erasmus Mundus Master in Geospatial Technologies” (https://mastergeotech.info) is a joint European master’s programme run by three university partners in Portugal, Spain and Germany. WWU is coordinating the programme. The advertised position will contribute towards the implementation of this programme. The candidate will join the situated computing lab at ifgi, which conducts research in areas such as location-based services, smart cities and human-computer interaction in the context of solving spatial problems. The position also provides opportunities to further your own academic development andoffers great freedom with regard to your own research, teaching and proposal writing.
Your tasks:
- Contributing to the implementation and organisation of the master’s programme
- Managing the outreach and dissemination activities of the master’s programme
- Teaching courses within the master’s programme
- Supervising theses and advising students in the master’s programme
- Contributing to research activities such as user studies, paper and proposal writing
Our expectations:
- A PhD in geoinformatics, computer science or a related discipline is required.
- A proven research track record in geoinformatics, computer science or a related discipline is essential.
- Prior experience in one or more of the following areas (or a related one) is advantageous:
- Location-based services
- Citizen science and smart cities
- Human-computer interaction
- Geovisualisation
- Prior experience teaching, supervising and advising international students is highly desirable.
- The ability to work independently and effectively in an international and interdisciplinary team is essential.
- The ability to communicate effectively in English is a prerequisite for the position.
- German language skills are advantageous but not required.
Advantages for you:
- Working in an interdisciplinary, international and diverse environment
- Opportunities to develop and implement your own research and teaching
- Appreciation, commitment, openness and respect – values which are important to us.
- Our broad range of diverse work-time models offers great flexibility – also when working from home.
- If you have family members or young children in your care, our Family Service Office offers
- concrete support to help you balance your private and professional responsibilities.
The University of Münster strongly supports equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome all applicants regardless of sex, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity.
We are committed to creating family-friendly working conditions. Part-time options are generally available.
We actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons which necessitate the selection of another candidate.
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Christian Kray (c.kray@uni-muenster.de).
Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application (CV, degree certificates, motivation letter, etc.) by 20 June 2023 as a single PDF. Applications should be sent to geoinformatik@unimuenster.de. Please note that we cannot consider other file formats.
Interviews are expected to take place in the beginning of July.
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
Institut für Geoinformatik
Prof. Dr. Christian Kray
Heisenbergstraße 2
48149 Münste