Associate Professor or Assistant Professor

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.

The Department of Engineering (DoE) is an interdisciplinary group, active in the domains of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. The profile will be contributing to one of the main research areas of the DoE, namely Production, Manufacturing and Material Engineering. The main focus of this research area is on the development of technological solutions, digitalization and the sustainable and economical use of resources, the offer of competences for the technological requirements of Luxembourg’s and the Greater Region’s industrial and public actors. Beyond the capacities for experimental and laboratory investigations, special emphasis is given to numerical simulation. Nearly all research projects combine an applied and a fundamental scope and are supported by a network of national and international public and industrial research institutions. Within the University, DoE cooperates across faculties and with the interdisciplinary centres: Security and Trust (SnT), Luxembourg Centre for Systems Medicine (LCSB) and the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH).

**Your role**:

- Smart Automation and Robotics for Agile, Lean, and Sustainable Manufacturing
- Virtual Technologies for Smart Manufacturing Operations
- Sustainable and Intelligent Manufacturing
- Integrated Production Management in Industry Environments.
- Teach in our bachelor's and master's programmes in the scope of the manufacturing technologies or related fields
- Establish and oversee a research team, including supervising Ph.D. students
- Build interdisciplinary collaborations with academic and industry partners
- Contribute to the Department of Engineering's strategy, visibility, and impact

**Your profile**:

- A Ph.D. in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline
- Internationally recognized research track record as evidenced by publications in top international journals on manufacturing or related fields
- Experience in acquiring and managing research projects
- Experience in teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels
- Good presentation, communication, organisational, and management skills
- Interest in interdisciplinary collaborations
- Language Requirements_

The University of Luxembourg is set in a multilingual and multicultural context. The person hired on this position must be proficient in English and either French or German. The University encourages its staff to learn the other language and provides access to language courses to this end.

**We offer**:

- A modern and dynamic university with a personal atmosphere. Multilingual and international character. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities
- An exceptional research environment and skilled support staff. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs...
- Competitive salary and benefits packages. Very good opportunities for external funding. Support for career development and mentoring. Services to promote staff well-being and work-life balance

**How to apply**:
Applications, in English, should contain the following:

- Curriculum vitae
- Motivation letter
- Research statement
- Teaching statement highlighting areas of interest in education and willingness to contribute to departmental operations
- A full list of publications
- Names of at least three experts who can, upon request from the Faculty, provide reference letters
- Gender equality:_

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
- General Information:_
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Job Reference: UOL07601 / F1- 030017 (to be mentioned in all correspondence)
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