Wissenschaftsetage Im Bildungsforum Potsdam
Location
Potsdam | Germany
Job description
The Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy is a pioneer and a driver of bioeconomy research. We create the scientific foundation to transform agricultural, food, industrial and energy systems into a comprehensive bio-based circular economy. We develop and integrate techniques, processes and management strategies, effectively converging technologies to intelligently crosslink highly diverse bioeconomic production systems and to control them in a knowledge-based, adaptive and largely automated manner.
We conduct research in dialogue with society - knowledge-motivated and application-inspired. In our department of Systems Process Engineering the following position is to be filled as soon as possible Scientist (m/f/d) (100 %) in the field of Drying Technology
Your responsibilities Independent research activity in the field of drying processes, in particular further development of smart drying systems through process optimisation Planning, conducting and evaluating new techniques within the drying for process optimisation with combination of theoretical modelling and experimental analysis Acquisition of third-party funding projects Publication of scientific results in high ranking journals Representation of results at scientific conference and workshops across national and international platforms Developing inter/-cross disciplinary collaborations across national and international levels Guiding and supporting of students and young scientists, in particular of supervision of bachelor, master and doctoral theses Your qualification profile Very good master degree in the field of agronomy or related subjects Very good university degree and PhD in one of the following fields: agricultural related thermodynamic, chemical and process engineering, agricultural engineering, bioscience engineering, or related fields (e.g., mechanical engineering, food engineering) Very good knowledge of postharvest processing techniques (such as drying technology) including the optimisation of the food processing value chain for various fresh produce Expertise in heat and mass balance, process design and optimisation, fluid mechanics Proficient in computational fluid dynamics and thermodynamic modelling of processes Ideally, knowledge and experience in planning and conducting laboratory experiments as well as optimising them to pilot- and practice-scale Experience in postharvest processing in the Sub-Sahara Africa context is highly desirable Experience in supervising PhD and master and bachelor students is highly desirable Knowledge in statistical data analysis is desirable Experience with knowledge transfer and inter- or transdisciplinary cooperation with national and international stakeholders for future grant proposals is desirable Confident command of the English language, both written and spoken and basic knowledge of German is desirable Ability to work in a team and willingness to cooperate, reliability, flexibility, personal commitment and independent working skills EU driving license class B desirable but not essential
We offer An attractive interdisciplinary working environment in an experienced and committed team Excellent infrastructure for your scientific work Access to national and international networks for your scientific career The opportunity to contribute your own ideas to a high degree to the thematic development of the research questions Family-friendly working conditions that promote the compatibility of work and family life Company-owned electric bicycles and business cars for work trips Subsidy for the VBB company ticket or Deutschland-Ticket Our institute is located on the edge of a picturesque park-like landscape and is easy to reach by public transport or by bike This full-time position is limited to two years.
The salary depends on your qualifications and professional experience according to TV-L up to salary group 13. For further information please contact Dr. Thomas Hoffmann (E-Mail: [email protected]) and visit our website www.atb-potsdam.de. If you would like to participate in our interdisciplinary research, please apply by February 18, 2024 using ATB’s online application form for the job advertisement, code 2024-3-2, at https://www.atbpotsdam.de/en/career/vacancies. Applications received after the application deadline cannot be considered. Equality of opportunity is part of our personnel policy. Disabled applicants with adequate qualification will be preferentially considered. By submitting an application, you agree that your job application documents will be stored for a period of six months, even in the case of an unsuccessful application. Further information on the processing, storage and protection of your personal data can be found at https://www.atb-potsdam.de/en/services/data-protectiondeclaration-for-the-application-process .
Die Forschungsarbeiten des Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB) zielen auf die effiziente Nutzung limitierter Ressourcen und auf die Anpassung der landwirtschaftlichen …
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