Academic staff member (m/f/d)

working hours:

Part-Time 75 %

time limit:

limited for 3 years

remuneration:

E13

start: as soon as possible

application deadline:

until 2026-10-05

place of work:

Cottbus

We are a young and dynamic technical university in the heart of Lusatia, developing practical, science-based solutions to address major future challenges and global transformation processes.

The Chair of Geopedology and Landscape Development investigates climate-driven and human-influenced developments in natural and cultural landscapes, based on geological, geomorphological and pedological principles.

As part of a three-year German-Polish collaborative project funded by the DFG and the NCN, we are using a multi-methodological approach to study the structures and characteristics of the historic mining landscape of Tarnowskie Góry in Upper Silesia, Poland.

The aim of the project is to uncover the complex architecture of this outstanding landscape as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and to reconstruct the key phases of its formation.

Further information on the Chair and the project can be found at https://www.b-tu.de/en/fg-geopedologie

In the Chair of Geopedology and Landscape Development at the Faculty of Environment and Natural Sciences the following position – as part of a third-party-funded project – is to be filled:

Your area of responsibility includes in particular:

Research activities:

• Academic work within the framework of the chair’s key research areas,
• Collaboration in the preparation and implementation of externally funded projects, in this case the DFG project: “The UNESCO site of Tarnowskie Góry: Investigating a complex mining landscape and its development using geoarchaeological methods”
• Assistance with the preparation of publications, including in international peer-reviewed journals
• Active participation in national and international conferences
• Other research-related administrative tasks.

The research topic is ideally suited to leading to a PhD

Your requirements profile:

• A completed academic degree (Master’s/university diploma/equivalent) in a subject relevant to the role (environmental sciences, soil science, geology, geography, geoecology, geoarchaeology or comparable)

You should possess the following knowledge and/or experience:

• Experience in at least one of the following areas of responsibility:

1. GIS and analysis of digital terrain models,
2. Geophysical prospection (ERT, GPR, magnetic surveys),
3. Pedological or sedimentological analyses

• Willingness to familiarise yourself with or deepen your knowledge of all areas of responsibility
• Basic knowledge of Quaternary landscape development in Central Europe
• Good command of spoken and written German and English
• Category B driving licence

You possess the following personal skills:

• Ability to carry out scientific work, independence, flexibility, communication skills
• Willingness to undertake business trips lasting several weeks for fieldwork in Poland

What we offer!

• The opportunity to contribute to exciting and dynamic research projects in structural development with international reach
• Excellent conditions for your academic develpoment
• 30 days’ annual leave and flexible, family-friendly working hours
• The option to work remotely
• A travel pass
• Comprehensive training and health programmes
• And much more

Take your chance and shape the future together with us!

Further notes and information on selection procedures have been compiled in the separate document.

Please submit your comprehensive application materials, including your teaching experience, academic expertise and interests, as well as your transcripts exclusively by email as a PDF document (6 MB) to the Dean of the Faculty of Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, by 2026-10-05, stating the reference number, e-mail: fakultaet2@b-tu.de.

For further information about the vacant position, please contact Dr. rer. nat. Alexander Bonhage (e-mail: alexander.bonhage@b-tu.de, Tel: +49 (0)355 69-4146).