Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Remote Sensing Applications
TUM
Germany

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for the position of

Tenure Track Assistant Professor in » Remote Sensing Applications «

to begin as soon as possible. The position is a W2 fixed-term (6 year) tenure-track professorship with the possibility for promotion to a tenured W3.

Scientific environment

The professorship will be assigned to the Department of Aerospace and Geodesy of the TUM School of Engineering and Design.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the promotion of early-career scientists. We seek to
appoint an expert in the research area of Remote Sensing Applications with a focus on operationalization and
specialization of remote sensing methods for specific application domains (e.g. geohazards, resource exploration,
environment, urban research, agriculture and forestry, glaciology) with expertise in cross-scale and multi-sensor data fusion. Teaching responsibilities include courses in the university's bachelor and master programs.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated initial scientific achievements and the capacity for
independent research at the highest international level. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree or equivalent scientific qualification, as well as pedagogical aptitude, are prerequisites. Substantial research experience abroad is preferred (please see www.tum.de/en/faculty-recruiting-faq/ for further information).

Our Offer

Based on the best international standards and transparent performance criteria, TUM offers a merit-based
academic career path for tenure track faculty from Assistant Professor through a permanent position as Associate
Professor, and on to Full Professor. The regulations of the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System apply.
TUM provides excellent working conditions in a lively scientific community, embedded in the vibrant research
environment of the Greater Munich Area. The TUM environment is multicultural, with English serving as a common interface for scientific interaction.

TUM offers attractive and performance-based salary conditions and social benefits.
The TUM Munich Dual Career Office (MDCO) provides tailored career consulting to the partners of newly
appointed professors. The MDCO assists the relocation and integration of new professors, their partners and
accompanying family members.

Your Application

TUM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from women. The position is suitable
for disabled persons. Disabled candidates with essentially the same qualifications and scientific performance as other candidates will be given preference.

Application documents should be submitted in accordance with TUM's application guidelines for professors. These
guidelines and detailed information about the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System are available at
www.tum.de/faculty-recruiting. Here you will also find TUM's information on collecting and processing personal data as part of the application process.

Please send your application no later than January 31, 2022 to the Dean of Engineering and Design, Prof.
Christoph Gehlen. Email address for applications: faculty-recruitment@ed.tum.de.

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