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university with approximately 20,000 students. Within interdisciplinary teams,
we design forward-looking research, innovative teaching and the active transfer
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than 2,300 employees in research, teaching, technology and administration
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In the Faculty of Science, the Department of Physics is seeking applications for
the following position:
W3 University Professorship (m/f/d)
of Experimental Physics
(successor to Prof. Dr. A. Zrenner)
The candidate is expected to teach courses across the whole of the
experimental physics curriculum. This consists of core lectures in Experimental
Physics as well as offering attractive elective and specialist lectures in all
courses of study covered by the Department of Physics, e.g. the Master in
Optoelectronics and Photonics. Teaching in the Department is undertaken in
English as well as German, and it is expected that the candidate will be able to
teach in both languages, if necessary after a transition period. German language
courses are available to facilitate this if required.
The candidate is expected to pursue an excellent, internationally recognised
research programme in condensed matter physics, specifically in the field of
optical spectroscopy of semiconductors. Candidates with expertise in semiconductor
nanostructures, with a focus on modern topics from the field of optoelectronics
and photonics, are particularly encouraged. Possible topics include
coherent control of semiconductor quantum dots, semiconductor-based
quantum technologies, light-matter interactions in photonic semiconductor
structures and/or spectroscopy/microscopy of new materials, e.g. 2-D materials.
As well as pursuing his or her own research agenda, it is expected that the
candidate will actively engage with the overall research strategy of the
Department of Physics. This includes the Transregional Collaborative Research
Center SFB-TRR 142: "Tailored Nonlinear Photonics: from fundamental concepts
to functional structures" as well as the "Center for Optoelectronics and
Photonics Paderborn" (CeOPP). As part of this, a comprehensive clean-room
facility with excellent specifications is available. In addition, the Department
operates its own helium liquefier to provide an excellent infrastructure for
low-temperature experiments. Furthermore, it is expected that the research
group will be fully embedded within the newly-founded Institute for Photonic
Quantum Systems (PhoQS).
Hiring requirements: § 36 Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 - 4 HG NW - University law of the State
of NRW - (completed university degree, pedagogical aptitude, Ph.D. degree and
additional research achievements).
Since Paderborn University seeks to increase the number of female professors,
applications of women are especially welcome. In case of equal qualification
and scientific achievements, they will receive preferential treatment according
to the North Rhine-Westphalian Equal Opportunities Policy (LGG), unless there
are cogent reasons to give preference to another applicant. Likewise,
applications of disabled people with appropriate qualification are explicitly
requested. This also applies to people with equal status according to the
German social law SGB IX.
Applications with the usual documents, including a research and teaching plan,
must be received by
21.06.2019 (
Ref. No. 3798). Please send your application
(preferably in a single pdf file by e-mail to
dekan-nw@upb.de) to:
Dean of the Faculty of Science
Prof. Dr. Wolf Gero Schmidt
Paderborn University
Warburger Str. 100
33098 Paderborn