Assistant Professor in Space Optics
38-40 hours | Delft
Be apart of shaping the future of space optics and create a breakthrough in planetary and exoplanetary science, heliophysics, and universe sensing!
Job description
What if you could develop a tool for exoplanet detection and biomarkers? What if you could participate in developing space instruments to monitor the Earth’s global changes? What if you could mentor students in aerospace and connect their learning with your own research?
At TU Delft, we offer an Academic Career Track position with the full potential to grow toward an Associate or Full Professor. As an Assistant Professor, you will build upon existing research and bring new topics related to space interferometry, polarimetry, and photonics to build creative and innovative optical sensors for space. Your work will provide clear, relevant social benefits, such as the ability to observe the quality of the earth’s environment for instance. The job is multifaceted, somewhere between research, teaching, and networking. You like to acquire funding grants, work in tandem with PhD candidates, supervise Msc Thesis as well as to dive into complex scientific data.
We welcome incoming Assistant Professors into a supportive environment where personal and professional development is highly valued. You’ll be joining a team of passionate thinkers and researchers. We provide opportunities for collaboration and integration with different fields, promoting collective intelligence and creativity. No week will be the same. You’ll develop your own experimental research within the Space Engineering Department, contribute to our Space Instrumentation Section growth, and integrate novel research into real space missions with researchers, engineers, and students. Apply now and be a part of shaping the future of space optics. Join a university that fosters a positive and conducive atmosphere for thinking and innovation, allowing diverse perspectives and ideas to flourish.
Requirements
You have a passion for space observation and space instrumentation. You understand the complexity of the space optical instruments and how to connect your knowledge to different fields of research. You have a creative, collaborative, and communicative personality. Of course, you share our values of collective intelligence and integrating knowledge through teamwork.
Additionally, these are the requirements we see as necessary to successfully fulfil this position:
A PhD in Aerospace, Physics, Astrophysics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Mathematics.
- Aptitude in space optical engineering and system engineering.
- Familiarity with space development and qualification procedures.
- Teaching experience and willingness to teach and develop as a teacher.
- Experience in direct research projects.
Conditions of employment
This position is offered as an Academic Career Track position (0.8 – 1.0 FTE). During the Academic Career Track, we expect you to grow towards an Associate Professor position within a maximum of eight years, for which a position will be available. With other Academic Career Track colleagues, you will participate in the Academic Career Track Development programme, where you are offered ample opportunities to develop yourself in the areas of Education, Research, Societal Impact & Innovation, and Leadership & Organisation. You will regularly discuss your development and results with senior staff based on a personalized development plan and performance criteria agreed upon at the start of your Academic Career Track. You will start with a temporary contract that will be converted to a permanent contract no later than 12 -18 months after a positive evaluation, based on continuous confidence in your development potential and fit in the organisation.
Inspiring, excellent education is our central aim. We expect you to obtain a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) within three years if you have less than five years of teaching experience. This is provided by the TU Delft UTQ programme as part of the Academic Career Track Development programme.
TU Delft sets high standards for the English competency of the teaching staff. The TU Delft offers training to improve English competency. If you do not speak Dutch, we offer courses to learn the Dutch language within three years.
Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged and you can work partly from home.
For international applicants, TU Delft has the Coming to Delft Service. This service addresses the needs of new international employees and those of their partners and families. The Coming to Delft Service offers personalised assistance during the preparation of the relocation, finding housing and schools for children (if applicable). In addition, a Dual Career Programme for partners is offered. The Coming to Delft Service will do their best to help you settle in the Netherlands.
TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.
At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.
Challenge. Change. Impact!
Faculty Aerospace Engineering
The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology is one of the world’s most highly ranked (and most comprehensive) research, education and innovation communities devoted entirely to aerospace engineering. More than 200 science staff, around 270 PhD candidates and close to 3000 BSc and MSc students apply aerospace engineering disciplines to address the global societal challenges that threaten us today, climate change without doubt being the most important. Our focal subjects: sustainable aerospace, big data and artificial intelligence, bio-inspired engineering and smart instruments and systems. Working at the faculty means working together. With partners in other faculties, knowledge institutes, governments and industry, both aerospace and non-aerospace. Working in field labs and innovation hubs on our university campus and beyond.
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Additional information
If you would you like to know more about this role, please contact Prof. Jérôme Loicq [email protected]. For more information about the application procedure, please contact [email protected].
Application procedure
Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 11 February 2024 via the application button and upload:
- Motivation letter;
- Detailed CV;
- Recent teaching evaluations (if available);
- Teaching statement;
- Research statement;
- Scientific publications list;
At least three supporting letters with reference names and contact information. We will not contact references without your consent.
In case of a selection for an interview, you will have to present a trial lecture in the field of space optics, your research, teaching and leadership vision.
Please note:
A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
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