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Facts

Number of employees
rund 7000
Category
Research assistant
Location
Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Charlottenburg
Area of responsibility
Academia and research, Research (academic), Teaching (university)
Start date (earliest)
01.03.2026
Duration
limited for 5 years
Full/Part-time
full-time, Part-time employment may be possible
Remuneration
Salary grade 13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen
Homepage
https://www.tu.berlin/en/wuw

Requirements

Qualification
Master, Diplom or equivalent and PhD
Field of study
Cultural studies, Energy and process engineering, Environmental sciences, Political science, sustainability studies

Contact

Reference number
III-22/26
Contact person
Prof. Dr. Stefan Elbel
Contact email
KT2@tu-berlin.de

Apply

Application deadline
13.02.2026
Reference number
III-22/26
By post

Technische Universität Berlin
- Die Präsidentin -
ausschließlich per E-Mail

By email
III-22-26@wuw.tu-berlin.de

Research Assistant - 2. Qualification phase (for habilitation)

Part-time employment may be possible

Technische Universität Berlin

Your responsibility

  • Planning, coordination and organisation of the Energy Seminar course in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of student tutors, including semester planning, course organisation and support for tutors in preparing and implementing their project offerings.
  • Independent implementation and didactic supervision of interdisciplinary student groups in weekly seminar sessions, which include both theoretical and practical project work in the fields of energy, environment and society (e.g. planning and construction of energy and environmental technology facilities; analysis of socio-political, ecological and economic aspects of energy supply).
  • Supervision of bachelor's and master's theses by arrangement.
  • Collaboration with university and non-university institutions and initiatives in the fields of energy, environment and society, including identification of opportunities for cooperation as well as funding and financing opportunities for projects and personnel (job procurement).
  • Organisation of teaching: awarding grades and coordinating credit transfers with the relevant examination offices. Maintaining and administering the module page, organising registration and ensuring the accreditation of the module in various faculties of the university.
  • Recruitment: coordinating the hiring, induction and training of student employees.

Your profile

  • Successfuily completed scientific university degree (Master's, Diploma or equivalent) and doctorate in a relevant social or cultural science discipline (e.g. sustainability studies, international relations, political science, cultural studies) or in an energy-engineering, environmental-engineering, or process-engineering program - ideally with an empirical link between both areas.
  • Experience in analysing socio-political, environmental, or energy-technology issues.
  • Teaching/didactic experience working with student groups from different disciplines.
  • Experience in conducting, supervising, and qualitatively evaluating student projects.
  • Experience working with student assistants/tutors in teaching.
  • Ability to work independently as well as in a team within an interdisciplinary environment with flat hierarchies (is desirable).
  • The ability to teach in German and/or in English is required; willingness to acquire the respective missing language skills
  • Ability to teach in German (is desirable).
  • Experience with student-organized teaching formats (is desirable).
  • Knowledge and experience in project initiation and project management (is desirable).
  • Sensitivity to gender issues, anti-racism, and power and hierarchy structures within institutions and organizational culture (is desirable).

How to apply

Please send your application with the usual documents (at minimum consisting of a convincing letter of motivation, CV, certificates), exclusively by e-mail in a single PDF file to Prof. Dr. Stefan Elbel - via: III-22-26@wuw.tu-berlin.de.
Please be aware that incomplete applications will not be considered in the further application process.

By submitting your application via email you consent to having your data electronically processed and saved. Please note that we do not provide a guarantee for the protection of your personal data when submitted as unprotected file. Please find our data protection notice acc. DSGVO (General Data Protection Regulation) at the TU staff department homepage: https://www.abt2-t.tu-berlin.de/menue/themen_a_z/datenschutzerklaerung/.

To ensure equal opportunities between women and men, applications by women with the required qualifications are explicitly desired. Qualified individuals with disabilities will be favored. The TU Berlin values the diversity of its members and is committed to the goals of equal opportunities. Applications from people of all nationalities and with a migration background are very welcome.

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