Senior Scientific Staff Member 50%

• Active participation in shaping the program of the research group "Transformation Design"
• Leading transdisciplinary and society-oriented research processes in the areas of transformative research, Responsible Research and Innovation
• Preparation of project proposals with research approaches such as real laboratories, living labs, public innovation labs, and design research labs with explicit design and sustainability references
• Building and maintaining a strong network with industry and research partners
• Development of collaborative research projects with partners from research, civil society, business, and politics

• Completed doctorate in design or a related discipline
• Project experience, in-depth theoretical and methodological knowledge in transformation design at the interface of ecological and social sustainability
• Knowledge of advanced transdisciplinary discourses from the social and human sciences at the interface of ecological and social sustainability
• Comprehensive knowledge of current discourses and issues in digitalization and sustainability research as well as relevant political regulations
• Expertise in the conception and implementation of design-based participatory research and innovation processes
• Practical experience in transferring research results into social and economic practice
• Enthusiasm for an exciting mix of research, practice, and creative freedom in the university environment
• Joy in actively shaping an ambitious research project over a longer period
• Openness to teamwork – inter- and transdisciplinary, practice-oriented, and at eye level
• Organizational talent and overview: You bring projects to completion – whether with specialists or across disciplines
• Very good German and English language skills

• Interesting and responsible tasks in an interdisciplinary environment
• An open, dynamic, and respectful organizational culture
• Stimulating working environment in a great team and a professional setting with excellent infrastructure
• Opportunity to contribute and implement your own ideas and concepts
• Flexible working hours as well as attractive training opportunities and social benefits
• Possibility for flexible, family-friendly work and partial remote work
• Promotion of gender equality
• Workplace on the campus of the Department of Design Film Art in Emmenbrücke.

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