Research Assistant

The Research Group Mechanics of Adaptive Systems at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum announces the available post for a

Research Assistant

with 19,92 working hours per week, employment first for a period of 24 months.

Requirements:
– Excellent university degree (master or diploma) in Mechanical Engineering or similar fields of engineering; above-average grades during studies;
– Focus: smart materials and structures; control theory and active systems; applied mechanics; adaptronics; computational methods, simulation techniques;
– very good knowledge of English language.

Tasks:
– research and teaching in the field of Mechanics of Adaptive Systems;
– research and development of active structures and systems (smart structures), especially under implementation of piezoelectric materials; controller design;
– modeling using finite element method; simulation;
– structural damage identification, health monitoring and active control.

Payment in accordance with a limited working contract over two years according to TV-L,
E13, with possibility of extension. Participation in teaching with 2 hours per week. Opportunity for Ph.D. degree.

Interested candidates should send their application with usual documentation (CV, Diploma, references) and certificate of grades (syllabus) within a single PDF file per-mail to Prof . Dr.-Ing. Tamara Nestorović:
mas@rub.de

Required qualifications:
– over-average University degree (master or diploma) in Engineering;
– expertise in simulation and computational engineering software (e.g. Matlab/Simulink, FEM-Abaqus);
– ability to independently carry out experimental research and evaluate the results (knowledge of signal processing is advantageous);
– programming skills;
– excellent English language skills (written and spoken);
– motivation to work within our research group, self-initiative art of working, team work.

Deadlien: 31.10.2015

Contact
Tamara Nestorovic
ICFW 03/725, Universitätstr. 150
44801 Bochum, Germany
+49234 3225883
E-Mail: mas@rub.de
Homepage: www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/mas/