Scientific Advisor to the Head of Institute - Innovation Research (m/f/d)

You support the Head of the Institute in the field of technical, organisational and strategic tasks – through your work, you contribute to research on innovation ecosystems and contribute to their further development. In this context, you will develop, organize and edit scientific lectures, press-active statements, interviews and publications and contributions to science communication. You accompany the committee work and cooperate in the smooth cooperation between the Fraunhofer ISI and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT. In addition, you support academic affairs, for example in teaching and administration, as well as in the preparation of expert opinions and jury activities. You participate in in interdisciplinary projects in the fields of innovation, future research, digitization, sustainability and knowledge management. You identify and process projects in innovation and technology management as well as at the interfaces of economics, technology, society and politics.

You have a master's degree, ideally with doctoral degree, in economic engineering, business administration, political science or human geography. Their career focuses on innovation-related topics; Experiences in project management, moderation and scientific communication as well as in the described tasks are advantageous. You have a well-founded knowledge of empirical research methods and are interested in linking research results with current scientific and social debates – as well as in preparing these results for different target groups. You have very good German and English and can express themselves convincingly both in writing and oral. You think interdisciplinary, can combine different perspectives and work structured, cooperative and reliable.

Sensual activities: Exciting and diverse tasks at the interface of science, politics and business, co-designing the future through research to the great challenges of our time. Excellence with relevance: Unique opportunity to bring science with the highest demand directly into application contexts. Further development and active career planning: Responsive tasks, space for own ideas and personal and professional development through targeted training measures and career programs, targeted training and training. Family-friendliness: balanced work-life balance, cooperation with institute-related nurseries, offers in the field of child care and home care / Eldercare, mobile parent-child office, breastfeeding on site. Flexibility: Flexible working hours at 39 hours / week (full-time) and 30 days holiday, proportional mobile work within Germany possible according to our local operating arrangements. Teamwork: Self-employed work in motivated teams on challenging projects within an interdisciplinary environment, cross-departmental cooperation, and family cooperation. Equal opportunities: We live diversity and therefore rely on balanced teams with different genders, age levels, cultures and disciplines. Top equipment: latest functional technology at our locations, accessibility on site, provision of hardware for mobile work. Benefits / additional benefits and benefits: A compensation based on the TVöD Bund, including the social benefits customary in public service, as well as numerous sports and health services, Germany ticket (job ticket), institute-owned canteen, corporate benefits, occupational pension schemes (VBL). .