Scientific staff member Employee (m/f/d)

As a university of excellence, the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) is one of the most powerful research institutions in Germany. Founded in 1828, it is today a globally based, regionally anchored top university that wants to make innovative contributions to solving global challenges. In research and teaching, it combines engineering and natural sciences with the humanities and social sciences and medicine. This nationwide outstanding variety of subjects allows the university to promote interdisciplinaryness and to contribute science to society. TUD sees itself as a modern employer and wants to offer attractive working conditions to all employees in teaching, research, technology and administration, thus also promoting, developing and incorporating their potential. TUD stands for a university culture characterized by openness, appreciation, joy of innovation and participation. It understands diversity as a cultural self-evidentity and quality criterion of a university of excellence. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who want to engage with us and with us for the success of all with their performance and personality.

At the Faculty of Transport Sciences “Friedrich List”, Institute of Railway Systems and Public Transport,, the Professorship for Public Transport is a place as soon as possible**

assistant or

(in the presence of personal conditions E 13 TV-L)

first for three years (period of employment according to WissZeitVG), with 50 % of the regular weekly working hours and the aim of own knowledge. Further qualification (i.e. R. Promotion/Habilitation).

In our diverse research projects in the field of public passenger transport, we investigate basic systemic working relationships, develop the theoretical processes based on them, and convert them into solutions for commercial and operational practice. The focus is on offering and operating planning, operating quality and performance, as well as developing and modeling future-oriented operating processes for customer-oriented and reliable city and regional transport.

Tasks:

• wiss. Teaching and research activities
• further development of scientific models, methods and tools, in particular using AI models, optimization approaches and simulations
• Develop and evaluate future-oriented transport services for urban, regional and tourist transport, including digitalization and automation approaches
• Transfer of theoretical knowledge to traffic practice
• Participation in research projects for industrial partners and scientific institutions
• Evaluate, document and publish research results
• The teaching obligation according to HSDAVO includes the acquisition of exams and the advice and support of students.

Requirements:

• more successful. University degree (Master or Diploma) of the Department of Transport Engineering, Railway Engineering, Logistics, Tourism or Similar
• deepened knowledge of urban, regional and tourist public transport, ideally both from user and provider perspective
• systematic and analytical methods with clear target and date orientation
• knowledge of the German and very good knowledge of the Czech language in word and writing
• Organizational and coordination talent, good communication and team skills as well as experiences with EU and third-party projects, project coordination and funding management
• Ability to prepare and communicate complex content according to target groups

We offer:

• opportunity for interesting and responsible work in a dynamic and international research environment together with industry partners and leading universities around the world
• flexible working hours for a good reconciliation of work and private life
• an annual holiday claim of 30 days within a 5-day week
• an extensive offer for further education and training
• an occupational health management
• a discounted job ticket (also as a German ticket)
• Participation in the supplementary pension scheme in the public service via VBL

The TUD seeks to increase the proportion of women and therefore expressly asks them for their application. The university is a family-friendly university. Applications for disabled people are particularly welcome. In the case of the same suitability, these or them are preferably hired by SGB IX by law for equal workers.

Application:

Please send your meaningful application with the usual documents up to 25.11.2026 (the postmark of the Central Post Office or the timestamp on the TUD e-mail server) preferably via the TUD SecureMail portal https://securemail.tu-dresden.de as a PDF document to [tom.rudolph@tu-dresden.de](https://mailto:tom.rudolph@tu-dresden.

TU Dresden, Chair of Public Transport, Dr. phil. Tom Rudolph, 10, 01069 Dresden. **

Your application documents will not be sent back, please submit copies only. Presentation costs are not taken over.

The TUD is a founding partner of the research alliance DRESDEN-concept e.V.

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Joblocations:

01069 Dresden, Helmholtzstr. 10, SACHSEN, GERMANY