Scientific Assistant Staff / Doctoral Candidate (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 Economics, at the Professorship for Sustainability Management and Assessment on 01.01.2027, subject to existing funds, a job is considered as

assistant / doctoral student

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

for at first 3 years (work period according to WissZeitVG), with 75% of the weekly working time and the aim of your own knowledge. (i.e. doctoral degree).

Tasks:

Their main task is to work with the professorship in scientific research, teaching and academic self-government. The teaching obligation according to HSDAVO includes the takeover of examinations and the advice and support of students. In addition to the integration into the research work of the professorship, a separate PhD project is expected in the subject spectrum of the professorship.

Requirements:

• very good. University degree in economics, environmental sciences or social sciences or a similar discipline
• sound knowledge in the field of sustainability management with at least one focus of the above topics or an adjacent topic
• analytical thinking
• very good knowledge of English and German in word and writing
• independent and flexible operation
• above-average operational readiness
• first work experience in one of the topics mentioned

We offer:

• opportunity for interesting and responsible work in flat hierarchy in an open team and supporting atmosphere
• flexible regulation of working hours for good reconciliation of work and private life
• 30 days per year (within a 5-day week)
• extensive range of continuing and continuing training
• TUD health care and sports
• 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 17.11.2026 (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 single PDF document to [for e-mail see the original ad].

TU Dresden, Chair of Sustainability Management and Assessment,Woman Prof. Samanthi Dijkstra-Silva, Helmholtzstr. 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