JProf TU
Department of Mathematics

Assistant Professorship Optimization
Research areas
- Mixed-integer PDE-constrained optimization problems
- Trust-region algorithms
- Regularization techniques

Assistant Professorship Mathematics Education Research for Primary Education
Research Areas
- Digital media in the training and further education of mathematics teachers
- Dealing with heterogeneity through the use of digital media
- Empirical educational research
Department of Physics

Assistant Professorship Theoretical Solid-State Physics
Research Areas
- Digital Quantum Simulation
- Non-equilibrium Dynamics in Many-Body Systems
- Quantum Computing

Assistant Professorship Medical Physics with Focus on Computational Physics
Research areas
- Biological and clinical effects of radiotherapy in cancer treatment
- Radiation physics for a high-precision irradiation with protons
- Novel treatment approaches in proton therapy
- Machine learning for clinical imaging and radiotherapy

Assistant Professorship Accelerator Physics
Research areas
- Ultrafast processes of electron dynamics
- Angle- and time-resolved measurements at free-electron lasers
- Online analysis at the interface between artificial intelligence and experiment
- X-ray spectroscopy of liquid phase systems
Department of Computer Science

Assistant Professorship Secure Software Engineering
Research areas
- Static program analysis
- Program Evolution
- Science Quality in Computer Science

Assistant Professorship Smart City Science
Research areas
- Distributed Data Mining
- Reinforcement Learning
- Multi-Agent Learning
- Privacy Preserving Learning, Privacy-by-Design
Department of Statistics

Assistant Professorship Econometrics
Research areas
- Nonstationary time series and panel data
- Cross-sectional dependence in panel data
- Cointegration
- Empirical Macroeconometrics

Assistant Professorship Statistics
Research areas
- Resampling methods
- Survival and event time analysis
- Multivariate analysis
- Asymptotic statistics

Assistant Professorship Mathematical Statistics
Research areas
- Design of experiments
- Biostatistics
- Model selection and model averaging

Assistant Professorship Biostatistical Methods for Environmental Medicine
Research areas
- Biostatistics
- Statistical Learning
- High-dimensional data
- Genetic and environmental factors
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professorship Process Chain Oriented Laser Materials Processing
Research Areas
- Laser beam based manufacturing technology in the fields of joining technology, additive manufacturing, subtractive processes, surface technology and special processes
- Research and development activities regarding laser beam properties, process development, process metrology, quality assurance, metallographic characterization, data analysis and simulation
- Applications in the fields of multi-material design, functional energy distribution, process-functional interfaces, production engineering for hydrogen technology and machining-oriented laser materials processing
Department of Spatial Planning

Assistant Professorship Spatial Modelling
Research Areas
- Spatial analysis of user-generated geographical information
- Formalisation and methodological processing of place-related information
- Empirical geographical studies
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Assistant Professorship Solid Building Constructions
Research Areas
- Establishment and constant expansion of a material archive for natural materials with low CO2 content, such as clay, wood and stone, as an infrastructure element between research and teaching
- The potential of solid natural stone construction for contemporary, durable, and sustainable construction
- Experimental design investigations at the interface of construction, material and architectural expression
Department of Business and Economics

Assistant Professorship Economics
Research Areas
- Economic history
- Long-term economic growth
- Demographic economics

Assistant Professorship Entrepreneurship
Research Areas
- The role of context in women’s and men’s entrepreneurial activities
- Women in economic activities such as entrepreneurship, informal economy, family businesses
- Sustainable ventures

Assistant Professorship Digital Entrepreneurship
Research Areas
- Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Digitalization
- Entrepreneurial behaviour and strategies
- Digital innovations and business models

Assistant Professorship International Business Taxation
Research Areas
- Corporate taxation and tax avoidance of multinational companies
- Evaluation of tax reforms
- Interdisciplinary research questions: for example, the interplay between taxation and sustainability or taxation and accounting and auditing
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Assistant Professorship Inclusion and Work: Mental Health
Research Areas
- Health in the context of employment
- Vulnerable groups in employment
- Changing working conditions/stresses
- Social and health inequalities

Assistant Professorship Digital Interventions and Inclusive Education
Research Areas
- Development and research on pedagogical diagnostics instruments with a focus on digital learning progress monitoring tools and screenings
- School performance and learning development of students with and without special needs (focus on inclusive primary education)
- Teacher education with focus on diagnostics and digital literacy
- Prevention and intervention in the context of inclusive schooling and teaching
- Learning difficulties and learning under difficult conditions
Department of Humanities and Theology

Assistant Professorship Philosophy of Science with Focus on Artificial Intelligence
Research Areas
- Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Models and Simulations
- Scientific realism
- Philosophical foundations of quantum physics
- General philosophy of science

Assistant Professorship Practical Philosophy With a Focus On Challenges Of New Technologies
Research Areas
- Ethics of AI
- Ethics of Surveillance
- Methodological issues in applied ethics and political philosophy
- Moral Epistemology
- Theory of Tolerance

Assistant Professorship Religion and Politics
Research Areas
- Party competition in Europe
- Interest groups and lobbyism
- Politics and religion
- Welfare politics
- Migration and integration politics
Department of Arts and Sports Sciences

Assistant Professorship Data Analytics in Sports Science
Research Areas
- Device-based measurement of movement behaviors
- Physical activity and health
- Data-driven health
- Wearables for population health
Department of Social Sciences

Assistant Professorship for Employment and Education in Higher Age
Research Areas
- Demographic aging in the labor market
- Qualification over the life course
- Qualitative and mixed-methods methodologies