With around 16,000 students and 3,800 employees, the Technische Universität Braunschweig is one of Germany´s leading institutes of technology. It stands for strategic and performance-oriented thinking and acting, relevant research, committed teaching, and the successful transfer of knowledge and technologies to the economy and society. We consistently advocate for family friendliness and equal opportunities.

Our research focuses are mobility, engineering for health, metrology, and city of the future. Strong engineering and natural sciences are our core disciplines. These are closely interconnected with economics, social and educational sciences and humanities.

Our campus is located in the midst of one of the most research-intensive regions in Europe. We work successfully together with over 20 research institutions in our neighborhood as we do with our international partner universities.

Starting from on April 1, 2026 (or later). For the new professorship AI-based Robotics at the Institute of Robotics and Process Informatics we are looking for a

• You will carry out your own research ideas and increase your visibility in the scientific community.
• You will publish research results and participate in national and international conferences.
• You will supervise courses and student work and develop new courses.
• You will apply for and support the processing of research projects.

• You have a doctorate in robotics.
• You have your own research topics and excellent publications and are interested in continuing and expanding these topics.
• You have experience in successfully acquiring third-party funding.
• You have an excellent professional network in science and/or industry.
• You have very good written and spoken German and English skills.
• Optional: You are pursuing a habilitation.

• Work on exciting future-oriented research topics in an inspiring work environment as part of the university community
• A vibrant campus life in an international atmosphere with lots of intercultural offers and international cooperations
• Pay in accordance with the collective agreement TV-L (a special payment at the end of the year as well as a supplementary benefit in the form of a company pension, comparable to a company pension in the private sector) including 30 days' vacation per year
• Flexible working and part-time options and a family-friendly university culture, awarded the "Family-friendly university" audit since 2007
• Special continuing education programs for young scientists, a postdoc program, as well as other offerings from the Central Personnel Development Department and sports activities.

We welcome applicants of all nationalities. At the same time, we encourage people with severe disabilities to apply. Applications from severely disabled persons will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Please attach a proof of disability to your application. We are also working on the fulfilment of the Central Equality Plan based on the Lower Saxony Equal Rights Act (Niedersächsisches Gleichberechtigungsgesetz—NGG) and strive to reduce under-representation in all areas and positions as defined by the NGG. Therefore, applications from women are particularly welcome in this case.

The personal data will be stored for the purpose of processing the application. By submitting your application, you agree that your data may be stored and processed electronically for application purposes in compliance with the provisions of data protection law. Further information on data protection can be found in our data protection regulations at https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/datenschutzerklaerung-bewerbungen .
Application costs cannot be reimbursed.

Questions and Answers
For more information, please contact Prof. Dr. Jens Lambrecht irp(at)tu-braunschweig.de.

Deadline for applications is 09.02.2026

Are you interested? Please send your application preferably via email to I.Engel(at)tu-braunschweig.de

or via mail to

Mühlenpfordtstraße 23