Lecturer: Structural Mechanics/Lightweight Design 80-100%
Within the Light Weight Design LWD group at the Institute of Mechanical Systems IMES, you will continue to expand our activities in applied research and teaching, helping to shape the highly resilient and sustainable light-weight structures of tomorrow.
School: School of Engineering
Starting date: February 1st 2025 or as per agreement
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This is what we stand for
Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW is one of Switzerland's largest multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences, with over 14'000 students and 3'400 faculty and staff.
ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams in order to promote equality, diversity and innovation.
The Institute of Mechanical Systems (IMES) deals with highly loaded structures in three main areas, the main area Lightweight Design (LWD) especially with the structural mechanics of aircraft and railway vehicles as well as highly dynamic loaded structures.
The core competencies are the development of weight-optimised structures using numerical methods such as FEM and FSI, explicit FEM simulation with various hydrocodes, multi-physical optimisation as well as design and prototype construction.
What you can expect
We offer working conditions and terms of employment commensurate with higher education institutions and actively promote personal development for staff in leadership and non-leadership positions. A detailed description of advantages and benefits can be found at Working at the ZHAW. The main points are listed below:
Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability at the ZHAW
Contact
Ralf Pfrommer
Forschungsschwerpunkt Leichtbautechnik
+41 58 934 47 77
pfro@zhaw.ch
Alice Joos
Recruiting Manager
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