Postdoc (m/f/d) in the field of aerospace multidisciplinary design and optimization (EG 13 TV-L, full-time)

With more than 15,000 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 earliest possible date, the Institute for Acoustics and Dynamics (InAD) is looking for a

Postdoc (m/f/d) in the field of aerospace multidisciplinary design and optimization (EG 13 TV-L, full-time)

The position is to be filled on a fixed-term basis for 2 years.

The Chair of Modeling Complex Systems under Uncertainty conducts research on numerical methods for the simulation of complex technical systems, with a particular focus on the quantification of uncertainty. To this end, we develop new methods at the intersection of stochastic/statistics and numerics with broad applications in the engineering sciences.

You will contribute to the development of an aerospace knowledge base together with colleagues from Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library (TIB) and the Institute of Aircraft Design and Lightweight Structures (IFL, chair of Overall Aircraft Design). You will be jointly affiliated with InAD and IFL. Particular focus is placed on developing knowledge representations for complex aerospace engineering data. For instance, multidisciplinary design and analysis software and data, data related to operations, design and experimentation and other complex data structures appearing in aerospace engineering.

Your tasks

• Developing dedicated knowledge graphs and ontologies from domain-specific models and aeronautical engineering use cases
• Extending existing workflows for automatic knowledge extraction from simulation files and results
• Strong interaction with researchers from knowledge-based computer science
• Interaction with current aerospace research projects and identification and extraction of relevant data sets (e.g., SE2A, SynTrac)
• Publication of research results and participation in (international) conferences

Your Qualifications
Candidates should have a background in simulation-based aerospace engineering, ideally in (multidisciplinary analysis and optimization) and at least a basic background related to knowledge representations. Additionally we require the following qualifications:

• You have a degree (Master’s or equivalent) in aerospace engineering, computational engineering or a related field.
• You have very good knowledge of the German and English language.
• You are flexible, can perform under pressure and work well in a team.

We offer

• 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.

Further notes
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.

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Questions and Answers
For more information, please contact Prof. Ulrich Römer (u.roemer(at)tu-braunschweig.de).

Deadline for applications is June 6, 2026

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

vom: 19.05.2026
gültig bis: 06.06.2026