seeking to fill a 

Group Leader Position within the Conrad-Naber Chair
“Hybrid Materials Interfaces” (Prof. Lucio Colombi Ciacchi). The
appointment will be initially for four years, with possibility of
renewals. Remuneration will be offered according to the TVL-EG14
German salary scheme.
Research and teaching tasks
You will be in charge of establishing and leading the experimental
research activities of the HMI group concerning in particular Scanning
Probe Microscopy techniques applied to bio-inorganic interfaces,
biomolecular adhesion and electrochemical materials characterization.
You will contribute to set-up and direct of our SPM laboratory,
supervise PhD projects and promote novel scientific activities by
carrying out independent research work. You will be given the
possibility to apply for own funding and, if wished, to pursue a
Habilitation thesis. 

You will be involved in the teaching activities of the HMI group in
the bachelor and master courses of the faculties of Engineering and
Physics. Depending on your background, involvement in courses of other
Natural Science faculties is possible.
Scientific Environment
You will join a young, dynamic and heterogeneous group of scientists
whose research activities bridge the fields of Physics, Engineering
and Life Sciences. The experimental activities will be carried out in
close collaboration with several research groups of the University of
Bremen, the Center for Environmental Research and Sustainable
Technology (UFT), the Foundation Institute of Materials Science (IWT),
the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied
Materials Research (IFAM), as well as with other German and European
collaborators within a number of publicly funded projects. The
experimental work will be accompanied by theoretical modelling
activities within the Bremen Centre of Computational Materials Science
(BCCMS).
Requisites
Applicants are expected to possess a solid background and an excellent
publication record in (bio)physics, (bio)chemistry, (bio)engineering,
polymer science or life sciences. Previous work in the field of Atomic
Force Microscopy and experience in particular with force spectroscopy
techniques, achieved during a PhD and a few years of postdoc
experience, are essential for this post.
As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of
female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to
apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification disabled
persons will be given priority.
Application Procedure
Please send your (preferentially electronic) application including:
(1) cover letter; (2) CV; (3) publication list; (4) one page of
research plans; (5) one page of research résumé and (6) the contact
details of at least three reference persons to: 


Prof. Lucio Colombi Ciacchi
Fachbereich Produktionstechnik, Universität Bremen
Am Fallturm 1, 28359 Bremen
colombi@hmi.uni-bremen.de
http://www.hmi.uni-bremen.de/
Please do not send any original certificates, as your documents will
not be sent back to you after the evaluation. Incomplete applications
or applications of candidates not fulfilling the requisites listed
above will be discarded without further notice. Only the receipt of
complete and relevant applications will be acknowledged.
The deadline for your application is the 30th of November 2011. The
starting date is subject to individual negotiation.