We invite applications for a (tenure-track) faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor from outstanding researchers in the broadly defined area of protein design and engineering, with a specific emphasis on applying this expertise to important questions in molecular and cellular biophysics. We seek innovative and creative researchers with demonstrated excellence in research at the interface of protein chemistry, structure-function analysis, combinatorial selection technologies and/or AI-guided computational design. Successful applicants ideally integrate experimental and novel computational approaches, fostering collaboration and synergy with our existing research groups.

At our department, we cultivate a vibrant and collaborative academic environment that includes diverse faculty with research interests spanning prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell biology, virology, (single-molecule and theoretical) biophysics, synthetic biology and synthetic cells, structural biology and bionanotechnology. Additionally, we have strong connections to biomedical departments at Erasmus Medical Center and the TU Delft AI Initiative, providing many opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations. Joining our department means joining a community characterized by a connected, open, and can-do mentality. We nurture a culture that encourages personal initiative and curiosity, empowering you to explore innovative ideas and push the boundaries of knowledge.

We offer a competitive start-up package to support your research program. Furthermore, we encourage and support you in securing external research funding from personal, national, European, and international grant opportunities, enabling you to further expand your research program. Teaching is an integral part of this position, and you will have the opportunity to engage with students at both the BSc and MSc levels.

As a (tenure-track) faculty member you will benefit from specialized staff and resources at TU Delft, who are committed to helping you build and strengthen your research program and to provide administrative support. Experienced scientists at the Department of Bionanoscience are ready to act as sounding boards in discussions on scientific and personal development. For more information about our department and who your collegaues would become, please check our website at www.tudelft.nl/bn.

We seek researchers with an outstanding scientific record of accomplishment, a high degree of originality and creativity and with a collaborative mentality who appreciate scientific challenges in the quantitative life sciences and who through their research, educational qualities and management skills can inspire colleagues, co-workers, and students alike.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A PhD or relevant post-doctoral experience in a relevant area;
• A strong publication record showcasing the ability to conduct innovative research;
• A vision for developing an independent, innovative, and sustainable research program that is complementary to existing research at the Department of Bionanoscience;
• A passion for education and mentoring of students and early-stage researchers;
• Proficiency in English, and, for foreign candidates, the willingness to learn the Dutch language to a level sufficient for classroom teaching at the BSc level;
• Motivation and ability to secure research funding via competitive individual and collaborative grants, public-private partnerships and/or industrial funding;
• Willingness and ability to contribute to tasks in departmental organization. 

This position can be offered as an Academic Career Track position (0.8 – 1.0 FTE) for applicants who apply as an Assistant professor. During the Academic Career Track, we expect you to grow towards an Associate Professor position within a maximum of eight years, for which a position will be available. With other Academic Career Track colleagues, you will participate in the Academic Career Track Development programme, where you are offered ample opportunities to develop yourself in the areas of Education, Research, Societal Impact & Innovation, and Leadership & Organisation. You will regularly discuss your development and results with senior staff based on a personalized development and performance criteria agreed upon at the start of your Academic Career Track. You will start with a temporary contract that will be converted to a permanent contract no later than 12 -18 months after a positive evaluation, based on continuous confidence in your development potential and fit in the organisation.

Inspiring, excellent education is our central aim. We expect you to obtain a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) within three years if you have less than five years of teaching experience. This is provided by the TU Delft UTQ programme as part of the Academic Career Track Development programme.

TU Delft sets high standards for the English competency of the teaching staff. The TU Delft offers training to improve English competency. If you do not speak Dutch, we offer courses to learn the Dutch language within three years.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount on health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged and you can work partly from home.

For international applicants, TU Delft has the Coming to Delft Service. This service addresses the needs of new international employees and those of their partners and families. The Coming to Delft Service offers personalised assistance during the preparation of the relocation, finding housing and schools for children (if applicable). In addition, a Dual Career Programme for partners is offered. The Coming to Delft Service will do their best to help you settle in the Netherlands. 

Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty Applied Sciences

With more than 1,100 employees, including 150 pioneering principal investigators, as well as a population of about 3,600 passionate students, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is an inspiring scientific ecosystem. Focusing on key enabling technologies, such as quantum- and nanotechnology, photonics, biotechnology, synthetic biology and materials for energy storage and conversion, our faculty aims to provide solutions to important problems of the 21st century. To that end, we educate innovative students in broad Bachelor's and specialist Master's programmes with a strong research component. Our scientists conduct ground-breaking fundamental and applied research in the fields of Life and Health Science & Technology, Nanoscience, Chemical Engineering, Radiation Science & Technology, and Engineering Physics. We are also training the next generation of high school teachers.

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