Teacher for special tasks (up to EG 11 TV-H) - Study workshop for digital 3D technology - "FabLab + Rapid Prototyping" area

We are looking for a person to manage and further develop the "FabLab + Rapid Prototyping" area within the "Digital 3D Technology" study workshop at the Kunsthochschule Kassel. The department is specialized in digital manufacturing with a focus on DIY or maker and digital manufacturing processes in general.

Tasks

- Technical and organizational management and further development of the "FabLab + Rapid Prototyping" area of digital 3D technology

- Teaching with a predominant teaching activity of 12 semester hours per week in the area of "FabLab + Rapid Prototyping"

- Teaching includes courses, workshops and project-related advice for all students at the University of Art and Design in the specialist spectrum of digital DIY / maker technologies

- Furthermore, basic seminars on the topic of general digital manufacturing for the product design course are to be offered

- technical and organizational supervision of tutors for the purpose of support in teaching and supervision of the study workshop

Prerequisites

- Completed Bachelor's or FH degree in the field of design, humanities or engineering or six semesters of art university studies

- Good communication and organizational skills

- sound knowledge of digital manufacturing techniques and methods, also in the DIY / maker sector

- Hardware knowledge in the field of sensor technology, power electronics or electromechanics as well as knowledge of system implementation, e.g. on Arduino or Raspberry Pi

- Adequate software and programming skills, e.g. for circuit board design, microcontroller programming or physical computing, e.g. Arduino, Processing, Phyton

- Good basic knowledge of design-relevant software standards. In 2D: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop or adequate alternatives. In the 3D area: Rhino or other 3D software

Advantageous are:

- Practical experience in a design context

- Practical design experience

- Teaching experience, didactic imagination

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Markus Schein, phone: 0561-804-5337, e-mail: markus-schein[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.

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In the interests of equal opportunities, the University of Kassel endeavors to offer women and men the same development opportunities and to counteract existing disadvantages. The aim is to significantly increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Qualified women are therefore expressly encouraged to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equal aptitude and qualifications will be given preference. Full-time positions are generally divisible. Please only send us copies of your application documents (no folders), as these cannot be returned after the selection process has been completed; they will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations. Applications with informative documents should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel or bewerbungen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de, quoting the reference number, also in electronic form.