You have an excellent record of accomplishment as renowned researcher in material science with a strong focus in building energy materials development and hold a doctoral degree in the Physical, Chemical or Materials Sciences. We expect expertise in project acquisition as well as in leading research projects and maintaining long-term collaborations with scientific and industrial partners. Excellent publishing and communication skills are expected together with a broad professional national and international network. You are a team player and your strengths include taking personnel and financial leadership and result responsibility, high motivation for excellence, and flair for elaborating out-of-the-box solutions. Business fluent language skills in German and in English, both written and spoken are required.

We offer an executive position at a research institution with excellent infrastructure within a broad interdisciplinary scientific community enabling you to work in close collaboration with other research groups at all three Empa sites and within the ETH domain.