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Wissenschaftliches Personal (Scientific Staff) – Project-Independent Research Position

September 8, 2025

**Job Description**
This is a project-independent research position without teaching obligations, offered in the group of Prof. Dr. Barbara Wohlmuth. It provides an opportunity to pursue project-independent research in various areas, focusing on Applied Mathematics, Numerical Simulation, and interdisciplinary projects. Research topics can be autonomously selected from fields such as numerical analysis, development of solver/coupling methods, modeling and simulation in biomechanics, geophysics, polymer-fluid coupling, numerical algorithms for high-dimensional problems, and high-performance computing. The position aims to strengthen the representation of female scientists and offers a path to pursue a Ph.D.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Strong skills in mathematical modeling with partial differential equations
• Advanced knowledge in numerics and simulation, particularly of PDEs and especially with finite elements
• Strong programming skills and experience in a selection of languages such as C/C++, FORTRAN, Python, Julia, or MATLAB
• Knowledge in numerical methods and simulation, particularly for partial differential equations and finite element methods
• A team-oriented, conscientious, and organized work approach
• Enthusiasm for interdisciplinary projects
• Optional (helpful for certain topics): experience with Lattice-Boltzmann methods and their implementation, High-Performance Computing experience, methods of Uncertainty Quantification

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Applied Mathematics (analysis, numerics, modeling)
• Comparable program with a strong mathematical focus and knowledge in functional analysis as well as the theory and numerics of PDEs

**Experience**
Other:
• Master’s or PhD degree completed with above-average results

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Experience
Other: • Master's or PhD degree completed with above-average results
Work Level
Masters, Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Salary
Annual Salary: According to the public service pay scale (TV-L E13) Position Classification: TV-L E13
Valid Until
October 17, 2025
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 24 months (initially, with possibility of extension) Location Requirement: On-site, Garching, Germany
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Group of Prof. Dr. Barbara Wohlmuth • Chair of Numerical Mathematics (M2) • TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology
Supervisor(s)
Prof. Dr. Barbara Wohlmuth
Supervisor Email
nm.application@tum.de
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
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