💼 Full-Time Position

Research Associate (PhD or Postdoc position) at Lunar & Planetary Exploration

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Technical University of Munich
📍 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Location
Munich, Germany
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Posted
June 07, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

The Chair of Lunar and Planetary Exploration at TUM offers a position dedicated to the ESA-funded Rover Permittivity Sensor

Research Associate (PhD or Postdoc position), Chair of Lunar & Planetary Exploration

01.12., Academic staff

The Chair of Lunar and Planetary Exploration at TUM invites applications for a Research Associate at the
level of TV-L E13 (%, public sector pay scale). The position is dedicated to the ESA-funded Rover
Permittivity Sensor. The expected starting date is February , with an initial contract limited to 2 years
and a possible extension.

About us:

We are strongly dedicated to improving the understanding of the lunar water cycle, with many applications in
the field of solar system science and exploration. To this end, we combine both numerical modelling and
experimental methods and develop instrumentation to characterise water in situ on the lunar surface. We ar...