Managing Director

AC2T research GmbH

As the Austrian Excellence Centre for Tribology, our team of 120 people with interdisciplinary
qualifications and with a comprehensive R&D infrastructure we process tasks in the fields of
friction, wear and lubricants. Financed by contracts from industry and public R&D project funding,
with a turnover of around € 14 million per year our Centre is one of the world's largest R&D
service providers in the field of Tribology. The COMET project "Centre of Excellence for Tribology"
provides a multi-year funding framework for cooperative research projects.

As the Managing Director who has been with the Centre since it was founded, will be retiring in a
few years, we intend to expand the management team.

Starting with power of attorney, you will support the Managing Director in management tasks.
You will gradually take over these agendas and qualify to take over operational management
within about 2 years. To this end you will

• manage the business activities with foresight and a strong technical understanding,
• represent the Centre externally and at eye level with R&D partners, funding institutions,
  stakeholders and political decision-makers,
• constantly maintain and expand contacts with clients from industry,
• acquire R&D contracts, particularly outside of funding programmes,
• continuously develop personnel and equipment capacities, and
• lead the Centre into the future, both operationally and strategically.

• technical or scientific academic degree related to Tribology, favourably supplemented by
  business education, with a qualification according to NQF VII / EQF 7 or higher
• several years of management responsibility (e.g., leader of a research group) in an R&Doriented
  sector and preferably in-depth knowledge of contract drafting
• entrepreneurial mindset and several years of experience in R&D management
• strong customer affinity and excellent skills in the acquisition of R&D contracts
• proactive communication skills, ability to work in a team and leadership skills
• profound knowledge of national & favourably European R&D funding programmes
• contractable knowledge of English and favourably German
• trained in tools for a digitalised work process

Permanent contract; minimum salary (upon fulfilment of requirements; all-in; gross): Power of
attorney: €/year 110,000; General Manager: €/year 140,000. Performance bonus and company
car (incl. private use) are envisaged. Start: within 9 months; location: Wiener Neustadt

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