Postdoc: Team Lead (m/f/d) Economics & Transportation

Taufkirchen, Germany

Join The Aviation Think Tank!

Have you ever wondered what tomorrow’s air transport might look like? As the aviation think tank in Germany – consisting of young and ambitious experts from various disciplines – our goal is to provide science-based answers. Located in Taufkirchen near Munich, we offer a modern working environment with open ears and doors. We are always looking for passionate and creative minds to help us push today’s boundaries to new heights.

Shape the future of aviation with us today and join us as:

Team Lead (m/f/d) Economics & Transportation

• Full-time
• Permanent

Our challenges:

• Enable early detection and identification of long-term socio-economic drivers and impulses that may drive mobility demand and behaviour
• Identify change potentials of passengers and their travel behaviour and derive how it will affect air transport operations
• Identify and assess operational measures to enable climate neutral aviation, while considering economic implications
• Define research needs and strategies for joined research in close cooperation with our industrial and research partners that could impact the air transport sector
• Support the personal development of PhD students and senior researchers
• Represent Bauhaus Luftfahrt in the field of Economics & Transportation and actively contribute to national and international working groups

We need you because:

• You are passionate to explore the future world of aviation and strive to support the changes in that ecosystem (living the Think Tank idea!)
• You have successfully completed your PhD in the area of economics, management or engineering with a focus on aviation, and experienced in air transport related research
• You have expertise in leading teams of junior & senior researchers as well as projects on international scale
• You have built up your network within science, industry and politics
• You have good analytical, excellent communication and networking skills
• You appreciate to coordinate multi-disciplinary, joint academic and industry projects and are interested in target-oriented tasks
• You are proficient in German and English

What we offer:

• Attractive salary package according to the public tariff system plus performance-oriented compensation
• Retirement Pension Plan
• Professional training (in-house and/or external seminars)
• Flexible Working Hours
• Subsidised canteen
• Occupational Health Management
• Parking Lot
• EGYM Wellpass
• Good accessibility by public transport
• Home Office

What to expect:

• International team with a high qualification level
• Acknowledged research institution – with our feet on the ground and our thoughts in the air
• Interdisciplinary cooperation of engineers, natural and social scientists
• Modern working environment on the Ludwig Bölkow Campus in Taufkirchen near Munich
• A team-oriented working culture
• Flat hierarchies and short communication paths
• Challenging tasks
• Versatile, creative activities
• Numerous opportunities to enhance and broaden your competencies

As we wish to increase the share of women in the team, we would be particularly interested in receiving relevant applications. People with disabilities will be given priority in the case of equal qualifications.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Do you have any questions? Michaela Richter will be happy to help: Tel: +49 89 307 48 49-19

Job details

Title: Postdoc: Team Lead (m/f/d) Economics & Transportation

Employer: Bauhaus Luftfahrt

Location: Willy-Messerschmitt-Str. 1 Taufkirchen, Germany

Published: 2025-09-15

Application deadline: Unspecified

Job type: Management / Leadership, Postdoc

Field: Transport Economics, Transportation Engineering, Socioeconomics, Behavioural Economics, Management, and Aeronautical Engineering