Postdoc

The position is offered for a period of 4 years (with the option for a 2-year extension upon successful evaluation), if no former times of qualification must be considered. The earliest starting date is April 1, 2025. The position is fulltime with salary and benefits commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany (TV-H E 13).

Tasks:

• scientific services in research and teaching
• research and development of novel AI methods in the topic areas listed below (see „Your qualification“)
• publication of research results in high-ranked international venues (A*/A/Q1)
• acquisition of third-party funds for research projects (both in contributing and independent roles)
• co-supervision of students and PhD students
• optional: Setting up your own junior research group

The position is limited to the period which is adequate to the duration of the qualification period. The qualification goal is a habilitation or an equivalent qualification required for a professorship. Within the scope of the assigned duties it will offer the possibility of independent scientific research for further qualification. The limitation complies to § 2, 1 WissZeitVG.

Profile:

• MSc degree or equivalent in Computer Science, along with either a very good doctorate or evidence of being in the final stages of doctoral completion
• demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: computer vision, machine learning, multimodal computing, information retrieval, human-centered AI, semantic web, visual analytics
• expertise in one of the following application domains is an advantage: social media and disinformation, technology-enhanced learning, learning analytics, cognitive science, medical informatics, digital humanities
• publications in internationally renowned computer science venues in at least one of the above-mentioned areas
• excellent programming skills in common programming languages (Python, Java, etc.), experience with machine learning libraries
• experience in supervising student theses and collaboration in joint publications

We offer:

• outstanding opportunities for developing your research profile, support with grant applications, mentoring and guidance for your academic career development
• an excellent and dynamically evolving research environment in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, including three newly established AI professorships
• connection to hessian.AI (Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence) with exceptional collaboration opportunities and high-performance computing resources for training large-scale AI models
• an excellent international and national research network (including connections to various institutes of the Leibniz Association and Fraunhofer Society)
• funding for conference participation
• ticket for free use of public transport in the state Hesse, Germany

Contact for more Information

Prof. Dr. Ralph Ewerth

+49 6421-28 21585 (Department Office)

rewerth@informatik.uni-marburg.de

We support women and strongly encourage them to apply. In areas where women are underrepresented, female applicants will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. As a certified family-friendly university, we support our employees in balancing family and career. Sharing a full-time position (§ 8 Abs. 2 S. 1 HGlG) as well as a reduction of working time is possible. Applicants with a disability as discribed in SGB IX (§ 2 Abs. 2, 3) will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Application and interview costs can not be refunded.

Please apply by 16.03.2025 using the application-button below.