CZS Endowed Professorship (f/m/d) for Artificial Intelligence with a focus on Autonomous Systems

CZS Endowed Professorship (f/m/d) for Artificial Intelligence with a focus on Autonomous Systems

(Base Salary: W 2) Part-time employment is possible

Your tasks:

• Teaching (in German and English) in the field of Artificial Intelligence and related subjects in all study programs of the Department of Mathematics, Informatics, Technology
• Establishment of a research profile in the area of autonomous exploration and monitoring of natural environments and ecosystems, preferably with a focus on “Autonomous sensor systems for natural environments and ecosystems”, “Interaction, manipulation, and navigation in unknown environments” or “Collective intelligence”, as well as national and international research activities incl. publications
• Networking with regional stakeholders (companies, associations, etc.)
• Participation in academic self-administration

Your profile:

• Professional expertise in the teaching and research area Artificial Intelligence with a focus on Autonomous Systems, e.g., autonomous systems, swarm intelligence, cooperating systems, intelligent sensor systems, or robot navigation and planning, including practical experiences with the implementation, integration, and evaluation in real-world platforms
• Several years of relevant professional experience, ideally leadership experience
• Openness for the further development and implementation of innovative teaching concepts
• High social competence in dealing with students, colleagues and employees
• Fluent in German (minimum C2-level) and in English (minimum C1-level)

Our offer:

• Research professorship incl. a reduction of the teaching load to 10 SWS for the first five years
• Assigned Ph.D. student for five years
• Substantial funding of equipment for sensor systems und autonomous systems (hardware)
• An attractive and varied working environment with the opportunity to shape and develop the field independently
• Accompanying enthusiastic people on their academic path into the professional world
• Support in the conception of modern and innovative teaching
• Integration into a research-oriented faculty
• A broad network of foreign partner universities built up over many years

The professorship is funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung.