"University Professorship (W3) “AI in Biomedical Engineering”"

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association creates and imparts knowledge for society and the environment. It aims to make significant contributions to mastering global challenges in energy, mobility, and information. For this, about 10,000 employees of KIT cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in research, academic education, and innovation.

Division III – Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBT), KIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology seeks as soon as possible a University Professorship (W3) “AI in Biomedical Engineering”.

We are looking for someone who can represent the interdisciplinary area of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in biomedical engineering through research, academic education, and innovation. Applicants should have a high reputation in one or several of the following fields:

• Research and development of new AI-based health technologies.
• Ubiquitous health technologies, e.g., smart body area networks, wearables, smart implants, and smart mobile devices.
• Intelligent ambient systems for monitoring risk-relevant parameters in everyday life.
• Machine learning methods for the evaluation of multimodal vital data.
• Use of AI for prevention, diagnosis, therapy, and rehabilitation.
• AI for robotics in biomedical engineering.
• New methodological, technical, and regulatory approaches to the use of AI in digital health technologies.

In teaching, the focus is on actively shaping and further developing both the Bachelor’s program in “Medizintechnik und Informationstechnik” and the Master's program in “Biomedical Engineering”. In addition, active participation in existing and new degree programs offered by the KIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology as well as in related degree programs of other KIT Departments is expected.

The selected candidate will execute university tasks with a teaching obligation of 9 hours per week per semester.

The KIT Health Technologies Center (KITHealthTech), the HIDSS4Health Graduate School, and the collaboration with Karlsruhe Municipal Hospital offer an attractive environment for interdisciplinary research, as well as application- and practice-oriented innovations for future healthcare.

Applicants should have an internationally outstanding scientific reputation, excellent didactic skills, and management experience. In addition, work experience in industry or experience gained in collaboration with industry, acquisition of third-party funding, and the initiation of startups is desired.

Employment is subject to Art. 14, par. (2) of the KIT Act in conjunction with Art. 47 LHG Baden-Württemberg (Act of Baden-Württemberg on Universities and Colleges).

Apart from fulfilling general civil service requirements, candidates should have completed their university studies and possess pedagogical aptitude, didactic skills, as well as scientific qualification as evidenced by the quality of their doctorate, habilitation, or equivalent achievements.

KIT values and supports the diverse competencies of its staff and therefore welcomes any applications irrespective of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation, and identity.

For further information, please contact Professor Dr. rer. nat. Uli Lemmer, e-mail: uli.lemmer@kit.edu.

Please mail your application up to October 06, 2025 with the relevant documents: motivation letter and curriculum vitae, graduation diplomas / certificates, description of previous activities in research, academic education, and innovation, concept of the planned research, teaching activities, and innovation, preferably as a single PDF file, to Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Division III, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Campus South, Dean’s Office of the KIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (ETIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, e-mail: berufungen@bl3.kit.edu.

Vacancy number: 1231/2025.

KIT prefers to balance the number of employees (f/m/d). Therefore, we kindly ask female applicants to apply for this job. Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified. As a family-friendly university, KIT offers part-time employment, leaves of absence, a dual career service, and coaching to support the work-life balance.