Assistant Professor in Cloud, Edge and IoT Computing

University of Innsbruck, Austria

Updated: almost 2 years ago
Deadline: 31 Aug 2022

The Department of Computer Science (at the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics) at the University of Innsbruck seek to fill the position of a full-time

Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the area of Cloud, Edge and IoT Computing

as soon as possible, ideally by Jan. 1, 2023. This position is initially limited to 6 years; a tenure-track agreement can be offered within the first year of employment. Upon positive evaluation, the position is converted into a tenured Associate Professorship. This career position is embedded within an attractive environment of existing competencies close to the above thematic area, including distributed systems, parallel systems, software engineering, data management, security and privacy.

Tasks
The successful applicant should represent the area of Cloud, Edge and IoT Computing in research and teaching. Here, Cloud, Edge and IoT Computing refers to Distributed Systems with a particular focus on

  • application development environments and tools
  • scalable decentralized runtime systems and middleware
  • optimization of applications and runtime systems
  • decentralized management and allocation of compute and data resources
  • distributed processing and management of large-scale data
  • distributed scheduling, resilience, and self-organization
  • service composition, provisioning, and orchestration
  • mobile computing, and autonomous agents

Teaching comprises lectures, especially in the area of distributed systems, for the degree programs of the Department of Computer Science. Tenured Associate Professors are also expected to teach mandatory courses in the Bachelor’s program.

Acquisition and scientific management of third-party funded research projects

Supervision and co-supervision of Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD students
Participation in organizational and administrative tasks as well as in evaluation measures

Required Qualifications:

  • Doctoral degree in computer science or a related field;
  • Postdoctoral work experience after the dissertation/PhD;
  • Pertinent and independent scientific achievements beyond the dissertation/PhD;
  • Research experience and international visibility in the area of Cloud, Edge and IoT Computing;
  • Relevant publications in leading international, refereed conference proceedings and journals as well as presentations at international conferences and workshops;
  • Research collaborations with international partners;
  • Experience in the acquisition and implementation of externally-funded research projects;
  • Experience in the (co-)supervision of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses;
  • Pertinent experience in academic mobility during or after the PhD;
  • Proficiency (written and oral) in English;
  • Willingness to teach in German within two years after appointment;
  • Didactic competence and demonstrated teaching experience;
  • Social competencies, communication skills, and ability to work in teams

    • How to Apply
    The application must be submitted in English and must contain:

  • CV with a description of the academic and professional career;
  • List of scientific publications;
  • List of scientific presentations, other scientific achievements, and projects;
  • Names and contact information of at least two references;
  • Description of a research plan at the level of a habilitation;
  • Teaching statement and a list of courses taught with evaluations (if available)

    • The University of Innsbruck strives to increase the proportion of its female employees, especially in leadership positions, and therefore explicitly invites women to apply. In the case of equivalent qualifications, female applicants will be given preference.

    The annual gross salary is € 56,868 at the time of employment. It is raised to € 64,394 if the tenure-track agreement is signed within the first year of employment, and once again if the qualification goals are completed (€ 69,820 as of 2022).

    The documents must be merged into a single PDF file and sent to [email protected] (subject line: Assistant Professor in Cloud, Edge and IoT Computing) by Aug 31, 2022. For additional files please add a link in the submitted pdf to a cloud repository and make it accessible. The candidate will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of the application.

    Direct questions to

    Prof. Dr. Thomas Fahringer, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 21a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

    Email: [email protected]

    URL: https://dps.uibk.ac.at


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