Tenure-track faculty positions @ MPI-SWS
Tenure-track openings @ Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
Applications are invited for tenure-track faculty positions in all areas related to the theory and practice of software systems. These areas include, but are not limited to, security and privacy, embedded and mobile systems, social computing, data science, programming languages and systems, software verification and analysis, parallel, distributed, and networked systems.
A doctoral degree in computer science or related areas and an outstanding research record are required. Successful candidates are expected to build a team and pursue a highly visible research agenda, both independently and in collaboration with other groups.
MPI-SWS, founded in 2005, is part of a network of over 80 Max Planck Institutes, Germany's premier basic research facilities. MPIs have an established record of world-class, foundational research in the fields of medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, technology and humanities. Since 1948, MPI researchers have won 17 Nobel prizes. MPI-SWS aspires to meet the highest standards of excellence and international recognition with its research in software systems.
To this end, the institute offers a unique environment that combines the best aspects of a university department and a research laboratory:
- Faculty enjoy academic freedom, receive institutional funding and attract additional third-party funds to build and lead a team of graduate students and post-docs.
- Faculty supervise doctoral theses, and have the opportunity to teach graduate and undergraduate courses.
- Faculty enjoy outstanding technical and administrative support, as well as internationally competitive compensation.
MPI-SWS currently has 10 tenured and tenure-track faculty and about 50 doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. The institute will grow to at least 17 faculty over the coming years. We maintain an open, international and diverse work environment and seek applications from outstanding researchers regardless of national origin or citizenship. The working language is English; knowledge of the German language is not required for a successful career at the institute.
The institute is located in Kaiserslautern and Saarbruecken, in the tri-border area of Germany, France and Luxembourg. In immediate proximity are the MPI for Informatics, Saarland University, the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, the German Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), and the Fraunhofer Institutes for Experimental Software Engineering and for Industrial Mathematics.
Qualified candidates should apply online via the secure application form. The review of applications will begin on December 1, 2014, and applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by that date; however, applications will continue to be accepted through December 2014.
The institute is committed to increasing the representation of minorities, women and individuals with physical disabilities in Computer Science. We particularly encourage such individuals to apply.
The initial tenure-track appointment is for five years; it can be extended to seven years based on a midterm evaluation in the fourth year. A permanent contract can be awarded after a successful tenure evaluation in the sixth year.