Open tenure-track faculty positions in the area of embedded systems at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems

Applications are invited for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions in all areas related to the study, design, and engineering of software systems. These areas include, but are not limited to, security and privacy, embedded and mobile systems, social computing, large-scale data management and machine learning, programming languages and systems, software verification and analysis, parallel and distributed systems, storage systems, and networking.

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. Senior candidates must have demonstrated leadership abilities and recognized international stature.

MPI-SWS, founded in 2005, is part of a network of eighty 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:

1. Faculty receive generous base funding to build and lead a team of graduate students and post-docs. They have full academic freedom and publish their research results freely.
2. Faculty supervise doctoral theses, and have the opportunity to teach graduate and undergraduate courses.
3. Faculty are provided with outstanding technical and administrative support facilities as well as internationally competitive compensation packages.

MPI-SWS currently has 10 tenured and tenure-track faculty and 40 doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. The institute is funded to support 17 faculty and up to 100 doctoral and post-doctoral positions. Additional growth through outside funding is possible. 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. The area offers a high standard of living, beautiful surroundings and easy access to major metropolitan areas in the center of Europe, as well as a stimulating, competitive and collaborative work environment. 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 at: