Senior Researcher

**Area**: Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology |
**Job scope**:full-time |
**Duration of employment***: for life |
**Posting-ID**: 5763

The University of Siegen is a modern university with an international orientation and a focus on interdisciplinary research. It currently has around 16,500 students and covers a range of research fields from the humanities, social and economic sciences to natural sciences, engineering and life sciences. With over 2,000 employees, the university is one of the largest employers in the region and offers a unique environment for teaching, study, research and knowledge transfer.

**We seek**:
The Faculty IV Faculty of Science and Technology in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Siegen is seeking to fill the position of Senior Researcher (Akademische Raetin/Akademischer Rat) as soon as possible with the following conditions:

- Full time (41 hours)
- Grade A13 LBesG NRW
- Tenured position

**Your tasks**:

- The Chair of Computer Graphics and Multimedia Systems conducts research at the interface between computer graphics, machine learning, and sensorics. We are looking for a faculty-level researcher with a strong international reputation in computer graphics and machine learning. The position primarily involves independent research and teaching responsibilities in computer graphics and machine learning. The development of an own third-party funded research team in coordination with the research activities of the computer graphics group and in connection with other professorships, especially in the area of visual computing and sensor technology, is desired and supported.- Adoption and independent execution of tasks in research and teaching in the field of computer graphics with relation to machine learning, e.g., in the areas of neural graphics, rendering, scientific visualization or graphical simulation.
- Support and independent activities in the acquisition of third-party funded research projects
- Assumption of independent teaching duties (5 semester hours per week); teaching is predominantly offered in English, within 4 years the ability to teach in German should be available
- Participation in the academic self-administration

**Your profile**:

- Requirements for employment: - 44 Hochschulgesetz NRW i.V.m. - 45 career regulations NRW
- Scientific university degree (Master or equivalent degree) in the field of computer science or mathematics with focus on computer science
- Doctorate in the field of computer science with clear reference to computer graphics (exceptions are regulated by - 45 para. 3 LVO NRW)
- High ability for scientific work and experience in the research field of computer graphics with relation to machine learning, proven by publications in professional journals, and peer-reviewed conferences and workshops
- Pedagogical/didactic aptitude, demonstrated by experience in teaching and supervising student theses
- Distinct communicative and organizational skills, combined with an independent working style
- Precise verbal and written communication in English, as well as the willingness to acquire knowledge of written and spoken German within 4 years

**Our range of services**:

- There is the possibility of habilitation and, in the long term, of obtaining the title of a “professor” (Außerplanmässige Professur)
- A lifelong position in a civil service relationship
- If the general requirements under civil service law are not met, employment as a salaried employee is possible
- Responsibility for a field of activity with great creative potential
- Diverse opportunities to take on responsibility and make a visible contribution in the environment of research and teaching
- A modern understanding of leadership and collaboration
- Good work-life balance
- Extensive personnel development program
- Health management with a broad range of prevention and counseling services

**Your contact person**:
Univ.Prof. Dr. Andreas Kolb

0271 / 740-2404