W 3 - Professor (F/m/d) in Knowledge Representation

**Paderborn University is a high-performance and internationally oriented university with**
**approximately 20,000 students. Within interdisciplinary teams, we undertake forward-**
**looking research, design innovative teaching concepts and actively transfer knowledge**
**into society. As an important research and cooperation partner, the university also**
**shapes regional development strategies. We offer our more than 2,600 employees in re-**
**search, teaching, technology and administration a lively, family-friendly, equal oppor-**
**tunity environment, a lean management structure and diverse opportunities.**

**Join us to invent the future**

In the Department of Computer Science, which is part of the **Faculty of Computer Science,**
**Electrical Engineering and Mathematics** of Paderborn University, the following position is to be
filled as soon as possible:
**Professor - W 3 (f/m/d) in Knowledge Representation**

The Department of Computer Science focuses on three strategic research directions: security, data
science, and domain-specific computing. To further strengthen the area of data science, we are
looking for an outstanding personality with expertise in the field of knowledge representation proven
by publications at international venues in relevant high-ranking bodies. The research focus should be
on areas including but not limited to knowledge representation for Web-scale systems, reasoning with
inconsistent data and approximate reasoning.

Experience in acquiring competitive third-party funding and the willingness to participate in the
Centers), to actively help shape new projects, and to get involved in existing research institutions such
as the Joint Artificial Intelligence Institute (JAII) or the Software Innovation Campus Paderborn (SICP).
The tasks linked to the professorship also include teaching and research on knowledge representation
at the Institute for Computer Science. The willingness to work in academic self-administration and
digital teaching is required. The ability to teach in German and English is expected no later than two
years after hire.

With its involvement in 3 DFG research units, 9 Collaborative Research Centers, 13 interdisciplinary
research institutes, 9 graduate programs, and 14 priority programs, Paderborn University offers an
ideal environment for the realization of innovative research ideas. As the site of a national high
performance computing center, Paderborn University offers outstanding computational resources and
methodological expertise for the realization of these ideas.

**Hiring requirements**: - 36 Abs. 1 Ziff. 1-4 HG NW - University law of the State of NRW - (completed
university degree. pedagogical aptitude, Ph.D. degree and additional research achievements).

are especially welcome. In case of equal qualification and scientific achievements, they will receive
preferential treatment according to the North Rhine-Westphalian Equal Opportunities Policy (LGG),
disabled people with appropriate qualification are explicitly requested. This also applies to people with
equal status according to the German social law SGB IX.

For further information, please contact the Head of the Department of Computer Science at Paderborn

Applications with the common material (CV, certificates, list of publications. course list, research state
- ment, teaching statement, and if available, course evaluations) must be received by **30th of January**
- aldatenschutz.***

**Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical**

**Engineering and Mathematics**
**Paderborn University**
**Warburger Str. 100**
**33098 Paderborn