Professor „Artificial Intelligence in Communication Networks“ (m/f/d)

With over 15,000 students and 1,000 lecturers, researchers and employees in the heart of Frankfurt am Main, we are one of the largest universities of applied sciences (HAW) in Germany. Our mission is to support students on their way to becoming responsible designers of the future. We consistently align our activities with our strategic guiding principles of practical relevance, interdisciplinarity, internationality, sustainability, digitalization and social responsibility. Through excellent teaching and research, we make a decisive contribution to the economy, politics and society in the region and beyond. Together with our partners in the U!REKA University Alliance, we form a European university.

The following permanent position is available in Faculty 2: Computer Science and Engineering by October 01, 2025:

Professor 
„Artificial Intelligence in Communication Networks“ (m/f/d)

(W2 salary scale HBesG, Hessian Federal Civil Service Remuneration Act) 
Job advertisement number P47/2024

Are you passionate about artificial intelligence and how it can make our communication networks more powerful, efficient, and sustainable? At our university, you will have the opportunity not only to pass on your knowledge to the next generation of engineers but also to actively contribute to innovative research aiming to achieve a sustainable future. We are excited about the prospect of working with you to advance both teaching and research in these vital areas.

Your tasks:

• You will contribute your theoretical and practical experience to the courses of our Bachelor's and Master's degree programs “Elektrotechnik”, “Informationstechnik” and “Information Technology” in German and English, among others.
• In particular, you represent the subject areas of AI, fundamentals of software development and communication technology.
• You supervise our students in their project, Bachelor's and Master's theses (preferably in cooperation with your practice partners).
• You will be involved in applied and interdisciplinary research, particularly in the subject area, and initiate/maintain collaborations with practice partners in Germany and abroad.
• You actively participate in the further development of our department and our university and contribute to its internationalization. 

Your profile:

• You have a university degree in computer science, electrical engineering, information technology, mathematics, or a comparable subject area and can prove your scientific qualification through a doctorate.
• You have at least 5 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years outside the university sector, or can provide evidence of additional academic achievements.
• You can provide evidence of teaching experience, e.g. through teaching assignments, experience in education, or didactic training courses.
• You have extensive and application-related experience and knowledge in the fields of AI methods, mobile, and software development.
• You are committed, team-oriented and enjoy internationally networked thinking and acting as well as interdisciplinary, diversity-sensitive work in teaching and research.
• Ideally, you can also demonstrate your scientific qualifications through publications at leading international conferences and/or in journals.
• German language skills of at least level C1 are mandatory.

Please submit a research and teaching concept that meets the requirements of the position and the department with your application. Further information on what makes a professorship with us so exciting, what requirements you need to fulfill, and what application documents you need can be found at: www.frankfurt-university.de/karriere-prof.

For any inquiries, please feel free to contact the Chair of the Appointment Committee, Professor Andreas Pech, via email at pech@fb2.fra-uas.de.

Our offer:

• we promote the compatibility of family and career through self-determined work with a large amount of freedom in terms of content and time as well as our activities within the framework of the “audit family-friendly university” certificate
• structured onboarding by the department's “Professorship” service team and our university didactics week
• the university's own AI cluster for current research and development
• the possibility of admission to our doctoral center “Applied Computer Science” PZAI with independent doctoral rights in case of special research strength
• internationally oriented environment to carry out joint teaching and research projects
• support in the preparation of your national and international research proposals by our “Research, Innovation and Transfer - FIT” department
• free Hessen state ticket and good transport links (public transport, underground parking), bicycle-friendly facilities (including bicycle parking spaces, service stations and service pedelecs)
• a lively campus in the heart of Europe with an extensive sports and events program (CampusSport, CampusKultur)

The position is open-ended. When first appointed to a professorship, employment is initially in a probationary civil servant relationship or in a permanent employment relationship with a three-year probationary period. Further employment requirements and duties are set out in sections 67 - 69, 75 and 76 of the Hessian Higher Education Act (available at www.hmwk.hessen.de).

We are actively committed to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion. We expressly welcome applications from people with a history of migration and attach great importance to family-friendly working hours. Persons with a severe disability or equivalent will be given preferential consideration if they have the same qualifications. Our university is also committed to increasing the proportion of women employed in STEM professions and therefore strongly encourages women to apply.

Contact

Have we convinced you? Then please send your application with the usual informative documents (incl. certificate evaluation (https://www.frankfurt-university.de/en/about-us/karriere/internationalapplications/), list of publications, projects, presentation of previous teaching and research activities) by December 09, 2024, stating the reference number, by e-mail to info-prof@hr.frauas.de (please send all documents in one PDF file):

To the President of the 
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences 
Human Resources and Personnel Development 
Nibelungenplatz 1, 60318 Frankfurt 
www.frankfurt-university.de