Assistant/Full Professorship for Embedded Systems Engineering

About TU Darmstadt

TU Darmstadt stands for excellent and relevant science. We are playing a decisive role in shaping far-reaching processes of global change—from energy transition to artificial intelligence—through outstanding scientific knowledge and innovative academic programs. We group our cutting-edge research into three fields: Energy and Environment, Information and Intelligence, Matter and Materials. We are a university with strong ties to the Frankfurt Rhine-Main metropolitan region and a very strong international focus. We are committed to European values and European integration.

About the professorship in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology – founded in 1882 by Erasmus Kittler – covers a broad spectrum of topics in basic and applied research as well as teaching.

The professorship for Embedded Systems Engineering is intended to cover research topics in the composition of hardware-software systems, embedded programming, realtime operating systems and platforms, development environments and development processes for embedded systems, or a related field.

A suitable research profile may address challenges in the following exemplary areas:

• testing/verification of software & hardware together with their environment (with a focus on safety, security, resilience),
• life cycle of hardware vs. software,
• seamless integration of hardware-assisted functions,
• software product lines,
• software development for new computing platforms, eg quantum computers or neuromorphic computing.

A broad field of applications is desired, eg in biomedical engineering, Industry 4.0, or automation. Participation in teaching within the degree programs of the department is a prerequisite.

Your profile

We are looking for

• a candidate with internationally outstanding qualification in an early career phase with promising potential (W2 Tenure Track) or
• an experienced candidate with an outstanding scientific track record and international visibility (W3),

who can cover the field of Embedded Systems Engineering in research and teaching.

As part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main metropolitan region, Technical University of Darmstadt and its surroundings are known by living internationality. The core element of this is a cosmopolitan climate with functional multilingualism at our university. Therefore, very good English and, at the latest after three years, good German language skills are expected.

Applicants for a W2 assistant professorship with tenure track must have the potential to develop an outstanding academic profile in the field of Embedded Systems Engineering. Initial significant publications and experience in third-party funding and teaching are desirable.

The assistant professorship is designated as a qualification professorship in accordance with §70 HessHG (Hessisches Hochschulgesetz). Accordingly, the duration of the academic activity during and after the doctorate should generally not exceed nine years or four years after the doctorate. This maximum duration may be extended in the event of birth or adoption of children. Furthermore, applicants should have completed their doctorate at a university other than TU Darmstadt or have worked scientifically outside TU Darmstadt for at least two years after completing their doctorate.

A tenure track is planned for the assistant professorship: After a successful probationary phase of six years, there is an immediate transition to a permanent professorship. For further information, please refer to the statutes for assistant professorships at the Technical University of Darmstadt.

Applicants for a W3 professorship must have an outstanding academic profile with highly visible research contributions in the field of Embedded Systems Engineering. A proven track record of successful collaboration in international research teams and significant experience outside TU Darmstadt are required. Experience in science management and with the management of large collaborative and industrial projects and in cooperation with industry are an advantage. For the W3 professorship, the recruitment requirements of §§ 67 and 68 HessHG (Hessisches Hochschulgesetz) apply.

We offer

Technical University of Darmstadt offers varied and challenging assignments, freedom to work independently, the latest technologies, good collaboration between colleagues in partnership, needs-based training opportunities and customized personnel development.

• Development and organization – comprehensive in-house training offers, including the opportunity for continuing education and development;
• Sustainable and mobile – eligibility to free public transport in the state of Hesse with the LandesTicket Hessen (Hesse StateTicket), in addition to opportunities to working mobile at times;
• Fit and healthy – free of charge preventive medical check-ups and a wide-ranging subsidized sports program;
• Work-life balance – flexible working time models, plus BGM ( Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement – University Health Management);
• Family-friendliness and career – Technical University of Darmstadt is certified as a family-friendly university and offers a dual career program

TU Darmstadt intends to increase the number of female employees and encourages female candidates to apply. In case of equal qualifications, applicants with a degree of disability of at least 50 or equal will be given preference.

Your application

Applications should be in English and include a cover letter with a research and teaching statements, a curriculum vitae including the academic career path, a research and teaching concept, a list of publications, copies of relevant diplomas and certificates, and an overview of previous teaching experiences (including evaluation results). The cover letter should contain a statement about the intended professorship level (W3 or W2 with tenure track).

Applications should be sent preferably as a single PDF via email to dekanat@etit.tu-darmstadt.de with the subject: “Embedded Systems Engineering No. 6”

or to:

Technische Universität Darmstadt, Deanery Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Application Embedded Systems Engineering No 6, Fraunhoferstrasse 4 D-64283 Darmstadt, Germany

Further inquiries concerning the position may be addressed to the head of the selection committee, Prof. Christian Hochberger (phone number: +49 6151 16-21151, E-Mail: hochberger@rs.tu-darmstadt.de).

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