Professorship (W2) in Computer Science with specialisation in Robot Manipulation

»WE OFFER

CHALLENGES«

Discovering new things, driving projects forward and taking responsibility : at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS), we count on employees who do just that. Together with our 150 or so professors, we seek new solutions, approaches and answers to the many and varied challenges of our time. In doing so, we aim to make H-BRS even better – and with it the more than 9,000 students from over 100 countries in 40 study programmes that make up our university. Are you ready to take on the challenge?

There is a

professorship (W2) in Computer Science (d / m / w), with specialisation in Robot Manipulation

in the Computer Science department at the Sankt Augustin campus available as soon as possible.

The contract is permanent.

Your responsibilities :

You will

• provide courses in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Computer Science, Business Informatics and especially in the international Master’s programme “Autonomous Systems” of the department in English and German, depending on the programme to which the course belongs.
• carry out research and development projects, source and manage third-party-funded projects and participate in science transfer.
• support domestic, international and interdisciplinary collaboration with academic, business and societal institutions.
• actively engage in the university’s system of academic autonomy.
• contribute to implementing the University Development Plan, in particular with regard to sustainability targets.
• participate in the establishment and development of study programmes, primarily in the area of Autonomous Systems.
• engage in the (co-)supervision of PhD students, e.g., via the PhD programme of the Graduate Institute of NRW (Promotionskolleg NRW).
• play an active role in the activities and development of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems (A2S) and the Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it).
• initiate, acquire and manage research and development activities, including the acquisition of third-party funding, especially in the fields of motion planning, robot manipulation, and human-robot collaboration.
• mentor and prepare our student team for national and international robotics competitions.

The professorship offers excellent opportunities to bring in your own interests and work them into the research and teaching activities of the university.

What we expect : You must

In addition, experience teaching at a university or comparable institution, experience developing new teaching concepts and content, and experience supervising bachelor’s and master’s students is desirable. Previous experience acquiring third-party funding for research and development projects and a good network within the German and international research community is an advantage. Experience in the (co-)supervision of PhD theses is an advantage.

What we offer : As an employer, we

H-BRS promotes diversity and equal opportunities. We are seeking to increase the number of female academics at our university and therefore particularly encourage applications from women. Therefore, preference will be given to women with equal aptitude, ability and professional performance. H-BRS is proud to be certified as a family friendly university. Those with disabilities and other needs are part of our university, and inclusion is a top priority. The role is also available on a part-time basis.

For more information about the professorship opportunity, please contact Prof. Dr. Teena Hassan (email : , tel : +49 2241-865-9608). For information about equal opportunities at H-BRS, please contact our Equal Opportunity Commissioner Dr. Barbara Hillen-Haas by tel : +49 2241 865 268 or by email : . Become part of Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) and use our to send us your application by 18th August 2024.