Academic Councilor for Computer Graphics and Multimedia Systems (f/m/d)

Area: Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology | Job scope: full-time | Duration of employment: for life | Posting-ID: 5348 The University of Siegen is a modern university with an international orientation and a focus on interdisciplinary research. It currently has around 18,000 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:

In the Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, Professorship for Computer Graphics and Multimedia Systems, we are looking for an academic councilor from the earliest possible date on at the following conditions:

• 100 % = 41,00 hours
• Pay grade A13 LBesG NRW
• for life

Your tasks

• Adoption and independent execution of tasks in research and teaching in the field of computer graphics, e. g., in the areas of neural graphics, rendering, scientific visualization or graphical simulation; a research relation to machine learning is advantageous.
• Support and independent activities in the acquisition of third-party funded research projects.
• Conceptual support and further development of the GPU cluster hardware for teaching and research in cooperation with the visual computing professorships and the computing center
• Assumption of independent teaching duties in the amount of 5 semester hours per week; teaching is predominantly offered in English and 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)
• Periods of fulltime employment in the thematically relevant environment/topic area of 3 years and 6 months after graduation or 1 year after completion of the doctoral degree
• High ability for scientific work and experience in the research field of computer graphics, 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 expression in English, as well as the willingness to acquire knowledge of written and spoken German within 4 years

Our range of services:

• A permanent position in a civil service relationship for life.
• 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

We look forward to receiving your application by 06.12.2022. Please apply exclusively via our job portal (https://jobs.uni-siegen.de). Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications in writing or by e-mail.

Your contact person

Prof. Dr. Andreas Kolb
0271/740-2404
andreas.kolb@uni-siegen.de Equal opportunities and diversity are promoted and embodied at the University of Siegen. The advertisement is explicitly addressed to people of all genders; applications from women will be given special consideration in accordance with the State Equal Opportunities Act. We also welcome applications from people with different personal, social, and cultural backgrounds, people with severe disabilities, and people of equal status.