Connectionists: FULL PROFESSOR (W3oL, tenured) of MEDICAL INFORMATICS at ULM UNIVERSITY

[Friedhelm Schwenker]

The Medical Faculty of Ulm University invites applications for the 
position of a

FULL PROFESSOR (W3oL, tenured) of MEDICAL INFORMATICS (Reference-code 
108590)

Ulm University, School of Medicine is one of Germanys top performing 
medical institutions in the fields of biomedical and clinical research. 
Dedicated to providing excellent teaching and training for our future 
scientists and physicians in order to enhance high quality research and 
health care.

The School of Medicine, Institute of Medical Systems Biology, offers a 
faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor (W3oL, tenured) of 
Medical Informatics. This position will support the Universitys mission 
and commitment to excellence and diversity in our students, faculty, 
staff and all our activities. We are seeking candidates with expertise 
in areas such as method development, e.g. semantic interoperability, 
machine learning, big data and learning systems in the health sector. 
Candidates are expected to intensify and complement the existing 
research focus and -networks and actively participate in existing centers
(Comprehensive Cancer Center Ulm - CCCU, Center for Trauma Research, 
Center for Personalized Medicine).

Responsibilities include establishing an independent research program in 
methodological, collaborative and interdisciplinary research, actively 
participating in the graduate and molecular medical training programs, 
and synergizing with the clinical informatics services. The candidate 
should participate in teaching courses of the Medical Faculty (esp. 
Molecular Medicine) and in the application subject area "Medicine for 
computer scientists". The professorship will be an integral part of the 
area "Medical Informatics" of the International Graduate School in 
Molecular Medicine Ulm (IGradU).

We are seeking candidates who can develop innovative approaches to 
current health-care challenges with high clinical impact. A demonstrated 
record of high-quality peer-reviewed publications and the ability to 
successfully compete for grant funding are essential. Please send your 
comprehensive application including a completed application form 
(available 
at:http://fakultaet.medizin.uni-ulm.de/aktuelles/stellenausschreibungen) 
Prof. Dr. Thomas Wirth, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Ulm University, 
Albert- Einstein-Allee 7, 89081 Ulm (Germany).

Application deadline: 28.09.2018

Handicapped people with equal qualifications will be employed 
preferentially. The University Ulm strives for an increased proportion 
of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages 
female qualified scientists to apply for the position. In general, 
full-time positions are divisible.