Connectionists: Assistant Professorship (Juniorprofessur) Tenure Track W2 for Robotics at the University of Lübeck

[Sebastian Otte]

The Institute of Robotics and Cognitive Systems (Section of Computer 
Science/Technology) at the University of Lübeck has a vacancy for an 
Assistant Professorship (Juniorprofessur) Tenure Track W2 for Robotics 
for an initial period of three years with an option to extend for a 
further three years. According to §3 of the rules of procedure for 
junior professorships at the University of Lübeck, there is the 
possibility of appointment to a tenured position (W2) at the end of the 
six-year period, provided that the requirements under civil service law 
and higher education law are met. Please take §64 of the Higher 
Education Act of the State of Schleswig-Holstein into account.

The future holder of the position should represent the field of robotics 
in research and teaching. Furthermore, the holder of the professorship 
shall establish their own working group at the Institute of Robotics and 
Cognitive Systems (www.rob.uni-luebeck.de). The future holder of the 
position should have a very good doctorate and demonstrable scientific 
experience in one or more of the following research areas:

- Modelling, simulation, and control of robots
- Robot kinematics and dynamics
- Robot sensor technology, e.g., force and moment sensor technology
- Robotic systems, e.g., telerobotic systems, humanoid robots, etc.
- Soft robotics and continuum robotics
- AI and machine learning methods in robotics
- Human-robot collaboration and safe autonomous robot systems
- AR/VR in robotics
- Applications of AI and robotics in medicine

We expect a willingness to collaborate with medical engineering research 
programmes (e.g., KI SIGS, KI Med Ökosystem, etc.) of the University. 
The range of tasks also includes the acquisition of third-party funds 
and the assumption of project management. The applicant is expected to 
be scientifically involved in the research focus areas of the institute 
and the profile areas of the university, especially in the context of 
projects acquired by the institute itself (public funding, industrial 
cooperations, etc.). The position holder is expected to be willing to 
cooperate with the “Lübeck Innovation Hub for Robotic Surgery” (LIROS), 
the "Center for Doctoral Studies Lübeck" and the "Open Lab for Robotics 
and Imaging in Industry and Medicine" (OLRIM).

In teaching, participation in the degree programme "Robotics and 
Autonomous Systems" (German-language Bachelor’s, English-language 
Master’s) as well as the other degree programmes of the university’s 
STEM sections is expected.

The University strives to increase the number of female professors and 
therefore strongly encourages suitably qualified women to apply. Women 
are given priority in cases of equal aptitude, ability, and professional 
performance.

The university is committed to the employment of severely disabled 
people. Therefore, severely disabled applicants will be given 
preferential consideration if they are suitable. We expressly welcome 
applications from people with a migration background.

We expressly refrain from requesting photographs/application photos and 
therefore ask you to refrain from doing so. You will find the required 
templates and further information on the application process in the 
application instructions at:

https://www.uni-luebeck.de/structure/sektionen/geschaeftsstelle-mint/berufungsverfahren-stellen.html

Applications with the usual documents, including curriculum vitae, 
copies of certificates, scientific career, list of publications 
(separated into peer-reviewed original papers and review articles), 
three selected offprints as well as a list of acquired third-party funds 
should be sent by 15.10.2023, preferably as an electronic application 
(one single PDF file), to

petra.niehoff(at)uni-luebeck.de.

The application presentations are expected to take place on 
28.11./29.11.2023.

An additional postal application can be sent to:

Präsidentin der Universität zu Lübeck
Prof. Dr. med. Gabriele Gillessen-Kaesbach
Geschäftsstelle Berufungen-Bereich MINT
z.Hd. Frau Petra Niehoff
Ratzeburger Allee 160, Haus 1, 23562 Lübeck

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