Aarhus University, Denmark – an international top-100 University – has made an ambitious strategic investment in a 5-year recruitment plan to radically expand the Department of Computer Science (www.cs.au.dk). For this call, we encourage applicants that can contribute to our basic theoretical research in efficient algorithms for Machine Learning. Therefore, the department invites applications from candidates that are driven by excellence in research and teaching as well as external collaboration on societal challenges.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to and shape the research and teaching as well as the industrial and societal collaboration associated with the department expansion. The position is open from February 1st, 2022.
Research areas at the department
The department has research groups within “Algorithms, Data Structures and Foundations for Machine Learning”, Data- Intensive Systems”, “Computational Complexity and Game Theory”, “Cryptography and Security”, “Logic and Semantics”, “Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction”, “Human Computer Interaction” and “Programming Languages”. This call is aimed at strengthening and expanding our strategic development of excellent theoretical research in foundational and efficient algorithms for Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science.
Applicants for Full professor positions are expected to meet the criteria for fullprofessors. All applicants are requested to include a link to their Google Scholar profile in their application. Your application must be uploaded together with letters of recommendation no later than Monday November 8th, 2021.
As department we wish to build a computer science research and study environment with equality and diversity as a core value for recruitment as well as for daily study and work life. If you have visions for or experience with activities or initiatives to support such a core value in a computer science context, we encourage you to describe them in your application.
Place of Employment and Place of Work
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Åbogade 34, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
Further information on the position can be obtained from Head of Department, Professor Kaj Grønbæk kgronbak@cs.au.dk.
About Department of Computer Science at Aarhus University
The Department of Computer Science is located in a recently built new campus called IT-City Katrinebjerg, where many institutions and companies working with information technology are located. The Department has a staff of approximately 140 employees including 12 full professors, 17 associate professors, 9 assistant professors (Tenure Track), 23 postdocs, 60 PhD students, and 20 Tech-Admin Staff. The student population is approximately 800. The Department is ranked in Top 100 on the subject rankings for Computer Science on both Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Ranking. Read more about the Department of Computer Science on www.cs.au.dk
About the Digitization initiative at Aarhus University
Aarhus University is currently making a strategic effort to increase the number of students graduating in computer science and II. Because of this strategic effort the department is expected to expand significantly until 2025. If you are interested in reading more about the expansion please read: Digitization initiative atAarhus University is very important for Science and Technology.
The benefits of working in Denmark
Denmark as a country offers the opportunity to pursue a career without compromising your family life and in general work-life balance in Denmark are among the best in Europe. In addition, Denmark is a safe place to live with a very low crime rate and is in general secure and equal. The Danish society builds on a welfare system which means your taxes goes into welfare services such as free healthcare and education. Taxes in Denmark are high but international academic staff members can, under certain conditions, benefit from a special tax scheme to further improve working conditions. On top of this collective agreements guarantee you a safe workplace, fair wages, pay during sickness, paid paternity/-maternity leave, flexible workhours and much more. If you want to know more about the Danish way of life please visit: Life in Denmark.
Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the assessment committee, if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. The selection is made based on an assessment of who of the candidates are most relevant considering the requirements of the advertisement. All applicants will be notified within 6 weeks whether their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee and will receive his/her assessment. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants, including the main considerations emphasized during the selection process.
Your application must be uploaded together with letters of recommendation no later than Monday November 8th, 2021.
Letter of reference
If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline. Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.
Formalities and salary range
Science and Technology refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment ofAcademic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science,Technology and Innovation.
The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.
Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.
Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Confederation of Professional Associations.
Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, for us to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background.
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 39,000 students (FTEs) and 8,000 employees and has an annual revenue of EUR 884 million. Learn more at www.au.dk/en
Questions about the position?
Kaj GrønbækHead of Department, Department of Computer Sciencekgronbak@cs.au.dk
Questions about application and proces?
Nat-Tech Administrative Centre – Nat-Tech HR+4593508353Nat-Tech.HR.Emply@au.dk
Deadline: Monday 8 Nov 2021 at 23:59 CET