Tenure-Track Position for Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence (solely for female applicants) in JKU Linz

In accordance with the collective agreement for employees and the Austrian Universities Act, the Institute for Symbolic Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences announces the opening for a full-time (40 h/week), six-year Tenure-Track position at the Johannes Kepler University Linz. The university wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and therefore, this position is open exclusively for female applications in support of the Development Plan.

The position is dedicated to highly qualified junior researchers with a Doctorate/PhD and corresponding expertise in the field of Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence. The position offers the possibility of concluding a qualification agreement that – upon the successful completion of the requirements as outlined in the agreement – may result in a permanent position as Associate Professor (§ 99 Sec. 5 and 6 of the Austrian Universities Act).

The successful candidate should have an outstanding academic track record in the field of symbolic or subsymbolic AI after completing the Doctorate/PhD demonstrating excellence in academic publishing, and possessing expertise teaching university-level courses.

Detailed information on the position and its strategic direction of research, the focus in research and teaching, the expected scope of contributions to teaching/education, the required degree of professional experience, the main qualification goals, as well as information regarding the existing research infrastructure, and other job-specific requirements can be found in the detailed job description at www.jku.at/tenuretrack.