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In the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology the following professorship is to be filled at the earliest possible date:

W2-University Professorship (f/m/d) in Digital Systems and Integrated Circuits

The aim of the position is to further strengthen the collaboration between the Departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and contribute to the university's profile area "Intelligent Technical Systems".

We are looking for an outstandingly qualified person with a proven scientific track record and relevant peer-reviewed publications who can comprehensively cover the field of "Digital Systems and Integrated Circuits" in research and teaching (i.e. digital chip design in terms of description, design and testing). Exemplary research topics are:

• Fault-tolerant and resilient architectures and systems
• Resource-efficient systems
• Hardware accelerators for current application domains

The professorship is expected to offer compulsory and elective courses in the Bachelor's and Master's programs in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Electrical Systems Engineering. In particular, the existing compulsory lectures "Fundamentals of VLSI Design", and, in cooperation with Department of Computer Science "Computer Architecture" and "Digital Technology" are to be offered. Practice-oriented elective courses on chip design shall also be offered, e.g. VLSI design flow automation, RISC-V processor design, and modern hardware description languages.

We expect the ability and willingness to teach courses in digital systems and integrated circuits in the degree programs of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, and in particular contribute to the compulsory courses in the Computer Engineering program that are jointly offered with the Department of Computer Science.

Further, we expect the willingness to participate in academic self-administration, to teach courses in German as well as in English, and to develop digital teaching formats. Candidates should ideally have some experience in obtaining and managing third-party funding, such as DFG projects, and teaching courses relevant to the respective position. Successful candidates will be expected to actively participate in proposals for collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects, and to participate in existing projects and research centers. Paderborn University offers several opportunities for this, such as the Software Innovation Campus Paderborn (SICP) and the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC²). There are also opportunities for cooperation with the Heinz Nixdorf Institute (HNI), the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design (IEM), and the Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nanosystems (ENAS).

Recruitment requirements:

§ 36 Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 to 4 HG NRW HG NRW (University law of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia) (completed university degree, pedagogical aptitude, Ph.D. degree and additional academic achievements).

Since Paderborn University seeks to increase the number of female professors, applications of woman are especially welcome. In case of equal qualification and scientific achievements, they will receive preferential treatment according to the North Rhine-Westphalian Equal Opportunities Policy (LGG), unless there are cogent reasons to give preference to another applicant. Likewise, applications of disabled people with appropriate qualification are explicitly requested. This also applies to people with equal status according to the German social law SGB IX.

Paderborn University is certified as a family-friendly university. With our Dual Career Service, we support your partner with career orientation in the region if required. We will be happy to provide you with information about living and working in Paderborn and help you to find childcare options. If you are coming to us from abroad, our Welcome ̽»¨ÉçÇø will support you on your arrival in Germany.

For further information, please contact the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Prof. Dr. Jens Förstner (jens.foerstner@uni-paderborn.de).

Applications with the usual documents (Curriculum vitae, certificates, list of publications, list of courses, research and teaching concept, and teaching evaluations, if available) must be submitted, quoting the reference number 6833, by June 30, 2025 online via the application portal of Paderborn University: .

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Prof. Dr. Jürgen Klüners
Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
Paderborn University
Warburger Straße 100
33098 Paderborn