Tenure Track Assistant Professors in Artificial Intelligence (1.6-2.0 FTE) (V25.0238)

We have openings for two Assistant Professors to strengthen our position in the following fields:

• Machine Learning / Pattern Recognition
• Machine Learning / Generative AI

Machine Learning / Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition are subareas of AI aimed at the development of algorithms and models capable of learning from data, recognizing patterns, and signal analysis. Tasks include image and speech recognition, recommendation systems, and predictive analytics.

Machine Learning / Generative AI
Generative AI addresses the creation of multi-modal content in the form of text, images, and videos using AI systems. Methods are needed for the combination of various data types and for continual, persistent learning.

For a more detailed description of each of these positions, please see the corresponding profile reports: https://www.rug.nl/fse/organization/vacatures/vacatures/structuurrapporten/.

We offer you a full-time position and excellent career opportunities in our faculty’s career system Career Paths in Science and Engineering, including the perspective to get a permanent appointment (tenure) in 1-3 years and become Full Professor in approximately 10 years.

As Assistant Professor with a focus on research you will:

• set up and develop your own research line and research group
• teach in and contribute to the development of the degree programmes Artificial Intelligence and Computational Cognitive Science
• supervise PhD students
• acquire external funding
• promote the societal relevance of your research
• contribute to the organisation of the faculty, for example by participating in working groups and committees

At the stage of Assistant Professor, 60% of your time is dedicated to research, 30% to teaching, and 10% to organisational tasks.

Details about Career Paths in Science and Engineering, including criteria for promotion, can be found at https://www.rug.nl/fse/meet-the-faculty/vacatures/vacatures/careerpathsinscienceandengineering/career-system/

The positions advertised here all have as focus domain "research".

Organisation
The University of Groningen is a research university with a global outlook, deeply rooted in Groningen, City of Talent. Groningen is the lively capital of the Northern Netherlands with a high quality of life and affordable living conditions. The University has 34,000 students in BSc and MSc programmes, 4400 PhD students, and 4600 staff members. Our students and staff come from all around the world.

Quality has been our top priority for over four hundred years, and with success: the University is currently in or around the top 100 on several influential ranking lists. The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is the largest faculty within the University. We offer first-rate education and research in a wide range of science and engineering disciplines, from classical disciplines such as mathematics, astronomy and mechanical engineering, to interdisciplinary fields such as artificial intelligence, pharmacy and nanoscience. At FSE, education and research are strongly intertwined, and we value a strong disciplinary basis for our students.

Our programmes in science and engineering, while diverse, share a common view on best practices for research-driven, international education. We are proud of the open, inclusive, and informal character of our community.

The position we offer will be embedded in the Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. The Bernoulli Institute has expertise in Cognitive Engineering, Visualisation, Cognitive Modeling, Multi-agent Systems and Machine Learning. These provide the local context for the position. In addition, there are strong collaborations with the UMCG. Furthermore, the Bernoulli Institute participates in the Jantina Tammes School for Digital Society, Technology and Artificial Intelligence, and the Groningen Cognitive Systems and Materials Center (CogniGron).

We seek candidates with the following characteristics:

• a PhD degree in Artificial Intelligence or a related field
• excellent research qualities, as shown by a publication record in international peer-reviewed journals and proceedings of renowned conferences and a research statement
• a great affinity with and a good track record in teaching, appropriate for the career stage
• preferably at least two years of postdoctoral experience outside of the Netherlands
• a relevant international network
• the potential to acquire substantial research grants from external sources
• demonstrable communicative and organisational competences
• leadership competence and experience, appropriate for the career stage
• the ambition and the potential to develop academically
• the ability to work well with others in international and diverse teams
• good command of spoken and written English.

Furthermore, we expect all new staff members to either have a University Teaching Qualification (Dutch: Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs) or obtain it within three years and, if they do not already speak it, to learn the Dutch language within at most five years.

To improve the gender balance in the institute, we particularly encourage female candidates to apply to these positions.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering of the University of Groningen was the first on the European mainland to introduce a tenure track career policy, 20 years ago, and with significant success. We have attracted great talents that have contributed strongly to the worldwide leading position of our faculty’s ten research institutes. Our career system has helped our staff members to develop highly successful and rewarding academic careers. The latest version of this system, ‘Career Paths in Science and Engineering’, offers:

• diverse career paths with a focus on research, education or impact
• dynamic career paths, in which staff members can switch focus in the course of their career
• promotion to Assistant Professor level 1, in combination with a permanent contract, already after 1 - 3 years, provided the relevant criteria are met
• promotion to Associate Professor after 5 years, and promotion to Full Professor after another 5 years, if the corresponding criteria are met
• significant freedom for staff members whether and when to apply for promotion.

For more information about Career Paths in Science and Engineering, see: https://www.rug.nl/fse/meet-the-faculty/vacatures/vacatures/careerpathsinscienceandengineering. Please consider the career path with a focus on research for the criteria for tenure and for promotion to more senior positions.

As starting conditions, we offer a salary, depending on qualifications and work experience:

• from € 4,537 up to a maximum of € 7,056 gross per month (scale 11 or 12 CAO Dutch Universities, depending on your career stage) for a full-time position as Assistant Professor

Additionally, we offer:

• a holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of respectively 8% and 8.3% of your yearly salary
• a pension scheme
• maternity and parental leave
• the possibility of working part-time (0.9 FTE or 0.8 FTE)
• a mentor programme and a broad range of opportunities for personal development

Consider our website for more information about the working conditions at the University of Groningen: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us

We invite you to submit a complete application including:

• a cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position
• a curriculum vitae, including a list of your publications, a description of your teaching experience, and a list with names and contact details of references
• a list of five self-selected papers with an explanation of your contribution and what impact it made on science and/or society
• a statement of your teaching goals and experience
• a research statement, including a description of your scientific interest and plans.

You may apply for this position until 22 May 11:59pm / before 23 May 2025 Dutch local time (CEST) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website).

The selection interviews will take place in the first half of June 2025.

The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/

Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode and European Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code

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