Full Professor in "Automatic Control"

Technische Universität München (TUM)

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for the position of

Full Professor
in » Automatic Control «

to begin in summer semester 2027. The position is a tenured W3 position.

Scientific environment
The professorship will be assigned to the Department of Engineering Physics and Computation at the TUM School of Engineering and Design.

Responsibilities
The responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the promotion of early-career scientists. We seek to appoint an expert in the research area of Automatic Control with a focus on model-based control, fault-tolerant, optimal and distributed control, robustness and uncertainties adaptive control and autonomy. Interdisciplinary and application driven research is very welcome. Teaching responsibilities include courses in fundamentals in system theory and control sciences, especially also for bachelor students.

Qualifications
We are looking for candidates with an exceptional international research and teaching reputation and an established academic record through an internationally recognized research program. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree or equivalent scientific qualification, as well as pedagogical aptitude, are prerequisites. Substantial research experience abroad is expected, practical resp. industry experience is welcome.

Our Offer
TUM provides excellent working conditions in a lively scientific community, embedded in the vibrant research environment of the Greater Munich Area. The TUM environment is multicultural, with English serving as a common interface for scientific interaction.
TUM offers attractive and performance-based salary conditions and social benefits.
The TUM Munich Dual Career Office (MDCO) provides tailored career consulting to the partners of newly appointed professors. The MDCO assists the relocation and integration of new professors, their partners and accompanying family members.

Your Application
TUM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from women. The position is suitable for disabled persons. Disabled applicants will be given preference in case of generally equivalent suitability, aptitude and professional performance.
Application documents should be submitted in accordance with TUM’s application guidelines for professors. These guidelines and detailed information about the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System are available at www.tum.de/faculty-recruiting. Here you will also find TUM’s information on collecting and processing personal data as part of the application process.

Please submit your application by October 5th, 2025 via the TUM recruitment portal: www.recruit.tum.de

For any queries please contact faculty-recruitment@ed.tum.de.