Professorship (W2 with tenure track to W3) for knowledge-based systems Universität zu Lübeck

The University of Lübeck is renowned for its excellence in research and teaching. We are a modern foundation university offering thematically focused degree programs. Under the motto “Focus on Life,” we, as a life sciences university, offer a wide range of disciplines, from medicine, health sciences, and psychology to mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and engineering.

We are seeking to fill a

W2 TT W3-professorship for knowledge-based systems (w/m/d)at the Institute for Information Systems (IFIS) at the University of Lübeck

The professorship is initially limited to 5 years at W2, with the possibility of extension and simultaneous promotion to W3 upon positive evaluation.

We are looking for a candidate who has demonstrated excellence in fundamental research in computer science in the field of the advertised professorship and who represents this excellence in research and teaching.

The position:

The holder of the professorship should establish their own working group at the Institute for Information Systems (www.ifis.uni-luebeck.de).

Furthermore, the future holder of the position should have outstanding scientific achievements, a successful track record in acquiring third-party funding (especially DFG), and interdisciplinary project experience. In addition, the successful candidate should be internationally recognized and have proven scientific experience in one or more of the following research areas:

• Modeling and representation of contextual knowledge
• Cognitively inspired information processing
• Data management
• Application of databases in the field of complex systems
• Ontologies (e.g., Semantic Web).

We are looking for a candidate who works at the interface between cognitively inspired knowledge approaches and practical computer science. Previous experience in the fields of human-centered AI, intelligent systems, and robotics is an advantage.

We expect a willingness to collaborate within IFIS and computer science and a possible connection to medical informatics and other institutes at the university, as well as collaboration with the university's Scientific Computing department. The range of tasks also includes the acquisition of third-party funding and the initiation and assumption of interdisciplinary project. Applicants are expected to participate scientifically in the institute's research priorities and the university's profile areas, in particular LEMMI (Lübeck Environments for Minds and Machines in Interaction, https://www2.uni-luebeck.de/lemmi/) and “Human-AI Interaction.” In teaching, the successful candidate will be expected to take over the “Databases” lecture and participate in the “Computer Science” (Bachelor's and Master's, German-language) and “Artificial Intelligence” (Master's, part-time, English-language) degree programs, as well as other degree programs in the university's STEM sections.

The university is committed to increasing the proportion of female professors and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. Women with equivalent qualifications, skills, and professional achievements will be given preference.

Reference is made to §§ 61 and 63 of the Higher Education Act.

The university is committed to employing people with severe disabilities. Therefore, applicants with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration if they are suitably qualified. We expressly welcome applications from people with a migration background.

We expressly do not require photographs/application photos and therefore ask that you refrain from sending them.

Please apply with the usual documents, including your resume, copies of certificates, academic career, list of publications (separated into peer-reviewed original works and review articles), a teaching and research concept, and a list of third-party funding acquired, exclusively electronically via the University of Lübeck's application portal.

If you have any questions regarding the organizational process, please contact the Office of Central Committees and Appointment Law, University of Lübeck petra.niehoff@uni-luebeck.de.

Please direct any questions regarding the content of the professorship to the chair of the appointment committee, Prof. Dr. Thomas Eisenbarth, at thomas.eisenbarth@uni-luebeck.de. Please submit your application, including the standard documents—such as your resume, copies of your academic transcripts, a summary of your academic career, a list of publications (separated into peer-reviewed original works and review articles), a teaching and research plan, and a list of external funding secured—exclusively via the University of Lübeck’s online application portal by 22.05.2026 via our online application form.