Open position for a Professor of Computer Science at University of Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG
Area: Dependable Real-time and Embedded Software Systems
Ref: F1-050002
The professor position opened is intended to complement and strengthen the existing research expertise in the Computer Science and Communication Research Unit (CSC) of the Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication at the University of Luxembourg.
We welcome candidates with an excellent research record in Software and Systems, focusing on real-time & embedded systems engineering. The research encompasses the software dimension while being aware of the hardware layer (or the other way round). Furthermore the candidate should be knowledgeable in the following research areas currently covered by the research unit: fault tolerance, distributed frameworks and infrastructures, automated testing, formal verification, model driven engineering and development methodologies.
The University of Luxembourg will provide means to the new professor to build a research team and a project portfolio. The new professor will be offered a highly competitive salary and will be able to benefit from a very dynamic environment of a young and growing university. The University of Luxembourg, created in 2003, aims to build a strong and excellent academic staff and for this provides excellent opportunities for newly recruited academic staff for developing their own research and academic career.
The Computer Science and Communication Research Unit (CSC) has succeeded in attracting many excellent researchers. The full CSC staff, made of 150 members, provides a rich and dynamic environment for the new professor to develop a research group.
Teaching will be done in the existing and future curricula at bachelor, master and PhD levels.
Requirements
Candidates should have a PhD and at least five years of relevant work experience after their PhD. They must have a strong affinity with the indicated research areas, an excellent international scientific standing, adequate experience in teaching and in managing research activities, and a past performance in obtaining externally funded research projects. We welcome industrial experience. Excellent junior researchers are also encouraged to apply; they may be offered an associate professor position.
Offer
The University offers competitive salaries. The University of Luxembourg is an equal opportunity employer.
Application letters with clear referral to the concerned position and containing a detailed CV, a list of publications and a short research statement must be sent by ordinary mail to the Dean of the Faculty:
Prof. Dr. Paul Heuschling
Université du Luxembourg – Campus Kirchberg
6, rue Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi
L-1359 Luxembourg
Please include all application documents as pdf-documents on a CD-ROM as
well.
Applications are to be received no later than Thursday, April 15th, 2010.
For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Nicolas Guelfi, responsible for the Laboratory for Advanced Software Systems of the University of Luxembourg (http://lassy.uni.lu – email: nicolas.guelfi@uni.lu)