Professor for Data Science, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence f/m/d

As one of the largest private universities in Germany, SRH University is the innovative companion for students from over 140 nations. We are part of the leading education and healthcare provider SRH, which has been helping people to lead a self-determined life for over 50 years. We teach with passion and competence and focus on the professional and personal development of our students. At our forward-looking campuses, we offer a wide variety of study programs and models, hand in hand with business and practice. With our innovative and award-winning CORE didactics, we accompany our students individually on their path. They learn hands-on in small groups and interactive, project-based units. We see ourselves as an international, diverse and interdisciplinary community. We are part of SRH - a leading provider of education and healthcare services with 17,000 employees. SRH operates private universities, educational centers, schools and hospitals.

What You Can Look Forward To

• Work-life balance | Balanced work-life balance through mobile working and generous and flexible working hours
• Mobility | Business bike, subsidy for Germany ticket
• Further development | coaching pool, parenting compass, study discount at the Mobile University and employee appraisals
• Savings offer | Corporate benefits: discount store for employees only
• Equipment | Modern office and seminar equipment
• Security | Company pension scheme and value account
• Volunteering | #TeilDeinGlück and receive additional paid time off

 Your responsibilities:

• Holding competence-orientied courses in the English-language study programs on Bachelor and Master's degree level at our campus in Leipzig
• Instructing the students in acquiring the intended competencies, conveying the necessary course content using didactically suitable methods and grading the examination results
• Supervising research, bachelor and master thesis projects including student mentoring
• Taking responsibility for specific modules ranging from the selection and guidance of lecturers to the accreditation processes
• Willingness to take up further academic functions, i.e. regional Head of Study Programme, and to participate in the self-administration of the school or university

Your Profile

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or in a related field of research
• Practical and teaching experience in programming languages such as Java, R, Python or Scala
• At least five years of professional experience in the area of Data Science, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence or related, of which three years must have been conducted outside university
• Relevant publications and conference contributions or equivalent activities in the field
• Teaching experience at a university
• Excellent English language skills
• Willingness to actively develop and accompany learning processes according to the CORE principle, as well as an independent and responsible style of working
• Innovative strength and commitment to support our dynamic university

We are looking for the best. In this, we pay special attention to personality, talent, willingness to achieve and character.

We emphasize expressly that all people - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/ideology, disability, age and sexual identity - are all equally welcome here. Applicants with disabilities who have equal professional and personal aptitude will be given priority and/or training.

We look forward to receiving your online application, stating your earliest possible starting date and the reference number 15102 to:

SRH University Heidelberg | Human Resources | Kathrin Hilbig

We would like to point out that the application documents will be made accessible to the appointment committee and thus also to external third parties who are not part of the university. Depending on the federal state, these are experts from practice or other universities or student representatives who are members of the appointment committee in accordance with the appointment regulations in application of the respective state university laws.

A Company With History And Values
SRH is a foundation-owned company offering services in education and healthcare. With more than 17,000 employees, SRH supports over 1.2 million people each year on their individual life paths. Since its founding in 1966, SRH has been committed to advancing the education and healthcare sectors. The company has always been aware of its social responsibility. In order to open up new life opportunities for even more people, it reinvests its profits into the future markets of education and healthcare. SRH is among the innovation leaders in these fields and actively shapes societal debates – for a more humane and sustainable society.