[TYPES/announce] Tenure-track openings at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS)

[Derek Dreyer]

Please consider applying, or encourage your students and postdocs to
apply, for a tenure-track position at MPI-SWS!  We're hiring in the
Saarbruecken location of our institute this year.

The review of applications will begin on December 1, 2014, and
applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by that date; however,
applications will continue to be accepted through December 2014.  More
details appear below.

Best regards,
Derek Dreyer

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https://www.mpi-sws.org/index.php?n=careers%2Ftenure-track

Applications are invited for tenure-track faculty positions in all
areas related to the theory and practice of software systems. These
areas include, but are not limited to, security and privacy, embedded
and mobile systems, social computing, data science, programming
languages and systems, software verification and analysis, parallel,
distributed, and networked systems.

A doctoral degree in computer science or related areas and an
outstanding research record are required. Successful candidates are
expected to build a team and pursue a highly visible research agenda,
both independently and in collaboration with other groups.

MPI-SWS, founded in 2005, is part of a network of over 80 Max Planck
Institutes, Germany's premier basic research facilities. MPIs have an
established record of world-class, foundational research in the fields
of medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, technology and humanities.
Since 1948, MPI researchers have won 17 Nobel prizes. MPI-SWS aspires
to meet the highest standards of excellence and international
recognition with its research in software systems.

To this end, the institute offers a unique environment that combines
the best aspects of a university department and a research laboratory:

a) Faculty enjoy academic freedom, receive institutional funding and
attract additional third-party funds to build and lead a team of
graduate students and post-docs.

b) Faculty supervise doctoral theses, and have the opportunity to
teach graduate and undergraduate courses.

c) Faculty enjoy outstanding technical and administrative support, as
well as internationally competitive compensation.

MPI-SWS currently has 10 tenured and tenure-track faculty and about 50
doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. The institute will grow to at
least 17 faculty over the coming years. We maintain an open,
international and diverse work environment and seek applications from
outstanding researchers regardless of national origin or citizenship.
The working language is English; knowledge of the German language is
not required for a successful career at the institute.

The institute is located in Kaiserslautern and Saarbruecken, in the
tri-border area of Germany, France and Luxembourg. In immediate
proximity are the MPI for Informatics, Saarland University, the
Technical University of Kaiserslautern, the German Center for
Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), and the Fraunhofer Institutes for
Experimental Software Engineering and for Industrial Mathematics.

Qualified candidates should apply online via the secure application
form at the following link:

https://apply.mpi-sws.org/

The review of applications will begin on December 1, 2014, and
applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by that date; however,
applications will continue to be accepted through December 2014.

The institute is committed to increasing the representation of
minorities, women and individuals with physical disabilities in
Computer Science. We particularly encourage such individuals to apply.

The initial tenure-track appointment is for five years; it can be
extended to seven years based on a midterm evaluation in the fourth
year. A permanent contract can be awarded after a successful tenure
evaluation in the sixth year.