[TYPES/announce] Tenure Track Assistant and Associate Professor Positions in Software Engineering

[Thomas Hildebrandt]

Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen is looking for outstanding applicants in all areas of software engineering, but research areas of special interest include:

Model-driven software engineering, Formal Methods in Software Engineering, Requirements engineering, Process-aware Information Systems Engineering, Software Architecture, Software testing and verification, Security and Privacy by Design, Software engineering and AI, Empirical software engineering, Software development processes.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 1 September 2019, 23:59 GMT +2.

We are seeking to employ both tenure track assistant and associate professors. The positions are open from 1st February 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The successful applicant will become part of the department's section for Software, Data, People & Society (SDPS, https://di.ku.dk/english/research/sdps/). The SDPS section's research is concerned with research in technologies & methods for the development of effective & trustworthy software systems and management of data, designed for and by the people that develop and use the systems, often in an inter-disciplinary context.
The section currently focus on database systems and management, distributed systems and ledgers (e.g. blockchain), intersection types, security and privacy, process modelling and intelligence (e.g. process mining), computer-supported collaborative work, health informatics, human- computer interaction, and information systems development.

Further information on the Department is linked athttps://www.science.ku.dk/english/about-the-faculty/organisation<https://www.science.ku.dk/english/about-the-faculty/organisation/>/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Head of SDPS Section, Professor Thomas Hildebrandt (hilde at di.ku.dk<mailto:hilde at di.ku.dk>, cell phone: +45 3142 5279) and Head of Department, Professor Mads Nielsen (mads at di.ku.dk<mailto:mads at di.ku.dk>, cell phone: +45 2460 0599).

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

The positions are covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

You find all open positions in the SDPS Section at Department of Computer Science at https://di.ku.dk/english/research/sdps/open-positions/

The application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking the APPLY NOW link found in the specific call.
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The associate professor position:
The candidate is expected to meet the following criteria:

  *   A strong publication track record, including a significant number of corresponding authorships
  *   Strong external network of collaboration, including joint publications
  *   Demonstrated success in achieving external research funding
  *   Demonstrated clear independence of former supervisors/mentors, or/and major contributions to the development of an existing research group
  *   Successful supervision/co-supervision of MSc and PhD students
Applicants are required to have university level teaching experience, documented teaching competencies and must be able to explain and reflect upon own teaching practice and portfolio. Formal pedagogical training or supervision equivalent to  the University of Copenhagen teacher training programme for assistant professors is required.
The department values interdisciplinary research and teaching and is actively involved in several cross- faculty research projects and educational programmes. Thus, the successful candidate must be capable of and interested in facilitating cross-disciplinary interactions both within the Computer Science Department and across the University. The candidate is expected to engage in interdisciplinary teaching, including courses for students with a non-technical background, e.g., the humanities or health sciences.
Duties include the applicant’s own research, development of the field, assessment tasks, grant applications, and research management such as supervision and training of research fellows and other staff. The successful applicant must also teach, supervise, prepare and participate in examinations, and fulfill other tasks requested by the Department.
Assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of documented, original scientific production at an international level, including contributions to developments in their field, as well as their documented teaching qualifications. Managerial and out-reach qualifications of applicants including ability to attract external funding will also be considered.
Commencing salary is currently up to DKK 473.749 including annual supplement (+ pension up to DKK 81.011). Negotiation for salary supplement and a starting package is possible.

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The tenure-track position:

The tenure track assistant professor’s duties will primarily include research, including obligations with regard to publication/scientific communication and research-based teaching with associated examination obligations within software engineering. To a limited extent the position may also include other duties.

The tenure track assistant professor must have an academic standing showing internationally competitive research, and/or have internationally recognized high potential to make a future impact.

Assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of documented, internationally competitive research. The ability to attract external funding will be considered together with outreach qualifications. Teaching qualifications are not mandatory but documented teaching qualifications and teaching experience will be considered.

The starting salary is currently up to DKK 430.569 including annual supplement (+ pension up to DKK 73.627). Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

An assigned mentor will provide the tenure-track assistant professors with guidance related to career development, other academic topics and administrative procedures.

Performance of the tenure-track assistant professor will be followed via internal yearly evaluations and a mid-term and final international evaluation by an assessment committee. If the ‘final appraisal’ is positive you will be promoted as associate professor. Performance and progression towards the criteria below will be evaluated with due consideration of differences between research fields.

Criteria for promotion:
After a 6-year tenure-track period tenure-track assistant professors are expected to meet the following criteria:

  *   A strong publication track record within the specific field of research, including a significant number of corresponding authorships and at least some publications inhigh-ranked journals based on work carried out during the tenure-track period
  *   Strong external network of collaboration, including joint publications
  *   A significant track record of successful external research funding [Formuleringen tilrettes efter forskningsområdets muligheder for at tiltrække ekstern finansiering]
  *   Establishment of a strong and internationally competitive research group demonstrating clear independence of former supervisors/mentors, or/and major contributions to the development of an existing research group demonstrating an ability to collaborate within the research group
  *   Completed https://www.ind.ku.dk/english/course_overview/up/ and established a teaching portfolio via participation in teaching, including preparation and development of departmental courses
  *   Successful supervision/co-supervision of MSc and PhD students


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