Professorship Software Engineering

Overview

TH Köln is among the most innovative Universities of Applied Sciences. We offer 21,000 students and 1,000 scientists and researchers from Germany, Europe, and across the world an inspiring learning, research and working environment in engineering, the humanities, social and natural sciences. TH Köln stands for social innovation – with this approach, we meet current and future challenges of society. Our interdisciplinary thinking and acting and our local, national, and international activities make us an appreciated and valued partner for cooperation.

In teaching, you represent AI-augmented Software Engineering in the bachelor s and master s degree programs of the faculty. You hold lectures in German and English. With your research activities, you strengthen the profile of the faculty and actively attract third-party funding. You actively participate in the academic self-administration and are willing to take on responsibility here.

You have a university degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field and a doctoral degree, preferably in Computer Science with a focus on "Software Engineering" and "Artificial Intelligence”. You have several years of relevant professional experience outside of academia and extensive experience in the theory and practice of innovative AI-based support for the entire software development process and you can represent the sub-areas AI-supported generation of modern user interfaces, Design and use of AI agents for software engineering as well as specification-based code generation and validation in a theoretically and practically sound and convincing manner in research and teaching.

Preferably, you can demonstrate success in the acquisition of publicly funded third-party projects.

Ideally, you have already gained experience in teaching. You have the ability to align your own thinking and actions with the long-term goals of the university as well as the ability to reliably develop solutions in an interdisciplinary and cooperative manner.

We foster a culture of empowerment and cooperation. International science standards, gender equality and inclusion are the guiding principles of our human resources development. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and seek to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Thus, applications from women are given priority in case of equal suitability, qualification and professional expertise in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz).

Disabled persons and persons with comparable status are also given preference in case of equal suitability.

Further information regarding the job profile, appointment process and application is available here.