Assistant Professorship in Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science, Umea (Sweden)

The Department of Computing Science at Umeå University welcomes applications for a position as Assistant Professor in Computer Science with focus on theoretical foundations of computational or computer science. The department has about 90 employees with a background from more than 20 countries. We seek a person who can complement existing expertise in theoretical foundations in artificial intelligence, language processing, machine learning or matrix computations.

The purpose of the position as Assistant Professor is that the holder will be given the opportunity to develop his/her independence as a researcher and gain competence and experience that allows them to apply for other academic positions with higher eligibility requirements. The successful applicant is expected to conduct independent research, including involvement in the research environment at the department, supervision of doctoral students, participate in postgraduate courses, and actively seek external funding. The position is full-time research for four years but we also encourage participation in teaching up to a level of 20 %.