University Professor (all genders)

At the Institute of Information Systems Engineering of the Faculty of Informatics at TU Wien, the position of a University Professor (all genders) for the specialist field of “Software and Systems Engineering” with permanent (full-time) contractual employment is to be filled as of March 1st, 2026.

This is a professorship regulated by §99 (4) of the Universities Act 2002 (UG). This position is only intended for Associate Professors according to §27 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff of the TU Wien.

The position as professor for “Software and Systems Engineering” has been allocated in TU Wien’s development plan to the focal area Information & Communication Technology. The Faculty of Informatics, one of the eight faculties at TU Wien, is among the top ranked faculties of Informatics in Europe, with more than 80 professors on all career levels and a strong focus on research excellence. The main areas of research include Computer Engineering, Logic and Computation, Visual Computing & Human-Centered Technology, as well as Information Systems Engineering.


Software-intensive systems are key in the modern world. It is, therefore, critical that we investigate principles and techniques that facilitate the design, development, analysis, effectiveness, automation, maintenance, and understandability of such systems. Today, software is part of any relevant system, and thus, the interplay of software engineering and systems engineering becomes a must. Software and Systems Engineering covers the whole life cycle of software-intensive systems.

 
The faculty seeks to hire a strong candidate with an outstanding research and teaching record in constructive aspects of Software and Systems Engineering, who will establish an internationally leading research group at TU Wien. Desired areas of research and expertise may include but are not limited to:

• Software engineering with and for artificial intelligence, including AI-assisted development and automated repair of software systems
• Software testing, analysis, and evolution, with a focus on scalability, automation, and empirical validation
• Empirical and data-driven software engineering, leveraging large-scale datasets and industrial collaborations
• Secure, reliable, and responsible software engineering, ensuring compliance with technical, legal, and ethical requirements.
• Software development methods and life cycle management, including historical and narrative perspectives on the evolution of software systems
• Software engineering for emerging systems engineering paradigms, for example, novel approaches in quantum software engineering.

 

Besides research, the duties of a Full Professor at TU Wien include undergraduate and graduate teaching (in German and English) as well as contributing to usual management and faculty service tasks.

Your profile:

• Completed doctoral or PhD studies in Computer Science or related areas
• An academic qualification for lecturing
• High scientific reputation, proven by publications in internationally prestigious scientific journals, patents, awards, scientific lectures, editorial and expert work or/and organization of conferences etc.
• Relevant joint research experience with national and international reputation as well as the ability to form networks, proven e.g. by extended relevant stays abroad or through cooperation with foreign universities and research institutions
• Experience in the acquisition, execution and management of research projects
• Ability and willingness to manage a research group
• Pedagogic and didactic suitability for academic teaching in German and English
• Experience in the supervision of scientific work of students, such as bachelor, diploma and master theses as well as dissertations
• Social and gender competence as well as experienced in the promotion of young researchers and the advancement of underrepresented students/colleagues/employees
• On-site presence is expected

We offer:

• Excellent working conditions in an attractive research environment
• Attractive compensation combined with additional benefits (see also: Fringe-Benefits)
• Financial support of research activities in the first years (equipment endowment, etc.)
• An employee-friendly environment in a city with an extraordinarily high quality of life

Classification in the A1 category of the collective bargaining agreement for employees of universities and a full-time minimum salary of EUR 92.460,20 gross annual is provided. Furthermore, on top of the employee benefit fund, a company pension scheme will be set up for employees, depending on the duration of their employment, with the result that personnel benefits will increase. A higher salary depending on qualifications and experience is subject of appointment negotiations as well as detailed information about benefits.


General information can be found at the following links:

• Faculty of Informatics
• The four research foci of the Faculty of Informatics
• Institute of Information Systems Engineering
• Appointment Service: Information about professorships and appointment procedures

Applications in English must include at least the following documents:

• Detailed curriculum vitae (complete with professional and academic background)
• Detailed motivation letter
• Presentation of previous academic activities including a survey of research and development projects carried out and of funding/grants raised (volume, duration, funding body etc.), a list of patents, awards, editorial and expert work or/and organization of conferences etc., as well as a list of lecturing activities (including a list of invited lectures) and your teaching activities evidenced by a list of the university courses held so far and a list of supervised scientific works of students, such as bachelor, diploma and master theses as well as dissertations
• List of publications and copies of five of the most important publications
• Research and teaching concept with considerations on the future positioning and further development of the field of Software and Systems Engineering

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents by November 13th, 2025