Professur für Stochastik (W 1, Tenure Track auf W 3) – englische Fassung

The University of Passau owes its strong visibility and good repute to excellent research,

innovative teaching and its tight-knit international academic networks. Some 11,000 students

and doctoral researchers as well as more than 1,300 staff, study and work on our university

campus, which is located a stone’s throw from the historic Old Town of Passau and combines

state-of-the-art technical infrastructure with award-winning architecture. Internationally

successful high-tech companies and a vibrant start-up scene, coupled with a rich culture and

Lower Bavarian traditions, give Passau and the surrounding area a special appeal that makes

it a great place to live and work.

The Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Passau invites

applications for the civil-service post – initially as a fixed-term civil-service appointment – of:

Professorship of Stochastics

(tenure-track professorship at pay

grade W1 with advancement to a

tenured W3 post)

We are seeking a candidate with an outstanding international academic record in modern

subfields of stochastics, whose research focuses on one of the following areas:

• High-dimensional statistics
• Statistical learning theory
• Stochastic optimisation
• Stochastic processes

The postholder will represent the subject in research and teaching. The position involves

teaching courses in the faculty’s Bachelor’s programmes – some of which are delivered in

English – as well as in its English-taught Master’s programmes. In particular, a strong

commitment to teaching is expected in the B.Sc. Artificial Intelligence and M.Sc. Artificial

Intelligence Engineering programmes, which are jointly offered by the Mathematics and

Computer Science departments. An aptitude for university-level teaching and the ability to lead

courses independently are key selection criteria. Regarding research, high-quality

publications, integration into an international research environment and experience in securing

national or international external funding are expected. Links to other research topics within

the faculty and a willingness to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration within the faculty and

with industrial partners are desirable.

The successful candidate will be educated to doctoral level and have demonstrated both

pedagogical aptitude and academic excellence, whereby the latter is generally established on

the basis of the quality of his or her doctoral research. No more than four years should have

elapsed between the doctorate and the end of the application period. This period is extended

by caregiving periods (see Art. 63(1) BayHIG).

The career path of the tenure-track professorship is governed by the University of Passau’s

regulation on the evaluation of junior professorships and tenure-track professorships dated 8

August 2023. Tenure-track professors are initially appointed as civil servants on a fixed-term

basis for a period of three years. Subject to a positive evaluation, the appointment is extended

to a total duration of six years. Following a favourable final evaluation, the fixed-term tenuretrack professorship is converted into a tenured W3 professorship.

The University of Passau actively promotes equal opportunities for all genders as well as

diversity in the workforce; therefore, applications are welcome from all candidates who fulfil

the requisite qualifications, without regard to gender, cultural or social background, religion,

world view, disability or sexual identity. As the University wishes to raise the proportion of

women in research and teaching, female academics are expressly encouraged to apply. This

position is suitable for candidates with disabilities. Those who are registered disabled are given

preference over non-disabled applicants who do not otherwise have statutory preferential

status if their overall personal aptitudes, skills and qualifications are equal.

To be considered, your application must reach the University by 11 October 2026. Your full

application should include all relevant supporting documents (curriculum vitae, list of

publications, teaching assignments, teaching evaluations etc. as well as three articles

published in the past five years that are representative of your research output) and should

preferably be sent by e-mail to dekanat@fim.uni-passau.de. It should be addressed to the

Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics of the University of Passau,

Professor Gordon Fraser, 94030 Passau, Germany. When e-mailing your application, all

application documents should be attached as a single pdf file. E-mailed applications are kept

on file for six months after the conclusion of the appointment procedure, whereupon they are

deleted from our systems.

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