Tenure Track Professorship (W1) „Systems Theory and Automatic Control“
Institute for Systems Theory and Automatic Control
University of Stuttgart
A new tenure-track Junior Professorship for “Systems Theory and Automatic Control” will be
established at the Institute for Systems Theory and Automatic Control (www.ist.uni-stuttgart.
de) within the Faculty Engineering Design, Production Engineering and Automotive
Engineering. The professorship will be jointly appointed by the Stuttgart Center of Simulation
Science.
Candidates are expected to have a strong background in the field of systems and automatic
control and an excellent record of accomplishments in theoretical foundations or computational
methods or modern applications of system and control, such as robotics, energy systems,
production and transportation systems, or biomedical engineering. It is expected, that the
successful candidate will develop a strong and visible research program bridging solid
theory development, computational methods and applications in the long run.
We expect contributions to teaching in the Bachelor and Master programs of the Engineering
Cybernetics study program and other study programs, as well as the acquisition of third-party
funding and active involvement in further collaborative research projects of the University,
especially the Cluster of Excellence Data-Integrated Simulation Science (www.simtech.uni-stuttgart.
de/exc) and the Cyber Valley (cyber-valley.de/en).
The position is a tenure track position, leading to an appointment as a W3 professor in case of
a positive evaluation. The requirements for employment listed in § 51 Baden-Württemberg
university law apply. For more information on the criteria of evaluation and quality
management, please visit the website uni-stuttgart.de/tenure-track.
Written applications (including a curriculum vitae, academic degrees and certificates, full list of
publications, research and teaching statements, and three selected publications) should be
sent in electronic form no later than September 29, 2021 to the chairman of the appointment
committee, Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Riedel, oliver.riedel@isw.uni-stuttgart.de, preferably as
a single PDF file. Please be aware of the risks regarding confidentiality and the integrity of your
application contents when sending your application via unencrypted email. Alternatively, postal
applications to ISW/Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Riedel, Seidenstraße 36, 70174 Stuttgart,
Germany are also accepted. Please address any questions regarding the current appointment
process to the chairman of the appointment committee. Further information and the application
form can be found at www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de/institute/current-jobs.
The University of Stuttgart has established a Dual Career Program to offer assistance to
partners of those moving to Stuttgart: uni-stuttgart.de/dual-career-en.
The University of Stuttgart is an equal opportunity employer. Applications from women are
strongly encouraged. Severely challenged persons will be given preference in case of equal
qualifications.
Information on the collection of personal data in accordance with Article 13 of the GDPR can
be found via the following link: uni-stuttgart.de/en/privacy-notice/job-application.
For more information please contact:
Prof. Frank Allgöwer
frank.allgower@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
Phone: +49-711-68567733
https://www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de
