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Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorships.

The Department of Computer Science in the
Faculty of Engineering
at Kiel University (Germany)
has a vacancy for a

W3-Professorship in 鈥淒istributed Systems鈥�

to start at the earliest possible date.

The future holder of the position will represent the field of Distributed Systems in research and teaching.

We are looking for a person who has proven scientific excellence in the architecture, implementation, analysis, and operation of distributed systems and in at least one of the following areas:

• Architectures and concepts across the continuum from mobile to edge to cloud computing
• Distributed algorithms
• Internet of Things
• EdgeAI
• Communication networks.

Experience with distributed systems in application areas such as energy, (sustainable) mobility, the maritime industry, or the Internet of Things is expected. Participation in computer science education at the bachelor's and master's level is expected, and teaching compulsory modules (e.g., 鈥淐omputer Networks鈥�) is advantageous.

Participation in joint research projects of the Department, the Faculty of Engineering, and Kiel University is desirable. Experience in acquiring and managing projects is expected. Cooperation with industry partners or industrial activity is advantageous. International experience is an advantage, and international visibility (e.g., in the form of memberships in relevant program committees or editorial boards) is expected.

Participation in interdisciplinary clusters of excellence and other joint projects at Kiel University is expressly desired. Kiel University offers an attractive environment of non-university research institutions, such as the Helmholtz Centers GEOMAR and Hereon, the Leibniz Information Center for Economics (ZBW), the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), the Leibniz Institute for the World Economy Kiel (IfW), and the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT).

Please note the employment requirements of 搂 61 of the Higher Education Act of the State of Schleswig-Holstein. Further information can be found on the homepage .

Kiel University strives to increas the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. Women will be given priority if they have equivalent qualifications, skills, and professional achievements.

Kiel University is committed to employing people with disabilities: Applications from severely disabled persons and their equals will be given preferential consideration if they are equally qualified.

We expressly welcome applications from people with a migration background. Application photographs are not requiered and we expressly request that you refrain from submitting any.

Applications with the usual documents (curriculum vitae, list of publications, list of courses taught including teaching evaluations, copies of academic certificates) should be sent, stating your private and work address with telephone number and email address, preferably in electronic form, by 15 October 2025 to the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Kiel University, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martina Gerken, Olshausenstr. 40, 24098 Kiel (by email to berufungen@tf.uni-kiel.de).