Postdoctoral Fellow Position (100%, fully funded)
We are an international and diverse team and offer an environment that offers much creative freedom and support to conduct cutting-edge research. You can shape the ideas you pursue, in one or several of the following areas:
- Interaction with Generative AI
- Virtual Reality & Haptics
- Wearable Interfaces
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Fabrication, New Materials, 3D Printing, E-textiles
You can find out more about our work at https://hci.cs.uni-saarland.de. We have a strong presence at CHI and UIST, and ongoing collaborations with major international institutes. You will work closely with members of the HCI lab and frequently interact with members of the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence DFKI, and the Leibniz Institute for New Materials, all based in close vicinity on Saarland Informatics Campus.
QUALIFICATIONS
A successful candidate has:
- a PhD degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or is about to obtain the PhD degree)
- has an outstanding track record of publications in top-tier venues related to human-computer interaction
- creativity, independence
- excellent team working and communication skills
- high motivation for research at the intersection of HCI and new technologies
- proficiency in English is a prerequisite; German language skills are not required, but a plus
POSITION
Your role will involve the design, prototyping, and/or evaluation of new interactive technology and user interfaces, as well as writing up the results for academic publication. You will contribute to the leadership of ongoing projects while also initiating new ones based on your unique background and expertise. While your role is primarily research oriented, you will have the opportunity to supervise graduate and undergraduate students and (moderately) contribute to the teaching activities of the lab.
The position is fully funded. Salaries are internationally competitive, based on state employees salary scheme TV-L E 13 or E 14 100% (yearly gross salary ≈58.000-62.000 Euros), and the cost of living in Saarbruecken is affordable. Salaries include health insurance, social insurance, and contributions to the retirement pension plan.
Starting in fall 2025 is preferred, but we have some flexibility. The contract is initially for two years and can be extended to a third year.
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT
Saarland University is ranked #1 for HCI research in Germany on csrankings.org. It is situated on Saarland Informatics Campus in Saarbruecken, in the dynamic tri-border region of Germany, France, and Luxembourg. It can count itself amongst the leading locations for computer science research worldwide, with more than 100 research groups in CS on campus. In immediate proximity to each other, you find Saarland University’s renowned Department of Computer Science, the two Max Planck Institutes for Informatics and for Software Systems, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), the national Helmholtz CISPA center for IT security, the Google-Max Planck Center for Visual Computing, Interaction and AI, and several other research institutes, with a total of more than 1000 researchers in Computer Science. You can find more information on http://saarland-informatics-campus.de/ .
HOW TO APPLY
We start reviewing applications on 31 January 2025. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
We recommend that you send an informal e-mail to Jürgen Steimle with a couple of sentences about you and your interest in the position. We will then let you know if we think you’d generally be a good fit and whether we are still searching, before you send your full application.
For your full application, please submit a cover letter (describing research experience, fit for position, and future interests), your CV, a full list of publications, study transcripts, names and contact information of three references, and PDFs of three selected publications. Please send your application via e-mail to Anne Bardesono-Koepsel, bardesono-koepsel@cs.uni-saarland.de.
Saarland University is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the policy of increasing the proportion of women in this type of employment, we actively encourage applications from women. For candidates with equal qualifications, preference will be given to people with disabilities.
