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Position Vacant: TENURE-TRACK JUNIOR-PROFESSORSHIP IN MATERIALS INFORMATICS AND DATA SCIENCES

14 Mar 2019

The evaluation criteria can be found under www.icams.de/content/open-positions/tt_criteria(link is external). The tenure-track professorship will represent the field „Data driven Materials Research“ in education and research. This comprises: • Survey and statistical analysis of large amounts of materials data from various sources (literature, experiments, ab initio calculations), „data mining“; • Development of consistent and searchable data formats for unstructured heterogeneous data; • Correlation of data using machine learning and artificial intelligence methods; • Linking with physically-based material laws, hybrid modelling; • Use of materials data for predictive, knowledge-based materials design and inverse modelling (e.g. damage analysis). The appointment requirements in accordance with § 36 ff. of the Higher Education Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Hochschulgesetz NRW; www.rub.de/appointments(link is external)) must be fulfilled. Other mandatory requirements include: • Qualification for and deep commitment to academic teaching; • Willingness to engage in interdisciplinary research and collaboration; • Experience in project and funding acquisition; • Readiness to participate in academic administration.