[ecoop-info] Assistant of Associate Professor in Software Engineering at TU Delft

[Andy Zaidman - EWI]

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The TU Delft Department of Software Technology has an open position for an

Assistant of Associate Professor in Software Engineering
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https://www.academictransfer.com/en/53458/assistantassociate-professor-tt-in-software-engineering/

Deadline for applications: April 15, 2019 Code: EWI2019.12

## JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking to strengthen our group with an ambitious and enthusisastic
assistant or associate professor. The successful candidate is expected to
contribute significantly to the research portfolio of the Software Engineering
research group and is encouraged to develop his/her own research line in a
viable and promising subfield of software engineering. We are specifically, but
not exclusively, looking for strong candidates in “software engineering for AI”
and “AI for software engineering”. 

Responsibilities for the candidate include: -  Conducting high impact research
in the area of software engineering

-  Supervising PhD students, helping them to become top researchers in software
   engineering

-  Teaching courses on software engineering topics at the bachelor as well as
   the masters level in the TU Delft Computer Science curriculum

-  Supervising master students in their graduation projects

-  Acquiring and managing externally funded research projects in software
   engineering

-  Collaborating with industry to ensure that the group's research results have
   a lasting impact in software development practice

-  Strengthening the contacts between the group and industry as well as other
   international academic institutions

-  Taking responsibility for management and committee work within the section
   and the department    

## REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must have a PhD degree in the broad field of software engineering, a
proven track record of research excellence, the ambition to strengthen and
expand the research and teaching of the Software Engineering research group, a
team player mentality, and good communication and social skills. Preferably, the
successful candidate has experience in teaching at the university level.     

##CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

At the start of the tenure-track you will be appointed as Assistant Professor
for the duration of six years. Section leader, department leaders and you will
agree upon expected performance and (soft) skills. You will receive formal
feedback on performance and skills during annual assessment meetings and the
mid-term evaluation. If the performance and skills are evaluated positively at
the end of the tenure track, you will be appointed in a permanent Assistant
Professor position.

TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount for health
insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible
work schedules can be arranged. An International Children’s Centre offers
childcare and an international primary school. Dual Career Services offers
support to accompanying partners. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the
Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

TU Delft sets specific standards for the English competency of the teaching
staff. TU Delft offers training to improve English competency.

Inspiring, excellent education is our central aim. If you have less than five
years of experience and do not yet have your teaching certificate, we allow you
up to three years to obtain this.

## DEPARTMENT

Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science The Faculty of
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) is known
worldwide for its high academic quality and the social relevance of its research
programmes. The faculty’s excellent facilities accentuate its international
position in teaching and research. Within this interdisciplinary and
international setting the faculty employs more than 1100 employees, including
about 400 graduate students and about 2100 students. Together they work on a
broad range of technical innovations in the fields of sustainable energy,
telecommunications, microelectronics, embedded systems, computer and software
engineering, interactive multimedia and applied mathematics.

The Department Software Technology (ST) is one of the leading Dutch departments
in research and academic education in computer science, employing over 150
people. The department Software Technology is responsible for a large part of
the curriculum of the bachelor’s and master’s programmes in Computer Science as
well as the master’s programme Embedded Systems. The inspiration for its
research topics is largely derived from technical ICT problems in industry and
society related to large-scale distributed processing, embedded systems,
programming productivity, and web-based information analysis.

https://www.tudelft.nl/en/eemcs/the-faculty/

The Software Engineering Research Group SERG conducts research in the areas of
software evolution, software testing, software analytics and AI-based software
engineering. The section employs over 25 people, including academic staff,
around 15 PhD students, and several postdoctoral researchers. The software
engineering research group (SERG) is an internationally leading research group
in software engineering, and active in such areas as software architecture,
software testing, software evolution, mining software repositories and
search-based software engineering. The group is responsible for programming and
software engineering education at the bachelor's and master's levels in the TU
Delft Computer Science curriculum.     

https://se.ewi.tudelft.nl


## ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information about this position, please contact  Andy Zaidman,
Associate Professor, phone: +31 (0)15-2784385, e-mail: A.E.Zaidman at tudelft.nl<mailto:A.E.Zaidman at tudelft.nl>
(web: https://azaidman.github.io)

To apply, please e-mail an application letter, a detailed curriculum vitae
including a publication list, research and teaching statements, and the names of
three references by April 16, 2019 to dr.ir<http://dr.ir>. C.A. Reijenga, Hr-eemcs at tudelft.nl<mailto:Hr-eemcs at tudelft.nl>.

When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number EWI2019.12.