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In accordance with the collective agreement for university employees, the Faculty of Medicine at the Johannes Kepler University invites applications by female candidates holding a doctorate/PhD to apply for a tenure-track professorship position in “Transformative Health Care focusing on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine”.

In accordance with the collective agreement for university employees and the Universities Act 2002 (UG), the successful candidate for the six-year, full-time (40 hours per week) tenure-track professorship position must hold a doctorate/PhD. In line with the JKU's policy to support the advancement of women (The Plan to Support the Advancement of Women), the job opening is intended exclusively for female applicants. Based on the successful candidate’s area of expertise, the tenure track professorship will allocated to department at the Faculty of Medicine.

The position is open to highly qualified junior female researchers holding a doctorate/PhD in the engineering or life sciences (computer sciences, bioinformatics, medical technology, etc.) and includes the option of concluding a qualification agreement which could result in a permanent position as Associate Professor (§ 99 para. 5 and 6 of the Austrian Universities Act).

The successful candidate is expected to make the most of existing strengths at the JKU Faculty of Medicine as well as foster cross-faculty collaboration within the JKU - and outside of the JKU - by focusing specifically on the emerging field of artificial intelligence in medicine, and by pooling efforts in this pioneering field.

The candidate should possess a high degree of research expertise in the field of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and be capable of driving technological research and advances forward, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence in medicine. Moreover, the successful candidate should demonstrate a base-knowledge understanding of medicine and/or a basic understanding of medical processes (such as diagnostics, therapy and preventative medicine) and demonstrate experience in using digital health technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, big data, cloud computing, telemedicine, and in processing and analyzing large sets of medical data, including image and sensor data.

The objective is to not only automate processes and facilitate more accurate diagnoses and individualized treatment plans, but also provide better patient care and follow-up care after an illness. Digital health in medicine is a broad, diverse and interdisciplinary field bringing a variety disciplines together, such as computer science, medicine, biology, and statistics. Developing uniform standards and regulations regarding the use of digital health in medicine will be vital in ensuring that these technologies are safe and effective.

Following the successful completion of a doctorate/Ph.D., the prospective applicant will be expected to demonstrate a record of scholarly activity, outstanding publications, teaching experience, and having successfully acquired external research funding. The candidate’s doctorate/PhD degree should be no older than ten years, whereby career breaks on account of parenting leave, military service, etc. may be deducted.

Detailed information regarding the position, responsibilities, and requirements is available at: www.jku.at/tenuretrack. The job description contains information regarding the position and its strategic direction of research, the areas of priority, the type of research expected, the expected scope of contributions to teaching/education, the required degree of professional experience, the key qualifications and objectives to be met during the course of employment, key information regarding the existing research infrastructure, and other position-specific requirements.

The minimum annual gross salary in accordance to the collective agreement is EUR 69,060.60. The annual minimum salary under the collective agreement will be raised to EUR 81,314.80 upon concluding a qualification agreement. As part of the appointment negotiations, the final definitive salary will be discussed with the Rector.

When considering a candidate’s background, capabilities, skills, and accomplishments, the JKU takes performance into consideration, meaning that the university understands that academic achievement is inherent to one’s background (such as a reduced employment period, or career interruption on account of care responsibilities, childcare, etc.). In the interest of - and to support - equal opportunity, the candidate’s qualifications are evaluated taking professional background factors, such as academic age, into account.

The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of female academic faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications by qualified women. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants who have physical disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.

Prospective applicants interested in the position are requested to electronically send a complete application to the Rector of the Johannes Kepler University by no later than June 18, 2025, observing the five-week application deadline. Please submit the application electronically, in German or English at: https://forms.jku.at/pm/tenuretrack?lang=en.

Please enclose the following documents with your application: A letter of application (which includes a letter of intent and addresses suitability for the position, in particular), a current curriculum vitae, a list of publications (including a ranking of the three publications you consider to be the most important), a description of prior activities in education and lecturing, including student any student evaluations, a description research projects, studies, and collaboration efforts, a description of prior professional practices and activities related in content to the activities in research and teaching, outline of prospective projects and objectives in the field of research and teaching, as well as information about the position at the Faculty of Medicine focusing on focusing on AI in Medicine. (https://www.jku.at/medizinische-fakultaet/forschung/forschung-an-der-med/forschungsprofil/)

If you have any questions, please contact Dean Univ. Prof. DDr. Wolfram Hötzenecker, MBA, E-mail wolfram.hoetzenecker@kepleruniklinikum.at or Vice-Rector Mag. Dr. Elgin Drda, E-mail elgin.drda@jku.at. If you have any questions regarding the selection process, the appointment procedure or the deadline, please contact Mag. Karin Kaufmann, LLM (Professiorial Appointment Management at the Faculty of Medicine, E-mail karin.kaufmann@jku.at.