Senior Lecturer (must hold a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree)

The world is changing at an ever-faster pace. At the Johannes Kepler University Linz, we work on technologies and the ideas of tomorrow on a daily basis. At the same time, we educate over 27,000 young people to meet the demands of today's job market. In short, we are Upper Austria's largest institution for education and research. Are you interested in being a part of shaping the future of Austria's most attractive campus university? We currently have a job opening for a:

Senior Lecturer (must hold a Doctorate/Ph.D. degree) for a full-time, six-year position

Organizational unit:

Institut für Computergrafik

Entry date:

as soon as possible

Job Reference Number:

36400-2026-001900

One of the EU's leading machine learning hubs. A team with continuous high-impact publications (e.g., Nature, Science formats. Unique opportunities for fundamental research driven by field experiments across diverse domains (e.g., wildlife, agriculture, forest ecology, search and rescue, wildfire monitoring, surveillance, etc.).

Job Duties:

• Supporting basic research (including field experiments) in the areas of computer vision, visual signal processing, and machine learning -- particularly in relation to drones and exploratory ground robots (see, for example, https://github.com/JKU-ICG/AOS/)
• Writing and contributing to high-impact research publications and major grant proposals
• Co-supervising MSc, BSc, and PhD students
• Preparing and teaching courses, as well as supervising examinations in computer vision and machine learning, with a reduced teaching load of 6 hours per week (instead of 16) to support extended research activities

Your Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must hold a PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a closely related field, and demonstrate a strong background in computer vision and machine learning
• Teaching experience is required, preferably supported by formal evaluation results
• Strong command of English (minimum level B2) and working knowledge of German is an advantage (level B1) but not mandatory
• Demonstrated commitment, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• A strong publication record

What We Offer:

• On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 5,014.30 gross per month (14 x per year, CA Job Grade: B1)
• Stable employer
• Attractive campus environment with good public transportation connections
• Attractive continual educational opportunities
• State-of-the-art research infrastructure
• Dynamic research environment
• Broad range of on-campus dining services/healthy meals (organic food at the cafeteria)
• Exercise and sports classes (USI)
• ...and much more

Application due date

05/18/2026

The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants with disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.

Contact:

If you have questions, please contact: Univ. Prof. Dr. Oliver Bimber, P +43 732 2468 6631, E-mail: oliver.bimber@jku.at.

Exertion place address

Altenberger Straße 69, 4040 Linz