Tenure-Track Professor in Algorithms

Tenure-Track Professor (W1 to W3) in Algorithms (m/f/d)

Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science

Application deadline : 31.08.2026

The Faculty of Science at Tübingen University invites applications for a

Tenure-Track Professor (W1 to W3) in Algorithms (m/f/d)

at the Department of Computer Science starting as soon as possible.

The successful candidate is expected to have an internationally visible research profile in algorithms/theoretical computer science. Possible areas of specialization include:

• Algorithms and data structures
• Algorithm engineering
• Computational complexity theory
• Quantum algorithms

However, other topics in the broader area of theoretical computer science with a focus on algorithms are also possible. In teaching, the professorship is expected to contribute in particular to theoretical computer science courses in the department’s Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs. The position has a teaching load of four hours per week prior to interim evaluation, and six hours thereafter.

Required qualifications include an outstanding doctorate in a pertinent field, international publications, evidence of third-party grants (fellowship/scholarship) as well as teaching experience. The appointment prerequisites of § 51 LHG apply.

This Tenure-Track position is subject to an interim evaluation after four years and a final evaluation after six years. If the final evaluation is positive, this professorship will be upgraded to a full (W3) professorship with no re-advertising of the position.

Those who have completed a habilitation will be excluded.

Detailed information on the criteria underlying the interim evaluation and promotion to the tenured position may be found in our guidelines for tenure review under the following link: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/12271 . There you can also find information on this employment category.

Applicants for a Tenure-Track professorship with a PhD from Tübingen must have changed universities after completing their doctorates or have worked in academia and/or research for at least two years somewhere other than the University of Tübingen.

The University of Tübingen is committed to equity and diversity and actively promotes equal opportunities. Female academics, in particular, are explicitly invited to apply, as are applicants from outside Germany. 

Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference. General information on professorships, hiring processes, and the German academic system can be found here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/213700 

Please submit your full application through the application site of the University of Tübingen at https://berufungen.uni-tuebingen.de by August 31, 2026. Questions concerning the call for applications and the application portal can be directed to the Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Tübingen, Professor Dr. Thilo Stehle careerspam prevention@mnf.uni-tuebingen.de.