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Institution Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics Remuneration group BesGr W2 Start date 01.04.2027

Interim Professorship (W2) (3 years) of Computer Science (Data Mining)

As one of Europe’s leading research universities, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in research and teaching. Building on its more than 500-year-long tradition, it offers a broad spectrum that covers all areas of knowledge within its 18 Faculties, ranging from the humanities, law, economics and social sciences, to medicine and the natural sciences.

The Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Statistics invites applications for an Interim Professorship (W2) (3 years) of Computer Science (Data Mining) commencing on April 1st, 2027.

This professorship is financed through the Thomas Bayes Fellowship program of the Munich Center for Maching Learning (MCML) for a period of three years.

The professorship will research on methods for unsupervised analysis of complex and high-dimensional data (clustering, outlier and anomaly detection, subspace clustering, multi-view clustering) by using techniques of deep learning. The teaching activities will comprise lectures on “Data Mining Algorithms” as well as “Algorithms and Data Structures” (in German) for Bachelor students, also seminars, practical courses and theses on topics from the research area. The professorship contributes to the supervision of doctoral candidates at the Chair of Database Systems and Data Mining and to offers for junior members of MCML. Teaching in the Bachelor program requires fluency in German.

LMU Munich seeks to appoint a highly qualified junior academic to this professorship and, therefore, especially encourages early-career scholars to apply. Prerequisites for this position are a university degree and a doctoral degree or a comparable specific qualification. With an excellent record in research and teaching to date, prospective candidates will have demonstrated the potential for an outstanding academic career.

LMU Munich makes a point of providing newly appointed professors with various types of support, such as welcoming services and assistance for dual career couples.

LMU Munich is an equal opportunity employer. The University continues to be very successful in increasing the number of female faculty members and strongly encourages applications from female candidates. LMU Munich intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members.

People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.

Contact:

Please submit your application comprising a curriculum vitae, documentation of academic degrees and certificates as well as a list of publications to the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Statistics, Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Theresienstr. 39, 80333 München, Germany, by 11 July 2026. Please mail the application electronically to as one pdf-file not larger than 10 MB.

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