Managing Director

Saarland University is a campus university with an international focus and a strong research profile. The Scheer School of Digital Sciences at Saarland University – a joint initiative of Saarland University and the August-Wilhelm Scheer Institute – aims to strengthen digital skills and digital literacy and to train the specialists of tomorrow’s digitized world.

The Scheer School of Digital Sciences and Saarland University are jointly seeking qualified candidates for the position of

Managing Director

(m/f/x; Reference no.: W2687)

The appointment will initially be for a period of five years, with a planned start date in the winter semester 2025/2026.

The successful candidate will be appointed to a professorial position at Saarland University in the Department of Computer Science or the Department of Business Science and Economics.

The joint appointment to the position of university professor includes a teaching obligation of at least two hours per week during the main teaching periods at Saarland University. The appointee is also entitled to use the title ‘Professor’ for the duration of their employment at the Scheer School of Digital Sciences at Saarland University.

The person appointed should have extensive knowledge in the field of computer science, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence and its applications. We expect candidates to have several years of professional experience in the academic and/or business sectors, including managerial and/or leadership positions. Additional experience in the areas of digital transformation, innovative teaching formats and entrepreneurial competence that align with the activities and mission of the Scheer School of Digital Sciences at Saarland University would be welcome.

The appointment will be made in accordance with the general provisions of German public sector employment law (see legal recruitment requirements in § 41 Saarländisches Hochschulgesetz, current version available at https://recht.saarland.de/bssl/document/jlr-HSchulGSLrahmen). 

Saarland University and the Scheer School of Digital Sciences at Saarland University seek to increase the proportion of women in this field and actively encourage qualified women candidates to apply. Preferential consideration will be given to applications from disabled candidates of equal eligibility. Furthermore, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of nationality, ethnic heritage or social background, religious beliefs, personal beliefs or values, age, sexual orientation or identity.

To apply for this position, please complete the online application form and submit your application by no later than 28 August 2025 via Saarland University’s online professorial appointments platform: www.uni-saarland.de/berufungen. Application documents must be uploaded as a single PDF file (max. size 10 MB) and should include the following documents in the order specified:

• Letter of application
• CV (including your home address, phone number and email address), providing details of your academic education and career and outlining your previous teaching experience
• List of publications
• Details of your previous teaching activities
• Types and amounts of external funding secured (including information on funding applications currently under review or currently being prepared; in the case of joint applications, please indicate amounts awarded to you)
• A two-page paper detailing your teaching concept and a two-page research statement
• Relevant supporting documents, esp. academic degree certificates
• Your three most significant publications of the last five years
• Proof of disability if you declared a disability in your application
• If you hold a university degree from a non-German university, please provide proof of equivalence from Germany's Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) if available. If you have not yet requested proof of equivalence from ZAB, you must submit proof at a later date if so requested.

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