We are looking for new colleagues to complement our team at an academic as well as a personal level. You fit well with the position’s profile as described above and meet the following qualifications:

• a PhD in Computer Science, Information Science or another relevant discipline;
• a strong research line and high impact publication track record in Machine Learning, Data Mining, Pattern recognition, Probabilistic Models, or other closely related discipline.
• an active player in international scientific communities;
• experience in and a personal view on how to lead a group of scientists and create and sustain a supportive, collaborative and inclusive work environment;
• demonstrated ability to acquire external funding for research and innovation;
• eager to explore and forge new collaborations in- and outside academia;
• enthusiasm for education and experience with student supervision, ability to teach in BSc and MSc programmes;
• experience in and aspiration for further development of courses and programmes.

• an appointment as Full Professor, which will be subject to evaluation after five years;
• a full-time gross salary ranging from €6,648 to €9,680 in scale H2 at Full Professor level;
• benefits including an 8% holiday bonus and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement (cao) Dutch Universities;
• a starting package that is negotiable and depends on what is necessary to give you a running start in the department;
• assistance in finding housing and, if applicable, help with finding employment for a partner and schools for children.

In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, professional development, (partly paid) parental leave, sports and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). This is how we encourage you to grow.

For more information, please visit working at Utrecht University.

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major strategic themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Pathways to Sustainability. Sharing science, shaping tomorrow.

At the Faculty of Science, there are 6 departments to make a fundamental connection with: Biology, Chemistry, Information and Computing Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Physics. Each of these is made up of distinct institutes that work together to focus on answering some of humanity’s most pressing problems. More fundamental still are the individual research groups – the building blocks of our ambitious scientific projects. Find out more about us by watching Working at the Faculty of Science.

The Department of Information and Computing Sciences is nationally and internationally known for its research in computer science and information science. The Department provides and contributes to the undergraduate programmes in Computer Science, Information Science, and Artificial Intelligence and a number of research Master's programmes in these fields. It employs over 200 people in four divisions: Interaction, Algorithms, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, and Software Systems. The atmosphere is collegial and informal.

If you have specific questions regarding the positions or the department, please email them to Professor Marc van Kreveld (Head of Department) at m.j.vanKreveld@uu.nl or Professor Judith Masthoff (Director of Research) at j.f.m.masthoff@uu.nl.

If you are interested in reading more about the development of our department, we can provide you with a copy of our summarized organizational development plan. You can send your request to a.bonsma@uu.nl.

Do you have a question about the application procedure? Please send an email to science.recruitment@uu.nl.