Engineered systems and their control are essential to address future societal challenges regarding health, mobility, energy, food, etc. The increasing complexity of these systems requires systematic design, modelling, and control to improve their performance, monitor their health, and allow interaction between systems as well as their users. We have an open position at the associate/full professor level in the broad field of control in the Control Systems Technology (CST) section with the aim to address these future challenges through strengthening and advancing the research in the area of systems and control.

The CST section is among the largest and high-impact research centers in control globally, where both fundamental and applied research are performed at the highest level. Current research lines include  systems and control theory, cyber-physical and multi-agent systems, control engineering, optimization, artificial intelligence, machine learning, systems engineering, as well as mechanical design. Applications are often done in close collaboration with industry, where the CST section is uniquely positioned in a key European high-tech region (Brainport Eindhoven). Application areas include mechatronic system design and motion systems, robotics, autonomous vehicles and mobility, smart medical devices, energy systems including nuclear fusion, and agrifood.

The CST section currently consists of a diverse and committed team of 30 full-time and part-time faculty members and 50+ teachers, post-doctoral researchers, and PhD candidates. The section currently consists of 7 Principal Investigators (PIs), who are responsible for specific scientific research lines and act as mentor for tenure-track researchers, with the aim to promote both teamwork and individual growth of tenure-track researchers into PIs. This position will start immediately at the PI level, where the candidate will perform leading research in her/his discipline and build a research group, while at the same time has a unique opportunity to enrichen her/his research with close collaborations with researchers within the section, as well as outside within our unique ecosystem. Our vision is that high-quality research and teaching are strongly connected, and teaching activities are therefore strongly connected to the envisioned research lines.

• A PhD degree.
• Proven expertise in a relevant core discipline, for instance system theory, dynamical systems, control optimisation and optimisation-based control, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data-based modelling and design, systems engineering, equipment and system design.
• Experience in a relevant application domain, for instance mechatronics, robotics, mobility and transportation systems, health applications, smart industry, energy, agricultural systems, energy systems,.
• An excellent track record in scientific research, acquisition of externally funded research projects, and research vision.
• Strong academic and/or industrial network.
• Promote excellence and co-operation nationally, internationally, and societally.
• Excellent communication skills, organization, and leadership skills for being a PI with a group within the CST section.
• Extensive teaching experience and proven didactic skills.
• Excellent proficiency in English (Written and verbal).
• Proficiency in Dutch is considered an advantage, but is not required (All communication and teaching at Eindhoven University of Technology is in English).

• High-quality training programs for academic leadership, the university teaching qualification program, research and valorization competences, and a dedicated mentoring program.
• A substantial startup package. In addition, in certain cases the Irène Curie Fellowship may be granted.
• Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.  
• Additionally, an annual holiday allowance of 8% of the yearly salary, plus a year-end allowance of 8.3% of the annual salary, as well as tax-reduction schemes for international applicants.
• A broad package of fringe benefits, including an excellent technical infrastructure, moving expenses, and savings schemes.
• Family-friendly initiatives are in place, such as the Dual Career Opportunity program to support accompanying partners, an international spouse program, and excellent on-campus children day care and sports facilities.