W2-University Professorship (f/m/d) in “AI and Biometrics”

Universität Paderborn; Nordrhein-Westfalen; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading university in Germany is seeking a W2-University Professor in 'AI and Biometrics'. The position demands expertise in responsible AI and biometrics, along with a strong scientific background. The successful candidate will engage in interdisciplinary research and education. Applications are encouraged from qualified women and individuals with disabilities. The deadline for applications is October 9, 2025.

Leistungen

Family-friendly university

Dual Career Service

Support for international relocation

Qualifikationen

• Outstanding scientific track record in AI-driven responsible biometrics.
• Experience in acquiring and conducting third-party funding projects.
• Ability to teach in German and English.

Aufgaben

• Represent responsible artificial intelligence and biometrics in research and teaching.
• Integrate into existing research institutions and shape new projects.
• Participate in academic self-administration.

Kenntnisse

Expertise in privacy in biometric systems

Knowledge of fairness in biometrics

Understanding of explainability in biometric systems

Ability to ensure biometric reliability

Skills in security of biometric systems

Ausbildung

Ph.D. degree

Completed university degree

Jobbeschreibung

Paderborn University is a high-performance and internationally oriented university. Within interdisciplinary teams, we undertake forward-looking research, design innovative teaching concepts and actively transfer knowledge into society.

In the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at the Department of Computer Science, the following professorship is to be filled at the earliest possible date:

W2-University Professorship (f/m/d) in “AI and Biometrics”

We are looking for an outstanding personality who represents the fields of responsible artificial intelligence and biometrics in research and teaching at the Department of Computer Science and will be appropriately involved in the education of students in the study program Computer Science. The sought personality should have an outstanding scientific track record in the field of AI-driven responsible biometrics, such as in face recognition, and have published in competitive international venues (e.g., CVPR, WACV, IJCB, BTAS).

Research expertise is expected in the following areas:

• Privacy in biometric systems (e.g., soft-biometric privacy)
• Demographic and non-demographic fairness in biometrics
• Explainability and transparency in biometric systems
• Biometric reliability and uncertainty
• Security of biometric systems (e.g., morphing, deepfakes, backdoor attacks)

The Department of Computer Science is pursuing five strategic research areas: Security, Data Science, Software Engineering, Quantum Computing, and Domain-Specific Computing. Connectivity to at least two strategic areas is required.

We expect the position holder to be willing and interested in working on applications for large-scale projects – especially interdisciplinary ones – to actively help shape new projects and to integrate into existing research institutions. Paderborn University offers excellent opportunities for this with research facilities such as the SICP - Software Innovation Campus, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Institute (JAII), the Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS), or the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC²).

There is also the possibility of collaborations with the Heinz Nixdorf Institute (HNI) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic System Design (IEM). We expect applicants to have experience with acquiring and conducting third-party funding projects, such as DFG projects. Furthermore, the ability and willingness to teach in German and English and to participate in academic self-administration are required.

Recruitment requirements: § 36 Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 to 4 HG NRW (University law of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia) (completed university degree, pedagogical aptitude, Ph.D. degree and additional academic achievements).

Applications from women are particularly welcome and, in case of equal qualifications and experiences, will receive preferential treatment according to state law (LGG), unless there are preponderant reasons to give preference to another applicant. Applications from disabled people with appropriate suitability are explicitly welcome. This also applies to people with equal opportunities in accordance with the German social law SGB IX.

Paderborn University is certified as a family-friendly university. With our Dual Career Service, we support your partner with career orientation in the region if required. We will be happy to provide you with information about living and working in Paderborn and help you to find childcare options. If you are coming to us from abroad, our Welcome Services will support you on your arrival in Germany.

If you have any questions regarding the position or the application, please contact Prof. Dr. Eric Bodden ([e-mail]), head of the Department of Computer Science at Paderborn University.

Applications with the usual documents must be submitted, quoting the reference number 7086, by October 9, 2025 online via the application portal of Paderborn University: https://bewerbung.uni-paderborn.de/stellen/7086