tenure-track position in Intelligent Biosignal Processing

Johannes Kepler University; Osterreich; On-site; PEN 270,000 - 318,000; Full time

Job summary

Johannes Kepler University in Austria invites applications for a clinical tenure-track professorship in Intelligent Biosignal Processing within the Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine.

The position targets candidates with a doctorate/PhD in medicine or natural sciences and offers a six-year term with potential qualification agreement leading to a permanent associate professorship.

Qualifications

• Doctorate/PhD in medicine or natural sciences required.
• Strong research record and publications expected.
• Teaching experience and external funding track record desired.

Responsibilities

• Advance the development of Intelligent Biosignal Processing within Medical AI education.
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration across departments and external partners.
• Publish scholarly work and secure external research funding; lead teaching activities.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Medical signal processing

Machine learning

Mathematical modeling

Education

Doctorate/PhD in medicine or natural sciences

Job description

Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine

Organisation/Company Johannes Kepler University Department Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine Research Field Medical sciences Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 18 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Vienna) Country Austria Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Clinical tenure-track professorship position in “Intelligent Biosignal Processing” for candidates holding a doctorate/PhD in accordance with the collective agreement for university employees at the Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (Faculty of Medicine at the Johannes Kepler University).

In accordance with the collective agreement for university employees and the 2002 Austrian Universities Act (UG) regarding a full-time position (40 hours per week) for a limited period of six years, prospective applicants for the tenure-track position must hold a doctorate/Ph.D. The tenure-track professorship position is primarily assigned to the Department of Anesthesiology andOperative Intensive Care Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, and secondly to the Linz Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence LAB (LIT AI LAB).

The position is open to highly qualified junior researchers holding a doctorate/PhD in medicine or natural sciences (biology, biochemistry, etc.) and includes the option of concluding a qualification agreement which could result in a permanent position as Associate Professor (section 99 para. 5 and 6 of the Austrian Universities Act) upon positive decision.

The offered tenure-track professorship position in Intelligent Biosignal Processing is intended to significantly advance the development of the “Medical AI” continuing education program at the JKU and to be organized in collaboration with the Center for Medical Education.

The successful candidate is expected to promote the JKU’s research activities by combining the fields mathematical modeling, machine learning and medical signal processing to optimize diagnostic processes. The methods are supposed to improve the signal quality and examine the signal relevance for different pathological processes. The focus of all analyses is on the clinical application of the gathered results. All analyses are therefore closely linked to clinical significance and validity.

The holder of the tenure-track professorship position in Intelligent Biosignal Processing should demonstrate a strong commitment to interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration across various disciplines and with different professional care groups and medical-technical services.

The prospective applicant will be expected to demonstrate a record of scholarly activity following the successful completion of a doctorate/PhD, including outstanding publications, teaching experience, and having successfully acquired external research funding. The candidate’s doctorate/PhD degree should be no older than ten years, whereby career breaks on account of parental leave, military or alternative service, etc. may be deducted.

Find a detailed job description and prerequisites at www.jku.at/tenuretrack . The job description contains information regarding the position and its strategic direction of research, the areas of priority, the type of research expected, the expected scope of contributions to teaching, the required degree of professional experience, the key qualifications and objectives to be met during the course of employment, key information regarding the existing research infrastructure, and other position-specific requirements.

The minimum annual gross salary on the basis of full-time employment in accordance with the collective agreement is € 70,200.20. The annual minimum salary under the collective agreement will be raised to 82,656.00 euros upon concluding a qualification agreement. The definitive salary will be discussed with the Rector as part of the appointment negotiations.

The JKU considers performance in the context of each individual's biography and opportunities. When assessing the candidates’ accomplishments, performance, and future potential, the JKU will take the candidates’ individual background and personal history into account by acknowledging that academic and professional success and accomplishments can happen at different stages in life (and can include periods of reduced employment, or career interruption on account of having to provide care, childcare, etc.). In this regard, qualifications are assessed and evaluated in terms of equal opportunity, taking life-course factors, such as academic age, into account.

The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes and encourages applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants with disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.

• A letter of application (addressing in particular your reasons for applying and suitability for the position).
• A current curriculum vitae.
• A list of publications (including a ranking of the three publications you consider to be the most important).
• A description of prior activities in education and lecturing, including any student evaluations.
• A description of research projects, studies, and collaboration efforts.
• A description of prior professional practices and activities related in content to the activities in research and teaching.
• An outline of prospective projects and objectives in the field of research and teaching.

If you have any questions, please contact the head of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Univ. Prof. Dr. Jens Meier, E-mail: [e-mail] and head of the LIT AI Computing Center, Univ. Prof. Dr. Günter Klambauer, E-mail: [e-mail] , or Vice-Rector Mag. Dr. Elgin Drda, E-mail: [e-mail] .

If you have any questions regarding the selection process, the appointment procedure or the deadline, please contact Mag. Karin Kaufmann, LLM, E-mail: [e-mail] , (Professorial Appointment Management at the Faculty of Medicine).