Professur Für Rechtsinformatik, Insb. Natural - Passau, Deutschland - Universität Passau

Universität Passau

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Passau, Deutschland

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

The
University of Passau owes its strong visibility and good repute to excellent research,
innovative teaching and its tight-knit international academic networks. Some 12,000 students
and more than 1,300 staff study and work on our university campus, which is located a stone's
throw from the historical Old Town of Passau and combines state-of-the-art technical
infrastructure with award-winning architecture. Internationally successful high-tech companies
and a vibrant start-up scene, coupled with a rich culture and Lower Bavarian traditions, give
Passau and the surrounding area a special appeal that makes it a great place to live and work.
- service post of

Professorship for Legal Informatics

with a focus on Natural Language Processing

(pay grade W2, untenured - limited till 31 March 2026)
The postholder will teach courses in the upcoming _Master of Laws in Legal Informatics_
programme. Specifically, they will cover the modules "Introduction to Computer Science",
"Software Development", "Databases", "User Interfaces" and "Information Retrieval and
teach the technical aspects in the aforementioned modules at a scientific level suitable for
master's degrees; the legal aspects of the master's programme will be taught by other faculty
members. Classes may be taught in German or English. A research focus on Natural
Language Processing and the ability to connect to current projects at the Faculty of Law and
the Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics are expressly desired.

Academics at our four faculties conduct research, teaching and knowledge transfer activities
at the cutting edge and according to the most exacting standards. Europe, sustainability and
digitalisation are particular focal points of intensive inter
- and transdisciplinary collaboration
within the University and with our many national and international partners. As a sustainable,
internationally visible and attractive university in and for Europe, the University of Passau
seeks to make important contributions to solving the numerous challenges facing humanity
both globally and locally.

The
Faculty of Law is renowned for its first-class legal education and a strongly international
outlook. Working at the forefront of private law, criminal law, public law, procedural law,
international and European law as well as the principles of law, the faculty's thematic focus is
on the legal aspects of the economy, labour and employment; finance and taxation; Europe
and the international dimensions of law; IT; media; communication and digitalisation; as well
as the foundations of law and legal procedure.

pedagogical aptitude and academic excellence, whereby the latter is generally established on
the basis of the quality of his or her doctoral research and subsequent academic achievements.

He or she will, furthermore, possess the German formal postdoctoral _habilitation_ qualification
or an equivalent body of academic achievements garnered whilst employed at an institution of
higher education, for instance as a _juniorprofessor_ or in a comparable position with a different
title (e.g. assistant professor or lecturer), insofar as the duties and qualification profile
correspond to those of a juniorprofessor position, or by leading a junior research group under
the conditions specified in Art sentence 5 of the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation
Act (BayHIG); the habilitation-equivalent achievements may also have been attained outside
must not be more than 52 years of age at the time of their appointment.

The University of Passau actively promotes equal opportunities for all genders as well as
the requisite qualifications, without regard to gender, cultural or social background, religion,
world view, disability or sexual identity. As the University wishes to raise the proportion of
women in research and teaching, female academics are expressly encouraged to apply. This
position is suitable for people with disabilities; registered disabled persons are given
preference over non-disabled applicants who do not otherwise have statutory preferential
status if their overall personal aptitudes, skills and qualifications are equal.

publications, teaching assignments, teaching evaluations etc.) and should be uploaded to
of Law of the University of Passau, Professor Jörg Fedtke, 94032 Passau, Germany. All
Applications received electronically will be kept on file for six months after the conclusion of
the appointment process, at which time they will be deleted from our systems.