Associate Professor in Computer Science with focus on Computer Vision

Organisation/Company

Universität St. Gallen

Research Field

Computer science

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)

Country

Switzerland

Application Deadline

12 Apr 2025 - 23:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Other

Hours Per Week

42

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

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Description

The University of St.Gallen is strengthening its degree programs in Computer Science with a new Associate Professorship in the field of Computer Vision. We seek an individual who will direct the creation of a new research group in this context while actively contributing to the further development of the School of Computer Science and building bridges with other disciplines at our university.

Successful candidates have a strong research track record in their field and an international recognition in one or several of the topics of the call. They bring sufficient academic maturity and independence, where a track record in industry collaboration as well as in third-party funding is desired. Enthusiasm for teaching and the development of new courses and our curricula is expected to further shape the Computer Science programs at the University of St.Gallen.

The university is searching for candidates with a strong research background in one or more of the following topics:

Image and Video Analysis

Multi-Modal Approaches and Models

3D Computer Vision

Object Recognition and Tracking

Requirements

With respect to research, the successful candidate leads cutting-edge research endeavours across various aspects of computer vision and visual perception in a coordinated research portfolio and group. The successful candidate additionally has a track record in applications of computer vision. With respect to teaching, the successful candidate designs and holds courses in the field of computer vision on the Bachelor, Master, and PhD levels; their expertise hence is required to cover traditional computer vision methods as well as highly current approaches. The candidate is an active and visible member of the faculty and engages in outreach activities and academic citizenship within the University and globally.

We are looking for a team-oriented and committed personality whose research activities offer links to the other research groups at the School of Computer Science, and to institutes and schools across the other research fields that are represented at the University of St.Gallen.

We offer

The School of Computer Science is growing. It already hosts more than 100 academic and administrative employees from diverse backgrounds and has been committed to increasing diversity across dimensions since its inception. We are strongly committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity. We specifically encourage women and applicants with backgrounds underrepresented among our current faculty to apply.

In your application, please refer to myScience and reference JobID 66551.

Website

https://www.myscience.ch/jobs/id66551-associate_professor_in_computer_science_w…

Website for additional job details

https://www.myscience.ch/jobs

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universität St. Gallen

Country

Switzerland

City

St. Gallen

Street

Dufourstrasse 50

Geofield

City

9000 St. Gallen

Website

https://www.unisg.ch

Street

Dufourstrasse 50

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