Jobs at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Position: Assistant Professor of Data Engineering

About the University of Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam is a public university in Amsterdam, the capital city of Netherlands. It is the largest university in the Netherlands with a total enrollment of over 31,000. In addition to that, it is one of the largest research universities in Europe with  4,794 staff, 1,340 Ph.D. students and an annual budget of €600 million. In overall, the university has seven academic faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business,  Science, Law, Medicine, and Dentistry. However, in 2018 and 2019 the two departments of Media and Communication were commonly standing at 1st rank in the world by subject by QS Ranking.

About Position

The University of Amsterdam is seeking an Assistant Professor to teach the core subjects of Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering. The program includes bachelor’s and masters’ programs in information science, data science and artificial intelligence. Moreover, teaching will be approximately 30% of the total allocated time for the function (38 hours per week). Furthermore, s/he will join the INtelligent Data Engineering Lab to conduct and assist in world-class research. On the other hand, the incumbent will also be accountable for acquiring funding from different National funding agency.

Skills and qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or closely related field. In addition to that, experience at the postdoctoral level.
• a strong publication record as demonstrated by international peer-reviewed publications.
• proven experience building systems and developing algorithms.
• proven experience in applying for research funding.
• a track record and affinity for teaching and supervision (at the undergraduate and graduate levels), preferably with a certificate of academic teaching quality (e.g. Dutch BKO).​