The Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is one of Europe’s leading business schools. We invite applications for a faculty position as

Professor of Computer Science / Data Science
(tenured)

The position is located in the area of machine learning, with a research focus in one or more of the following topics: artificial intelligence, deep learning, computational social science, agent-based modelling, causal discovery, or natural language processing. Additionally, experience applying machine learning techniques to finance or business is a plus.

This position is part of a new AI Initiative at the Frankfurt School, which includes the opening of a new multidisciplinary Centre for Human and Machine Intelligence and the launch of a new Master of Science degree program in Applied Data Science. The new professor will join the HMI Centre and teach in the new graduate program.

Candidates must have a PhD in Computer Science, or a related area, an established record of research excellence in one of the aforementioned areas of expertise, and excellent communication skills, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. German language skills are not required within the Frankfurt School.

The Frankfurt School offers a state of the art campus and stimulating research environment, with attractive research funding and all the opportunities of a vibrant private business school. The Centre for Human and Machine Intelligence consists of faculty members from across the school who conduct basic and applied research at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Decision and Social Science,
and Finance and Management. Our proximity to one of the centres of European finance offers additional opportunities for collaboration with commercial partners.

The deadline for applications is April 15, 2018. Please submit your application including a CV, contact information for at least two references, three papers (published or unpublished), and a record of teaching effectiveness (taught courses and evaluations) by email to Frankfurt School Human Resources at personal@fs.de.

The Frankfurt School of Finance & Management values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds. The Frankfurt School is an equal opportunities employer.

For inquiries about the position, please contact Gregory Wheeler, Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science, by email: g.wheeler@fs.de.