Description
W 2 Professorship for "Information Theory" (m/f/d)
Term: livetime civil servant
Start: at the next possible date
Location: Kaiserslautern
Scope: Full time 100 %
Salary: W 2 LBesG
Faculty: Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
With about 17,000 students, more than 300 professorships and around 160 degree programs, the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) is the technical university of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. As a place of top international research, it offers excellent working conditions and career opportunities. Those who study, research or work at RPTU experience a cosmopolitan environment and shape the future.
Your tasks include:
The future holder of this position will represent the field of communications engineering, and in particular information theory in research and teaching within the department and develop it in a forward-looking manner. The applicant is expected to have a broad technical background in the field of communications engineering and its theoretical foundations and an outstanding scientific expertise in several of the following research areas:
- Architectures and protocols for next-generation mobile communication systems
- Protocols for wireless communication and radio resource optimization
- Dynamic resource allocation in mobile communication systems
- Physical-layer security and trust mechanisms in communication systems
- Signal processing for positioning and localization
- Mobile edge computing – concepts and protocols
We are looking for a qualified individual with a strong background in the mentioned areas based on fundamental research or demonstrable industrial research and high visibility due to research projects and international publications. Experience in an industrial environment (industrial activities or projects) is welcome. In addition to a relevant academic qualification, experience in pertinent national and international research projects as well as an appropriate network is expected.
Teaching duties include compulsory and elective courses in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes, particularly on basic and advanced methods of communications engineering, especially its principles and methods as well as their applications. Depending on the degree programme, teaching must be provided in either German or English. Knowledge of both languages is generally required. If the applicant does not have sufficient knowledge of the German language, a willingness to acquire the missing language skills within a reasonable period of time is expected. Relevant experience and a particular aptitude for academic teaching are required. Experience with interdisciplinary and international study programmes and innovative teaching concepts is expressly appreciated. Leading participation in the further development of the teaching programme as well as in academic self-administration is expected.
Active participation in and initiation of research collaborations within the department, at the university and at the location is expressly desired.
Your profile:
The state of Rhineland-Palatinate and RPTU advocate a supervision concept in which a high level of presence of teaching staff at the university location is expected. In addition to the general employment requirements, the employment requirements set out in Section 49 of the Rhineland-Palatinate Higher Education Act apply.
RPTU stands for the diversity of all employees. We welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethnic and social origin, age, religion, gender, disability and sexual orientation or identity. Severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent status will be given preference if they are suitably qualified and suitable (please enclose proof of severe disability/equal status with your application).
RPTU strives to increase the proportion of women in areas in which women are underrepresented. Applications from female and male scientists from abroad are expressly encouraged.
Your application:
We look forward to receiving applications (curriculum vitae, certificates, list of publications, overview of given courses, list of third-party funding acquisitions with funding amount and identification of your own share, research and teaching concept for the advertised professorship (maximum two pages each)) by 14 February 2026 at the latest.
Please submit your application via the 'Online Application' button below or through our application portal: https://jobs.rptu.de.
The interviews are expected to take place from the end of March 2026 onward. If you have any questions, please contact the dean of the department, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Görges, under the e-mail address daniel.goerges@rptu.de or the telephone number +49 631 205 2091.
