Senior Scientist (all genders)

At the Institute of Information Systems Engineering, in the Research Unit of Software Engineering of the Faculty of Informatics TU Wien is offering a position as Senior Scientist (all genders) for the specialist field of “Software and Systems Engineering” for 32 hours/week. Expected start: January 2026

Software-intensive systems are key in the modern world. It is, therefore, critical that we investigate principles and techniques that facilitate the design, development, analysis, effectiveness, automation, maintenance, and understandability of such systems. Today, software is part of any relevant system, and thus, the interplay of software engineering and systems engineering becomes a must. Software and Systems Engineering covers the whole life cycle of software-intensive systems.

Tasks:

The faculty seeks to hire a candidate with a strong research and teaching record in constructive aspects of Software and Systems Engineering. Desired areas of research and expertise may include but are not limited to:

Reuse and variability modeling for configurable and adaptable software systems, enabling systematic reuse across domains and lifecycle phases
Software and system product line engineering focusing on integration, evolution, and governance of product line ecosystems across organizational and technological boundaries
Multi-domain modeling and systems integration, supporting the engineering of complex systems across software and other domains, e.g., Cyber-Physical (Production) Systems, addressing challenges of scalability, interoperability, and evolution
Empirical and data-driven software engineering, leveraging industrial data and model repositories, for evidence-based improvement of engineering processes
Software testing, analysis, and evolution, emphasizing automation, variability-aware techniques, and empirical validation
Secure, reliable, and responsible software engineering, ensuring compliance with technical and ethical requirements in multi-domain and software-intensive systems
Software engineering for emerging systems engineering paradigms
Besides research, the duties of a Senior Scientist at TU Wien include undergraduate and graduate teaching (in German and English) as well as faculty service tasks.

Your profile:

Completed doctoral or PhD studies in Computer Science or related areas
High scientific reputation, proven by publications in international scientific journals, and scientific conferences
Relevant joint research experience with national and international partners as well as the ability to form networks, proven, e.g., through cooperation with other universities and research institutions
Pedagogic and didactic suitability for academic teaching in German and English
Experience in the supervision of scientific work of students, such as bachelor, diploma and master theses
Social and gender competence
Team competences

We look forward to receiving your application until December 4, 2025 on our job platform:
https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/260389