Tenure-Track Professorship in AI-Driven Chemical Reactivity and Molecular Design

Tenure-Track Professorship in AI-Driven Chemical Reactivity and Molecular Design

The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. The Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Vienna invites applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in AI-Driven Chemical Reactivity and Molecular Design.

The position

We seek an outstanding candidate in theoretical and computational chemistry whose research lies at the interface of reactive molecular simulations and data-driven modeling. The successful candidate will develop and apply data-driven methods for chemical discovery and molecular design. These methods include machine-learned interatomic potentials, data-efficient and uncertainty-aware modeling, enhanced sampling, and statistical thermodynamics. Research will address property prediction and optimization as well as applications to chemical reactions, photochemistry, and materials design.

The successful candidate will work in a dynamic research environment with access to state-of-the-art computational infrastructure, including high-performance computing clusters for molecular simulations and data-driven modeling. Additional support includes access to software licenses and collaborative opportunities across theoretical, synthetic and physical chemistry, including close collaboration with the Cluster of Excellence Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage.

https://theochem.univie.ac.at/

Your academic profile:

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level

The successful candidate is expected to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees.

We offer:

• The opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor.
• A dynamic research environment
• A wide range of research and teaching support services
• Attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• An attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff, level A2, and an organisational retirement plan

Application documents (in English):

• Letter of motivation
• Academic curriculum vitae
• List of publications, including ORCID record and three key publications as PDF
• Research statement
• Teaching and supervision statement

If you have any questions, please contact:

berufungsservice@univie.ac.at. Only applications submitted through the link Apply now will be considered.

Application deadline: 09/15/2026 Reference no.: 6003