Vacancies

The Institute for Software Engineering and Programming Languages at Ulm University is seeking an exceptional Postdoctoral Researcher to join our team for a duration of 3 years. 

We are looking for highly motivated individuals with expertise in software engineering research areas that align with our institute's focus, e.g.,

• Empirical and human-centered software engineering
• Program analysis, particularly, for non-standard programming languages
• Domain-specific languages

The successful candidate is highly motivated, energetic, and enthusiastic, and has documented strong expertise (high-level publications) in the aforementioned topics as well as in software engineering and empirical research methods in general. We expect excellent scientific writing and oral communication skills, the ability to work independently and lead a team within the institute, as well as strong collaboration skills with external partners. German language proficiency is not required, but beneficial.

Ulm University is a renowned research university ranked in the TOP 20 of German universities by THE World University Ranking 2025. Ulm, located on the banks of the Danube in southern Germany, is one of the most innovative, fast-growing, and livable cities in Germany, ranked Number 1 in the recent Prognos-Ranking.

The position is 100% funded at the TV-L E13 level (starting with a gross salary of around 65K€ per year with additional employee benefits) for 3 years. The candidate might also be hired on an A13 level for that duration. The position is available immediately and applications will be considered until the position is filled. For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Matthias Tichy, matthias.tichy(at)uni-ulm.de .

Applications shall contain (within a single PDF) an application letter specifically relating to the aforementioned research areas and the research activities of our institute in general, a CV, Doctorate/Ph.D. degree certificate, transcript of records, publication list, and list of references.