Professorship for Natural language processing and information systems

• Research into key areas of audiovisual translation and multimodal communication in an increasingly digital environment
• Participation in interdisciplinary research projects within the Knowledge Lab Information Literacy and Accessibility, as well as other research units at the University of Hildesheim and beyond
• Teaching in the degree programmes of the faculty, primarily in the Master's degree programme in Media Text and Media Translation and the Bachelor's degree programme in International Communication and Translation
• Collaboration in academic self-administration, including the continuous development of teaching formats and study curricula
• Cooperation with public and private broadcasters and other players in the translation industry, * Research in areas of Information Science (with a focus on AI) including but not limited to:
• Analysis of Information Behavior and design of Human-Machine Interaction
• Information Access (e.g. Web Information Retrieval, Search Systems)
• Information Infrastructure and Information Markets
• Evaluation Research
• Information Quality
• LLMs in Information Science
• AI and Information Literacy
• Participation in interdisciplinary research projects within the Knowledge Lab Information Literacy and Accessibility, as well as other research units at the University of Hildesheim and beyond (e.g. teacher education)
• Teaching in the degree programmes of the faculty, primarily in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes International Information Management
• Collaboration in academic self-administration, including the continuous development of teaching formats and study curricula, * Research in areas of Natural Language Processing and design of information systems (with regard to Information Science) including but not limited to:
• Natural Language Processing with user-oriented approaches
• Applications of NLP for Digital Social Sciences and Digital Humanities
• Evaluation of Large Language Models (e.g. bias)
• Multimodal and multilingual models
• Consideration and analysis of Cultural Heterogeneity
• Participation in interdisciplinary research projects within the Knowledge Lab Information Literacy and Accessibility, as well as other research units at the University of Hildesheim and beyond (e.g. teacher education)
• Teaching in the degree programmes of the faculty, primarily in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes International Information Management
• Collaboration in academic self-administration, including the continuous development of teaching formats and study curricula

Do you have experience in Research?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * University degree in the relevant subject area

• Pedagogical and didactical proficiency confirmed by practical experience
• Exceptional qualifications for in-depth independent academic work, which is usually demonstrated by an above-average doctorate
• Additional academic achievements, which have generally been achieved in the context of a junior professorship or a habilitation, otherwise also in the context of work as a research assistant at a university or a non-university research institution or in the context of other academic work in Germany or abroad
• Research activities in at least two of the following fields: multimodality, Information Literacy, audiovisual knowledge communication and/or translation technologies
• Research in or profound experience with the latest technological developments and AI supported tools in the related research fields (see above)
• Willingness to contribute to the research profile of the University of Hildesheim, particularly in the areas of 'AI in Everyday Life' and 'Education and Social Engagement', as well as their overlapping areas (especially information literacy and social inclusion)
• Experience in acquiring third-party funding
• Multilingual perspective: Research into and profound knowledge of at least one of the institute's working languages (English, French, Spanish).
• Proficiency in the German language (at B1 level required after 3 years, C1 after 6 years of employment)

Desired:

• Experience in interdisciplinary research

reference no 2026/6 (english), * University degree (information science or closely related study programmes)

• Pedagogical and didactical proficiency confirmed by practical experience
• Exceptional qualifications for in-depth independent academic work, which is usually demonstrated by an above-average doctorate (information science or a closely related field)
• Additional academic achievements (in Information Science or a closely related field), which have generally been achieved in the context of a junior professorship or a habilitation, otherwise also in the context of work as a research assistant at a university or a non-university research institution or in the context of other academic work in Germany or abroad
• One of the two key academic qualifications (either the doctoral degree or the habilitation) must have been obtained in the field of Information Science.
• Research activities in two or more relevant fields in Information Science (see above)
• The candidate is expected to represent both constructive (design- and system-oriented) and analytical, user-centered approaches to Information Science, and to contribute to the theoretical and methodological advancement of the discipline from these perspectives
• Willingness to contribute to the research profile of the University of Hildesheim, particularly in the areas of 'AI in Everyday Life' and 'Education and Social Engagement', as well as their overlapping areas (especially information literacy and social inclusion)
• Experience in acquiring third-party funding
• Proficiency in the German language (at B1 level required after 3 years, C1 after 6 years of employment)

Desired:

• Experience in interdisciplinary research

reference no 2026/7 (english), * University degree (Information Science/Language Technology or closely related study programmes)

• Pedagogical and didactical proficiency confirmed by practical experience
• Exceptional qualifications for in-depth independent academic work, which is usually demonstrated by an above-average doctorate (in Information Science/Language Technology or a closely related field)
• Additional academic achievements (in Information Science/Language Technology or closely related field), which have generally been achieved in the context of a junior professorship or a habilitation, otherwise also in the context of work as a research assistant at a university or a non-university research institution or in the context of other academic work in Germany or abroad
• Research activities in two or more relevant fields in Natural Language Processing and design of information systems (see above)
• Application of NLP systems in a specific domain
• Experience with multilingual/multimodal models/data
• Willingness to contribute to the research profile of the University of Hildesheim, particularly in the areas of 'AI in Everyday Life' and 'Education and Social Engagement', as well as their overlapping areas (especially information literacy and social inclusion)
• Experience in acquiring third-party funding
• Proficiency in the German language (at B1 level required after 3 years, C1 after 6 years of employment)

Desired:

• Experience in interdisciplinary research

As part of your application, please submit a research statement detailing how your prospective research endeavours align within the Knowledge Lab Information Literacy and Accessibility as well as the "AI in Everyday Life" and "Education and Social Participation" profile areas.

The requirements for employment listed in § 25ff. of the Niedersächsisches Hochschulgesetz (University Law of the State of Lower Saxony) apply. For university degrees obtained in non-EU countries, a certificate evaluation from the ZAB must be submitted to assess the recruitment requirements (see www.kmk.org/zab/zentralstelle-fuer-auslaendisches-bildungswesen ). The Universität Hildesheim's human resources policy is based on the principles of equal opportunity and diversity. Applicants have the required social and leadership skills.