The University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN), founded in 2021, is a living laboratory for the university of the future – adapted to the age of artificial intelligence and to constant technological, economic, and social change. Aiming to become a leading international institution with a focus on artificial intelligence, the UTN is equally committed to excellence in research, teaching, and transfer. Its lean governance structure supports an agile and efficient implementation of its vision. Its sustainable, 37-hectare and partly residential campus will form the heart of a new district in Nuremberg, not far from the historic old town. On its campus, around 6,000 students will learn from and work with around 200 professors and numerous academic and administrative staff. The academic organization of the UTN is based on Departments as central structural units. The Departments of Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence and of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences are already established. Three further Departments are in development: Biological Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, and Natural Sciences. Departments at the UTN are characterized by flat hierarchies and offer exciting opportunities for challenging and rewarding career paths. The UTN attaches great importance to interdisciplinary cooperation, such as interdisciplinary research on themes for which research outputs can bring about major benefits to our society and its economy. Most degree programs at the UTN are offered in English. German and English are the languages of work in administration, teaching, and research, while the official and legal language is German. Digital technologies, AI and innovative applications are used in a targeted manner to improve university life and work experience for everyone. The UTN is characterized by an open and inclusive culture where everyone feels welcome. Diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of staff, students and stakeholders help to achieve excellence and develop talent. The Nuremberg Metropolitan Region is one of the most innovative regions in the EU. It impresses with affordable living costs, high quality of life and an urban culture close to nature. It also offers an excellent regional transport network and optimal connections to European travel routes and international transport hubs in Germany.

The University of Technology Nuremberg is looking to fill, at the earliest possible date, a position as a

Professor (m/f/d) (W3) of Philosophy of Science and Epistemology

at the Department of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Your tasks:

In the Department of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, you will represent the discipline of Philosophy of Science and Epistemology in research and teaching. We are looking for candidates who combine historical and philosophical methodologies.

You will essentially contribute to the University's first focus area, 'Human and Artificial Intelligence', which is dedicated to the study of possibilities and limitations of artificial intelligence and human cognitive abilities. You will collaborate with colleagues in the history of philosophy, classics, psychology and cognitive science, as well as with researchers who focus e.g. on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing and Computer Vision. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to a second focus area ‘Opinion Forming and Political Communication in the Age of AI’.

Your profile:

Your research should focus on the philosophy of science and its history and in addition on epistemology and its history. We expect you to approach systematic questions with a combined methodology that has historical and philosophical features. Preferably, your historical focus should be on pre-modern or early modern periods, but we will also consider candidates with historical expertise on the 19th or early 20th century if their research addresses continuities and transformations to earlier, especially pre-modern, epochs.

We are looking for researchers with an outstanding record and international visibility. Experience in conducting interdisciplinary research constitutes an advantage. In your application and during the selection process, you should demonstrate how your research would fit into and complement the current department profile as well as your interest in collaborating with other disciplines at UTN. An interest in university’s second focus area, ‘Opinion Forming and Political Communication in the Age of AI ', which examines the evolving dynamics and complexities of communication within liberal democratic societies, with a particular focus on the impact of digital transformation and the rise of generative AI, would be advantageous.

Teaching experience, ideally in interdisciplinary contexts, is required. We expect you to participate in all English-language courses offered by the department, contribute to the development of degree programs, be committed to implementing innovative, digital teaching and learning concepts, and be willing to cooperate within the department and beyond.

We expect the ability to lead a research group, openness for the department structures at UTN as well as an awareness of issues of diversity and equal opportunities for women in science. An interest in or experience with science communication would be advantageous.

The legal hiring criteria according to Article 57 Paragraph 1 & Article 60 Paragraph 3 BayHIG apply. Therefore, a university degree is a prerequisite, as well as a particular aptitude for research, usually demonstrated through a doctorate or equivalent scientific qualification. Furthermore, applicants must demonstrate additional scientific achievements beyond their doctorate or doctorate-equivalent qualification, as well as pedagogical aptitude.

Our offer:

The University of Technology Nuremberg is rethinking the university on all levels. We offer a motivated and excellent international team in which you can contribute with all your ideas and competencies. You will be able to experience and develop new, interdisciplinary forms of research collaboration as well as teaching and learning and help us shaping them.

We will make sure that you are able to fully focus on your work by our modern, service-oriented administrative units. We see diversity as an asset. The University of Technology Nuremberg is a place that offers knowledge and equal opportunities to people regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, ideology, religion, origin or disability. The position is suitable to be filled by severely disabled persons. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if their suitability, qualification, and professional performance are otherwise essentially equal. We see family-friendliness as the basis for achieving equal opportunities for men and women in science. Therefore, we offer flexible ways of working, family-friendly times for events and meetings, as well as dual-career options. The University of Technology Nuremberg aims at increasing the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages women to apply.

Interested?

Please refer to the reference number PF-2025-03 in your application. Please apply by August 17th 2025 in English and with all relevant application documents:

• Letter of motivation
• CV including externally funded projects and awards
• List of publications
• Research statement
• Teaching statement
• Four publications most relevant to your research profile
• Copies of relevant diplomas (university diplomas (e.g. degree certificates, doctoral certificate (if applicable) etc.)

Please apply exclusively via our application portal and observe our guidelines for the preparation of the teaching statement, which can be found under the following links:

If you have any administrative questions please contact the Appointments Team, appointments@utn.de .

If you have questions regarding the profile of the position, contact the Founding Chair of the Department of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Prof. Dr. Gyburg Uhlmann, gyburg.uhlmann@utn.de .

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