Assistant Professor In Sustainable Agentic AI

Assistant Professor In Sustainable Agentic AI

We are an internationally top-ranking university in the Netherlands that combines scientific curiosity with a hands‑on attitude.

Are you motivated by mission‑driven research
? Are you eager to design and analyze next‑generation autonomous, self‑healing systems? Are you excited to help shape one of the fastest‑growing and most transformative fields of our time? Are you interested in translating the vision of zero‑touch autonomous systems into tangible and actionable research goals, and willing to demonstrate and validate Zero‑touch systems in practice? If so, we would welcome the opportunity to assess your potential fit for this role, which is part of a broader recruitment effort involving three assistant professor vacancies.

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science is establishing a mission‑driven collaboration on research and technology challenges of Zero‑touch Systems. The mission is to design, develop, verify, and validate self‑healing, autonomous systems that are resilient, intelligent, adaptive, secure, and trustworthy. The research will produce proven, integrated, and demonstrable solutions that enable autonomous systems whose performance is always guaranteed and reliably trusted by humans.

The role focuses on Agentic AI to create fully autonomous systems that are data‑, resource‑efficient, and scalable, advancing the current boundaries of full autonomy and enabling efficient AI‑driven services for society. You will build a community around these research questions and drive breakthroughs that ensure learning, automatic adaptability, responsible use, and wide adoption.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing Agentic AI for enabling full autonomy of systems
• Developing “future‑proof” methods for software engineering for autonomous systems
• Developing new methods to guarantee the safety and reliability of zero‑touch systems
• Designing and developing “future‑proof” sustainable and scalable Agentic AI models
• Enabling/facilitating adoption and use cases of developed models
• Contributing to national/university scientific roadmaps in sustainable AI
• Facilitating schools nationally and worldwide to deploy research‑based instruments

• Highly motivated researcher with a PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics, and a strong publication record in intelligent system design, engineering, software technology, and verification, with outstanding research achievements and international recognition
• Strong impact record beyond standard academic outreach such as publication in top venues
• At least two years of academic work experience after obtaining PhD
• Ability to conduct high‑quality academic research reflected in demonstrable outputs
• Motivated to teach and develop excellent teaching skills
• Excellent team player with strong cooperation skills and evidence of interdisciplinary teamwork
• Effective communication and leadership skills, including coaching, mentoring, and leading projects or groups
• Excellent written and verbal proficiency in English

• Salary in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale 11 (min. €4.728, max. €6.433)
• A year‑end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%
• A dedicated mentoring program to help you become familiar with the university and Dutch research environment
• A development track with the prospect of becoming an Associate Professor, or a tailored career proposal for more senior profiles
• High‑quality training programs for academic leadership and teaching
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on‑campus children’s day care and sports facilities
• Unlimited access to the modern on‑campus TU/e Student Sports Center at an exceptionally affordable rate
• Partially paid parental leave and allowance for commuting, working from home, and internet costs

For more information or to discuss your fit for this role, contact Prof. dr. Nirvana Meratnia, Full Professor, at n.meratnia
.