Two Full Professorships (W 3) for Optimization

The Digital Engineering Faculty of the University of Potsdam invites applications for two joint professorships under the Jülich Modell with the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering gGmbH (HPI) to be filled as soon as possible: Two Full Professorships (W 3) for Optimization As part of their growth initiative, the HPI and the DEF are seeking to appoint two professors in the broader field of Mathematical Optimization with a strong connection to Computer Science. The successful candidates are expected to strengthen the mathematical foundations of our bachelor's curriculum and to contribute to research and teaching in optimization across HPI's core areas. Please submit your application, together with the relevant documentation (cover letter, CV, list of publications, doctoral degree certificate, teaching evaluation, teaching and research statements, a compilation of the best three papers, and list of third-party funding; additional documents may be submitted at your personal discretion), by email to by May 10, 2026. Further information is available online at To view the full job posting, please visit: