The Ada Lovelace Guest Professorship is a prestigious visiting position for internationally recognized researchers in the field of AI and data science. Embedded in the diverse and interdisciplinary research environment of ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig – one of Germany’s leading AI competence centers – the professorship supports outstanding scholars who wish to contribute to research, teaching, and knowledge transfer in AI. During their stay, the Ada Lovelace Guest Professor will:

• conduct and initiate collaborative research
• contribute to teaching and mentoring activities
• deliver a public lecture in their field of expertise, engaging students and early-career researchers
• serve as a visible role model, particularly for underrepresented groups in AI

Hosted at TUD Dresden University of Technology (in the current phase), the Ada Lovelace Guest Professorship includes:

• a 6–12 month stay in 2025 or 2026
• a monthly salary of €5,500 (full-time, 40 hours/week)
• optional student assistant support (19h/week)
• a travel allowance
• access to cutting-edge research infrastructure, including high-performance computing resources
• opportunities to collaborate with more than 150 researchers across both sites of ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig

Apply for the Ada Lovelace Guest Professorship

We are currently accepting applications for the third phase of our Ada Lovelace Guest Professorship program at TUD Dresden University of Technology. We cordially invite all qualified candidates to apply for the position. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to welcoming you to our team and learn more about your research interests and expertise. Applications are accepted until July 24, 2025.

Work with us in Dresden

Join our team in Dresden – the beautiful capital of the Free State of Saxony. The city on the river Elbe is a fascinating art metropolis, full of architectural jewels, a rich history, and a variety of cultural attractions: the renowned Semperoper, the versatile Dresden State Art Collections, the famous Frauenkirche, the prestigeous Zwinger, the Elbe castles, and much more. Stroll through the beautiful rebuilt old town of Dresden, have a picnic at the relaxing Elbe meadows, go hiking in the nearby National Park Saxon Switzerland or go for food, drinks or a party to the vivacious city’s Neustadt.

Dresden is one of the most important economic centers in Saxony and is home to a wide range of industries and scientific research institutions in Silicon Saxony and beyond. We have great contacts to local and regional companies and institutions, which you can profit from during your time at ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig.

At TUD Dresden University of Technology, ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig is a department of the Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences (CIDS) – an important central academic unit of the university. The CIDS integrates 8 departments and related topic clusters under one roof as a holistic and interdisciplinary hub for digitalization with more than 500 employees. Together, we are working on the cross-disciplinary processing of scientific issues in the topic spectrum of digitization, high-performance computing, data, modeling and simulation, artificial intelligence, knowledge extraction and transfer, digital tools in teaching, social interactions, and numerous other digitization topics.

Previous Ada Lovelace Guest Members