Professor (Data Mining Applications)
CALL FOR COMPETITION FOR A POSITION
Professor (Data Mining Applications)
Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics.
The date of the call for the competition: 7 January 2026.
Deadline for document submission: 6 February 2026 (local time zone UTC+2).
Professor of Vilnius University is a recognised leader in their field of research and studies in Lithuania; it is the highest teaching position at the University. The professor’s responsibilities include scientific research and/or experimental development activities as well as disseminating their results at national and international levels, research-based studies, contributing to the training of researchers and lecturers, providing expert recommendations, carrying out educational activities, educating society at large and/or disseminating achievements of culture.
Description and responsibilities of the position:
It is expected that the Professor will independently (and/or in collaboration with other researchers) initiate and conduct high-quality national and international research in Data Mining and will publish the results of their research in internationally recognised publications. The research places particular emphasis on exploring the applications of data mining methods in medicine, renewable energy, and other fields. The professor will submit proposals for research project funding and will implement the projects; convene teams of researchers and lead them; teach students in Lithuanian and English, prepare methodological material for studies; supervise final theses of students, doctoral dissertations and/or postdoctoral interns. As an expert in the field, they will provide insights and recommendations to society, when necessary. He/she will maintain professional relations with their colleagues abroad and will take an active part in national and international associations in their field. He/she will promote Information System Engineering and Data Science studies and project activities related to the research areas. He/she will implement other functions assigned to a professor related to studies, research, methodological and organisational activity, as provided for in the legal acts of the University.
Required qualifications:
Doctoral degree in Technological Sciences.
Supervision of a doctoral student or postdoctoral intern.
Ability to teach in Lithuanian and English.
Experience in participating in scientific research projects.
Description of Mandatory Competences for the Career Stages of Researchers at Higher Education and Research Institutions HERE.
Description of other required qualifications is available HERE.
In case the candidates are of equal standing, the following will be considered an advantage:
Experience in scientific project management.
Participation in international scientific exchange programs.
Expert activities.
The selection of candidates will be held on the basis of qualitative expert evaluation and, when necessary, in other ways. A more detailed description of the procedure for holding recruiting competitions is available HERE.
Start of work: 1 September 2026, the contest is held for a five-year term of office.
Workload: Part-time position (0.25 FTE).
Official monthly salary (gross): EUR 1060 (before tax).
Candidates shall submit the following documents:
Description of academic activities in English together with a list of publications (when completing the Pedagogical Competencies section, please refer to the Guidelines for Evaluating the Pedagogical Competencies. When completing the Activity Plan section, please prepare an activity plan that would be aligned with the priorities of the Vilnius University Strategic Plan and the action plan of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics.
Curriculum Vitae.
All documents shall be submitted to danute.rimeisiene@mif.vu.lt, with ‘Professor (Data Mining Applications)’ in the subject line.