The GECCO Job Market is an event where people offering jobs can advertise open positions and meet with potential candidates. Any kind of positions are eligible (PhD, Postdoc, Professor, Engineer, etc.) - from the academia as well as the industry.
The Job Market will be organized as a hybrid event during GECCO on Thursday, July 16 (after lunch session). After brief presentations of the available positions, participants will have the possibility to join face-to-face meetings for further discussion.
To participate with a job offer, create a new ad at the SIGEVO web site. Make sure to check the “GECCO availability” option that confirms your attendance at the Job Market. In addition, prepare one slide describing the job and send it to the Job Market Chairs Boris Naujoks (email address: boris.naujoks (at) th-koeln.de) or Elena Raponi (email address: e.raponi (at) liacs.leidenuniv.nl), by Monday, July 6, 2026.
And keep in mind: You are very welcome to join even if you don’t have a formal vacancy yet but expect to hire soon and would like to meet potential candidates. Likewise, students and researchers who are already on the job market or planning to start their job search soon are warmly encouraged to attend and begin building connections!
New feature of this year's Job Market: If you are looking for your next position, we are also providing a platform to advertise your profile and provide more details about the role you are looking for and the timeline. This can be done through the Job Seekers Tab on the SIGEVO website. Also, we look forward to welcoming you at the in-person Job Market Event at GECCO 2026!
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, July 6 (AoE):
Deadline for submitting the ad and sending the slide
Thursday, July 16, after lunch session:
Job Market at GECCO 2026
LINK
Job Ads at the SIGEVO web site
Job Seekers Tab at the SIGEVO web site
Slides
The slides will be made available after July 16, 2026.
Organizers
Boris Naujoks, TH Köln (CUAS), Germany
Elena Raponi, Leiden University (LIACS), The Netherlands