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Postdoctoral Researcher

 Saarbrücken & St. Ingbert, Germany

The CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security is looking for Postdocs in areas related to:

  • Cybersecurity, Privacy and Cryptography
  • Machine Learning and Data Science
  • Efficient Algorithms and Foundations of Theoretical Computer Science
  • Software Engineering, Program Analysis and Formal Methods

We constantly seek applications from qualified postdoctoral researchers regardless of their national origin or citizenship. The working language is English. A command of German is not required for a successful career at CISPA.

What we offer:
  • Opportunity to work with a faculty on existing lines of research, as well as develop your own research agenda under faculty supervision
  • Health insurance, 30 days paid time off and a pension scheme
  • Opportunities for development and growth from language classes, research support to extracurricular and social activities.
  • Our onboarding team will support you with all information needed for a successful start.
What we expect:
  • You have a doctoral degree* from a top-tier, research-oriented institutions of higher education in a subject relevant to our research.
  • You have an excellent track record in any research area related to Security, Privacy, Cryptography, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • You’re proficient in spoken and written English.
  • * If you hold a foreign higher education qualification (acquired outside of Germany), you might have to submit a Statement of Comparability for Foreign Higher Education Qualifications, if you are accepted. For more information (including a FAQ, how to apply, and why is it necessary), please refer to the official website (in English).

Interested? We look forward to your application!

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Highlighted Positions

  • The group of Cas Cremers is looking for Postdocs  with an interest in Automated Verification, Security Protocols, and Cryptography. Click here to check out the job post.
  • The group of Mridula Singh is looking for a Postdocs with a strong research interest in Cyber-Physical Security. Click here to check out the job post.
  • The group of Dániel Marx is offering Postdoc positions related to algorithms and complexity. Click here to check out the job post.
  • The group of Michael Backes iis looking for several Postdocs with a strong track record in security, privacy, and AI research.
  • The group of Mario Fritz is looking for Postdocs with research interests in Trustworthy AI and AI Security.
  • The group of Maximilian Golla is looking for Postdocs interested in usable privacy and security. Click here to check out the job post.
  • The group of Dániel Marx is looking for Postdoc researchers interested in working on theoretical aspects of algorithms, combinatorial optimization, and parameterized algorithms and complexity.
  • The group of Krikamol Muandet has an opening for postdoctoral researchers with a strong interest in the broad areas of machine learning.
  • The group of Christian Rossow is searching for a postdoctoral researcher with research interests in system and network security topics.


Your application

CISPA is committed to increasing the representation of women, minorities, and individuals with disability in Computer Science. In accordance with the Equal Opportunity Plan, CISPA aims at increasing the number of women in Computer Science, and explicitly encourages women to apply. Applications of severely disabled candidates with equivalent qualifications will be given priority. In general, we welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.

About CISPA

CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security is a German national Science Institution within the Helmholtz Association and provides a unique work environment that offers the advantage of a university department and a research laboratory alike. CISPA has the mission to rethink the digitized world of the future from the ground on up an make it safer through innovative cutting-edge research. CISPA is committed to the highest international academic standards. We offer a world-class research environment that grants extensive resources to a wide range of researchers and constitutes an attractive destination for the best talents and scientists from all countries.

CISPA is located in Saarbrücken, in the tri-border area of Germany, France and Luxembourg. The CISPA campus is located close to Saarland University, which is known for its excellence in Computer Science, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)

CISPA provides a highly international and diverse working environment, currently hosting researchers of 40 nationalities.

For more information about CISPA, see https://cispa.de/en

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