Tenured Faculty at CISPA
Saarbrücken & St. Ingbert, Germany
CISPA is a world-leading research center that focuses on Information Security and Artificial Intelligence at large. To expand and further strengthen our center, we are looking for
Tenured Faculty (f/m/d)
in all areas related to Information Security and Artificial Intelligence
Tenured faculty positions at CISPA are comparable to an endowed full professorship at a top research university. Applicants are expected to lead a research team that pursues their internationally visible research agenda. CISPA provides institutional base funding for several full-time researcher positions and a generous budget for expenditures. We invite applications of renowned candidates with an outstanding track record in Information Security, Artificial Intelligence, or related areas, including Cybersecurity and Privacy, Machine Learning and Data Science, Efficient Algorithms and Foundations of Theoretical Computer Science, Software Engineering, Program Analysis and Formal Methods.
The application deadline has already passed. For exceptional candidates, we will continue to accept (self-)nominations. Those should be addressed to the founding director, Michael Backes, at director@cispa.de.
CISPA values diversity and is committed to equality. We provide special dual-career support. We explicitly encourage female and diverse researchers to apply.
The CISPA Ecosystem:
- Full academic freedom
- Flat hierarchy
- English-speaking working environment; a command of German is not required at CISPA
- World-class research infrastructure and support
- A region with international flair (e.g., an International School and a distinguished cuisine influenced by the proximity to the French border)
- Dual Career opportunities
- Free optional German courses
What We Offer:
- An internationally competitive salary
- Contractual benefits including 30 days of paid leave per year, pension scheme, paid parental leave, and monthly allowances for spouse and children
- Several fully funded full-time research staff positions for Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers as well as a generous budget for research expenditures
- Support for relocation, administrative tasks (e.g., visa and work permits) and organization of child care
What We Expect:
- To have an outstanding record of excellence in a research area related to Information Security and/or Artificial Intelligence
- To hold a Ph.D. in computer science, engineering or a related subject
- To have experience in and a strong commitment to guiding a research team that pursues an internationally visible research agenda
Interested? Please address your (self-)nomination to the founding director, Michael Backes, at director@cispa.de
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's mission is 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 provides a highly international and diverse working environment, currently hosting researchers of over 40 nationalities.
CISPA headquarter is located in Saarbrücken, in the tri-border area of Germany, France and Luxembourg. The CISPA campus is located close to Saarland University, known for its excellence in Computer Science & Cybersecurity programs; the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems; the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI); and more.
For more information about CISPA, see https://cispa.de/en
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