W1 Assistant Professorship (f/m/d) for Computer Security

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In the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at the Department of Computer Science the following professorship is to be filled as soon as possible:

W1 Assistant Professorship (f/m/d) for Computer Security

The position is a fixed-term civil servants initially for three years, to be extended by three years after a positive evaluation. A tenure track is not planned.

Requirements:

Paderborn University’s Department of Computer Science is nationally competitive and internationally visible in security, with four professorships in this area. This assistant professorship is meant to enable a junior researcher to shape this focus area and kickstart their own career in this excellent research environment.

Successful applicants should be established in at least one area of IT-security and meaningfully complement our existing professorships – especially Secure Software Engineering, Empirical Software Engineering, Cryptography, and System Security. We expect applicants to be willing and be interested in collaborating with the working groups in this subject area, the department’s strategic focus areas (data science, quantum computing, software engineering, and domain-specific computing), and beyond.

Scientific qualifications should be demonstrated through publications at leading international conferences in IT-Security. We expect initial experience in acquiring externally funded projects. We expect applicants to be willing to participate in applications for large-scale projects, especially interdisciplinary projects, to actively participate in shaping new projects, and to integrate into existing research institutions. Paderborn University offers excellent opportunities for this with research institutions such as the Software Innovation Campus Paderborn (SICP), the Joint Artificial Intelligence Institute (JAII), and the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC²), potentially in leading roles. There is also the possibility for collaborations with the Heinz Nixdorf Institute (HNI) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design (IEM). We further expect the willingness for interdisciplinary collaboration; initial relevant teaching experience is a plus.

We expect the ability and willingness to offer courses in the field of IT-Security in the Computer Science Bachelor’s program and the Computer Science and Computer Engineering Master’s programs. We further expect the ability to teach in English and, within 2 years of hiring, also in German, as well as participation in academic self-governance.

With its participation in 11 interdisciplinary research institutions, 4 collaborative research centers (with 3 spokesperson function), 2 DFG research groups, 6 graduate colleges, and 2 DFG priority programs, Paderborn University is the ideal environment for implementing bold research ideas. As the location of a national high-performance computing center, the university offers outstanding computing resources to implement these ideas.

Recruitment requirements: § 36 Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 to 3 HG NRW (University law of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia) (completed university degree, pedagogical aptitude and Ph.D. degree).

Since Paderborn University seeks to increase the number of female professors, applications of woman are especially welcome. In case of equal qualification and scientific achievements, they will receive preferential treatment according to the North Rhine-Westphalian Equal Opportunities Policy (LGG), unless there are cogent reasons to give preference to another applicant. Likewise, applications of disabled people with appropriate qualification are explicitly requested. This also applies to people with equal status according to the German social law SGB IX.

Paderborn University is certified as a family-friendly university. With our Dual Career Service, we support your partner with career orientation in the region if required. We will be happy to provide you with information about living and working in Paderborn and help you to find childcare options. If you are coming to us from abroad, our Welcome Services will support you on your arrival in Germany.

Applications with the usual documents (curriculum vitae, research and teaching concept, certificates and diplomas, list of publications, list of completed courses including teaching evaluations, information on current and planned research projects, research collaborations and third-party funded projects, language certificates if applicable, etc.) are requested by October 28, 2026 via the application portal of Paderborn University, quoting the reference number 7394: https://bewerbung.uni-paderborn.de/stellen/7394

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Prof. Dr. Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo
Head of the Department of Computer Science
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
Paderborn University
Warburger Str. 100
33098 Paderborn