Assistant Professor in Cyber Security
Assistant Professor in Cyber Security
UvA - University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Do you like solving challenges in cyber security? Do you want to become part of a growing team of cybersecurity researchers at the University of Amsterdam whose research contributes to securing our digital world? The Theory of Computer Science (TCS) and Complex Cyber Infrastructure (CCI) research groups of the Informatics Institute are looking for a new assistant professor in cyber security.
What are you going to do?
You will conduct research in the “Challenges in Cyber Security” project, one of the few projects receiving funding in the prestigious NWO Gravitation program. You will work on the grand challenges of cybersecurity in areas such as cryptography, software security, or physical security. Besides cutting-edge research, you will also contribute to education – for example, in the top-rated Security and Network Engineering MSc program – and other activities, including acquisition and management of funded research projects, supervision of PhD students, and supervision of BSc/MSc graduation projects.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- conducting independent research in cyber security, resulting in academic publications in peer-reviewed, renowned international journals and conferences;
- actively pursuing external funding for research, notably funding from NWO (e.g., Veni), EU (e.g., ERC starting grant), or industry;
- contributing to the broad goals of the NWO gravitational project Challenges in Cyber Security, carrying out research, administrative and reporting tasks related to the project;
- fostering collaboration within the Informatics Institute, as well as with other partners on both national and international level;
- developing, coordinating and teaching courses in the bachelor and master programmes;
- supervising Bachelor and Master theses and tutoring students; co-supervising PhD theses;
- taking part in committees and working groups and carrying out outreach and departmental administrative tasks as directed.
What do you have to offer?
Your experience and profile:
- PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics or a closely related field;
- a motivational lecturer with a passion for teaching;
- committed researcher, demonstrated by publications in relevant international top-tier conferences or journals;
- professional command of English and the willingness to learn Dutch;
- possession of the University Teaching Qualification, or the willingness to obtain it within two years after the start of the employment.
- In addition, we highly value (but do not require) the following:
- experience in acquiring funding for research projects through government agencies or the private sector;
- experience in managing funded research projects;
- experience in supervising PhD research;
- high standing in the scientific community, as evidenced by, for example, membership in the program committee of prestigious international conferences;
- international network of relevant research cooperations;
- experience in supporting tasks and the willingness to take the responsibility for administrative tasks, such as organisation and coordination of university education and research
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