The
University of Potsdam, Digital Engineering Faculty hereby announces two joint professorships with the
Hasso Plattner Institute
for Digital Engineering gGmbH (HPI) under the Jülich Model, to be filled as soon as possible:
Full Professorship (W 3) for Internet Security
The Digital Engineering Faculty is expanding its area of Internet research and cyber security. We are looking for candidates with a strong,
internationally recognized research profile and a clear commitment to teaching.
The professorship for Internet Security will study security, trust engineering, and resilience. The candidate has an excellent track record in
basic and applied research in Internet security, including but not limited to one or more of the following aspects: security awareness, security
analytics, formal verification, real-time event analysis and monitoring, vulnerability databases, machine learning for security, attack graphs,
next-generation security engineering, IPv6 security, IoT security, cloud security, post-quantum cryptography, and blockchain technology.
The professorship focus on system- and method-oriented research that is closely related to complex IT systems and applications in
science, industry, and society. Applicants have shown exceptional competence in research and development. Experience in working with
external partners and pursuing and securing research projects with third parties is an advantage. Furthermore, applicants must demonstrate
teaching experience and are expected to contribute to the faculty's bachelor's and master's programs and the faculty's research schools.
Please contact Prof. Dr. Tobias Friedrich (
friedrich@hpi.uni-potsdam.de) if you have any questions or would like to request further information
about the position.
The joint professorship is being filled under the Jülich Model, with a teaching obligation according to Section 40 (9) of the Brandenburg
Higher Education Act (Brandenburgisches Hochschulgesetz, BbgHG) at the University of Potsdam.
The following application requirements for professors must be documented in accordance with Section 41 BbgHG: a completed university
degree, pedagogical aptitude, and a particular ability for scientific and scholarly work, typically documented by a dissertation project;
comprehensive competences in science management and additional scholarly achievements as evidenced by a Habilitation (post-doctoral
dissertation), a junior professorship or work as a research associate at an institution of higher education or an extramural research institution,
or scholarly activity in the private sector or in another social field, whether in Germany or abroad. The appointment procedure is conducted
in accordance with Section 40 BbgHG.
The University of Potsdam and the Hasso-Plattner-Institute aim to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore
invite qualified applicants to apply. The University of Potsdam and the Hasso-Plattner-Institute value the diversity of its members and
pursues the goals of equal opportunities regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual
orientation or identity. In the case of equal suitability, women within the meaning of Section 7 (4) BbgHG and severely disabled people will
be given preferential consideration. Applications from abroad and from persons with a migration background are expressly welcome.
The University of Potsdam offers dual career support and coaching for newly-appointed professors:
www.uni-potsdam.de/berufungen.html.
Please submit your application (including presentation of your research interests, curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates
and documents, list of publications, list of courses taught, teaching evaluation, list of externally funded projects) by February 15th,
2020 to http://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/digital-engeneering/ausschreibungen.html.