CISPA is a world-leading research center that focuses on Information Security and Machine Learning at large. To expand and further strengthen our center, we are looking for
Tenure-Track Faculty in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (f/m/d)
All applicants are expected to grow a research team that pursues an internationally visible research agenda. To aid you in achieving this, CISPA provides institutional base funding for three full-time researcher positions and a generous budget for expenditures. Upon successful tenure evaluation, you will hold a position that is equivalent to an endowed full professorship at a top research university. We invite applications of candidates with excellent track records in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, especially in (but not limited to) the fields of
CISPA values diversity and is committed to equality. We provide special dual-career support. We explicitly encourage female and diverse researchers to apply.
Along with your CV and cover letter, please prepare a research statement, laying out your vision for the tenure track (up to 5 pages), a list of 3-5 references, and optionally a teaching and diversity statement.
In your cover letter, please outline how your research vision aligns with CISPA's goals and how your work can tie in with other CISPA faculty.
If you want more details about the program and your future colleagues, keep on scrolling.
Our tenure-track program is similar to that of top US universities with respect to runtime and evaluation criteria. By default, our tenure-track includes an evaluation in the fifth year. In case of positive evaluation, you will be offered a permanent contract. In case of negative evaluation, to provide a soft landing your contract will be extended by one year. If you become a parent during your tenure-track, your contract and evaluation can (once) be extended by one year.
The tenure evaluation is in line with other top institutions. We will assess your research activities, your ability to build and lead a group of strong researchers, your ability to acquire third-party funding, as well as your contribution to the scientific community. Every tenure-track faculty is assigned a mentor, who regularly meets with you to help in reaching these goals. Via a mid-term evaluation, your promotion committee will provide feedback on how well you are on-track with regard to your tenure evaluation.
The CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security provides a unique work environment that offers the advantages of a university department and a research laboratory alike. As the latest member of the Helmholtz Association, the largest research organization in Germany, CISPA has the mission to rethink the digitized world of the future from the ground on up and to make it safer through innovative cutting-edge research. Founded in 2018, CISPA has quickly grown to become an internationally leading research institution of highest renown. In the medium term, CISPA is growing to 60 Faculty and to over 800 employees in total. Every CISPA Faculty enjoys full academic freedom, the right to independently supervise Ph.D. and Master students, receives highly generous institutional funding, has the opportunity to build and lead a team of researchers, as well as to teach graduate and undergraduate courses.
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, and seeks applications from outstanding researchers worldwide. The working language at CISPA is English; a command of German is not required for a successful career at CISPA. We do provide voluntary free courses for those researchers that wish to learn German.
Applications are invited for tenure-track faculty positions in all areas related to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
All applications are due by December 02, 2024 23:59 AoE with interviews starting in January 2025.
Please submit the following documents:
In case of any questions, please contact us at scientific-recruiting@cispa.de
The Helmholtz Center for Information Security (CISPA) is a German national Big Science Institution within the Helmholtz Association.
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