[AISWorld] Professor Position for "Secure Software Systems" at the University of Würzburg (Germany)

[Samuel Kounev]

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Würzburg 
(Germany) invites applications for appointment as

Professor (tenured) for "Secure Software Systems" (Universitätsprofessur 
BesGr. W2)
(deadline for applications: October 30, 2016)

Applicants should have earned international recognition in at least one 
of the following areas:
- Development of secure software systems and security management
- Data security and privacy-compliant software systems
- Security analysis, verification and evaluation of security mechanisms
- Security of networked, mobile, and distributed systems
- Security of Cloud and Big Data environments

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in applying 
scientific research results to practical applications, as well as 
obtaining and managing external funding. The successful applicant will 
be expected to collaborate with local and international institutions, 
for example, as part of joint DFG (German Research Foundation) projects.

Requirements for applying are: possession of a doctoral university 
degree, excellent skills in teaching and research, completed 
habilitation (post-doctoral degree) or comparable research experience in 
the area of secure software systems, obtained as part of an academic or 
non-academic position.

At the time of appointment, candidates may not have exceeded 52 years of 
age (exceptions possible in circumstances defined in gem. Art. 10 Abs. 3 
Satz 2 BayHSchPG). The University of Würzburg greatly values intensive 
support and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students and 
therefore, the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate 
strong commitment to excellence in teaching and supervision. The 
University of Würzburg is committed to increase the share of women in 
research and teaching positions and therefore explicitly encourages 
female candidates to apply. The University of Würzburg is an equal 
opportunity employer in compliance with the German disabilities laws.

Candidates should provide a curriculum vitae, certificates for 
completion of studies, final grade certificates, a list of publications, 
a summary of teaching responsibilities, an overview of future research 
and teaching plans, and a list of selected five publications. Candidates 
should also fill out the personal information sheet available at 
www.mathinfo.uni-wuerzburg.de/docs/Erfassungsbogen.doc. All documents 
should be sent in the form of a single PDF file via email to the Dean's 
Office of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science 
(dekanat at mathinfo.uni-wuerzburg.de). The personal information sheet 
should be sent in the form of a Word document file. All documents must 
be received by October 30, 2016.

For further information: http://www.mathinfo.uni-wuerzburg.de/security.pdf