The Ruhr area, one of Europe‘s largest metropolitan regions, offers
attractive career opportunities for excellent scientists and scholars
from around the world. In 2021, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, TU Dortmund
University and the University of Duisburg-Essen established
the Research Alliance Ruhr to bundle their cutting-edge international
research on the most urgent challenges facing humankind.
There will be four research centers and a college. This is just the
latest chapter in our long-standing collaboration as the University
Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), a community of 14,000 researchers and
120,000 students in the heart of Germany.
As part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, the Research Center Trustworthy
Data Science and Security (RC Trust) is seeking to fill the following position
at the Faculty of Computer Science, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, as
early as possible:
Professorship for Computing and Society
(m/f/d) (Open Rank: W3 or W2 tenure
track to W3)
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
The person selected to hold the new professorship for Computing and
Society will specialize in research and teaching in the field of Computational
Social Science, Social Computing, Economics in Computing and
Privacy, and Usable Security. The teaching load is reduced to four weekly
hours per semester. The successful candidate is expected to contribute
to English-taught courses either in RUB’s computer science or dedicated
IT security study programs.
YOUR QUALIFICATION
The Center will enable research that connects computer science, cyber
security & privacy, and society in order to increase trust in the digital
world. Thus, we particularly welcome applications with a strong interest
in interdisciplinary research. An ideal candidate will have publications in
both technical outlets but also in areas such as law, psychology, sociology,
economics or other humanities. Applicants should have an excellent
track record in research in at least one of the following areas:
- Computational Social Science
- Social Computing and Computing Mediated Collaborative Work
- Economics & Incentives in Computing and Privacy
- Usable Security.
Applicants should complement the research activities of the Faculty of
Computer Science and be willing to contribute to interdisciplinary collaborative
research projects and collaborations within and outside the RC
Trust and the Universities of the Research Alliance Ruhr. Prerequisites for
the position are excellent scientific qualifications, usually demonstrated
by a doctorate of outstanding quality, positive evaluation as a junior professor,
habilitation or equivalent academic achievement, top international
publications, as well as proof of suitability for academic teaching.
Strong social and leadership skills and willingness to participate in academic
self-administration complete your profile.
In the case of the W2 professorship with W3 tenure track, the successful
candidate will initially be appointed as a temporary civil servant for five
years. At the end of this five-year period at the latest, the tenure track
will lead to continued employment as a tenured W3 university professor,
provided that the necessary aptitude, competence and academic performance
have been demonstrated and that the legal requirements pertaining
to Section 38 of the North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Education
Act
(HG NRW, Gesetz über die Hochschulen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen)
are met. In addition, the recruitment criteria of Sections 36 and
37 of the North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Education Act
(Gesetz über die
Hochschulen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, HG NRW) apply.
ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT
The professorship will be part of the newly established Research Center
Trustworthy Data Science and Security. The Center will enable research
that connects psychology, computer science, statistics, and cyber security
in order to empower humans to understand, control and verify artificial
intelligence technology as well as modern machine learning in (semi-)
automated decision making.
The Research Center is linked to all three member universities of the
University Alliance Ruhr. We offer you an excellent scientific environment
and attractive opportunities for collaboration with renowned international,
national, and regional partners. The professorship advertised here
will be closely associated with the Faculty of Computer Science and the
Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security (HGI). HGI is home to the Cluster of
Excellence „CASA: Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries“
funded with approximately 30 million euros by the DFG. In addition, a
close collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy
(MPI-SP) is possible. These outstanding research institutions position Bochum
with its extremely vibrant digital eco system as one of the leading
research locations for IT Security in Europe. There is also ample opportunity
to interact with the well-developed start-up community in the area
of security and computer science.
RESEARCH ALLIANCE RUHR
The
Research Alliance Ruhr is a joint
undertaking of the three major
universities in the Ruhr area and was
initiated by the Ruhr Conference. The
four research centers will focus on
„One Health,“ „Chemical Sciences and
Sustainability,“ „Trustworthy Data Science
and Security,“ and „Future Energy
Materials and Systems.” In addition,
the Research Alliance Ruhr is establishing
a „College for Social Sciences and
Humanities“.
The Research Alliance Ruhr will appoint
up to 50 research professors in the
next few years and also offer numerous
positions for research assistants.
Join us now to create innovations for
the world of tomorrow in Europe‘s
densest university landscape, where
you can find a wide range of scientific
and industrial partners right on the
doorstep.
YOUR APPLICATION
If you are interested in the position,
please send your application in a single
PDF file by August 9, 2022 to:
career@casa.rub.de.
Please provide the usual documents:
(1) CV, (2) list of publications, (3) documents
demonstrating your academic
and professional career, including
copies of certificates, (4) an exposé of
your research profile with reference to
its relevance for the Research Center,
(5) a list of successful external grant
applications, (6) an overview of your
experience in academic self-administration,
and (7) a teaching-learning
concept including information on your
previous teaching activities.
Questions will be answered by Prof.
Christof Paar:
career@casa.rub.de
https://www.informatik.rub.de/en
OUR WELCOME SERVICES
Our Welcome Services are happy to assist
especially international applicants
and their families with relocating to
the Ruhr area, an up-and-coming metropolitan
region. We can advise you on
housing in urban or more rural areas
and help you find childcare if needed.
Our Dual Career Service can help your
partner with their own professional
development in the region if requested.
DIVERSITY
The UA Ruhr promotes diversity and
equal opportunities. We strive to significantly
increase the percentage of
women in research and teaching and
therefore welcome applications from
female academics. We give preference
to severely disabled applicants if their
qualifications meet the requirements.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further information about the Research
Center Trustworthy Data Science
can be found at:
www.rc-trust.ai
There you will also find the advertisements
for other open professorships of
the RC Trust.