We are currently starting a new research project @ Hochschule Neu-Ulm, with the goal:
Improving the (IT) security of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (drones)

This research project is funded by:


As part of this project we are searching for (immediate start, fixed contract until 31.12.2020):

Two Research Staff Members
(Zwei Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter/innen) (each: fulltime, TV-L E 13)

We are looking for highly motivated candidates who strive to earn a doctoral degree (PhD-equivalent). Research staff members will be employed through HNU, while the doctoral degree will be given from the Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) of Würzburg (Chair of Software Engineering, Secure Software Systems Group, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexandra Dmitrienko) as part of a concept called "Verbundpromotion".

Possible areas of work:

• Sub-project: Prevention with security by design for Inspection-specific UAV
  Design and Implementation of a virtualized distributed cyber-physical system architecture with mobile components. focus is on the virtualization and segregation of aviation and non-aviation software components and the decomposition of security related services into cloud- and non-cloud components.
• Sub-project: Detection / Response and post-analysis for Inspection-specific UAV
  Design and Implementation of a security intelligence architecture for Inspection-specific UAV. Development and evaluation of distributed software architectures that allow for autonomous the Intelligence as well as for Integration of cloud-based security intelligence.

Requirements:

• A master's degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, IT Security Engineering, Communication Engineering or similar
• Good programming skills
• Knowledge in Distributed Systems / Internet of Things is a plus
• Strong interest in working in a large-scale interdisciplinary project with project partners from industry and academia based in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich and Neu-Ulm
• Strong interest in becoming a security expert
• Strong interest in unmanned aerial systems (drones)
• Strong interest in international scientific work and the publication of results

Administrative Information:
The post is full time on a fixed-term contract until 31.12.2020. The salary is based on the German tariff scales (TV-L 13 – for details, please see http://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/c/t/rechner/tv-l/west?id=tv-l-2017).

The HNU welcomes applications from all suitably qualified members of the community. Those applicants with a disability will be considered preferentially in the case of equal aptitude. Part-time employment is generally possible, as long as a job sharing model can be applied to cover for a full position.

If you are interested in this position and have the skills and experience we are looking for, please apply by email to personal@hs-neu-ulm.de and include your CV, transcripts and any reference letters you have (reference number W/2018.3).

Closing date for applications is 23.2.2018.

Please address for any questions Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Bachmeir
(christian.bachmeir@hs-neu-ulm.de) or Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexandra Dmitrienko
(alexandra.dmitrienko@uni-wuerzburg.de).