HORST-GÖRTZ-FOUNDATION-ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP for Quantum Computing
(m/f/d) (Open Rank: W3 tenured or W2 tenure track to W3)

We are looking for a scientist with an internationally visible research profile who is willing to play a leading role in current and planned projects, complementing existing strengths for establishing quantum computing as a focus area at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, especially at the Cluster of Excellence "CASA: Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries" and the Horst Görtz Institute (a research department of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum). The Max Planck Institute for Cybersecurity and Privacy offers additional possibilities for collaboration. These outstanding research institutions position Bochum with its extremely vibrant digital ecosystem 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.

In the case of a 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 (HG NRW, Gesetz über die Hochschulen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen) apply.

The responsibilities of the future chair holder include participation in teaching in the study programs of the faculty. The prerequisites are excellent scientific qualifications, usually proven by a doctorate of outstanding quality and top international publications. Furthermore, a positive evaluation as a junior professor, habilitation, or equivalent academic achievement is required, as well as evidence of particular suitability for academic teaching and a willingness to participate in academic self-administration.

We also expect:

• a high level of commitment to excellence in research and teaching,
  

• an ability to direct research work of the highest quality,
  

• a willingness to engage in interdisciplinary scientific work,
  

• a willingness and proven ability to attract (significant, in case of W3) third-party funded research projects and a willingness to participate in existing research collaborations.
  

Applications with the usual documents (cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications, teaching record, research statement, teaching statement, list of third-party funded projects) should be sent by November 10, 2024 (in digital form, as a single PDF file; please include "ANR 3822" in the email subject line) to the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Tim Güneysu, e-mail: career@casa.rub.de. In your application, please also indicate whether you are applying for a W3 tenured position, a W2 tenure-track W3 position, or both.

Please get in touch with the contact person named above if you would like to use an alternative application channel.

For further information, please see the web pages of the Faculty of Computer Science (https://www.informatik.rub.de/en) and the cluster of excellence (https://casa.rub.de/en/). Please contact Michael Walter (michael.walter@rub.de) if you have any questions about the position