The Informatics Institute (IvI) is recruiting an established and internationally recognized scholar at the level of full professor in the area of Security by Design.

As our reliance on ICT infrastructures increases, so do concerns about their security. The growing complexity and connectivity of ICT systems, ranging from large-scale cloud systems to small embedded devices as part of the Internet of Things, attract the worldwide attention of an increasingly large number of attackers. The same holds for data being processed with such systems. Data travels through virtualized environments between systems and this brings new security and integrity challenges to be addressed. This makes the security aspect more important than ever during the design and implementation of those ICT systems. As new chair in the area of ‘Security by Design’ you will provide an excellent addition to the existing rich research portfolio of the Informatics Institute (IvI). The focus of this chair should be on the design and creation of secure ICT systems, with possible research topics such as Identity, Privacy and Trust Management, Web Security, Network Security, Secure Data Management, and/or Secure Software Design and Engineering. 

As chair you will contribute significantly to novel theories, methodologies, algorithms and tools for designing and developing secure ICT systems and/or securely managing the data exchanged by these systems.

You will form a new group in the Systems and Networking Lab of the Informatics Institute. To this end, an investment for an additional tenure-track position (assistant professor) to strengthen the new group is also foreseen. The Systems and Networking Lab currently consists of three research groups: Complex Cyber Infrastructure (Prof. Cees de Laat), Multi Scale Networking (DrPaola Grosso), and Parallel Computing Systems (Dr Andy Pimentel). The lab conducts research on leading-edge computer systems of all scales, ranging from global-scale systems and networks to embedded devices. Across these multiple scales the lab’s particular interest is on extra-functional properties of computer systems, such as performance, energy consumption, programmability, productivity, security, trust, sustainability and, last but not least, the societal impact of emerging systems-related technologies.

In terms of teaching responsibilities, you will contribute to IvI’s programs in Informatics (BSc), Security & Network Engineering (MSc), and/or Software Engineering (MSc). Both of these MSc programs have consistently received the ‘Top Program’ designation over the years, implying that they are ranked among the best MSc programs nationwide.

The chair in Security by Design we are looking for, has:

• a PhD in computer science or a related discipline;
• proven ability to engage in cutting-edge research in the design and creation of secure ICT systems;
• demonstrated to be a creative and inspiring scientist with excellent managerial qualities and leadership capabilities;
• documented excellence in research through publications in top international conferences and journals;
• the capability to initiate and organise new research by identifying innovative research themes;
• a strong track record in the acquisition of funded research;
• contacts necessary to initiate national and international partnerships, and is part of an international network;
• experience in valorisation of research;
• commitment to stimulating and supervising PhD research;
• willingness and ability to perform administrative, organisational and managerial tasks;
• proven teaching skills, preferably with a certificate of academic teaching quality (Dutch BKO or equivalent) and excellent didactic qualities and affinity with the content of the Bachelors and Master programs in the domain of computer science, security & network engineering, and/or software engineering;
• commitment to stimulating and supervising PhD research;
• willingness and ability to perform administrative, organisational and managerial tasks.

The position will be filled at the level of Full professor. We offer a challenging job at a dynamic and ambitious university, a permanent tenured appointment and an attractive package of fringe benefits, for instance: generous leave arrangements, application for attractive fiscal arrangements are possible for employees from abroad, attractive retirement benefits, collective health insurance and excellent parental leave packages.

The salary is in accordance with the salary scales for professors at Dutch universities, scale H2 (Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities) ranging from €5,334 to €7,766 gross per month before tax based on a full-time appointment, depending on expertise and previous experience. Secondary benefits at Dutch universities are attractive and include 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year allowance.

University of Amsterdam

With over 5,000 employees, 30,000 students and a budget of more than 600 million euros, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is an intellectual hub within the Netherlands. Teaching and research at the UvA are conducted within seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Law, Science, Medicine and Dentistry. Housed on four city campuses in or near the heart of Amsterdam, where disciplines come together and interact, the faculties have close links with thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions at home and abroad.  

The UvA’s students and employees are independent thinkers, competent rebels who dare to question dogmas and aren’t satisfied with easy answers and standard solutions. To work at the UvA is to work in an independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society.

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Informatics Institute

The Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam occupies a leading position internationally in its fields of research and participates in a large number of cooperative programmes with universities, research institutes and businesses. The Faculty has a student body of around 7,000 and 1,500 members of staff, spread over eight research institutes and a number of faculty-wide support services. A considerable part of the research is made possible by external funding from Dutch and international organisations and the private sector. The Faculty of Science offers 11 Bachelor's degree programmes and 18 Master’s degree programmes in the fields of the exact sciences, computer science and information studies, and life and earth sciences.

Within the Faculty, the information sciences are organized in two research institutes, the Informatics Institute and the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation. The Informatics Institute (IvI) encompasses around 270 members, organized in eight research groups that cooperate intensively, both formally and informally.

The establishment and positioning of the new chair will further strengthen the world-class reputation of cyber security research ecosystem in Amsterdam. More specifically, the new chair’s research focus should complement the security research of Prof. Herbert Bos’ group at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam as well as Prof. Ronald Cramer’s research at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI).

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