Tenure-Track Faculty in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (f/m/d) 2025/2026

Karlstad University; Saarbrücken; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading research institution in Saarbrücken is seeking a Tenure-Track Faculty in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for the 2025/2026 academic year. Candidates will receive support in building a research team and enjoy academic freedom in a diverse work environment. The role offers a gross salary starting from €6,800/month, along with 30 days of paid leave and other contractual benefits.

Leistungen

30 days of paid leave per year

Pension scheme

Paid parental leave

Monthly allowances for spouse and children

Support for relocation

Qualifikationen

• Excellent track record in any research area related to information security.
• Ability to build and guide a research team pursuing an internationally visible agenda.
• Teaching of one English-spoken course or seminar per semester in your area of expertise.

Aufgaben

• Grow a research team pursuing an internationally visible research agenda.
• Conduct research in information security and machine learning.
• Teach one course per semester.

Ausbildung

Doctoral degree

Jobbeschreibung

Tenure-Track Faculty in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (f/m/d) 2025/2026

CISPA is a world-leading research centre that focuses on Information Security and Machine Learning. To expand and further strengthen our centre, we are looking for a candidate who will grow a research team pursuing an internationally visible research agenda. CISPA provides institutional base funding for three full‑time researcher positions and a generous budget for expenditures. Upon successful tenure evaluation you will hold a position equivalent to an endowed full professorship at a top research university.

CISPA values diversity and is committed to equality. We provide special dual‑career support and explicitly encourage female and diverse researchers to apply.

The CISPA Tenure‑Track in a nutshell

• Tenure‑track of five years towards the equivalent of an endowed full professorship
• Three fully funded full‑time research staff positions for the entire tenure‑track
• Generous budget for research expenses
• Low teaching load of only one course per semester
• World‑renowned colleagues in security and machine learning
• Young and dynamic environment, with an average faculty age below 40 years

Research Areas

• Accountability and Authenticity
• Federated and Decentralized Learning
• Foundations of Statistically Sound (Deep) Learning from Data
• Human Factors of AI
• Interpretability and Explainability
• Privacy
• Robustness and Reliability
• Sample‑ and Computationally Efficient Mining and Learning
• Secure and Safe AI

What We Offer

• Full‑time gross base salary starting from approx. €6,800/month according to the associate professor (W2) scale of the TVöD
• Contractual benefits: 30 days of paid leave per year, pension scheme, paid parental leave, and monthly allowances for spouse and children
• Three fully funded full‑time research staff positions and a generous budget for research expenditures
• Support for relocation, administrative tasks (e.g., visa and work permits) and child‑care organization

What We Expect

• Excellent track record in any research area related to information security
• Graduated or soon to be graduated with a doctoral degree
• Ability to build and guide a research team pursuing an internationally visible agenda
• Teaching of one English‑spoken course or seminar per semester in your area of expertise

Working at CISPA

• Full academic freedom
• English‑speaking working environment; a command of German is not required
• World‑class research infrastructure and support
• Saarbrücken – an international city with an international flair
• Dual‑career opportunities
• Free optional German courses

Job details

Title: Tenure‑Track Faculty in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (f/m/d) 2025/2026

Posting date: 2025‑11‑18 23:59 (Europe/Berlin)