About
CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security is a German national Science Institution within the Helmholtz Association and provides a unique work environment that offers the advantage of a university department and a research laboratory alike. CISPA's mission is to rethink the digitized world of the future from the ground on up an make it safer through innovative cutting-edge research. CISPA is committed to the highest international academic standards. We offer a world-class research environment that grants extensive resources to a wide range of researchers and constitutes an attractive destination for the best talents and scientists from all countries. CISPA provides a highly international and diverse working environment, currently hosting researchers of over 40 nationalities.
CISPA headquarter is located in Saarbrücken, in the tri-border area of Germany, France and Luxembourg. The CISPA campus is located close to Saarland University, known for its excellence in Computer Science & Cybersecurity programs; the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems; the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI); and more.
For more information about CISPA, see https://cispa.de/en
Your position
CISPA is a world-leading research center that focuses on Information Security and Machine Learning at large. To expand and further strengthen our center, we are looking for
Tenure-Track Faculty in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (f/m/d)
All applicants are expected to grow a research team that pursues an internationally visible research agenda. To aid you in achieving this, 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 that is equivalent to an endowed full professorship at a top research university. We invite applications of candidates with excellent track records in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, especially in (but not limited to) the fields of
- Accountability and Authenticity
- Causality
- Fairness
- Federated and Decentralized Learning
- Foundations of Statistically Sound (Deep) Learning from Data
- Human Factors of AI
- Interpretability and Explainability
- Neuro-Symbolic Learning
- Privacy
- Reinforcement Learning
- Robustness and Reliability
- Sample- and Computationally Efficient Mining and Learning
- Secure and Safe AI
CISPA values diversity and is committed to equality. We provide special dual-career support. We explicitly encourage female and diverse researchers to apply.
Your profile
To have an excellent track record in any research area related to Information Security
To have graduated or are soon to be graduated with a doctoral degree
To build and guide a research team that pursues an internationally visible research agenda
To teach one (English-spoken) course or seminar (undergraduate or graduate) per semester in your area of expertise and interest
Application
All applications are due by November 18, 2025 23:59 AoE with interviews starting in January 2026.
Please submit the following documents:
- Cover letter (please outline how your research vision aligns with CISPA's goals and how your work can tie in with other CISPA faculty) and curriculum vitae.
- Research statement (up to 5 pages) outlining your vision for the tenure track.
- List of 3-5 proposed references including contact details and your relationship to them (ensure at least one is not a close collaborator/advisor).
- Optionally, a teaching and diversity statement.
For any questions regarding the application, please contact career@cispa.de
