International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) is one of Germany’s leading research universities with more than 50 scientists working in IT-security and cryptography. The Faculty of Mathematics invites applications for the position of a Junior Professor (W1) in Cryptography to start as soon as possible.

The future holder of the position will represent the subject in research and teaching.

We are seeking a candidate with an excellent research record in cryptography, in particular in theoretical cryptography, provable security, protocols, or secure multi-party computation.

The position is non-tenured with an initial appointment for 3 years, and renewable for another 3 years after a positive mid-term review.

Candidates for the professorship are expected to have strong leadership qualities, particularly

• excellent level of commitment in academic teaching

• willingness to participate in interdisciplinary research

• willingness and ability to attract externally funded research projects

• or to contribute to joint research projects of the department.