The professorship belongs to the TUM Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and in the future to the TUM School of Computation, Information & Technology is combined with the position as head of the Department »Hardware Security« at Fraunhofer AISEC. Fraunhofer AISEC supports companies in securing their systems, infrastructures, products and services. For its customers, Fraunhofer AISEC develops high-quality security technologies to increase the reliability, trustworthiness, and tamper-resistance of IT-based systems and products. Strategic partnerships with globally active companies as well as with international universities, in particular the University of Excellence TU Munich, guarantee scientific progress of his work as well as its market-oriented implementation: https://www.aisec.fraunhofer.de/

The responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the promotion of early-career scientists and teaching responsibilities include courses in the university’s bachelor and master programs. The professorship is associated with the collegial head of the "Hardware Security" department at Fraunhofer AISEC, which includes the scientific, technical, and entrepreneurial control and development of the division within the Fraunhofer model. In addition to the thematic orientation of the research, you will be involved in project acquisition and management, the transfer of results to industry and personnel management.

 We seek to appoint an expert in the research area of Trusted Electronics with focus on

•      New methods and tools for analyzing trustworthiness of electronic components

•      Architecture and circuit design for trusted processors and cryptographic accelerators

•      New methods to ensure trustworthiness along the electronic supply chain

•      Analysis and hardening of electronics against counterfeiting and Trojan insertion

We are looking for candidates with experience in managing a research group and in acquisition and implementation of national and international research and development projects. International research and teaching experience and/or experience in international projects as well as in scientific-political networking would be an advantage.

Based on the best international standards and transparent performance criteria, TUM and Fraunhofer AISEC offer a merit-based academic career path for tenure track faculty from a permanent position as Associate Professor to Full Professor. The regulations of the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System apply.

TUM and Fraunhofer AISEC provide excellent working conditions in a lively scientific community, embedded in the vibrant research environment of the Greater Munich Area. The Munich environment is multicultural, with English serving as a common interface for scientific interaction. We also offer attractive and performance-based salary conditions and social benefits. You can expect family-friendly policy, flexible working hours and support the compatibility of work and familiy life.

The TUM Munich Dual Career Office (MDCO) provides tailored career consulting to the partners of newly appointed professors. The MDCO assists the relocation and integration of new professors, their partners and accompanying family members.

TUM and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft are an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from women. The position is suitable for disabled persons. Disabled candidates with essentially the same qualifications and scientific performance as other candidates will be given preference.

We value and promote the diversity of our employees' skills and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Application documents should be submitted in accordance with TUM’s application guidelines for professors. These guidelines and detailed information about the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System are available at www.tum.de/faculty-recruiting. Here you will also find TUM’s information on collecting and processing personal data as part of the application process.

Please send your application no later than July 31, 2022 to the Dean of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Utschick, Email address for applications: dekan@ei.tum.de