Academic Research Assistant

vor 4 Wochen


Saarbrucken, Deutschland Universität des Saarlandes Vollzeit

Saarland University is a campus university with an international reputation for research excellence, particularly in

computer science and in the life sciences and nanosciences. The university is also distinguished by its close ties to

France and its strong European focus. Around 17,000 students, studying over one hundred different academic

disciplines, are currently enrolled at Saarland University. Saarland University is officially recognized as one of

Germany’s family-friendly higher-education institutions and with a combined workforce of more than 4000 it is one

of the largest employers in the region.

opportunity.

**Academic research assistant (M/F/x)**
**Reference number W2465**, salary in accordance with the German TV-L salary scale1, pay grade: E13 TV- L, duration

of employment: 36 months, volume of employment: 100 % of standard working time.

**Workplace/Department**:
With 900 researchers and 2500 students from 81 countries, Saarland Informatics Campus is one of the leading

locations for Informatics in Germany and in Europe. As part of the ERC Advanced Grant “Abstractions for Safe and

highly motivated postdoctoral scholar.

**Job requirements and responsibilities**:

- Research on program analysis of security and/or real-time properties. We are particularly interested in

microarchitectural security (cache side channels, Spectre, Meltdown, etc.) and timing predictability (cache and

pipeline analysis).
- Research on the design and verification of processors with provable security (in particular w.r.t. side channel

leakage) and timing-predictability properties (enabling their use in hard real-time systems).
- We have a track record of high-impact publications in these areas (recent papers at CAV, POPL, PLDI, RTSS, S&P,

CCS, USENIX Security, including best paper awards at S&P 2021 and RTSS 2019).

**Your academic qualifications**:

- Doctoral degree / PhD Computer Science or a related field

1 TV-L = collective agreement on remuneration of public sector employees in the German _Länder _
The pay grade assigned to an employee depends on their professional qualifications and the number of years of service. Each pay grade is
further subdivided into levels. Entry-level employees with no previous experience will initially be assigned a level 1 rating. After one year at
level 1 of the E10 pay grade, an employee will move up to level 2. After a further two years, the employee will move to level 3, etc.
- Language skills (according to GER): English-C1
- Research experience in computer security, formal methods, or real-time systems
- Course or research background in formal methods (e.g. verification, model checking, abstract interpretation,

fuzzing, or real-time analysis), computer architecture, or computer security
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Independence and “drive” to perform research and to publish in high-impact venues

**What we can offer you**:

- A flexible work schedule allowing you to balance work and family, among other things the possibility of

teleworking
- Secure and future-oriented employment with attractive conditions
- A broad range of further education and professional development programmes (for example language courses)
- An occupational health management model with numerous attractive options, such as our university sports

programme
- Supplementary pension scheme (RZVK)
- Discounted tickets on local public transport services (‘Job-Ticket Plus‘ of the saarVV)

curriculum vitae, transcript of records, and at least two academic references. Applications should be sent in a single
- mail.

If you have any **questions**, please contact us for assistance. Your contact:
Prof. Jan Reineke

Pay grade classification is based on the particular details of the position held and the extent to which the applicant meets the

requirements of the pay grade within the TV-L salary scale. Part-time employment is generally possible.

If you have obtained a foreign university degree, a proof of the equivalence of this degree with a German degree by the

Unfortunately, neither costs for attending an interview at Saarland University nor costs for any certificate evaluation by the ZAB

can be reimbursed in principle.

orientation and identity. In accordance with its policy of increasing the proportion of women, the University actively encourages

equal suitability.

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