TU-ID: 389 | 2025 | 18 | 250824
Assistant Professorship (all genders) - Tenure Track
"Communication Networks for Critical Infrastructures"
At the Institute of Telecommunications, in the Research Unit of Networks TU Wien is offering the following tenure track position for 40 hours/week. Expected start: October 2025.
The candidate and TU Wien can agree upon a tenure evaluation, which when positive, opens the possibility to change the position to Associate Professor with an unlimited contract.
Duties include research and teaching in the field of Communication networks. Communication networks are essential to ensure the reliable and secure operation of vital services, such as energy supply, transportation, security services, public health, and many more. Malfunctions or attacks on critical infrastructure communication can disrupt essential functions in a modern society, endanger public safety, and risk human lives. Challenges are the incooperation of different communication technologies in specialized architectures and the provioning of highly reliable, predictable communication services with low latencies and high security demands.
Tasks:
Research:
- Protocols and architectures for communication networks with a focus on the network and transport layer (IP, TCP, SCTP, QUIC, etc.)
- Network security with a focus on secure architectures for communication networks, network monitoring, anomaly detection
- Protocols and architectures for secure communication in critical infrastructures with a focus on smart grid communication
- Passive and active measurement methods in communication networks (focus on network and transport layer)
Teaching:
- Compulsory and elective courses (lectures, tutorials, laboratories) in the field of communication networks. It is emphasized that currently the teaching in the Bachelor curriculum is in German language requiring appropriate language skills.
- Supervision and Co-Supervision of student research projects (Bachelor, Master and PhD theses).
Your profile:
- A domestic or equivalent foreign university degree with doctorate appropriate to the position and proficiency in German and English
- High-level scientific qualification in the field of communication networks in one or more of the research fields mentioned above
- Proven research achievements including international, peer-reviewed publications in one or more of the research fields listed above.
- Experience in the independent acquisition, implementation and management of third-party funded projects
- Experience in teaching (lectures, laboratory exercises, simulation exercises) in the field of communication networks in German and English as well as the ability to develop and lead new courses and laboratories
- Experience in the supervision of Bachelor's, Master's and PhD theses
- Willingness to participate in academic self-administration committees
Desired:
- Knowledge and experience in the field of network security, network monitoring, anomaly detection
- Knowledge and experience in the field of passive and active network measurements (measurement methods, tools, IPPM metrics, IPFIX and PSAMP standards, multipoint measurements)
- Knowledge and experience in the field of network data analysis, statistical data analysis, machine learning, as well as architectures, methods and tools for the evaluation of large amounts of data
- Knowledge and experience in the field of secure smart grid architectures and communication protocols for smart grids (M2M communication, secure time synchronization, communication for smart meters, phasor measurements, EV charging, etc.)
- Experience with network simulation tools (ns2, ns3, NETinVM)
- Practical experience in the field of communication networks, network design, secure laboratory environments for research and teaching
- Experience in leading research groups and projects, project coordination and dissemination of project results.
- Experience in cooperation with industry and in standardization (Internet standardization, IETF/IRTF, Smart Grid standardization)
We offer:
- A wide variety and exciting range of tasks in a collegial team
- Broad and dynamic scientific environment
- A range of attractive social benefits (see Fringe-Benefit Catalogue of TU Wien)
- Wide range of internal and external training opportunities, various career options
- Flexible working hours
- Central location of workplace as well as good accessibility (U1/U4 Karlsplatz)
People with special needs are equally encouraged to apply. In case of any questions, please contact the confidant for disabled persons at the university, Mr. Gerhard Neustätter.
The employment starts as University Assistant with a minimum salary of EUR 4,932.90 gross (14 x per year) according to the collective bargaining agreement for a PostDoc. After signing the qualification agreement, the employment continues as Assistant Professor with a minimum salary of EUR 5,808.20 gross (14 x per year).
We look forward to receiving your application until May 15th, 2025.
Applications (in german or englisch) should at least include the following:
- Curriculum vitae
- Motivation letter
- List of scientific achievements
- Experience in teaching and training of young scientists
- Concept for future plans in research and teaching
- List of acquired third-party funds and Proofs of academic degrees (should be uploaded under the category: +add more documents)
