[TYPES/announce] Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators (Tenure-Track Professorship at TU Wien + 1.6M funding for 6-8 years)

[Maffei, Matteo]

The Faculty of Informatics at the Vienna University of Technology is looking for outstanding young researchers from abroad to set up and manage an independent research group as part of the Vienna Science and Technology Fund’s (WWTF)  Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators (VRG) Call 2018 -  “Information and Communication Technologies".

Expressions of interest are sought from researchers who have recently completed their PhD (2 – 8 years ago) with an excellent research track record. Selected candidates will, together with an experienced researcher of the Faculty of Informatics as a proponent, prepare a proposal to be submitted to the WWTF. Should this proposal be successful, the proposed project will be funded to the amount of 1.6 million euro by the WWTF for a period of 6 – 8 years. The Vienna University of Technology will also contribute to the funding of the project: during this time the successful candidate(s) will set up and manage his or her own research group as a group leader, and she or he will receive a tenure-track position (assistant professor), which will be later transformed into a tenured position (associate professor) subject to a positive overall assessment, with subsequent possibility of promotion to full professor.

Expressions of interest from researchers working in any area of Security and Privacy are welcome. These should be sent in digital format (a single pdf file) to Univ. Prof. Matteo Maffei (matteo.maffei at tuwien.ac.at<mailto:matteo.maffei at tuwien.ac.at>) by May 1st, 2018.  The expression of interest should include

- CV
- List of publications
- Short abstract of the envisioned research project (about 1 page)

Important Dates:

- May 1st, 2018: deadline for expressions of interest
- Mid of May: notification of the first screening phase
- July 12th, 2018: deadline for the final proposal

Further information on the call is available at:
https://www.wwtf.at/programmes/vienna_research_groups/#VRG18

Contact for informal inquiries in the area of Security and Privacy:  Univ. Prof. Matteo Maffei (matteo.maffei at tuwien.ac.at<mailto:matteo.maffei at tuwien.ac.at>)


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Univ. Prof. Matteo Maffei
Security and Privacy Group
TU Wien
Favoritenstrasse 9-11, Stiege 2, 1. Stock
Wien, A-1040
Website: secpriv.tuwien.ac.at<http://secpriv.tuwien.ac.at>
Phone: +43(1)58801184860

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