The world is changing at an ever-faster pace. At the Johannes Kepler University Linz, we work on technologies and the ideas of tomorrow on a daily basis. At the same time, we educate over 25,500 young people to meet the demands of today’s job market. In short, we are Upper Austria’s largest institution for education and research. Are you interested in being a part of shaping the future of Austria’s most attractive campus university? We currently have a job opening for a:
Graduate Teaching Assistant (must hold a Diploma/Master's degree) for a full-time, four-year position
Organizational unit::
LIT Secure and Correct Systems Lab
Entry date::
03/02/2026
Term from:
03/02/2026
Temporary employment to::
03/01/2030
Job Reference Number::
151050-2025-001353
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The newly established research group for "Secure Systems" in the Secure and Correct Systems Lab will focus on security engineering and security economics using quantitative methods, especially artificial intelligence. We are looking for research assistants with the aim of writing a dissertation and offer rich opportunities for own research and projects in different areas of IT security, including but not limited to secure machine learning, security decision support systems, protocol design and verification, formal methods, cryptography and many more. Interdisciplinary approaches such as combining machine learning with classical security mechanisms for innovative new security concepts are particularly welcome.
Job Duties::
- Scientific work with the aim of writing a dissertation
- Participation in scientific research projects of the Lab and scientific publications
- Teaching activities at undergraduate level, including examination activities
- Participation in organizational and administrative tasks of the lab
Your Qualifications::
- Completed diploma/master's degree in computer science or mathematics at a national or an international university or equivalent education. Among your qualifications, please highlight your education and grades in terms of discrete mathematics and programming. Include your master thesis, and other potentially relevant publications of yours as supplementary document in the application
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Profound knowledge in at least one or several of the following areas:
- Applied security or cryptography
- Game-, Decision- or Control-Theory for security
- Data science and artificial intelligence
- Network security
- IT risk management
- Security economics
- Certified knowledge in Programming, preferably the following languages: C/C++, R, Python (include any certificates that you have)
- Open-mindedness to learn new topics, develop new methods and combine different methods with each other
- Good language skills in written and spoken German (level at least B2), or willingness to acquire them within 2 years
- Very good language skills in English (level at least C1)
What We Offer::
- On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 3,714.80 gross per month (14 x per year, CA Job Grade: B1)
- Stable employer
- Attractive campus environment with good public transportation connections
- Attractive continual educational opportunities
- State-of-the-art research infrastructure
- Dynamic research environment
- Broad range of on-campus dining services/healthy meals (organic food at the cafeteria)
- Exercise and sports classes (USI)
- …and much more
Application Deadline::
07/12/2025
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The Johannes Kepler University wishes to increase the proportion of academic female faculty and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications by qualified women. If applicants are equally qualified, a woman will be given preference for this position. The university welcomes applications from qualified applicants with disabilities. These applications will be given special consideration.
Contact::
If you have questions, please contact: Univ. Prof. DI DI Dr. Stefan Rass, P +43 732 2468 9545, E-mail: stefan.rass@jku.at.
Exertion place address:
Altenberger Straße
69,
4040
Linz