Assistant Professor in Low-Power Secure Computer Architectures Edge Devices

Assistant Professor in Low‑Power Secure Computer Architectures for Edge Devices

We are an internationally top‑ranking university in the Netherlands that combines scientific curiosity with a hands‑on attitude.

The proliferation of edge computing has introduced new challenges in security, energy efficiency, and architectural design. Traditional security mechanisms, designed for general purpose or cloud‑scale systems, are often computationally intensive and energy‑demanding, making them unsuitable for edge environments. Moreover, the physical accessibility of edge devices increases their exposure to hardware‑level attacks, including side‑channel analysis, fault injection, and reverse engineering. These threats necessitate architectural innovations that embed security directly into the hardware fabric, enabling trustworthy computation without compromising energy budgets.

Treating security as a first‑class citizen when designing hardware components and future computer architectures requires novel design methodologies that enable explicit trade‑offs between low‑power, real‑time, safety and security aspects in the hardware architecture. If you want your research to achieve these goals and develop design methodologies that enable scalable, secure and sustainable edge systems across domains such as healthcare, mobility, smart infrastructure and high‑tech systems, this could be an exciting career opportunity.

This position is within the Electronic Systems (ES) group in the Electrical Engineering department at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). The group consists of six full professors, three associate professors, seven assistant professors, several postdocs, about 40 EngD and PhD candidates, and support staff. ES is renowned for design automation and embedded systems research. Research is organized into three sub‑programs: model‑driven engineering, smart electronic systems, and digital nano‑electronics.

The group collaborates with industry, research institutes, and other universities, and is a multicultural team with staff from eight nationalities.

The ES group aims to provide a scientific basis for design trajectories of electronic systems, from digital circuits to cyber‑physical systems. In this role you will contribute to research on smart electronic systems, develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in English, and supervise Bachelor, Master, EngD and PhD candidates.

In addition, you will support the Beethoven program to educate top talent and strengthen research across STEM fields.

• PhD in Computer Architecture or Embedded Systems research, or a comparable domain.
• Strong academic and industry network with national and international collaborations, projects, or publications.
• Experience managing professionals, fostering people development and collaboration.
• Excellent teaching skills at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Experience acquiring external research funding from national or international bodies or industry.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and leadership abilities demonstrating potential to build a research group.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

We offer a meaningful job in a dynamic university environment with an interdisciplinary setting and international network. You will work on a beautiful green campus, within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer:

• Salary according to the Dutch Universities Collective Labour Agreement; for a junior Assistant Professor (scale 11) €4,728–€6,433 gross per month (full‑time).
• A year‑end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• A dedicated mentoring programme to help you acclimate to the university and Dutch research environment.
• A development track with the prospect of becoming an Associate Professor; a tailored career proposal for more senior profiles.
• High‑quality training programmes for academic leadership and teaching.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on‑campus children’s day care and sports facilities.
• Unlimited access to the modern on‑campus TU/e Student Sports Centre at an affordable rate.
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