Assistant/Associate Professor in Cybersecurity

Join TU Delft Cybersecurity to educate security leaders of the future and make cyberspace a safer place.

Job description

In our connected world, cybersecurity is crucial. The Cybersecurity (CYS) group takes a data-driven approach to protecting and improving the security and privacy of our society's digital transformation. We work on the following topics: Systems Security, Network and Internet Security, Web Security and Privacy, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, and the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity.

As our scope expands rapidly, the Cybersecurity Group (CYS) at TU Delft Computer Science Department has an opening at the Assistant Professor level. For exceptional senior candidates the position can be at the Associate Professor level.

At CYS you will join a team of eight faculty members (Assistant, Associate and Full professors), more than twenty PhD students, around eight senior researchers and postdocs, and a technical and administration support team. In our research group you will get all the support, training and coaching you need to grow your career to Associate and Full Professor and contribute to our organization. We work closely with research partners in the Netherlands and abroad, including government authorities, universities, research centres and the industry. You will teach and supervise Bachelor, Master, and PhD students in Computer Science programs. In addition, you will play an active role in the cybersecurity scientific community by publishing impactful papers and transferring knowledge.

Job requirements

Groundbreaking research and world-class education geared to making our digital world a safer place. Leveraging your academic and industrial network, you’ll help us make CYS more impactful and visible. While your communication and interpersonal skills will help you connect and interact with colleagues, students and the academic community, of which you are an active member.

The candidate should have:

• PhD in Computer Science or a related subject at the time of the appointment.
• Excellent portfolio of publications in Cybersecurity and related venues.
• Excellent command of English, as TU Delft is an international community.
• Teaching and student mentoring experience, and acquisition of research funding are a plus for the Assistant Professor level and expected for the Associate Professor level.

The candidate should demonstrate research expertise in at least one of the following areas:

• Software Security,
• Reverse Engineering for Cybersecurity,
• Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity,
• Online Security and Privacy.

If you feel this role would be a perfect match, but you cannot as yet tick all the boxes, we’d still really like to get to know you, as you can learn and grow on the job!

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology) 

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science 

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. Technology such as the electricity grid, which our faculty is helping to make completely sustainable and future-proof. At the same time, we are developing the chips and sensors of the future, whilst also setting the foundations for the software technologies to run on this new generation of equipment – which of course includes AI. Meanwhile we are pushing the limits of applied mathematics, for example mapping out disease processes using single cell data, and using mathematics to simulate gigantic ash plumes after a volcanic eruption. In other words: there is plenty of room at the faculty for ground-breaking research. We educate innovative engineers and have excellent labs and facilities that underline our strong international position. In total, more than 1000 employees and 4,000 students work and study in this innovative environment.

Conditions of employment 

The position is at the level of assistant professor (Academic Career Track) or associate professor, depending on background, experience and leadership (potential).

Assistant Professor

During the Academic Career Track, we expect you to grow towards an Associate Professor position within a maximum of eight years, for which a position will be available. With other Academic Career Track colleagues, you will participate in the Academic Career Track Development programme, where you are offered ample opportunities to develop yourself in the areas of Education, Research, Societal Impact & Innovation, and Leadership & Organisation. You will regularly discuss your development and results with senior staff based on a personalized development and performance criteria agreed upon at the start of your Academic Career Track. You will start with a temporary contract that will be converted to a permanent contract no later than 12 -18 months after a positive evaluation, based on continuous confidence in your development potential and fit in the organisation.

Salary scale 11-12: €4.537,-- to € 7.056,-- per month gross.

Associate Professor

For an Associate Professor position, we offer an initial temporary position with the prospect of a permanent contract. The duration of the temporary position is a maximum of 1 year. After a positive performance assessment, you will be employed in a permanent Associate Professor position.

Salary scale 13-14: € 6.286,-- to € 8.405,-- per month gross.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement of the Dutch Universities, plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%. Besides the salary, TU Delft offers the following:

• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discounts with health insurers.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses
• Fully paid pregnancy and maternal leave
• Partially paid parental leave
• Health Coach Program with a focus on healthy and energetic working

We offer a competitive starting package that matches your seniority resource requirements, and also offer access to world-class infrastructure and administrative support in one of the top Engineering and Technology Universities in the world.

Will you need to relocate to the Netherlands for this job? TU Delft is committed to make your move as smooth as possible! The HR unit, Coming to Delft Service, offers information on their website to help you prepare your relocation. In addition, Coming to Delft Service organises events to help you settle in the Netherlands, and expand your (social) network in Delft. A Dual Career Programme is available, to support your accompanying partner with their job search in the Netherlands.  

Application procedure

To apply, please complete the application form [link] and add the following documents to your application:

1. Motivation letter (1 page). In your motivation letter, please highlight what excites you about joining our team and what you typically bring yourself to a team. Share how you envision contributing to our research and educational environment given your passion and research focus.
2. Curriculum Vitae including a detailed list of your publications and achievements.
3. Statement of Research. A research vision includes a brief overview of your existing research and an extensive view of your plans for future research you want to do in our group/department as part of your appointment. It should also emphasize how this research fits with the vacancy and describe, if possible, the synergy with other research lines in our department. A research vision can be as short as one page but no longer than four pages.
4. Statement of Education. An education vision includes an overview of topics or course programs you feel comfortable with to teach, as well as a personal view of what you find important in your teaching method, both for classroom teaching as well as for the supervisory tasks with one or a small group of students. The length of the education vision can be up to two pages.
5. Names and contact information of at least three relevant references. We will only contact references after your consent.

Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 15 Sep 2025 via the application button and upload the following documents:

Please note:

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. 
• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• For the final candidates, a knowledge security check will be part of the application procedure. For more information on this check, please consult Chapter 8 of the National Knowledge Security Guidelines. We carry out this check on the basis of legitimate interest.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.