Assistant professor in Computer Science with Specialisation in Cybersecurity

We have the power of over 50,000 students and co-workers. Students who provide hope for the future. Co-workers who contribute to Linköping University meeting challenges of today. Our fundamental values rest on credibility, trust and security. By having the courage to think freely and innovate, our actions together, large and small, contribute to a better world. We look forward to receiving your application!

Work assignments 

The purpose of the employment is that the assistant professor is to be given the opportunity to develop independence as a researcher and to obtain both the research and teaching qualifications required for employment as associate professor.

The Division of Cybersecurity (CYBER) at the Department of Computer Science conducts research as well as undergraduate and doctoral education within cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, network technology, communication systems, and dependability. Within the research, special investments are made at the interface between cybersecurity and AI, as well as within security for critical infrastructure. More about research and eduction in cybersecurity at Linköping University is found here: https://liu.se/en/research/cybersecurity

As Assistant professor in Computer Science with a specialisation in Cybersecurity, you teach at the undergraduate and advanced levels, in both Swedish and English, and supervise students within the department's subjects. The work includes course development, course responsibility, and participation in educational administrative tasks linked to the cybersecurity field.

You conduct research within cybersecurity, with particular focus on, for example, security in critical infrastructure, AI-related security issues, or adjacent areas of relevance to the division's research profile. The research is conducted mainly in English.

You are active in the research community, participate in the division's activities such as seminars and workshops, participate in research projects, communicate results through scientific publications and help attract external research funding.

You contribute actively to the university's development work. Collaboration is an integrated part of the university's research and education mission. Collaboration within education takes place by planning, organizing, and delivering high-quality education in interaction with actors from the surrounding society. Collaboration within research takes place by disseminating, making available, and applying research for societal benefit.

The position may also involve administrative assignments, such as for example director of studies or work with education boards. We also encourage you to participate in and show interest in management duties.

Your work includes monitoring developments nationally and internationally within your field of study and other societal developments that are important to your work.

You are flexible and have the ability to move between different types of pedagogical and scientific contexts. You share knowledge and contribute to the working group’s professional development, collegial ways of working and social community. The fact that you are present and active is something we see as self-evident in order to ensure that you are able to perform your duties in an optimum way and enjoy your working community.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who have a doctoral degree or equivalent scientific competence. We are primarily looking for candidates who have obtained their doctoral degree in the past seven years.

For this employment particular attention will be paid to academic expertise, second to pedagogical expertise, and third to other proficiencies which are judged to be equivalent to each other.

In terms of pedagogical expertise, the following will be assessed:

Requirements for the position are:

• that the applicant has demonstrated the ability to plan, deliver, and evaluate teaching at the undergraduate and/or advanced level within computer science or cybersecurity.

Of particular merit is:

• a reflective, student-centered approach to students' learning and to the applicant's own role as a teacher,
• the ability to develop and renew the content, forms, and examination of teaching, and
• engagement in pedagogical development work and the ability to collaborate around teaching with the surrounding society and colleagues.

In terms of academic expertise, the following will be assessed:

Requirements for the position are:

• documented scientific skill within cybersecurity or adjacent areas, and
• the ability to independently conduct research of high quality.

Of particular merit is:

• experience of research within cybersecurity linked to AI and/or critical infrastructure,
• breadth and depth in the research as well as its originality and independence, documented through publications in leading journals and at established conferences within the field,
• the ability to formulate applications and attract external research funding, and
• national and international research collaboration and participation in the research community, e.g. through reviewing assignments.

Within computer science and cybersecurity, it is taken into account that publication at leading, peer-reviewed conferences carries equal weight to journal publication.

Other skills that will be assessed for this position, it is meritorious to have:

• documented skill in collaboration within education and research,
• good knowledge of Swedish,
• administrative skill linked to educational activities, and
• personal qualities such as good collaborative ability, independence, and initiative.

Where teaching or research is conducted in Swedish and English, then you must be able to demonstrate the ability to teach and conduct research in English and it is desirable that within two years you can teach and conduct research in Swedish.

The workplace

The Department of Computer and Information Science was founded in 1983 but its roots go back to the early 1970s. It is one of the largest computer science departments in northern Europe. Our research covers a broad spectrum of fields, from core to applied computer sciences. Its vast scope also benefits our undergraduate and graduate programmes, and we now teach courses in several engineering programmes at bachelor’s and master’s levels, as well as the programmes in statistics, cognitive science and innovative programming. 
Read more at https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/ida

The employment

The length of employment for this position is 5 years, full time. 

An assistant professor may be employed until further notice, for a minimum period of four years and a maximum period of six years, as determined by the institution of higher education before the employment begins. The employment may be renewed, by a maximum period of two years, if, as a consequence of sick absence, parental leave, or other special circumstances of the assistant professor, additional time is necessary in order to achieve the purpose of the employment.

An assistant professor shall, after application, be promoted to associate professor if he/she is qualified for employment as associate professor and has been assessed following a test to be suitable for such employment according to the grounds for assessment that the University has determined. 

For more information on eligibility requirements, assessment criteria and recruitment procedures for teachers, see Linköping University’s rules of appointment. 
Linköping University’s rules of appointment.

Background screening may be carried out before any decision on employment is made.

Salary and employment benefits

The university applies individual salaries.

More information about employee benefits is available here.

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants.

Application procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must be received no later than 2026-08-10. 
 
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered. 
 
Please attach your selected research publications electronically, in pdf or word format, in the application template. Research publications, e.g. monographs, which cannot be sent electronically should be sent in three sets by mail to the University Registrar at Linköping University, University Registrar, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. The publications must be received by Linköping University no later than the deadline for application. 

Please note that printed publications will not be returned. They will be archived at Linköping University. 
 
In the event of a discrepancy between the English translation of the job announcement and the Swedish original, the Swedish version shall take precedent. 

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives - diversity enriches our work and helps us grow. Preserving everybody's equal value, rights and opportunities is a natural part of who we are. Read more about our work with: Equal opportunities.




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