Computer Scientist as PhD Researcher Security & Criminal Law (m/f/d)

The Department of Computer Science and the School of Law at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitt Erlangen-Nrnberg (FAU) invite applications for

The Research Training Group 2475 "Cybercrime and Forensic Computing" aims to systematically analyse research questions arising from the interaction between computer science and criminal law. The following research areas are particularly relevant to the PhD positions:

• Computer security, digital forensic science


• Criminal law, criminal procedure, criminology


• Theoretical computer science (logic, semantics, automata)


• Cryptography, Provable Security, Secure Messaging


• Pattern recognition, image processing, image forensics


• Hardware Security


• Human Factors in Security


• Data protection in law enforcement, criminal law and criminal procedure

More information about the project can be found at

Notwendige Qualifikationen:

Applicants should have an excellent academic record, hold an MSc, LL.M. or an equivalent university degree in computer science, law or related disciplines, and have the goal to finish a PhD degree within three years.

Befristetes Forschungsvorhaben

Please submit your complete application documents by 01.04.2025 to . Please mention in your application at least two research areas from the above list which you are specifically interested in. Interviews will commence between 02. and 06.06.2025 in Erlangen. Further inquiries can be directed to Felix Freiling () regarding positions in computer science and Hans Kudlich () regarding positions in law.