Job Description

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (www.fraunhofer.de) currently operates 76 institutes and research facilities in Germany and is one of the leading organizations for application-oriented research. Around 32,000 employees generate an annual research volume of 3.4 billion euros. Fraunhofer SIT is now offering several vacancies for scientific staff in the field of applied cybersecurity research in the areas of software security and supply chain security at its new location in Heilbronn and is looking for suitable individuals. Heilbronn is one of the most dynamically developing locations in Germany in the areas of innovation, technology development, and science. On the campus, various university and non-university research and development institutions are working together in a unique collaboration and state-of-the-art environment to develop the data-based technologies and smart applications of tomorrow. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has established eight research and innovation centers in Heilbronn, including one dedicated to cybersecurity as a new location for the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (Fraunhofer SIT), headquartered in Darmstadt. Cybersecurity is key to the digitalization of business, society, and government. Without adequate cybersecurity, digitalization will not succeed. The security of IT products and supply chains plays a key role in this. Fraunhofer SIT is one of the world's leading research institutions for cybersecurity and privacy protection. The institute is a driving force in the international IT security landscape and the largest contributor to the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE, the largest research center for cybersecurity research of its kind in Europe and an essential component of Germany's cybersecurity architecture. Fraunhofer SIT and ATHENE address key security challenges and conduct applied research and development at the highest international level. The staff at the new Heilbronn location will work closely with the software security experts already working at ATHENE.