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

Do you want to shape the future of edge computing by driving innovation in secure, low-power architectures for sensors, wearables, and AI? Are you inspired to collaborate globally, lead cutting-edge research, and inspire the next generation of engineers?

Introduction

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. Are you inspired to have your research achieve these goals and develop design methodologies that enable the deployment of scalable, secure, and sustainable edge systems across domains such as healthcare, mobility, smart infrastructure, and high-tech systems? Then this could be your next exciting new career opportunity.

The Electronic Systems group

This position is embedded in the Electronic Systems (ES) group within the Electrical Engineering department at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Our group consists of six full professors, three associate professors, seven assistant professors, several postdocs, approximately 40 EngD and PhD candidates, and support staff. The ES group is world-renowned for its design automation and embedded systems research. Our research is organized in three sub-programs that cover the engineering, system and circuit perspectives: Model-driven engineering, smart electronic systems, and digital nano-electronics. ES has strong collaborations with industry, research institutes and other universities. Several of its staff members have a second affiliation besides their TU/e-ES affiliation. The group is a multi-cultural team, with staff members of eight different nationalities and students from all over the world.

Job Description

The ES group aims to provide a scientific basis for design trajectories of electronic systems, ranging from digital circuits to cyber-physical systems. Within this position you will contribute to our research on smart electronic systems. Next to your research activities you will develop and teach courses at both undergraduate and graduate level in English. You will also be involved in supervising Bachelor, Master, EngD, and PhD candidates.

In this role, you will contribute to the ambition of the Beethoven program to educate top talent and strengthen research across the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

Job Requirements

• Motivated researcher with a PhD in Computer Architecture or Embedded Systems research or a comparable domain.
• Strong network (academic, industry); research interactions on the national and international level, supported by e.g. joint collaborations, projects, or publications.
• Experience in management of professionals, aimed at developing people and creating synergy.
• Excellent teaching skills, preferably demonstrated at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Experience with the process of acquiring external research funding from (inter-)national funding bodies or industry.
• Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills demonstrating the potential of building your own research group.
• Excellent proficiency (written and verbal) in English.

Conditions of Employment

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

• Salary in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. For a junior Assistant Professor this is (scale 11) min. € 4,728 max. € 6,433 gross per month (on a full-time basis).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• A dedicated mentoring program to help you get to know the university and the Dutch (research) environment.
• A Development Track with the prospect of becoming an Associate Professor. If you have a more senior profile, a tailor-made career proposal will be considered.
• High-quality training programs for academic leadership and teaching.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• Partially paid parental leave and an allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
• A Staff Immigration Team is available for international candidates, as are a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) and partner career support.

About us

Eindhoven University of Technology is a leading international university within the Brainport region where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact — today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13,000 students and more than 7,000 staff, forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.

Information

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more?
Please contact the hiring manager Sander Stuijk, Chair Electronic Systems group, s.stuijk@tue.nl or +31 40 247 3387.

Visit our website for more information about the application process or the conditions of employment. You can also contact Thomas Slegers, Senior Recruiter, t.slegers@tue.nl or +31 6 14835214.

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Application

We invite you to submit a complete application. The application should include a:

• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of your publications and the contact information of three references. Kindly note that we may reach out to references at any stage of the recruitment process. We recommend notifying your references upon submitting your application.
• Description of your scientific interests and plans (1-2 pages).
• Statement of your teaching goals and experience (1-2 pages).

Ensure that you submit all the requested application documents. Please note that incomplete applications may not be considered and could be rejected.

Recruitment process:

We look forward to receiving your application at the latest February 27 24:00h CET, 2026. The recruitment process will include the following sequential selection rounds:

• Online interviews with the selection committee.
• Candidates’ day on our campus, including interviews and introduction program to get to know the group, the department and our university and a formal interview with a Recruitment Advisory Committee.

Please note 

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. 
• A pre-employment screening (e.g. knowledge security check) can be part of the selection procedure. For more information on the knowledge security check, please consult the National Knowledge Security Guidelines.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.