Research Associate in IT-Forensics in Heilbronn

Job description

Fraunhofer SIT is currently offering several positions for research assistants in the field of applied cybersecurity research, particularly in IT forensics, at its new location in Heilbronn, and is seeking suitable candidates. Heilbronn is one of the locations in Germany that is currently developing most dynamically in the fields of innovation, technology development, and science. On the local education campus, various university and non-university research and development institutions are working together in a unique collaboration and a state-of-the-art environment to develop the data-based technologies and smart applications of tomorrow. The Fraunhofer Society has established eight research and innovation centers in Heilbronn, including one on cybersecurity as the new location of the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology, headquartered in Darmstadt, or Fraunhofer SIT for short. Cybersecurity is the key to the digitalization of the economy, society, and government. Without adequate cybersecurity, digitalization will not succeed. When IT systems are attacked or manipulated, it is necessary to use IT forensics to reconstruct such attacks, identify traces, and evalua...