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The University of Latvia is the largest comprehensive university in Latvia with a prominent standing both in the development of the entire education system and in the overall growth of the country's economy. UL is a modern center of academic and professional studies, which, along with research in natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, technical sciences, and medicine provides opportunities to acquire various types and levels of higher education to the residents of Latvia and other countries.
UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA
Registration No. 90000076669
invites applications for two Tenured Professorship positions
in the area of
computer systems security in computer science and informatics,
with specializations in software security and applications of artificial intelligence in computer systems security
The University of Latvia announces an open competition for two vacancies of tenured professor in software security and artificial intelligence applications in computer systems security for the purpose of increasing competence in the field of computer systems security. The vacancy is related to the capacity of cybersecurity knowledge within the national education system, academic and research excellence in Latvia, in order to promote an increase in the proportion of high-level digital skills for strengthening national security, research development and promotion of entrepreneurship in the field of cybersecurity. The tenured professor is expected to perform high-quality intensive scientific work in Latvia and internationally. The position includes both a motivating salary and support for the creation of a research group.
The tenured professor will be expected to:
- Create a research group.
- Conduct high quality scientific research and publish its results.
- Secure research funding.
- Participate in educating students by supervising their thesis and delivering study courses (not more than 4 academic hours per week).
- Build a research-based collaboration with the public sector.
Precise terms of reference along with the performance indicators for each tenured professorship position are specified in the regulation on the competition.
Main qualification requirements for the tenured professorship position:
- PhD in a relevant field.
- An internationally recognized specialist in the field who performs scientific research and conducts knowledge or technology transfer commensurate with modern standards.
- Outstanding performance in research or pedagogical work or any other professional activity.
- Experience of organizational work and team management within recent six years.
- C1 knowledge of English.
- General competencies – leadership, cooperation and persuasion skills, ability to create and strategically and conceptually implement various ideas.
Additional qualifications for each tenured professor position are specified in the regulation on the competition.
Documents to be submitted (in Latvian and English):
- Application addressed to the UL Rector.
- Curriculum vitae including self-assessment regarding the language knowledge, the applicant’s contact information (telephone number, e-mail address, postal address), ORCID iD number, scientific, pedagogical, organizational, as well as other professional work experience, qualification development, major publications, and other information, which more fully characterizes the applicant’s qualification and compliance with the requirements, 2 references.
- Copies of documents certifying academic degrees.
- Research plan for the next 6 years in free form, including the specific tasks of the field of work described in the regulations on the competition and expected results (not more than 5 pages).
- Annex 1 to the Regulation on the Competition for the tenured professorship position: Requirements for the Candidate’s Special Qualifications (.docx) (completed).
What we offer:
- Salary for associate tenured professor - EUR 5600 per month (gross), tenured professor - EUR 7000 per month (gross).
- Motivational performance funding for the attraction of international projects.
- Health insurance.
- 56 paid vacation days (8 weeks) annually, with the potential up to 10 additional paid vacation days.
- Initial grant of EUR 30'000 when starting scientific activity.
- Annual funding for the research group of at least EUR 30'000 (EUR 2'500 per month).
University of Latvia regulation on professorship tenure (.docx)
Regulations for the competition for tenured professorship (.docx)
The documents must be submitted electronically and signed with a secure electronic signature containing the time stamp and sent by e-mail to pd.vakances@lu.lv by 31 of January 2026 17:00 EET with the indication “For a competition to the tenured professorship position of the University of Latvia”.
To learn more, please contact UL by writing to pd.vakances@lu.lv
According to the General Data Protection Regulation, we are informing you that the personal data indicated in the application documents will be processed to ensure that the procedure of this selection complies with the employment regulations. The data controller is the University of Latvia, email: datu.specialisti@lu.lv.