The Department of Computer Science and the School of Law at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit??t Erlangen-N??rnberg (FAU) invite applications for 10 PhD positions (m/f/d) (salary level 13 TV-L) in Computer Science (full time) and Law (part time, 75%) within the Research Training Group 2475 "Cybercrime and Forensic Computing" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) commencing on October 1, 2022. The Research Training Group aims to systematically analyse research questions arising from the interaction between computer science and criminal law. The principal investigators of this project offer expertise in the following areas: o Computer security, digital forensic science o Criminal law, criminal procedure o Criminology o Theoretical computer science (logic, semantics, automata) o Pattern recognition, image processing, image forensics o Cryptography o Hardware-software-co-design More information about the project can be found at https://cybercrime.fau.de 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. Founded in 1743 and situated at the heart of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region, FAU is a strong research university with an international perspective and one of the largest universities in Germany. FAU???s outstanding research and teaching is reflected in top positions in both national and international rankings, as well as the high amount of DFG funding which its researchers are able to secure. FAU aims to increase the number of women in scientific positions. Female candidates are therefore particularly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualifications, candidates with disabilities will take precedence. Please submit your complete application documents by 18.4.2022 to cybercrime-applications@fau.de. Please mention in your application at least two research areas from the above list which you are specifically interested in. Interviews will commence between 7. and 10.6.2022 in Erlangen. Further inquiries can be directed to Felix Freiling (felix.freiling@fau.de) regarding positions in computer science and Hans Kudlich (hans.kudlich@fau.de) regarding positions in law/criminology. [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]