International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The Faculty of Informatics at the Vienna University of Technology is looking for outstanding young researchers from abroad to set up and manage an independent research group as part of the Vienna Science and Technology Fund’s (WWTF) Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators (VRG) Call 2018 - Information and Communication Technologies.

Expressions of interest are sought from researchers who have recently completed their PhD (2 – 8 years ago) with an excellent research track record. Selected candidates will, together with an experienced researcher of the Faculty of Informatics as a proponent, prepare a proposal to be submitted to the WWTF. Should this proposal be successful, the proposed project will be funded to the amount of 1.6 million euro by the WWTF for a period of 6 – 8 years. The Vienna University of Technology will also contribute to the funding of the project: during this time the successful candidate(s) will set up and manage his or her own research group as a group leader, and she or he will receive a tenure-track position (assistant professor), which will be later transformed into a tenured position (associate professor) subject to a positive overall assessment, with subsequent possibility of promotion to full professor.

Expressions of interest from researchers working in any area of Security and Privacy are welcome. These should be sent in digital format (a single pdf file) to Univ. Prof. Matteo Maffei (matteo.maffei (at) tuwien.ac.at) by May 1st, 2018. The expression of interest should include

• CV
• List of publications
• Short abstract of the envisioned research project (about 1 page)

Important Dates:

• May 1st, 2018: deadline for expressions of interest
• Mid of May: notification of the first screening phase
• July 12th, 2018: deadline for the final proposal

Closing date for applications: 1 May 2018

Contact: Univ. Prof. Matteo Maffei (matteo.maffei (at) tuwien.ac.at)

More information: https://www.wwtf.at/programmes/vienna_research_groups/#VRG18

A role that operates in a fast-paced and demanding environment, you?ll draw extensively on your creativity. There?s no room for individuals happy to simply follow orders, as you use clean coding practices to test, refactor, and iteratively and incrementally develop constantly improved software.

Be encouraged to monitor and actively participate in external communities and forums in order to keep abreast of the latest developments, follow the constantly evolving requirements for Blockchain and permissioned ledgers within and across various market sectors, and expand DarkMatter?s positive presence in these communities.

Have a careful and critical eye to peer review and debug others code, and also to participate in automated deployments.

With many of our customers committed to putting all the resources necessary into developing and deploying the latest, most advanced Blockchain, cryptographic and other cyber security technologies, at DarkMatter you?ll have a chance to test your abilities, build your skills, and expand your horizons by designing for ‘impossible?, next-generation projects.

To bring your dream to life, you’ll need:

PhD or Master’s degree in Related Security field Cryptography, Applied Cryptography, Information Theory and Mathematics, IT, Computer Science

5+ years of experience working on large software projects (preferably including open-source projects)

Embedded Linux, baremetal / RTOS development and deployment

Ability to work with remote developers, leveraging git and other command-line based collaboration technologies

Comfortable developing with standard *nix toolchains (gcc, clang, perf, make, cmake, ASAN, TSAN, UBSAN)

Knowledge of symmetric and asymmetric cryptographic principles, hierarchical key management and identity management schemes

Familiarity with Financial Technology (FinTech) or related field is an added advantage

Deep understanding of Hyperledger, Ethereum or other Blockchain community technical issues

Closing date for applications: 19 December 2018

Contact: Sheila Morjaria - sheila.morjaria (at) darkmatter.ae

More information: https://grnh.se/uvwx8qo61

The department of Computer Science at Aarhus University has an opening for a full professorship. All areas of CS are interesting for us, including of course cryptography, privacy, system security and related areas.

The department is one of the strongest CS departments in Europe, with world class research groups in cryptography, algorithms, programming languages and verification, and HCI.

Closing date for applications: 3 May 2018

Contact: Ivan Damgård

More information: http://www.au.dk/en/about/vacant-positions/scientific-positions/stillinger/Vacancy/show/965870/5283/

Applications are invited for a Research Associate (postdoc) position (Salary: £29,301 to £38,183).

Fixed term for 2 years, full time.

Closing date: 7 April 2018

You will work on the project “Practical Data-intensive Secure Computation: a Data Structural Approach”. This is a project funded by the EPSRC. The aim of the project is to investigate how data structures can be used as an efficiency and scalability booster in the context of secure computation. The project has a particular emphasis on putting theory into practice. The project will investigate both data structures and cryptography.

You will design novel cryptographic data structures and associated protocols for efficient secure computation, as well as apply them in domains such as cloud computing and data mining in order to solve real-world security/privacy problems. Other responsibilities include: writing papers, presenting work at international conferences, and contributing to an open source software package. There will be opportunities to collaborate with industrial research labs and other leading universities.

The candidate must have:

* a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant area;

* a strong background in cryptography/security;

* good programming skills (C++/Java, parallel/GPU computing experience is a plus).

* good communication and time management skills.

Experience/knowledge in one or more of the following areas would be desirable but not essential: computer networks, operating systems, databases, statistics and data mining.

The post is available from now. The post is based in the Security & Resilient Systems (SRS) Group within the School of Computing Science. The School is one of the Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR) in the UK. In the latest 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment, the School ranked 9th overall and 1st for Research Impact among computer science departments in the UK.

Closing date for applications: 7 April 2018

Contact: Dr Changyu Dong (changyu.dong AT ncl.ac.uk)

More information: https://goo.gl/JtaMwe

IIT Jammu, established as an Institute of national importance by the government of India, invites applications from Indian Nationals, Persons of Indian Origins (PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and Foreign Nationals with proven academic credentials and having passion for teaching and research for faculty positions at the level of Associate Professor, Assistant Professor (Grade I & II) and Visiting Professor in the various disciplines including Cryptography and Systems Information Security

This is a rolling advertisement and there is no last date. However, the applications received by the 15 March 2018 will be considered in the present round of selection process.

Closing date for applications: 7 March 2018

Contact: faculty.recruitment (at) iitjammu.ac.in

More information: http://www.iitjammu.ac.in/

At the Quantum Cryptography Group, University of Tartu, we have two open postdoc positions on Verification of Quantum Cryptography.

We are starting a project in which we will develop methods for the verification of proofs in quantum cryptography. Similar to what the EasyCrypt tool does in classical cryptography. The scope of the project covers everything from the logical foundations, through the development of tools, to the verification of real quantum protocols.

The ideal candidate would have experience in:

• Semantics

• Theorem proving

• Verification of classical cryptography

• Quantum cryptography

• Quantum computation / communication

Of course, expertise in all those areas is very rare, so candidates who are strong in some of those areas and are interested in the others are encouraged to apply!

Please contact Dominique Unruh if you have more questions about the project, the required background, Estonia, the position itself, or the application process.

The salary range is 30000-36000 Euro per year (depending on experience), which is highly competitive in Estonia due to low costs of living and low income tax rate (20%), pension contributions and health insurance are covered by the employer.

The position is for three years, as soon as possible till August 31, 2020. The starting date and duration can be negotiated (in both directions).

To apply, please send the following documents to unruh (at) ut.ee:

• Curriculum vitae (please explain your scientific background)

• List of publications

• Research plan (i.e., how do you think you could contribute to the topic)

• At least two letters of reference (please ask for the letters to be sent directly to us)

• Phd degree

Closing date for applications: 31 March 2018

Contact: Dominique Unruh (unruh (at) ut.ee)

More information: https://crypto.cs.ut.ee/index.php/Main/PostdocInVerificationOfQuantumCryptography

NTNU Applied Cryptology Lab (https://www.ntnu.edu/iik/nacl-lab)

seek to host new ERCIM postdoctoral researchers that can contribute to our research activities. In particular, we are seeking candidates working within the area of real-world cryptographic protocol problems applied to wireless and mobile technologies, including interests for experimental open-source software-defined radio.

We refer you to the general Call for ERCIM Post-Doc Fellowship, with deadline 30 April 2018. You apply at the web site https://fellowship.ercim.eu/ and indicate NTNU as your preferred host institution. Contract extension opportunities with NTNU may be sought.

Closing date for applications: 30 April 2018

Contact: Professor Stig F. Mjølsnes, Dep.Information Security and Communications, for further inquiries. sfm(at)ntnu.no

More information: https://fellowship.ercim.eu/

Cryptography, Security & Privacy Research Group at Koç University has multiple openings at every level. Accepted applicants will receive competitive scholarships including tuition waiver, housing, monthly stipend, computer, travel support, etc.

• For applying online, and questions about the application-process for M.Sc. and Ph.D. positions, visit

  https://gsse.ku.edu.tr/en/admissions/application-requirements/

  All applications must be completed online. Deadline is 1 June 2018.

• For summer research opportunities (at both undergraduate and graduate level), visit

  http://kusrp.ku.edu.tr

  All applications must be completed online. Deadline is 30 March 2018.

• For postdoctoral researcher positions, contact Asst. Prof. Alptekin Küpçü directly, including full CV, sample publications, a research proposal, and 2-3 reference letters sent directly by the referees.

  http://home.ku.edu.tr/~akupcu

  Dates are flexible.

Applications with missing documents will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 1 June 2018

Contact: gsse (at) ku.edu.tr

More information: https://crypto.ku.edu.tr/join

At the Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Mathematical Sciences, a number of positions as Assistant Professor in algebraic coding theory and code-based cryptography are open for appointment from 1st of August 2018. Later appointments will be considered. The positions are for a period of 3 years.

More information, at http://www.stillinger.aau.dk/vis-stilling/?vacancy=963578.

The applications are only to be submitted online at http://www.stillinger.aau.dk/vis-stilling/?vacancy=963578 by using the \"Apply online\" button at the end of the page.

Closing date for applications: 2 April 2018

Contact: You may obtain further information from Head of Department Søren Højsgaard, phone: +45 9940 8801, e-mail: sorenh (at) math.aau.dk.

More information: http://www.stillinger.aau.dk/vis-stilling/?vacancy=963578

The New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science (NZISCS) aims to reduce crime and increase security through multi-disciplinary, evidence-based research, and builds on the global leadership of the Cyber Security Researchers of Waikato (CROW). As NZ’s first cyber security research programme, CROW created the NZ Cyber Security Challenge, and leads the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment funded STRATUS project (NZD12.2 mil). CROW collaborates with fifty other local and international organisations, including STRATUS end-user partners Interpol and NZ Police.

We are seeking to appoint a full time fixed term Research Fellow to contribute to our research objectives associated with cybercrime, computer security and cloud computing. This position has responsibilities to achieve research objectives associated with the STRATUS industry partners.

A PhD in cyber security, cybercrime, computer science or a related field is essential as is having demonstrated research ability in cyber security and cybercrime. A requirement of this position is the ability to commercialise research prototypes into products/services and the demonstrated ability to publish in high quality academic journals, work collaboratively with others and undertake some teaching if required. Preference will be given to candidates who have work experience with cybercrime, security, intelligence, or law enforcement agencies including work experience in the cybercrime, security digital forensics, machine learning, applied cryptography, etc. Salary will be in the range of NZ$74,034 to NZ$89,163 per year, depending on qualifications, skills and experience.

Enquiries of an academic nature should be sent to Assoc. Prof. Ryan Ko – Director, NZ Institute for Security and Crime Science, ryan.ko (at) waikato.ac.nz

Fixed-term until October 2020. Closing date: 16 March 2018 (NZ time) Vacancy number: 380090

Closing date for applications: 16 March 2018

Contact: Ryan Ko (ryan.ko AT waikato.ac.nz)

More information: http://www.jobs.waikato.ac.nz

The University of Waikato seeks applicants for the position of Aura Professor of Cyber Security.

Cyber security represents a large growth industry, which both tertiary and private sector organisations are collaborating on. The University of Waikato and NZ’s leading cyber security consultancy firm Aura information security are jointly seeking applicants for an exciting new position within the computer science faculty based in Hamilton. The Aura professor of cyber security will be expected to contribute to both the research and teaching programmes of the University, and in the research and consulting programme of Aura Information Security. The focus of the research programme for the University and Aura is in penetration testing, but expertise in other areas of cyber security (e.g. artificial intelligence and machine learning for cyber security, post-quantum cryptography, applied cryptography, cryptanalysis, etc) will also be helpful. This position will suit an ambitious academic with an outstanding teaching and research record and a strong interest in engagement with the cyber security industry, as well as research and development leaders in the cyber security industry who wishes to operate in an academic environment. Salary is negotiable.

Applications close 23 March 2018.

Closing date for applications: 23 March 2018

Contact: Ryan Ko (ryan.ko (at) waikato.ac.nz)

More information: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/vacancies/current-vacancies

Are you interested in joining a dynamic, inclusive, and growing applied cryptography start-up? Duality Technologies is an established funded start-up co-founded by experienced technology professionals including MIT professors, a Turing award winner, an experienced entrepreneur, members of the DARPA community and former technical leadership at RSA. We are commercializing encrypted computing technologies that address pressing unmet needs in the market, using techniques including homomorphic encryption, secure multi-party computation and more.

Duality Technologies is hiring a cryptographic engineer who has interest in developing and applying encrypted computing technologies. Implementation or prototyping experience is a plus, but not critical. The ideal candidate is a team player who is looking to grow with the company.

We are interested in candidates who have had exposure to a mixture of homomorphic encryption, secure multi-party computation, set intersection, functional encryption, cryptographic obfuscation and related techniques, but we don’t expect a successful candidate to have expertise in all of these areas.

We are interested in candidates at all levels from a fresh PhD graduate to experienced researchers / scientists / engineers. The candidate is expected to work some of the time from our office in Newark NJ. Occasional travel to other offices in Cambridge MA or Tel Aviv Israel is expected.

Requirements:

• A PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a related field.

• Experience with modern encrypted computing technologies.

• An ability and willingness to work on a team.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with homomorphic encryption, lattice cryptography, secure multiparty computation or other encrypted computing technologies

• Experience implementing lattice cryptography in software or hardware

• Familiarity with C/C++, Java, Python

• Able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2019

Contact: Kurt Rohloff, PhD.

CTO, Duality Technologies

krohloff (at) duality.cloud

More information: https://www.duality.cloud

The cryptography group at University of Salerno (ITALY) invites expressions of interest for post-doc positions in the field of privacy-preserving cryptography and distributed ledger technology, to be supervised by Ivan Visconti.

Candidates are expected to have a strong publication record (e.g., IACR conferences, CCS, IEEE S&P,....). The positions will be available soon.

Closing date for applications: 31 May 2018

Contact: Ivan Visconti, ivan.visconti (at) gmail.com

More information: https://sites.google.com/site/ivanvisconti/post-doc

The Cryptography Group and Cybersecurity Group work on a diverse range of topics, spanning from theoretical cryptography, protocols, and implementations/architecture/leakage, to large scale infrastructures and human aspects of security. Jointly the groups have 10 associated academics, nearly as many postdoctoral researchers, and 15 doctoral students. And we are expanding!

This advert is for:

S4 Compiler and Language based Leakage Mitigation: the aim of the studentship is to explore techniques by which programs written in standard C, or Assembly, can be augmented to include information about leakage sensitive variables with the aim of feeding this information down into the various compilation steps such that tools can insert mitigation strategies with minimal user interaction. The ideal candidate will have a strong background (or at least interest) in computer science (in particular languages and compilers), and some familiarity with side channel attacks.

Supervisor: Elisabeth Oswald

The studentship S4 supports EU/UK nationals with a tax-free stipend of around 22k GBP. The latest starting date for students is September 30th 2018.

You may apply for one, some, or all advertised studentships simultaneously (please explain your choice in your application). Your application needs to be filed via: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/.

This advert has a nominal end date of 1.5.2018, but we will make appointments as soon as we have identified candidates with the right background.

Closing date for applications: 1 May 2018

Contact: Prof. Elisabeth Oswald, Elisabeth.Oswald (at) bristol.ac.uk

The Cryptography Group and Cybersecurity Group work on a diverse range of topics, spanning from theoretical cryptography, protocols, and implementations/architecture/leakage, to large scale infrastructures and human aspects of security. Jointly the groups have 10 associated academics, nearly as many postdoctoral researchers, and 15 doctoral students. And we are expanding!

This advert is for:

S3 Advancing Leakage Attacks: the aim of the studentship is to experiment with new and advanced techniques to utilise leakage, by e.g. blending it with traditional cryptanalysis, merging it with key ranking strategies, making it less dependent on statistical assumptions via investigation of non-parametric techniques etc. The ideal candidate will have a background in mathematics, or statistics, and cryptography.

Supervisor: Elisabeth Oswald

The studentship S3 supports EU/UK nationals with a tax-free stipend of around 22k GBP. The latest starting date for students is September 30th 2018.

You may apply for one, some, or all advertised studentships simultaneously (please explain your choice in your application). Your application needs to be filed via: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/.

This advert has a nominal end date of 1.5.2018, but we will make appointments as soon as we have identified candidates with the right background.

Closing date for applications: 1 May 2018

Contact: Prof. Elisabeth Oswald, Elisabeth.Oswald (at) bristol.ac.uk

The Cryptography Group and Cybersecurity Group work on a diverse range of topics, spanning from theoretical cryptography, protocols, and implementations/architecture/leakage, to large scale infrastructures and human aspects of security. Jointly the groups have 10 associated academics, nearly as many postdoctoral researchers, and 15 doctoral students. And we are expanding!

This advert is for:

S2 Ranking Distinguishers: Modern side channel attack vectors offer increasingly sophisticated trade-offs between the trace complexity of distinguishers and the computational complexity of some associated key ranking procedure. The aim of the studentship is to determine how much computation is required to effectively recover a key using DPA by exploring computationally intensive distinguishers that reduce the cost of the enumeration phase. The ideal candidate will have a background in high performance computing, statistics, or cryptography.

Supervisors: Martijn Stam and Elisabeth Oswald

The studentship S2 supports UK nationals, who need to pass DV clearance, with a tax-free stipend of around 22k GBP. The latest starting date for students is September 30th 2018.

You may apply for one, some, or all advertised studentships simultaneously (please explain your choice in your application). Your application needs to be filed via: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/.

This advert has a nominal end date of 1.5.2018, but we will make appointments as soon as we have identified candidates with the right background.

Closing date for applications: 1 May 2018

Contact: Martijn Stam, Martijn.Stam (at) bristol.ac.uk

The Cryptography Group and Cybersecurity Group work on a diverse range of topics, spanning from theoretical cryptography, protocols, and implementations/architecture/leakage, to large scale infrastructures and human aspects of security. Jointly the groups have 10 associated academics, nearly as many postdoctoral researchers, and 15 doctoral students. And we are expanding!

This advert is for:

S1: Usable Abstractions for Secure Programming - A Mental Models Approach: Cryptographic application programming interfaces (APIs) are currently widely used to provide security of communication and information flows in contemporary applications.  Existing research has highlighted that vulnerabilities arise in software due to misunderstanding about the guarantees provided by API functions or unintentional misconfiguration of relevant security parameters. However, little is understood about developers’ mental models that lead to such issues and the misalignment between these  models and the actual functionality the API as intended by developers. The aim of the studentship is to study developers’ mental models of security APIs and to understand any misalignment with correct API usage.  The ideal candidate will have a background in computer science (in particular programming languages) or software engineering and a strong interest in usable security.

Supervisors: Awais Rashid and Bogdan Warinschi

The studentship S1 supports UK nationals, who need to pass DV clearance, with a tax-free stipend of around 22k GBP. The latest starting date for students is September 30th 2018.

You may apply for one, some, or all four studentships simultaneously (please explain your choice in your application). Your application needs to be filed via: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/.

This advert has a nominal end date of 1.5.2018, but we will make appointments as soon as we have identified candidates with the right background.

Closing date for applications: 1 May 2018

Contact: Prof. Awais Rashid, Awais.Rashid (at) bristol.ac.uk

Prof. Bogdan Warinschi, Bogdan.Warinschi (at) bristol.ac.uk

The main objective of the research in the Embedded System Security Group of Laboratoire Hubert Curien is to propose efficient and robust hardware architectures aimed at applied cryptography that are resistant to passive and active cryptographic attacks. More information on:

https://laboratoirehubertcurien.univ-st-etienne.fr/en/teams/secure-embedded-systems-hardware-architectures.html

For a new project which addresses the problem of the security of hardware implementation of symmetric cipher face to side channel analysis exploited deep learning techniques, we are looking for candidates with an outstanding Master in security or electrical engineering (with applied cryptography/hardware security) skills or computer science (with Deep Laerning skills). Knowledge of French is not mandatory.

The Ph.D. position will start in September 2018, it is funded for 36 months.

To apply please send your detailed CV, motivation for applying (1 page) and names of at least two people who can provide reference letters (e-mail).

Closing date for applications: 20 April 2018

Contact: Prof. Lilian BOSSUET lilian.bossuet(at)univ-st-etienne.fr

The Technische Universität Darmstadt is at the forefront of research in cybersecurity and privacy. Our research team analyzes and improves the state of cybersecurity and privacy in real-world networks and systems. We focus on the Internet, critical infrastructures, business software and industrial control systems. We develop innovative cybersecurity and privacy solutions and work with partners from industry and government agencies. We are involved in international standardization (e.g., IETF). Much of our research is done in collaboration with leading academic and industrial cybersecurity institutions from around the world.

We are seeking highly motivated and qualified candidates who are interested in joining our team and help strengthening our research work. Candidates must have a very good PhD in Computer Science or related field, and must demonstrate practical experience and solid knowledge in cybersecurity. Candidates must be self-motivated and dedicated, independent, and willing to work in an international and excellence-oriented work environment. Our working languages are German and English; if necessary applicants are expected to improve their language skills through intensive language classes. All employees are expected to contribute to our academic teaching program.

All positions are initially for a limited period but may be extended. Compensation follows the Tarifvertrag für die Technische Universität Darmstadt (TV-TU), corresponding to the candidate’s qualifications and responsibilities.

The Technische Universität Darmstadt aims at increasing the number of female researchers and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. Severely handicapped will be preferred, given equal qualification.

Applications must include a professional CV, copies of diplomas and certificates, and in particular for post-doc candidates a list of publications, copies of two selected publications and two references.

Closing date for applications: 31 March 2018

Contact: staff-sit (at) crisp-da.de

More information: http://www.sit.tu-darmstadt.de

The cryptography group at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum invites applications for a three years Ph.D. position in the PROMETHEUS project \"PRivacy preserving pOst-quantuM systEms from advanced crypTograpHic mEchanisms Using latticeS\". The topics include provable security in general and post-quantum secure cryptography from lattices in particular.

The crypto group is part of the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security (HGI) which currently hosts 21 professors and their teams, conducting research in electrical engineering and information technology, mathematics as well as the humanities and social sciences. This interdisciplinary environment covers nearly all aspects of IT security, from basic research in cryptography to internet security, security for the Internet of Things, usability and data protection. With some 200 scientists, the HGI is one of the largest and most highly respected university institutes for IT security in Europe.

A PhD student in Germany is employed, pays no fees related to the PhD position, and has a decent monthly salary based on the German TVL-E13 scale (100%).

Applicants should hold a Master in IT-security, mathematics, computer science or related disciplines, with excellent marks. There should be good knowledge in theoretical cryptography.

Application material: CV, Masters diploma and transcripts with grades, letter of motivation, 2 names for letters of reference.

Closing date for applications: 4 March 2018

Contact: Eike Kiltz

More information: https://www.stellenwerk-bochum.de/jobboerse/wissenschaftl-mitarbeiterin-wiss-mitarbeiterin-3983-stdwoche-3-jahre-bo-2018