International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The cryptography group at the Institute of Computer Science of the University of Tartu seeks 1-2 postdoctoral researchers in cryptography. The positions will be supporting an EU H2020 project on privacy-enhancing cryptography for distributed ledgers (PRIViILEDGE). The candidate(s) should have a strong track record in cryptography, and in particular in the design of efficient privacy-preserving protocols (e.g., zero-knowledge proofs) and/or blockchain.

We expect candidates to be able to develop and devote significant time to their own research agenda around the theme of the project. Successful candidates will help to design and evaluate privacy-enhancing cryptographic techniques for blockchains (e.g., SNARKs) and perform other research duties to help with the project, collaborate with partners and ensure the smooth administration of the project including the timely delivery of research output.

The EU H2020 project PRIViLEDGE requires travel to and collaboration with colleagues throughout the European Union. Full travel and equipment budget is available to support the activities of the project.

For any inquiries or to apply for the positions, submit a full research curriculum-vitae (cv), names of two references, and a research statement to Prof Helger Lipmaa (firstname.lastname (at) ut.ee) clearly indicating the position sought. This is crucial since we have several open positions.

The project started from January 1, 2018, and will last for three years. In the case of interest, the candidates may later seek further employment but this is not necessarily guaranteed. The position will stay open until we find a suitable candidate; please apply early.

Closing date for applications: 1 May 2018

Contact: Helger Lipmaa

More information: https://crypto.cs.ut.ee/index.php/Projects/PRIViLEDGE

Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is a young university which was established in collaboration with MIT. iTrust is a Cyber Security Research Center with about 15 inter-disciplinary faculty members from SUTD. It has the world\'s best facilities in cyber-physical systems (CPS) including testbeds for Secure Water Treatment (SWaT), Water Distribution (WADI), Electric Power and Intelligent Control (EPIC), and IoT. (See more info at https://itrust.sutd.edu.sg/research/testbeds/.)

I am looking for PhD interns with interest in cyber-physical system security (IoT, water, power grid, transportation, and autonomous vehicle etc.). The attachment will be at least 3 months. Allowance will be provided for local expenses.

Interested candidates please send your CV with a research statement to Prof. Jianying Zhou.

Closing date for applications: 30 May 2018

Contact: Prof. Jianying Zhou

Email: jianying_Zhou (at) sutd.edu.sg

More information: http://jianying.space/

The College of Computer Science at King Khalid University is seeking applicants for full

time positions of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor in the following

fields:

Network Security

Information security

Computer Security

Hardware Security

Salary:

The University offers a competitive salary based on qualification, professional

experience, and the position offered, as follows:

Professor: $52,500 - $88,500 per annum.

Associate professor: $43,000- $73,000 per annum.

Assistant professor: $35,500 - $60,000 per annum.

Common Benefits:

? Free visa.

? Tax-free salary.

? Around 2-week vacation on each Islamic Eid.

? 60-days annually paid vacation.

? Annual air tickets for up to 4 family members to home country.

? Free Medical Services for all family members at all government hospitals.

? Children Education Allowance (Terms and Conditions apply).

? Annual housing allowance (Terms and Conditions apply).

? Furniture allowance upon arrival (Terms and Conditions apply).

? Weekends (Thursday and Friday) are off.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Sarah Abu Ghazalah sabugazalah (at) kku.edu.sa

Also, all the documents should be sent via email to: ccs (at) kku.edu.sa

More information: http://www.cs.kku.edu.sa/en

Company Description

The Bosch Group operates in most countries in the world. With over 390,000 associates, a career at Bosch offers a chance to grow an exceptional career in an environment that values diversity, initiative and a drive for results.

Job Description

Ideal candidates for this position should have experience in at least one, preferably two or more of the following:

-(Distributed) system security and cloud computing, with emphasis on fault-tolerance, secure computation, secure function evaluation, implementation aspects of the above, knowledge of the blockchain and crypto currency architectures and applications thereof.

-System Security, network security, embedded security, trusted computing, hardware security

-Applied cryptography, privacy enhancing technologies

-Security and machine learning, applications of data miniing to security, intrusion detection, anomaly detection,

network security, applications of data mining to constrained environments (e.g., automotive networks)

-Software security, static and dynamic program analysis, automated vulnerability detection and patching, reverse engineering of software binaries, hardening techniques to protect software against reverse engineering, formal modelling, etc.

The candidate should have expert knowledge (evidenced by significant contributions in the form of publications and/or patents or patent applications) in at least one of the listed areas and be familiar with at least one other area (should be able to understand and contribute in deep technical discussions in the area). The candidate will be expected to be an active contributor, should have good written and oral communication skills, cross-team collaboration skills, and should be open to acquiring and applying new skills.

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2018

Contact: Contact: Dr. Jorge Guajardo Merchan (jorge DOT guajardomerchan AT us DOT bosch DOT com)

More information: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/BoschGroup/743999666848005-research-engineer?trid=eaeb2bda-02a4-4e9f-b357-957d3b6da7d7

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