International Association
for Cryptologic Research

We are an international company with branches in Copenhagen, Zurich and Munich. We are looking to strengthen our team of in-house cryptographic experts in either of our locations.

The right person will work on internal and external high-end projects in the area of cryptology. This will involve cutting-edge cryptographic design, cryptanalysis, software development, contributions to product development, customer trainings, security evaluations, etc.

A PhD degree in symmetric-key cryptology (block ciphers, stream ciphers, MACs or hash functions) or a closely related area is a requirement. Proficiency in the efficient software implementations of cryptographic algorithms for such platforms as modern Intel or ARM CPUs is a plus. Postdoctoral research experience in symmetric-key cryptology as well as teaching experience is also an advantage.

We expect that our new Senior Cryptographer can generate value for the company and for our customers. An important part of your job is to take technical responsibility for projects and to be a great team player who is a pleasure to work with. You take the initiative, provide high quality and always deliver on time.

We offer a highly attractive compensation, a permanent contract, a dynamic international working environment, a conference travel package, relocation benefits, an employee success participation plan, as well as significant time and budget to conduct cryptologic research.

Applications will be reviewed on the ongoing basis. Planned target date for employment is 1 April 2020 or sooner.

Please send your CV incl. the list of publications and a motivational letter to jobs@cyber-crypt.com. You can also use this email address if you have any questions about the position.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Andrey Bogdanov

More information: https://www.cyber-crypt.com/company/#team

The Center for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen's University Belfast is looking for a Ph.D student to work on post-quantum cryptography. This 3 year PhD studentship will commence on October 1st, 2020. The studentship will cover tuition fees at the Home/EU rate and only home students can receive a stipend. More information can be found at https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/phd-opportunities/post-quantum-anonymous-credential.html The application deadline is February 7th, 2020.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Jinguang Han (j.han@qub.ac.uk)

More information: https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/phd-opportunities/post-quantum-anonymous-credential.html

We are looking for a motivated Post-Doc or research engineer to work on malware classification on IoT devices through side-channel information.

Research topic While malware detection and mitigation research are now trending, a lot of challenges and unsolved problems still remain. Recently, sophisticated malware designers invented techniques to circumvent software detection techniques. A new direction consists in using unintentionally emitted hardware side-channel information. The big advantage of this information is the non-detection by malware designers. Still, those approaches have to be established in real-world scenarios and efficient analysis techniques developed and implemented. We are currently building up a realistic IoT malware side-channel analysis platform which gives us first interesting new insights.

Joining our team you will

• infect IoT devices with malware samples,
• be responsible for the maintenance of the side-channel workbench,
• derive and develop efficient implementations of analysis algorithms,
• drive top-quality research and publish in A*/A-class security and malware conferences.

Prerequisites We are looking for team players who are motivated and able to drive top-quality research. The area of research lies between several fields and we expect at least competences in one of them:

• embedded devices/side-channel analysis, and/or
• statistics, machine learning, deep learning, and/or
• malware analysis.

Additionally, an ideal candidate should have:

• Research engineer: MS degree in a related field, with 1-3 years of work experience,
• PostDoc: Ph.D. in a related field
• good programming skills,
• good level in written and spoken English,
• motivation to save the world.

Duration/Starting date The position is initially limited to one year but can be extended (up to two years) in case of good performance. The starting date is as soon as possible (given our security clearances).

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Annelie Heuser (annelie.heuser@irisa.fr) with a CV, cover letter, and references.

Stealth Software Technologies is looking for recent graduates in theoretical and applied cryptography, coding theory, combinatorics, and programming languages. We perform cutting-edge research and software development in multiple areas of cryptography, including Zero-Knowledge, Multi-Party Computation, Private Set Intersection, Searchable Encryption, Distributed Consensus and other cryptographic algorithms and tool chains. Our team consists of several IACR Fellows and numerous research faculty members across the U.S. and the world, and we are deeply connected with the crypto community. As such, working for Stealth will provide you with the opportunity to continue working on challenging academic problems at the forefront of crypto and security research, as well as helping design novel software prototypes that leverage the latest cryptographic techniques to optimize security and performance.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in computer science, mathematics or a related field
• Active track record of relevant publications
• Proficiency in programming, especially C, C++ or Java

Work Authorization:
United States, US Citizen strongly preferred

Benefits:

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Flexible workspace (offices in West L.A. and Boulder, remote commuting available)
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Retirement plan (401K)
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance reimbursement coverage
• Equity in the form of Stock Options
• Opportunity for growth and advancement
• Collaboration with world-class cryptographers with publication opportunities

To Apply:

Send a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae with at least two references to careers@stealthsoftwareinc.com

As part of a successful hiring process, the applicant agrees to submit to a background check.

Closing date for applications:

Contact:
Job Search Committee
careers@stealthsoftwareinc.com

More information: https://www.stealthsoftwareinc.com/

The Center for Information Security and Trust and the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) is hiring one Postdoc and one PhD Student to work on cryptographic protocols for Multiparty Computation (MPC) and Blockchain Consensus/Applications. Both positions are fully funded by DFF (Danish funding agency) for a period of 3 years and start around April 2020. Successful candidates will be hired at ITU with standard wages according to union agreements in Denmark and access to public health/education.

Both the successful Postdoc and PhD student will work on projects related to theoretical aspects of MPC and blockchain protocols, as well as the interplay between these two fields. One line of work will focus on obtaining new theoretical insights and better constructions of MPC protocols with public verifiability, cheater identification and similar properties. Another line of work will focus on establishing foundations of protocols forauditable privacy preserving blockchain applications as well as employing MPC techniques to build such protocols.

The successful applicant to the PhD Student position should be motivated and enthusiastic about theoretical research in cryptography. The application should have a strong background in computer science or mathematics (with a focus on number theory, algebra and probability theory). Previous research experience in security and cryptography (specially in cryptographic protocols) is not necessary but most welcome.

The successful applicant to the Postdoc position should hold (or be about to complete) a PhD degree in Computer Science (and related areas) with a focus on cryptographic protocols. Applicants should have an excellent academic track record with publications in relevant venues (e.g. IACR conferences). Previous experience in all aspects of Multiparty Computation protocols and theoretical aspects of blockchain protocols (both consensus and applications) is an advantage.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Associate Professor Bernardo David

More information: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=119&ProjectId=181117&DepartmentId=3439&MediaId=5

NUS-Singtel Cyber Security R&D Lab is a joint project between Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel), National University of Singapore (NUS), and National Research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore. The R&D Lab conduct research in four broad areas of cyber security having strategic relevance to Singtel business: (1) Predictive Security Analytics; (2) Network, Data and Cloud Security; (3) Internet-of-Things and Industrial Control Systems; (4) Future-Ready Cyber Security Systems.

The Research Fellow will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members on at least one of the following areas: (1) machine learning, (2) anomaly detection, (3) data privacy and (4) cryptography.

We offer a competitive salary package commensurate with applicant's research experience. Candidates are expected to have proven record of publications. Interested candidates should send their CV to Geong-Sen Poh.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Geong-Sen Poh (pohgs@comp.nus.edu.sg)

More information: https://www.nus-singtel.nus.edu.sg/

The Crypto-System Laboratory (CSL) at the Department of Computer Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University is looking for candidates for 2 postdoctoral positions and 2 research fellows/associates on cryptography, including but not limited to the following:

• privacy-preserving computation (MPC, FHE, ZKP, etc.)
• lattice-based cryptography
• side-channel attacks and leakage-resilient cryptography
• blockchain technologies (consensus, security and integration with IoT)
• cryptographic implementations and optimizations

We offer a competitive salary package commensurate with applicant's research experience. The contract will be for 2 years initially with the possibility to be extended. Candidates are expected to have proven record of publications in IACR conferences. Interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV and name two references to Dr. Yu Yu. Review of applicants will start immediately until the positions are filled.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Yu Yu ( yyuu@sjtu.edu.cn )

More information: https://crypto.sjtu.edu.cn/lab/

The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Institute of Sensors, Signals and Communications seeks to appoint a Research Associate in the area of cyber security simulation platform for the H2020 Advanced cyber-security simulation platform for preparedness training in Aviation, Naval and Power-grid environments (FORESIGHT) project. The FORESIGHT project will develop a federated cyber-range solution to enhance the preparedness of cyber-security professionals at all levels and advance their skills towards preventing, detecting, reacting and mitigating sophisticated cyber-attacks thus providing a holistic approach to cyber-threat management and cultivate a strong security culture. In particular, you will be responsible to provide an ecosystem of networked realistic training and simulation platforms from the aviation, smart grid and naval domains. The creation of complex cross-domain/hybrid scenarios will extend the capabilities of existing solutions with an emphasis on realistic and dynamic scenarios based on cyber-attacks and vulnerabilities gathered from the dark web.

A full description can be foud here:

https://academicpositions.com/ad/university-of-strathclyde/2019/research-associate-in-cyber-security-simulation-platforms-h2020-foresight-258336/137449

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Please contact Dr Xavier Bellekens before applying with a CV at xavier.bellekens@strath.ac.uk

More information: https://academicpositions.com/ad/university-of-strathclyde/2019/research-associate-in-cyber-security-simulation-platform

We provide an inclusive environment and are committed to a recruitment process free from discrimination. We believe that supporting a variety of career trajectories is vital for world class computer science to flourish. The post holder will create and disseminate knowledge through initiating and conducting original research, through publication and by seeking external funding, and through developing and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in computer security, and computer science. They may also seek non-academic impact, recognising the importance of Computer Science to society. They will also contribute to the School’s operation through management, leadership and enterprise activities, and other School events. The successful candidate will normally hold a higher degree (usually PhD) in computer science, engineering, mathematics or a closely related field, or equivalent qualifications or experience. They will have significant research experience and it would be beneficial if they can demonstrate an ability to balance long-term fundamental research with short-term applied projects. A growing international research record in computer science (or related inter-disciplinary areas), evident from publications in leading international conferences and journals, is required. Candidates must have the ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes and be experienced in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching. They will also have the ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes. To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the Apply Online button below or visit https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/jobs/index.aspx

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Kate Campbell, k.campbell.1@bham.ac.uk

More information: http://www.download.bham.ac.uk/vacancies/jd/95549.pdf

An opportunity has arisen for a 3-year postdoctoral researcher to be appointed as soon as possible. The candidate will be concerned with design and analysis of different cryptographic primitives and protocols. Examples may include lightweight identification and authentication protocols, key management protocols providing long-term security, incremental cryptographic primitives, and quantum-secure protocols based on different post-quantum primitives. Technique of formal analysis, including reductionist security and suitable symbolic analysis methods, may be used.

The candidate will work on a project entitled "Lightweight Cryptography for Future Smart Networks" funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The project will develop new primitives and protocols for lightweight cryptography fitting the needs of the two critical and strongly related future network architectures, IoT and 5G.

Postdoctoral candidates are normally remunerated from NOK 515 200 before tax per year. Completion of a doctoral degree in cryptology or network security is required.

Applicants should send an expression of interest to Colin Boyd together with a recent CV.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof Colin Boyd

The Cryptanalysis Taskforce at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore led by Prof. Jian Guo is seeking for candidates to fill 3 postdoctoral research fellow positions on symmetric-key cryptography, including but not limited to the following sub-areas:

• tool aided cryptanalysis, such as MILP, CP, STP, and SAT
• machine learning aided cryptanalysis and designs
• privacy-preserving friendly symmetric-key designs
• quantum cryptanalysis
• cryptanalysis against SHA-3 and AES

Established in 2014, the Cryptanalysis Taskforce is a group dedicated for research in symmetric-key cryptography. Since then, the team has been active in both publications in and services for IACR. It has done quite some cryptanalysis work on targets such as SHA-3, and is expanding its interests to the areas mentioned above, with strong funding support from the university and government agencies in Singapore. We offer competitive salary package with extremely low tax, as well as excellent environment dedicating for research in Singapore. The contract will be initially for 2 years, and has the possibility to be extended. Candidates are expected to have proven record of publications in IACR conferences. Interested candidates are to send their CV and 2 reference letters to Jian Guo. Review of applicants will start immediately until the positions are filled. More information about the Cryptanalysis Taskforce research group can be found via http://team.crypto.sg

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Asst Prof. Jian Guo, guojian@ntu.edu.sg

More information: http://team.crypto.sg

Juan de la Cierva Grants 2019 for Young Doctors – Call for Expression of Interest The Research group on Cryptology and Information Security (GiCSI) of the Spanish National Research Council is seeking highly motivated professionals in conducting research in the area of blockchain-based protocols, security protocols, cryptographic privacy-enhancing technologies, data curation protocols and fake news detection. There are two types of Juan de la Cierva grants: Juan de la Cierva Training Grants (Juan de la Cierva-Formación) are aimed at candidates that have been awarded their PhD between 01/01/2018 and 31/12/2019. These grants are aimed to complete their postdoctoral research training in Spanish R&D centers other than those in which they carried out their predoctoral training. Juan de la Cierva Incorporation Grants (Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación) are aimed at those who were awarded their PhD between 01/01/2015 and 31/12/2017. These grants are intended to strengthen the grantee’s acquired skills during a first stage of postdoctoral training. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact us as soon as possible. Deadline: 18/12/2019-15/01/2020 Contact: David Arroyo, david.arroyo (at) cscic.es

Closing date for applications:

Contact: David Arroyo Guardeño, email: david.arroyo (at) csic.es

More information: http://www.ciencia.gob.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.791459a43fdf738d70fd325001432ea0/?vgnextoid=909662ecfa1de610VgnVCM

Multiple Post-Docs in Post-Quantum Cryptography Academia Sinica, at the very edge of Taipei, is the national research institute of Taiwan. Here we have an active group of cryptography researchers, including Dr. Bo-Yin Yang, Dr. Kai-Min Chung, and Dr. Tung Chou (joining soon), covering wide research topics in cryptography and actively collaborating with researchers from related research areas such as program verification. We are looking for Post-Docs in PQC (Post-Quantum Cryptography). Here PQC is broadly defined. Starting date is early 2020, for terms of 1 year, renewable. Potential PQC research topics include cryptanalysis, implementation, and theory. Bo-Yin is in particular interested in people who have hands on experience with the design, implementation and/or analysis of cryptosystems submitted to NIST\'s post-quantum standardization project, and Kai-Min is looking for people interested in theoretical aspects of Post-Quantum Cryptography, such as security in the QROM model and novel (post-)quantum primitives and protocols. We are also particularly interested in people with diverse background to facilitate collaboration among our group members. Requires background in mathematics, computer science and cryptography. We desire a research track record in some aspects of post-quantum cryptography, but are especially looking for researchers with a broad research spectrum going from mathematical aspects to the practical side such as implementation aspects. We offer about 2200 USD (~2000 EUR) per month (commensurate with what a starting assistant professor makes locally) in salary and include a 5000 USD per year personal academic travel budget.

Closing date for applications:

Contact:

Bo-Yin Yang by at crypto dot tw

Kai-Min Chung at kmchung at iis dot sinica dot edu dot tw

We are seeking research scientists and post-doctoral fellows with high impact journal publications. Research scientists are required to have been awarded a doctoral degree for more than five years and work in Korea for 6 months - 3 years. Post-doctoral fellows are required to have been awarded a doctoral degree within the past five years as of May 31, 2020 and work in Korea for 3-5 years. Please email with subject ‘Research fellow position’ statement of research and CV with publication list to Prof. Hwang.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Seong Oun Hwang (seongoun.hwang@gmail.com)

More information: http://shinan.hongik.ac.kr/~sohwang/index_e.htm

The Institute of Cybersecurity and Cryptology (iC2) as a part of the School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) is seeking a Lecturer with expertise in cyber security. The primary task of this position is to support the newly developed online course in Master of Cyber Security. Experience with delivering online course in cyber security is highly desirable.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Professor Willy Susilo

More information: https://uowjobs.taleo.net/careersection/in/jobdetail.ftl?job=191851&tz=GMT%2B11%3A00&tzname=Australia%2FSydney

The Institute of Cybersecurity and Cryptology (iC2) as a part of The School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) is looking to recruit two new staff members (Level B) to start ideally to be ready to teach in Spring 2020 predominately to meet the teaching requirements by UOW's SWS undertaking. SCIT aims to be a world class Research School and this position is expected to contribute towards that aim. One important part of the degrees offered by SCIT is the Bachelor of Computer Science (majoring cybersecurity) and Master of Computer Science (with major in Information Security).

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Professor Willy Susilo

More information: https://uowjobs.taleo.net/careersection/in/jobdetail.ftl?job=191859&tz=GMT%2B11%3A00&tzname=Australia%2FSydney

The Institute of Cybersecurity and Cryptology (iC2) as a part of the School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) is seeking a full-time continuing Associate Professor with expertise in cyber security. The position will act as the Academic Program Director for delivering a new degree for the Master in Cyber Security.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Willy Susilo

More information: https://uowjobs.taleo.net/careersection/in/jobdetail.ftl?job=191858&tz=GMT%2B11%3A00&tzname=Australia%2FSydney

The "Intelligent System Security" research group at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is seeking to fill the position of

Two PhD Students/ Research Assistants (f/m/d)
in the field of Computer Security and Artificial Intelligence

Both positions are fully funded with the German salary level TV-L 13 (100%) and should be filled at the soonest possible date. In the beginning, the positions are limited to two years, but they offer the possibility of funding the entire duration of the PhD.

Research

Our research group works on the application of machine learning for computer security. In particular, we develop methods in the area of application security and system security, for instance, approaches for attack detection or vulnerability discovery in software and embedded devices. Also, the robustness, security, and interpretability of machine learning methods are central to our research.

Your Profile

We are looking for talented candidates that fulfill the following criteria and intend to pursue a PhD in computer science:

• Diploma or Master's degree in computer science or any related field
• Very good knowledge of computer security and/or machine learning
• Enthusiasm for conducting research on computer security

Field of Work

Possible research topics include, but are not limited to:

• The analysis of attacks and malware using machine learning
• Assisted discovery of vulnerabilities
• Fuzz Testing (Fuzzing) using machine learning
• Attacks against learning-based systems
• Explainability of machine learning in computer security

Application

Please send your application including a cover letter, your CV, and certificates/references to applications@intellisec.org. Make sure to point out why you are a good fit for us and research in computer security.

Application Deadline

12. January 2020

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Christian Wressnegger, https://intellisec.org/chris

More information: https://intellisec.de/jobs/phd-2020-en.html

DTU Compute’s Section for Cyber Security invites applications for an appointment as Associate Professor/Assistant Professor within cryptology. The position is available from 1 April 2020 or according to mutual agreement. Deadline January 15, 2020

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Further information may be obtained Head of the Cyber Security Section Christian Damsgaard Jensen, mail: cdje@dtu.dk or Professor of Cryptology Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, mail: lrkn@dtu.dk.

More information: https://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/vacant-positions/job?id=7b31b1b3-fb26-41cc-9852-59134bb47a9d

The University of Birmingham is expecting to receive applications for 1 Post-Doc and 1 PhD who will be performing research in cryptographic engineering. These positions are likely to start in early 2020.

We expect the candidates to have skills in digital circuit design (ASIC or FPGA), hardware/software implementation of algorithms, programming etc.

The Post-Doc and PhD will be working with Dr. Sujoy Sinha Roy and will be based at the Security and Privacy group of the University of Birmingham's School of Computer Science. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) jointly recognise the research group as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR).

If you are interested in the Post-Doc or PhD position, please contact Dr. Sujoy Sinha Roy with a CV. For more information, please visit https://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~sinharos/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Sujoy Sinha Roy (s.sinharoy@cs.bham.ac.uk)

More information: https://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~sinharos/