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02 September 2020
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
The project will explore the security aspects of hardware accelerators. The goal of this project is to identify efficient solutions for defending against a wide set of attacks (e.g., side-channel attacks) targeting hardware accelerators. We will also investigate different challenges and security concerns related to the programming models and run-time environments of particular interest to our funding agency. More information will be shared with the applicants.
PhD Applicants: Following are the minimum requirements for PhD applicants:
Post-Doc Applicants:
We are also hiring post-doctoral scholars to lead some of the efforts in this project. Post-Doc candidates should have PhD with focus on computer architecture or systems with familiarity with hardware accelerators (e.g., FPGA and GPUs). The positions are available immediately and thus candidates who are already in the US are preferred.
Links to research groups:
Prof. Awad: https://sacagroup.github.io/
Prof. Aysu: https://research.ece.ncsu.edu/aaysu/
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Amro Awad (ajawad@ncsu.edu) and Aydin Aysu (aaysu@ncsu.edu)
IMDEA Software Institute, Madrid, Spain
The IMDEA Software Institute offers a postdoc position in the area of cryptography, in the context of the project "Cryptographic Primitives for Randomness Generation and Privacy". The postdoc will work under the supervision of Dario Fiore and Ignacio Cascudo, in the following topics and their application to blockchain systems: Zero knowledge proofs, and Random beacon generation.
Who should apply? Applicants should have a PhD in cryptography or a related topic. Experience in the research topics of the projects is highly valued.
Working at IMDEA Software The position is based in Madrid, Spain, where the IMDEA Software Institute is situated. The institute provides for travel expenses and an internationally competitive salary. The working language at the institute is English.
Dates The position has guaranteed funding for at least 2 years. The preferred starting date is around the end of 2020, but starting dates in early 2021 are also possible.
How to apply? Applicants interested in the position should submit their application at https://careers.software.imdea.org/ using reference code 2020-09-postdoc-cryptoprimitives. Deadline for applications is October 23rd, 2020. Review of applications will begin immediately.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: For enquiries about the position, please contact: dario.fiore (at) imdea.org and/or ignacio.cascudo (at) imdea.org
More information: https://software.imdea.org/open_positions/2020-09-postdoc-cryptoprimitives.html
Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey
Your duties include performing research on cryptography, security, and privacy in line with our research group's focus, and direct graduate and undergraduate students in their research and teaching. The project funding is related to cryptography, game theory and mechanism design, and blockchain technologies.
Applicants are expected to have already obtained their Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science or related discipline with a thesis topic related to the duties above.
For more information about joining our group and projects, visit
https://crypto.ku.edu.tr/work-with-us/
Submit your application via email including
- full CV,
- sample publications,
- a detailed research proposal,
- and 2-3 reference letters sent directly by the referees.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Assoc. Prof. Alptekin Küpçü
https://mysite.ku.edu.tr/akupcu/
More information: https://crypto.ku.edu.tr/work-with-us/
Tampere University
The Network and Information Security Group is currently looking for several motivated and talented PostDoctoral researchers to contribute to research projects related to applied cryptography, hardware security, security and privacy. The successful candidates will primarily be working on the following topics (but not limited to):
- Differential Privacy;
- Functional Encryption;
- Privacy-Preserving Analytics;
- Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning;
- Searchable Encryption and data structures enabling efficient search operations on encrypted data;
- Processing of encrypted data in outsourced and untrusted environments;
- IoT Security and Applications to Smart Cities.
Programming skills is a must.
The positions are principa research-focused. Activities include:
- Conducting both theoretical and applied research;
- Design of secure and/or privacy-preserving protocols;
- Software development and validation;
- Reading and writing scientific articles;
- Presentation of the research results at seminars and conferences in Finland and abroad;
- Acquiring (or assisting in acquiring) further funding.
Successful candidates will be working in EU and industrial research projects. Topics will be spanning from the theoretical foundations of cryptography to the design and implementation of provable secure communication protocols with direct applications to smart cities, cloud computing and eHealth.
To apply please send the following:
- Your latest CV;
- A research statement (max 2 pages long);
- The three best papers you have co-authored.
Closing date for applications:
Contact:
- Antonis Michalas (Provable Security and Privacy): antonios.michalas@tuni.fi
27 August 2020
University of Twente, The Netherlands
The Services and Cybersecurity (SCS) group at the University of Twente invites applications for a 4-year PhD position in evidence-based security response.
We are looking for candidates with a solid background in network and system security.
More information and the link to apply:
https://www.utwente.nl/en/organization/careers/!/1097214/full-time-phd-position-in-evidence-based-security-response
Deadline for applications: 30 September 2020, 23:59 CET
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Dr. Andreas Peter (a.peter@utwente.nl)
More information: https://www.utwente.nl/en/organization/careers/!/1097214/full-time-phd-position-in-evidence-based-security-response
26 August 2020
Institute of Science and Technology Austria
The Institute of Science and Technology Austria invites applications for several open positions in all areas of computer science including cryptography, systems security and privacy.
IST Austria offers:
- A highly international and interdisciplinary research environment with English as working language on campus
- State-of the art facilities and scientific support services (www.ist.ac.at/scientific-service-units/)
- Competitive start-up package and salary
- Guaranteed annual base funding including funding for PhD students and postdocs
- Wide portfolio of career support
- Child-care facilities and support on campus
IST Austria is an international institute dedicated to basic research and graduate education in the natural, mathematical, and computational sciences. The Institute fosters an interactive, collegial, and supportive atmosphere, sharing space and resources between research groups whenever possible, and facilitating cross-disciplinary collaborations. Our PhD program involves a multi-disciplinary course schedule and rotations in research groups and hire scholars from diverse international backgrounds. The campus of IST Austria is located close to Vienna, one of the most livable cities in the world.
Assistant professors receive independent group leader positions with an initial contract of six years, at the end of which they are reviewed by international peers. If the evaluation is positive, an assistant professor is promoted to a tenured professor.
Candidates for tenured positions are distinguished scientists in their respective research fields and have at least six years of experience in leading a research group.
Please apply online at: www.ist.ac.at/jobs/faculty
The closing date for applications is October 30, 2020.
IST Austria values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity. We strive for increasing the number of women, particularly in fields where they are underrepresented, and therefore we strongly encourage female researchers to apply.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: krzysztof.pietrzak@ist.ac.at
More information: https://ist.ac.at/en/jobs/faculty/
Apheris | Deep tech company for privacy-preserving data ecosystems in Berlin, Germany
We are looking for an Expert in Cryptography and/or Privacy-Preserving Computations with the right skillset to complement our team with practical deep tech and coding expertise.
Join us putting cutting-edge privacy-preserving technologies and federated computations into production.
As a domain Expert in Cryptography, you will help us build never-seen-before deep tech products for our high-profile customers. You contribute to the Apheris products, including protocol and architecture and author detailed technical concepts around cryptography. You identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and perform and participate in code reviews. Together with our CTO and other senior engineers you will help us hit product milestones by writing high quality, well tested code.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Robin Röhm, career@apheris.com
More information: https://apheris-jobs.personio.de/job/242412
25 August 2020
Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy
In order to be considered for the position, the candidate must:
The MPI for Security and Privacy is co-located with the Ruhr University of Bochum (Germany) and offers a vibrant atmosphere for research that spans across all aspects of computer security. The knowledge of German is not required for a successful career at MPI. To apply for the position, send an email to Giulio Malavolta (address below) including the following documents:
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Giulio Malavolta (giulio.malavolta@hotmail.it)
24 August 2020
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Research area: Research areas include but are not limited to:
- Verifiable computation
- Secure Multi Party Computation
- Privacy-preserving authentication
- Cryptographic primitives
- A MsC degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or a relevant field;
- Strong mathematical and algorithmic CS background;
- Good skills in programming is beneficial;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Starting date: Fall 2020 or by mutual agreement
Contact: Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Katerina Mitrokotsa
More information: http://direktlink.prospective.ch/?view=2d5b5bd0-e017-4917-90bb-14f3b6efe9c4
19 August 2020
DFINITY Foundation
DFINITY is looking for a full-time Cryptography Researcher, specialized in practical and provably secure cryptographic protocols for blockchains. The main task will be to design, develop, and prove secure, efficient cryptographic protocols for a distributed system and you will contribute in creating a high-performance blockchain computer. We offer a flexible work environment and an opportunity to collaborate with a dynamic and talented team of researchers and developers from around the world.
Requirements:Closing date for applications:
Contact: Jan Camenisch - please submit via https://dfinity.org/careers/
More information: https://dfinity.org/careers/
17 August 2020
University of South Florida, The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tampa, FL, USA.
Trustworthy and Scalable Blockchains
- New cryptographic schemes for consensus and distributed transactions in Blockchains
- Practical quantum-safe cryptographic deployments for Blockchains
- Lightweight cryptography for IoT
- Efficient cryptography for vehicular and unmanned aerial systems
- Efficient digital signatures
- Searchable encryption, Oblivious RAM, and multi-party computation
- Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning
- Adversarial Machine Learning
- A BS degree in ECE/CS with a high-GPA
- Very good programming skills (e.g., C, C++), familiarity with Linux
- MS degree in ECE/CS/Math is a big plus. Publications in security and privacy are highly desirable
- Transcripts
- Curriculum vitae
- Three reference letters (send by referees)
- Research statement
- GRE and TOEFL
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Dr. Attila A. Yavuz
Email: attilaayavuz@usf.edu
Webpage : http://www.csee.usf.edu/~attilaayavuz/
More information: http://www.csee.usf.edu/~attilaayavuz/article/PositionDescrption_at_USF.pdf
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
The Cryptography and Privacy Engineering Group (ENCRYPTO) @Department of Computer Science @Technical University of Darmstadt offers a full position for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Cryptography & Privacy Engineering, available immediately and for initially up to 2.5 years.
Our mission is to demonstrate that privacy can be efficiently protected in real-world applications via cryptographic protocols.TU Darmstadt is a top research university for IT security, cryptography and computer science in Europe. The position is based in the City of Science Darmstadt, which is very international, livable and well-connected in the Rhine-Main area around Frankfurt. Initially, no knowledge of German is necessary and TU Darmstadt offers corresponding support.
Job descriptionAs postdoc @ENCRYPTO, you conduct research, build prototype implementations, and publish and present the results at top venues. You are involved in project management, teaching, co-advise PhD students and supervise thesis students & student research assistants. The position is co-funded by the ERC Starting Grant “Privacy-preserving Services on the Internet” (PSOTI), where we build privacy-preserving services on the Internet, which includes designing protocols for privately processing data among untrusted service providers using secure multi-party computation and implementing a scalable framework.
Your profile- Completed PhD degree (or equivalent) at a top university in IT security, computer science, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, or a similar area
- Publications at top venues (CORE rank A*/A) for IT security/applied cryptography (e.g., S&P, CCS, NDSS, USENIX SEC, EUROCRYPT), ideally on cryptographic protocols and secure computation
- Experience in software development, project management and supervising students
- Self-motivated, reliable, creative, can work in a team, and want to do excellent research on challenging scientific problems with practical relevance
- The working language at ENCRYPTO is English, so you must be able to discuss/write/present scientific results in English, whereas German is not required.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Thomas Schneider (schneider@encrypto.cs.tu-darmstadt.de)
More information: https://encrypto.de/POSTDOC
FACULTY POSITIONS AT DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Email: srkuang@cse.nsysu.edu.tw TEL:+886-7-5252000 ext. 4340 FAX:+886-7-5254301
More information: https://cse.nsysu.edu.tw/index.php?Lang=en
10 August 2020
FACULTY POSITIONS AT DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Email: srkuang@cse.nsysu.edu.tw TEL:+886-7-5252000 ext. 4340 FAX:+886-7-5254301
More information: https://cse.nsysu.edu.tw/index.php?Lang=en
University of Cologne, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Cologne, Germany
The successful candidate has a proven track record of high-quality scientific publications in one of, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Cryptography and its protocols
- Quantum and post-quantum cryptography
- Software security
- Security of embedded systems
- Security of the Internet of Things and of cyber physical systems
- Security of autonomous systems and related technologies
Please apply with the usual documents (curriculum vitae, list of publications and teaching activities, copies of certificates of academic examinations and appointments) via the University of Cologne’s Academic Job Portal (https://professorships.uni-koeln.de) no later than September 22, 2020. Your application should be addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
For further details please find complete job announcement in the Academic Job Portal of the University.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Prof. Dr. Paul H. M. van Loosdrecht (email: mnf-berufungen@uni-koeln.de)
More information: https://professorships.uni-koeln.de
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Research area: Research areas include but are not limited to:
- Verifiable computation
- Secure Multi Party Computation
- Privacy-preserving authentication
- Cryptographic primitives
- Differential privacy
- A Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or a relevant field
- Competitive research record in cryptography or information security
- Strong mathematical and algorithmic CS background
- Good skills in programming is beneficial
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Starting date: Fall 2020 or by mutual agreement
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa
More information: http://direktlink.prospective.ch/?view=7716a2ff-927c-4fb5-aa35-90e310e2f4f3
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Prof. Tony Q.S. Quek (email: tonyquek@sutd.edu.sg)
04 August 2020
TalTech, Centre for HW Security; Tallinn, Estonia
Requirements for postdoctoral research position: Having a PhD degree is mandatory for this position but candidates close to the completion of a PhD are also highly encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate should have a track record in the topic or in a closely related field, as well as in-depth knowledge of digital IC design tools (genus, innovus, design compiler, ICC, etc.)
General conditions: Funding for this position is project-based and is already in place. Candidates with adequate backgrounds will be invited to interview over Skype. This position has an immediate start date (but a future start date can be arranged given the current situation w/ coronavirus). Salary is commensurate with experience.
How to apply: Please submit your CV to Prof. Pagliarini by email (samuel.pagliarini@taltech.ee) using the subject ‘PQC postdoc position’.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Samuel Pagliarini (samuel.pagliarini@taltech.ee)
More information: https://ati.ttu.ee/~spagliar/
27 July 2020
University of Birmingham
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Mark Ryan
More information: https://bham.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl?job=200001T9&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon
ETH Zurich OR Crypto Quantique, London
The Project Crypto Quantique’s role is to develop a novel Key Provisioning Architecture (KPA) for the generation, distribution, and certification of cryptographic keys used by lnternet of Things (IoT) devices and cloud services. The aim is to build a quantum-driven security platform by combining the KPA with cryptographic keys generated through quantum tunnelling behaviour in semiconductor devices. The Applied Cryptography Group’s main role in the project is to lead an investigation of how to transition Crypto Quantique’s KPA to use post-quantum cryptographic algorithms in the KPA protocols. They will also assist Crypto Quantique in conducting formal security analysis of the constituent protocols currently used in the KPA, and in developing and analysing new cryptographic protocols where necessary.
How to Apply? We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents: CV; list of scientific publications; pointers to relevant software development projects, if applicable; contact details for 3 referees.
If you would like to apply for a role at Crypto Quantique, please use this link where the CQ team look forward to reviewing your CV: https://bit.ly/2Ot5OSc
If you would like to apply for the role with ETH Zurich please apply online at: https://bit.ly/3j88Vgs
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Kenny Paterson (kenny.paterson@inf.ethz.ch) or Christian Saade (csaade@cryptoquantique.com)
More information: https://jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/3159?mw_source=ethz_aem