International Association
for Cryptologic Research

This is an exciting opportunity to join the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Cyber Security and Privacy on an exciting EPSRC funded project ‘CAP-TEE: Capability Architectures in Trusted Execution’. Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) shield computations using security-sensitive data (e.g. personal data, banking information, or encryption keys) inside a secure "enclave" from the rest of the untrusted operating system. A TEE protects its data and code even if an attacker has gained full root access to the untrusted parts of the system. Today, TEEs like ARM Trustzone and Intel SGX are therefore widely used in general-purposes devices, including most laptops and smartphones. But with increasingly widespread use, TEEs have proven vulnerable to a number of hardware and software-based attacks, often leading to the complete compromise of the protected data. In this project, we will use capability architectures (as e.g. developed by the CHERI project) to protect TEEs against such state-of-the-art attacks. We address a wide range of threats from software vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows to sophisticated hardware attacks like fault injection. CAP-TEE will provide a strong, open-source basis for the future generation of more secure TEEs. When developing such disruptive technologies, it is key to minimise the efforts for porting existing codebases to the new system to facilitate adoption in practice. In CAP-TEE, we therefore focus on techniques to ease the transition to our capability-enabled TEE. In industrial cases studies for the automotive and rail sector, we will demonstrate how complex code written in a memory-unsafe language like C(++) can be seamlessly moved to our platform to benefit from increased security without a full redesign. The successful candidate will be based at the School of Computer Science as part of the Centre for Cyber Security and Privacy and will be working closely with Dr David Oswald. The centre is recognised by NCSC and EPSRC as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research. 

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr David Oswald

More information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CCF964/research-felllow-in-cyber-security

CISPA is looking for candidates that hold a doctoral degree in computer science or related areas and have an outstanding research track record in all areas related to efficient algorithms and the foundations of theoretical computer science, including theory of cryptography, differential privacy, algorithmic fairness, computational complexity, data structures and the design of efficient algorithms.

CISPA offers two main types of faculty positions.

Tenure track: these positions are intended for candidates with excellent research credentials and the potential to pursue a program of innovative research. The positions are comparable to tenure-track positions at a leading university, and come with two full time research staff positions and generous support for other expenses.

Tenured: these positions are intended for established leading researchers with an outstanding scientific track record, and can be compared to an endowed chair at a leading university. All applicants are expected to build up a research team that pursues an internationally visible research agenda. Candidates for senior positions must be internationally renowned scientists.

All applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their complete application by November 30, 2020 for full consideration. However, applications will continue to be accepted until December 10, 2020.

CISPA values diversity and is committed to equality. We provide special support for dual-career couples. We highly encourage female researchers to apply. For more information about CISPA, see https://cispa.saarland

Closing date for applications:

Contact: scientific-recruiting@cispa.saarland

More information: https://jobs.cispa.saarland/jobs/department/faculty-14

CISPA is looking for candidates that hold a doctoral degree in computer science or related areas and have an outstanding research track record in all areas related to information security and privacy , especially in the fields of software security, security of critical infrastructure and embedded systems.

CISPA offers two main types of faculty positions.

Tenure track: these positions are intended for candidates with excellent research credentials and the potential to pursue a program of innovative research. The positions are comparable to tenure-track positions at a leading university, and come with two full time research staff positions and generous support for other expenses.

Tenured: these positions are intended for established leading researchers with an outstanding scientific track record, and can be compared to an endowed chair at a leading university. All applicants are expected to build up a research team that pursues an internationally visible research agenda. Candidates for senior positions must be internationally renowned scientists.

All applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their complete application by November 30, 2020 for full consideration. However, applications will continue to be accepted until December 10, 2020.

CISPA values diversity and is committed to equality. We provide special support for dual-career couples. We highly encourage female researchers to apply. For more information about CISPA, see https://cispa.saarland

Closing date for applications:

Contact: scientific-recruiting@cispa.saarland

More information: https://jobs.cispa.saarland/de_DE/jobs/department/faculty-14

Prof. Fan Zhang at the Dept. of Computer Science at Duke University, Durham, NC is looking for multiple PhD students to work on related topics in security, privacy, and applied cryptography, including:

• Blockchain and smart contract security
• Trusted hardware security
• Scalable and fair consensus protocols
• Privacy enhancing technology (e.g., anonymous communication)

The positions start in 2021 Fall. Visit http://fanzhang.me to learn more about Prof. Zhang and his research.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Fan Zhang

More information: https://www.fanzhang.me/opening/ads.html

Symmetric Key and Lightweight Cryptography Lab (SyLLab) at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) is looking for candidates for 2 Research Fellow / Post-Doc positions (from fresh Post-Docs to Senior Research Fellow, flexible contract duration) on various topics, such as symmetric-key design/cryptanalysis, lightweight cryptography, cryptography for automotive industry, side-channel analysis, machine learning aided cryptanalysis. Candidates are expected to have a proven record of publications in top cryptography/security venues. Salaries are competitive and are determined according to the successful applicants' accomplishments, experience and qualifications. Interested applicants should send their detailed CVs, cover letter and references to Prof. Thomas Peyrin (thomas.peyrin@ntu.edu.sg). Review of applications starts immediately and will continue until positions are filled.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Thomas Peyrin: thomas.peyrin@ntu.edu.sg

Our Computational Privacy Group at Imperial College London is offering fully funded PhD positions for 2021 to study privacy, data protection, and the impact of algorithms on society.

Topics of current interests include, for instance, individual privacy in large-scale behavioral datasets; re-identification attacks against privacy-preserving data systems or aggregates, privacy of machine learning models, privacy engineering solutions such as differential privacy and query-based systems, ethics and fairness in AI, and computational social science.

For full details, please consult https://cpg.doc.ic.ac.uk/openings/

Deadline: Nov 1th 2020 (first deadline)

Recommended prerequisites. MSc or MEng (4y BEng will be considered) in computer science, statistics, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, or a related field. Experience in data science, statistics and/or machine learning is a plus.

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, in particular women, disabled, BAME, and LGBTQIA+ candidates.

About Imperial. Imperial College London, ranked 9th globally, is one of the top universities in the world. A full-time PhD at the South Kensington Campus takes 3-4 years, is fully funded and usually starts in October or January.

Closing date for applications:

Contact:
demontjoye@imperial.ac.uk
- Using as subject: “PhD Application 2020: YOUR NAME”
- Including a link (e.g. Imperial’s Filedrop system or Dropbox) to your CV and transcripts for each degree

More information: https://cpg.doc.ic.ac.uk/openings/

TU Darmstadt has an opening for a tenure-track assistant professorship (W2) in Quantum Computing in the Computer Science Department. Areas of interest are:

• Quantum algorithms
• Quantum engineering
• Quantum programming systems
• Quantum compilers
• Simulation of quantum computers

Application Deadline is November 22nd, 2020. For information about the process please follow the URL.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: For further information or questions please contact Prof. Dr. Felix Wolf, e-mail: wolf@cs.tu-darmstadt.de

More information: https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet/karriere_an_der_tu/stellenangebote/aktuelle_stellenangebote/stellenausschreibungen_detailansichten_1_379840.en.jsp

The IMDEA Software Institute offers an intern position in the area of security and privacy in blockchain, in the context of the project SLN: Scalability for the Lightning Network. The intern will work under the supervision of Pedro Moreno-Sanchez.

Who should apply?: Applicants should have finished (or be close to finish) a master degree in Computer Science. Experience in cryptography, distributed systems or blockchain is highly valued.

Working at IMDEA Software: The positions are based in Madrid, Spain where the IMDEA Software Institute is situated. Salaries are internationally competitive and include attractive conditions such as access to an excellent public healthcare system. The working language at the institute is English. Knowledge of Spanish is not required.

Dates: The position has guaranteed funding for 6 months. There exists the possibility to stay afterwards as PhD student. The preferred starting date is early 2021.

How to apply?: Applicants interested in the position should submit their application at https://careers.software.imdea.org/ using reference code 2020-10-intern-blockchain. Deadline for applications is November 30th, 2020. Review of applications will begin immediately.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: For enquiries about the positions, please contact: pedro(dot)moreno(at)imdea(dot)org

More information: http://software.imdea.org/open_positions/2020-10-intern-blockchain.html

We are looking for candidates for a PhD position in the field of design and modeling phase-locked loops (PLL) as a source of randomness in logic devices, implementation of true random number generators (TRNG) based on PLLs in FPGAs and ASICs, analysis of statistical properties of the generated numbers, statistical modeling of the proposed TRNGs and construction of efficient embedded tests dedicated to the proposed generators and based on their stochastic models. Desired profile: Master degree is required. Required skills: a) good knowledge of digital electronics and embedded systems; b) knowledge of FPGA design tools (Intel, Xilinx or Microsemi) as well as simulation tools (Modelsim); c) good level of English. Other useful skills: d) data acquisition and data analysis (use of tcl and python languages in particular); e) signal processing, mathematical modeling, statistics; f) basic knowledge in information security.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: fischer(at)univ-st-etienne.fr

More information: https://laboratoirehubertcurien.univ-st-etienne.fr/en/teams/secure-embedded-systems-hardware-architectures/job-opportunities-2.html

Permanent Lecturer (equiv. to Assistant Professor) position in Computer Science at the University of Surrey, UK.

Topics of interest: distributed/concurrent systems, blockchain, internet data science or social computing, with links to security and/or AI.

Closing deadline: November 22, 2020

See https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=045220

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Informal inquiries to Mark Manulis (m dot manulis at surrey dot ac dot uk)

More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=045220

We are looking for outstanding Post-Doc to work on physical (hardware) security.

The group offers excellent working environment as a part of Horst Görtz Institut for IT Security (HGI https://hgi.rub.de/en/ ) including more than 200 scientists active in several different aspects of IT security and cryptography.

The candidate should have a PhD in IT-security, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science with excellent publication records.

Since the position is funded by a national project, having the ability to fluently talk, write, and read in German is a must. The position is for two years, with an option to extend.

Send your application in a single pdf file to amir.moradi (at) rub.de

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Amir Moradi

More information: https://www.seceng.rub.de/moradi/

NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a Tenured or Tenure-track position in Computer Science Theory. The search is not restricted to any rank and outstanding candidates at all levels are encouraged to apply. We seek candidates who have completed a PhD in Computer Science, or a closely related discipline. We invite candidates with a strong research record in CS theory to apply, including research in algorithms, data structures, computational complexity, cryptography, learning theory, and so on. NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, it resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. Applicants will submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, and a statement of teaching interests. Additionally, applicants will be prompted to enter the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio. Applications may be received until February 1, 2021. Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2021.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: shanghai.faculty.recruitment@nyu.edu

More information: https://apply.interfolio.com/80168

The Center for Information Security and Trust (CISAT) at the Computer Science Department of the IT University of Copenhagen invites highly motivated individuals to apply for a Postdoc position starting in January 2021 or soon thereafter for a duration of 2 years.

The position is in the context of the project “Enabling User-Accountable Mechanisms for Decision Systems”, which looks at ways to provide dispute resolution capabilities to decision systems (e.g. voting protocols) by combining cryptographic techniques for human senses with advanced cryptographic protocols.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Rosario Giustolisi (rosg@itu.dk) or Carsten Schürmann (carsten@itu.dk)

More information: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=119&ProjectId=181223&DepartmentId=3439&MediaId=5

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has 40 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö.

The research project is in the area of post-quantum cryptography and aims to investigate how the problem "Learning-With-Errors" (LWE) or related problems can be used to develop new cryptographic primitives. This includes examining existing primitives that base their security on the LWE problem as well as trying to find new, more effective primitives. One such primitive is fully homomorphic encryption.

Work duties: The main duties of doctoral students are to devote themselves to their research studies which includes participating in research projects and third cycle courses. The work duties can also include teaching and other departmental duties (no more than 20%).

Admission requirements: A second-cycle qualification, or similar, and at least 60 second-cycle credits in subjects of relevance to electrical engineering, or a MSc in computer science or electrical engineering, Also, very good oral and written proficiency in English, and strong knowledge and skills in the following areas: cryptology, coding theory, abstract algebra, number theory, discrete mathematics, programming in C, Java, Python, or other languages.

Terms of employment: This is a full-time, fixed-term employment including 4 years research (maximum of 5 years including 20% departmental duties). Doctoral students are employed with competitive salary (about 31kSEK per month before tax).

Last application date: 12.Nov.2020

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Thomas johansson (thomas@eit.lth.se)

More information: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:358175/

As part of the project LOCARD (https://locard.eu/) Athena Research Center (https://www.athenarc.gr/) we are offering 2 funded positions for PhD students and 2 for postdocs in the fields of security, machine learning, malware, and cryptography.
Interested candidates are advised to contact the coordinator (see details below) for further clarifications.

PhD candidates are expected to hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related disciplines and with a strong interest in the field of security in the aforementioned fields. Excellent working knowledge of English is required.

Post-Doc candidates are expected to hold a PhD degree the fields of Computer Security of Machine Learning, have experience in EU funded projects and excellent working knowledge of English.

Deadline for applications 3/11/2020.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Constantinos Patsakis (kpatsak@unipi.gr)

More information: https://www.imsi.athenarc.gr/el/announcements/announcement/464

Two JRF positions are available in DRDO Sponsored Research Project at the Department of Mathematics, NIT Jamshedpur, India. Title of the Project: Security Analysis & Development of Multivariate Post-Quantum Cryptography Schemes. Essential Qualification: M.Sc. in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Pure Mathematics/Mathematics & Computing or equivalent degree with at least 60% marks (or a CGPA of 7.0 on a 10-point scale) with NET/GATE. Desirable : Candidates with sound knowledge of Cryptology and Network Security as well as knowledge in mathematical software such as SageMath/MAGMA will be preferred.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Sumit Kumar Debnath (PI)

More information: http://www.nitjsr.ac.in/uploads/index.php?id=3524&category=notifications

Job Description As a Principal Engineer/Cryptographer at Intel, you will lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects to advance cutting-edge applied cryptography within Intel's chips. The ideal candidate is comfortable implementing multiple types of cryptographic algorithms and able to research new constructions and guide hardware, firmware and software teams. The candidate should be experienced in cryptographic solution formulation and problem solving.

Responsibilities include the following:

• Drive a specific strategic cryptographic initiative across Intel
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to contribute to other strategic objectives of Intel's Cryptography team
• Influence internal security policies and standards regarding cryptography and security
• Collaborate with other team members on internal research activities
• Perform cryptanalytical reviews of algorithms, protocols and implementations
• Track relevant state-of-the-art academic cryptographic research
• Guide and mentor the develop of junior engineers in the technical leadership pipeline

Qualifications
Minimum work experience requirements:
10+ years experience in cryptography/cryptographic implementation and an advanced degree in cryptography or related discipline; or 15+ years experience in cryptography/cryptographic implementation
Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with industrial security engineering, preferably significant contributions to large projects
• Knowledge of computer architecture, CPU, SoC, chipsets, BIOS, Firmware, Drivers, and other compute paradigms
• Very good understanding of side-channel attacks, including architectural and physical attacks
• Familiarity with hardware design toolsets, including RTL
• Familiarity and experience with software languages (C, C++, Java, Python, Go, etc.)
• Strong track record of contributions to the crypto community (papers in well-established conferences, patents, standards)
• Familiarity with latest developments in the area of post-quantum algorithms

For more details please see the full job posting link.Closing date for applications:

Contact: David Wheeler (david.m.wheeler@intel.com)

More information: https://jobs.intel.com/ShowJob/Id/2616826/Principal-Engineer-Senior-Cryptographer

We are looking for a PhD student and a Postdoc to work on Security of Beyond 5G networks under INSPIRE-5Gplus and 6G Flagship projects. The PhD student position is open for students with a Masters Degree in EE or CS fields. More info about Projects: INSPIRE-5Gplus: https://www.inspire-5gplus.eu/ 6G Flagship: https://www.oulu.fi/6gflagship/ If you are interested, Please Contact: madhusanka.liyanage@oulu.fi or Pawani.porambage@oulu.fi

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Madhusanka Liyanage (madhusanka.liyanage@oulu.fi)

More information: https://sites.google.com/view/madhusanka/home

Dr. Yang Zhang (https://yangzhangalmo.github.io/) at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security (Germany) is looking for several fully-funded Ph.D. students working on the following topics:

• Machine learning security and privacy
• Biomedical privacy
• Misinformation detection

Requirements for Ph.D. students:

• A bachelor/master degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or Mathematics
• Excellent English (knowledge of German is not required)
• Good knowledge about machine learning/data mining
• Excellent programming skills

What we offer:

• Full-time working contract (12-month E13-level salary, ~2,400 euros per month)
• Excellent research environment
• Strong supervision

To apply, please send your:

• CV
• Transcript

to zhang@cispa.de

We also have positions for postdocs, if you are interested, please send an email with your CV to zhang@cispa.de as well.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Yang Zhang

As part of the SecInt Doctoral College (SecInt-DK), TU Wien is offering ten positions as university assistant (Pre-Doc) for 4 years. Expected start: 01.01.2021.

Tasks:

• Collaboration on current research projects
• Deepening scientific knowledge
• Collaboration in academic teaching
• Writing a dissertation and publications
• Participation in regular events organized by the SecInt Doctoral College
• Completion of an internship with one of our international research partners
• Presentation of research results and participation in scientific event

The Research Projects: The SecInt Doctoral college offers 10 interdisciplinary research projects from the areas of Formal Methods, Security and Privacy, and Machine Learning, that are each supervised by at least two professors from the corresponding research areas. Additional details on the individual projects can be found at https://secint.visp.wien/projects.

We offer:

• Diverse and exciting tasks, with lots of interdisciplinary collaboration
• Continuing personal and professional education and flexible working hours
• Central location with very good accessibility in a city regularly ranked first worldwide for life quality
• Possibility of an internship with one of our international research partners
• Very competitive salary

Your profile:

• Completion of a master or diploma curriculum in computer science or another related field
• Experience in Mathematical Modeling, Computational Logic, Formal Methods, Security and Privacy, Robotics and/or Machine Learning
• Very good skills in English communication and writing.
• Readiness for interdisciplinary collaboration
• Team competences, problem-solving skills and innovative ability

A predoctoral researcher at TU Wien currently receives a minimum of EUR 2.196,75/month gross, 14 times/year for 30 hours/week and EUR 2.929,00/month for 40 hours/week (about EUR 28.675/year net). Relevant working experiences may increase the monthly income.

We look forward to receiving yo

Closing date for applications:

Contact: secint@visp.wien

More information: https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/136572