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Cybersecurity group at TU Delft opens a few positions for post-doc researchers and PhD on the topic of cryptographic protocols and implementation. The positions will be supported by H2020 projects. We are looking for candidates with: for PhD (i) strong math or computer science background, (ii) adequate programming ability, (iii) good communication skills, and sufficient English qualification, e.g., IELTS; as for post-doc: (i) strong cryptographic background, (ii) high-quality publications in cryptography, information security and privacy enhancing technology fields - conferences (e.g., NDSS, CCS, S&P, etc.) or/and journals; (iii) excellent communication skills; (iv) previous project experiences will be an extra bonus.

As one of the best engineering universities, TU Delft provides excellent future career training and opportunities, research environment and facilities to international and national academic researchers. Competitive salary, tax benefit and welfare package will be provided. Note the start date of the post-doc and PhD could be flexible but no later than the end of this year (2021).

Applicants should prepare and send their CVs, certificates, and transcripts to the following contact email.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. R. Wang

The Centre for Parallel Computing (CPC) at the University of Westminster is looking for a Research Associate in Cloud Security to carry out research mainly focusing on digital twins and smart factories security (as part of several EU research projects).

The successful candidate will carry out tasks in relation to the design and development of novel secure and privacy-preserving cloud/edge/fog orchestration solutions and is expected to contribute to writing project deliverables and research papers. We expect candidates to have a strong research background in network security and/or applied cryptography. Proven research in areas such as trusted computing, cloud security, safety verification, security verification, data privacy, cyber-physical and internet of things security and cloud or mobile security will be considered as a plus.

The Centre for Parallel Computing is one of the leading research centres in distributed and parallel computation technologies. In particular, the CPC is engaged in research in Distributed Computing Infrastructures such as edge-fog-cloud ecosystems, specifically concentrating on the secure and automated deployment, orchestration and scalability of a large variety of applications in such environments. The CPC has a well-established track record of securing research funding in large-scale collaborative research projects, leading and contributing to more than 15 projects in the last 10 years.

Salary: £35,743 to £40,646 per annum

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Tamas Kiss

More information: https://vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/hrvacancies/default.aspx?id=50052971

We are currently focused on building world-class research teams in three key areas: Security, Data Analytics, and Future of Payment, and we are looking for outstanding and innovative researchers at all levels of experience as part of the Advanced Cryptography Research team.

Working on Cryptography research at Visa is a unique opportunity at a time when the payments industry is undergoing a digital transformation, and with security technologies as the critical enabler for a growing number of emerging payment models and usage scenarios. We offer you the opportunity to be at the center of innovation in the payments industry and set the security direction for Visa and the future payment ecosystem.

As a Research Scientist you will work with a team to conduct world-class security research and contribute to the long-term research agenda for digital payments, as well as deliver innovative technologies and insights to Visa's strategic products and business. As an integral team member of the extended Research team, you will work on research and development activities with fellow researchers, and work closely with product and technology teams to ensure the successful creation and application of disruptive and innovative security technologies.

More information: https://usa.visa.com/careers/job-details.jobid.743999733735539.deptid.868588.html

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Apply online at: https://usa.visa.com/careers/job-details.jobid.743999733735539.deptid.868588.html

More information: https://usa.visa.com/careers/job-details.jobid.743999733735539.deptid.868588.html

The IMDEA Software Institute offers a postdoc position in the area of cryptography. Topics of particular interest include (but are not limited to): secure computation (multiparty computation, homomorphic/functional encryption), zero knowledge proofs, and verifiable computation. The postdoc will work under the supervision of Dario Fiore and Ignacio Cascudo.

Who should apply?
Applicants should have (or be about to complete) a PhD in cryptography or a related topic.

Working at IMDEA Software
The position is 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 at least 2 years. The starting date is flexible with a preference in mid 2021.

How to apply?
Applicants interested in the position should submit their application at https://careers.software.imdea.org/ using reference code 2021-02-postdoc-cryptoprimitives.
Deadline for applications is February 28th, 2021.
We encourage early applications and review of applications will begin immediately.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dario Fiore (dario.fiore (at) imdea.org) and Ignacio Cascudo (ignacio.cascudo (at) imdea.org)

More information: https://careers.software.imdea.org/postdoc/2021-02-postdoc-cryptoprimitives/

The Services and Cybersecurity (SCS) group at the University of Twente invites applications for a 4-years PhD position on the topic of 'cryptographic protocols for privacy-preserving machine learning'.

We are looking for candidates with a strong background in (applied) cryptography.

More information:
https://www.utwente.nl/en/organisation/careers/!/2021-218/phd-position-on-cryptographic-protocols-for-privacy-preserving-machine-learning

Deadline for applications: 11 February 2021, 23:59 CET

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Dr. Andreas Peter (a.peter@utwente.nl)

More information: https://www.utwente.nl/en/organisation/careers/!/2021-218/phd-position-on-cryptographic-protocols-for-privacy-preserving-machine-learning

Universal Composability Summer Intern Beavercreek, Ohio Riverside Research’s Trusted and Resilient Systems research group is conducting cutting edge research in applying formal methods for system security analysis. This innovative research will help transform how we design and build high assurance, complex systems. We are seeking a motivated researcher (ideally in a PhD program) who has experience with the Universal Composability framework to join our team for the summer and help us tackle some interesting and challenging problems. The individual who fills this role will work with top researchers in secure system design and cryptography to explore the art of the possible in analyzing complex systems using Universal Composability. All positions with Riverside Research require U.S. citizenship. Job Duties: • Conduct literature reviews • Scope and define challenging research problems in the area of Universal Composability • Conduct research with a small, dynamic team • Publish results in a top security conference • Other duties as assigned Required Qualifications: • U.S. Citizenship • Enrolled in a degree seeking program (ideally PhD) in fields such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics • Previous experience with Universal Composability • Ability to work independently and with a team • Superior written and verbal communications skills Desired Qualifications: • Previous publications using Universal Composability (especially if applied to systems beyond traditional cryptographic protocols) • Understanding of Open Architecture systems Riverside Research strives to be one of America's premier providers of independent, trusted technical and scientific expertise. We continue to add experienced and technically astute staff who are highly motivated to help our DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) customers deliver world class programs. As a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, we believe service to customers and s

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Eileen Norton, Sr. Recruiter, Riverside Research, enorton@riversideresearch.org Dr. Michael Clark, Associate Director, Trusted and Resilient Systems, Riverside Research Open Innovation Center, IACR Member

More information: https://boards.greenhouse.io/riversideresearch/jobs/4347155003

The Zcash Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public charity that builds and supports privacy infrastructure for the public good. We work on strengthening financial privacy with technology, focused on the Zcash protocol and blockchain.

We’re looking for someone who is as excited as we are about building private financial infrastructure for the public good, and we take that task very seriously.

The role as a cryptography engineer within the core Zcash Foundation team will be responsible for building cryptographic protocols as well as distributed systems. The ideal candidate embodies the Foundation’s values, while fully aligning with its mission and goals.

Engineers at the Zcash Foundation are responsible for implementing the core Zcash protocol, maintaining deployed software, fixing bugs, and identifying improvements to the protocol for the future. Other duties include writing about our work and interfacing with external stakeholders such as those who use our software and interoperable implementations of the Zcash protocol. The position reports to the Zcash Foundation’s engineering manager.

Zcash Foundation Core Engineering Projects: Currently the engineering team is working on Zebra, an independent implementation of the Zcash protocol written in Rust, and soon we will dedicate resources to building out Zcash wallet functionality.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Submit application here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelpDkmqjgVgiTfVFukB9TbIoIExWxVDHn0VvnSboO4nJIN1A/viewform

More information: https://www.zfnd.org/blog/open-position-cryptography-engineer/

The Cryptanalysis Taskforce at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore led by Prof. Jian Guo is seeking for candidates to fill 3 Post-doctoral Research Fellow (or Senior Research Fellows with more than 5 years post PhD research experience) 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
• theory and proof
• cryptanalysis against SHA-2, SHA-3, and AES

Established in 2014, the Cryptanalysis Taskforce is a group dedicated for cutting edge 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 various important targets such as SHA-3, AES, function graph, TBC designs etc, and continues its works in 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 1 year, 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

Job Title Embedded Cryptography Expert- QUALCOMM (France) Post Date October 2020 Company - Division Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. - CDMA Technology Job Area Engineering - Security Location France – Sophia Antipolis Job Overview: In this position you will perform tasks like these: • Define HW crypto security requirements (Functional, Performance, Security level) • Define HW/SW partitioning to address next challenge in cryptography (PQC, Crypto Agility) • Define and architect Crypto HW IP blocks that contributes to the overall SoC Security ArchitectureArchitecture and design of state-of-the-art mechanisms thwarting physical attacks • Monitor evaluation of crypto IP resistance and robustness • Competitive analysis of security IPs and features • Investigate future/roadmap security related technologies • Participation to academic conference and industrial/research security working group

Closing date for applications:

Contact: avial@qti.qualcomm.com

More information: https://qualcomm.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Sophia-Antipolis/Crypto-Expert---Sophia-Antipolis--France_3004178

We are looking for an assistant/associate professor to extend and complement the cryptology research and teaching of the Cyber Security Section at DTU Compute. The position is available from August 1 2021 or according to mutual agreement.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Professor Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, lrkn@dtu.dk. Please use the above link when applying for the position. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

More information: https://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/vacant-positions/job?id=dd355396-a1f7-4960-8e94-af0f50a374dc

Ph.D. positions are available in the Cryptology and Data Security research group at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Bern, led by Christian Cachin.

Our research addresses all aspects of security in distributed systems, especially cryptographic protocols, consistency, consensus, and cloud-computing security. We are particularly interested in blockchains, distributed ledger technology, cryptocurrencies, and their security and economics.

Candidates should have a strong background in computer science. They should like conceptual, rigorous thinking for working theoretically, or be interested in building innovative systems for working practically. Demonstrated expertise in cryptography, distributed computing, or blockchain technology is a plus. Applicants must hold a master degree in the relevant research fields.

Positions are available immediately and come with a competitive salary. The selection process runs until suitable candidates have been found. The University of Bern conducts excellent research and lives up its vision that “Knowledge generates value”. The city of Bern lies in the center of Switzerland and offers some of the highest quality of life worldwide.

If you are interested, please apply be sending email with one single PDF file and subject line set to Application for Ph.D., addressed directly to Prof. Christian Cachin at crypto (at) inf.unibe.ch.

Since we receive many applications, we encourage you to include material that demonstrates your interests and strengths and sets you apart from others.

For more information, please contact Christian Cachin (https://crypto.unibe.ch/cc/).

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Christian Cachin < crypto (at) inf.unibe.ch >

More information: https://crypto.unibe.ch/

Join the vibrant security and applied crypto research group in Brno, Czechia! Join the research team that won the 2016 USENIX Security Symposium Best Paper Award, 2017 ACM CCS Real-World Impact Award, or 2020 CHES Best Paper Award. The team that helped hundreds of graduates in the security Master programs, has been involved in both fundamental and applied crypto/security/privacy research projects and industry partnerships.

The Dean of the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, invites applications for one position of Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity, with the Department of Computer Systems and Communications.

Applications due: February 28, 2021
Employment start date: By mutual agreement

This position is aimed to strengthen the work of the Centre for Research on Cryptography and Security (CRoCS - https://crocs.fi.muni.cz/) at the Faculty of Informatics. CRoCS works to improve security and privacy of real-world solutions through applied research (often in cooperation with industry) and advanced education of future security professionals. System security or network security focus are most desired, yet the abilities to work with a team of graduate students and faculty on research targeting top security/crypto conferences and to engage both undergraduate and graduate students in both educational and research exercises are most critical.

Job description keypoints:

• Active international cooperation, in both research and education.
• Involvement in teaching in the cybersecurity area.
• Supervision of Master/Bachelor theses and consultancy or co-supervision of PhDs.
• Involvement in expanding industrial cooperation in the cybersecurity area.
• Expert knowledge in at least one of the areas covered by courses:
  • PV181 Laboratory of security and applied cryptography {https://is.muni.cz/course/fi/podzim2019/PV181};
  • PA193 Secure coding principles and practices {https://is.muni.cz/course/fi/podzim2019/PA193}.
  • PA197 Secure Network Design {https://is.muni.cz/course/fi/jaro2020/PA197}.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Vashek Matyas

More information: https://www.muni.cz/en/about-us/careers/vacancies/59434

The AWS Cryptography Group is looking for an Applied Scientist with knowledge of cryptographic computing technologies such as privacy preserving machine learning, fully and partially homomorphic encryption, secure multiparty computation, private information retrieval, and related technologies. You will use this knowledge to conceptualize how this technology can be integrated into internal infrastructure and public AWS services, develop prototypes, and provide customers with world-class security. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of cryptography, the ability to prototype solutions, and a passion to realize these technologies in AWS products and services. We encourage research and publication of results that apply to our customers most complex initiatives.

We are seeking a candidates who are innovative, look for new ideas everywhere, and are not limited by “not invented here”. They should think big, and have bold ideas for new ways to serve customers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field
• Expert knowledge of cryptography and, in particular, cryptographic-computing techniques (homomorphic encryption, secure multiparty computation, etc.)
• Practical knowledge in one or more common development languages (C/C++, Java, Go, Rust, Python, etc.)
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Basic knowledge of machine learning
• 5+ years of industry experience

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Bill Horne

More information: https://amazon.jobs/en/internal/jobs/1397391/applied-cryptographer

Our Statistics and Privacy team focuses on establishing step-change improvements to advance our long-term business growth. The team's expertise spans many domains including statistics, machine learning and cryptography. We develop methodologies, design and prototype solutions, and partner with our engineering colleagues to launch these solutions such that millions of advertisers can benefit. Examples include internal and external experimentation platforms, ads delivery optimization for efficient causal outcomes, and the application of privacy enhancing technologies across our ads product stack.

We are looking for research interns to join our teams to drive forward new prototypes and methodologies. Interns will pursue novel applied research associated with privacy preserving machine learning, cryptography and internet technology, or causal inference and experimentation platforms. This work is critical to our long-term product development, and we expect interns to provide both scientific expertise and creative solutions to accelerate their project area.

Responsibilities

Assess potential opportunities and execute world-class research associated with your area of scientific expertise

Write high quality academic papers to advocate the research and innovations

Establish approaches to rigorously assess relative performance of new technologies or strategies

Learn new tools, systems and languages quickly as required by the particular project you are working on

Apply communication skills to engage diverse audiences on technical topics and nuanced insights

Minimum Qualifications

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in statistics, computer science, electrical engineering, physics, quantitative social science, or a related quantitative field

Expertise in one of the following areas: privacy preserving machine learning, cryptography and internet technology, or causal inference and experimentation platforms

continued on application webpage, see https://www.facebook.com/careers/v2/jobs/270789727484557/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Apply Online or reach out to Benjamin Case (bmcase {at} fb DOT com) or Sanjay Saravanan

More information: https://www.facebook.com/careers/v2/jobs/270789727484557/

The Institute of Applied Information Processing and Communications (aka IAIK) is the largest university institute in Austria for research and education in security and privacy. It has been active in this field for more than 30 years and currently employs more than 60 researchers. Within the "Secure Systems" area of our institute Sujoy Sinha Roy is establishing the new research group "Cryptographic Engineering”.

In order to complement our team, we are looking for a fulltime post-doctoral researcher:

Responsibilities:
The post-doctoral researcher will be working on the hardware acceleration of homomorphic encryption within the “Cyroptografic Engineering” group within the “Secure Systems” area at IAIK.

Required Qualifications:

A PhD (or close to completion) in computer science, information and computer engineering, software development, mathematics, or a related field.

Publications in top conferences, or submitted/accepted papers in top journals.

Experience with cryptography, programming, and digital circuit design (ASIC or FPGA) design

How to apply:
Applications, curriculum vitae and other documents should preferably be uploaded here https://free.formcloud.de/formcycle/form/provide/7780/. Please select 7050/postdoc_2021 as a reference number.

The position is full time - 40 h per week and the employment duration is set for 18 months. Prefered starting date early 2021. The application deadline is February 15th 2021.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Sujoy Sinha Roy – sujoy.sinharoy@iaik.tugraz.at

Technology Innovation Institute - Cryptography Research Centre

In our connected digital world, secure and reliable cryptography is the foundation of digital information security and data integrity. We address the world’s most pressing cryptographic questions. Our work covers post-quantum cryptography, lightweight cryptography, cloud encryption schemes, secure protocols, quantum cryptographic technologies and cryptanalysis.

As a Vulnerability Researcher you will be in charge of:

conducting internal security evaluations of our cryptographic libraries and IP cores, writing proof-of-concepts, and supporting the corresponding SW/HW development teams to fix the vulnerabilities

continuously improving our tools and methodologies for security analysis/ pentesting/bug hunting/attack modeling

reviewing state-of-the-art publications and investigating new potential attack vectors/defenses for SW or HW implementations

putting your black hat on, figuring our how to break things, and assessing the design and development of fixes/countermeasures

Must have:

BS/MS degree in computer science/computer engineering or 3+ years of relevant experience in the industry

Hands-on experience with common SW and HW attacks, measurement techniques, and security technologies

Deep understanding of modern cryptography and common SW/HW security issues (e.g., CWE list)

Experience with X86/ARM/RISC-V assembly, VHDL/Verilog, and (system-level) C/Rust software development

Ability to work collaboratively and remotely with others

Nice to have:

PhD in embedded security (or closely related subject)

Proven expertise (CVEs, publications, tools) in SW/HW offensive security research

Closing date for applications:

Contact:
Mehdi Messaoudi
Talent Acquisition Manager
mehdi.messaoudi@tii.ae

More information: https://tii.ae/

Technology Innovation Institute - Cryptography Research Centre

In our connected digital world, secure and reliable cryptography is the foundation of digital information security and data integrity. We address the world’s most pressing cryptographic questions. Our work covers post-quantum cryptography, lightweight cryptography, cloud encryption schemes, secure protocols, quantum cryptographic technologies and cryptanalysis.

As a Lead Hardware Security Researcher you will be in charge of:

being responsible of multiple research projects and leading a team of security researchers

planning and conducting internal security evaluations of our cryptographic libraries and IP cores

keeping up-to-date with the best practices and advances in the industry/academia in order to guide the development of our tools and methodologies for security analysis/pentesting/bug hunting/attack modelling

providing a technical interface point and consultation on specific areas of security expertise

putting your black hat on, figuring our how to break things, and guiding the design and development of fixes/countermeasures

Must have:

BS/MS degree in computer science/computer engineering or 7+ years of relevant experience in the industry

Hands-on experience with common SW and HW attacks, measurement techniques, and security technologies

Deep understanding of modern cryptography and common SW/HW security issues (e.g., CWE list)

Experience with X86/ARM/RISC-V assembly, VHDL/Verilog, and (system-level) C/Rust software development

Proven expertise (CVEs, publications, tools) in SW/HW security research

Ability to manage teams and to work independently without supervision

Have good communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse range of colleagues and partners

Closing date for applications:

Contact:

Mehdi Messaoudi
Talent Acquisition Manager
mehdi.messaoudi@tii.ae

More information: https://tii.ae/

Funded position for PhD in the Mathematics of Post-Quantum Cryptography, to work on theoretical questions. The research will be on some or all of the following: isogenies, algebraic geometry, codes, lattices. The ideal candidate will have a strong undergraduate mathematics knowledge including abstract algebra, number theory and geometry. An MSc is a plus. Experience with computer programming and cryptography is also desirable. This is part of a collaboration with the group of Prof. Steven Galbraith at the University of Auckland and interaction with this group is expected.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Felipe Voloch

More information: http://www.math.canterbury.ac.nz/~f.voloch/prospective.html

We have a postdoc opening in the area of privacy engineering to be hosted at the SPRING Lab @EPFL headed by Carmela Troncoso, working on the design, evaluation, and deployment of privacy-preserving systems.

The postdoc will be collaborating on lab projects oriented to creating new privacy-preserving primitives and integrating them into end-to-end systems. The systems we develop at the lab aim to enable users to enjoy technological advances while minimizing the risks of abuse of the data in the system and the system’s impact on society. Our system design projects are typically in collaboration with a stakeholder with high stakes in protecting their users, such as NGOs, governments, or educational institutions. More information about our research: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/spring/
The position is to be filled as soon as possible

We are also looking for motivated PhD students to build privacy-preserving systems. If you are interested in this position please refer to our doctoral school: https://www.epfl.ch/education/phd/edic-computer-and-communication-sciences/
Next application deadline: April 15 2021

Closing date for applications:

Contact: To apply please follow the instructions here: https://recruiting.epfl.ch/Vacancies/1612/Description/2
For any question please contact Carmela Troncoso

More information: https://recruiting.epfl.ch/Vacancies/1612/Description/2

Applications are invited for a 2 year Post-Doctoral Research Fellow position to conduct research into the application of advanced machine learning techniques for use in hardware Trojan detection, as part of the EPSRC-funded DeepSecurity project. This project is a core research project of the UK Research Institute in Secure Hardware and Embedded Systems (RISE). This post has a funding end date of 31 March 2023.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: You must clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria when you submit your application. For further information please contact Resourcing Team, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN. Telephone (028) 9097 3044 or email resourcing@qub.ac.uk.

More information: https://hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=867106E9Ng&WVID=6273090Lgx&LANG=USA