International Association
for Cryptologic Research

In a fast changing world, it takes pioneering spirit to create trustworthy technology. We enable secure connectivity and payment solutions for billions of people around the globe. At Giesecke+Devrient, you will play a key role in realizing the digital transformation.

Giesecke+Devrient is looking for a Cryptography Engineer (m/f/d) for its Cryptology department at its Munich Headquarters as soon as possible

Job Description:

• Secure implementation of cryptographic algorithms and security relevant OS components for smart cards in assembler
• Optimization regarding run time and memory consumption
• Design and implementation of countermeasures to defend against hardware related attacks against smart cards
• Analysis of the results of side-channel attacks and derivation of effective countermeasures

Your Profile:

• Background in mathematics, computer science or electronic engineering
• Ideally PhD in cryptography or 3+ years experience in cryptography or related area
• Programming skills in assembler for embedded microcontrollers
• Ideally experience in embedded security and side-channel-attacks

Your Benefits:

• High level of responsibility and exciting projects
• Working in an international security technology company
• Very flexible working hours and home office possibilities
• Wide range of training and further education opportunities
• Attractive family benefits such as a summer holiday camp for children
• Other benefits such as an own sports club and a canteen subsidized by the employer

We are looking forward to receiving your application!

https://careers.gi-de.com/job/Munich-Kryptologen-%28mfd%29-81677/723297801/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Harald Vater (Harald.Vater (at) gi-de.com)

We’re a small team with a big mission and we’re looking for our Founding Cryptographic Software Engineer. Sovereign Systems was founded on the premise that personal data is valuable, and so are privacy and security. Historically, this premise has represented a paradox, as users and organizations have been forced to trade one for the other. Sovereign Systems is providing a solution to this paradox.

This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor and shape the technical vision and strategy. You’ll work directly alongside the CEO and Chief Data Scientist with the support of an all-star team of A-list and highly active advisors. You’ll start by doing, rolling your sleeves up, and cranking out code. As we grow, you’ll help to build our technical team and collaborate with key stakeholders on the processes and frameworks that will allow the company to run both joyfully and efficiently.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• You will have the chance to craft solutions and develop software for millions of users around the world.
• You'll be part of a company whose commitment to user privacy is at the heart of everything.
• You'll be surrounded by the most creative, passionate, and talented engineers in the industry, constantly being challenged to go beyond the norm to find new, innovative ways of solving problems and to make software safer, easier, and more fun to use.

Key qualifications :

• Passion for creating effective and pragmatic cryptographic schemes.
• MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or CSE or equivalent experience. 5+ years building cloud-based and distributed systems.
• Understanding of fundamental cryptographic algorithms and the underlying mathematics, such as finite field arithmetic.
• Experience implementing privacy-preserving cryptographic primitives and protocols like fully homomorphic and oblivious encryption, and garbled circuits, and using libraries such as Zama, Microsoft SEAL, HELayers.
• Experience implementing high-performance cryptographic protocols in languages like Rust, Java, Go, Python, or C/C++.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Jackie Peters

The Cybersecurity Group at TU Delft now opens a 4-year PhD position and two 2/3-year Post-doc positions within the Horizon Europe projects. The successful candidates are expected to do cutting-edge research on the topic of applied cryptography (in particular UC, lattice-based crypto) with renowned international researchers. They will be provided excellent research environment, international visiting/collaborations, and competitive salary and allowance packages.

For PhD: candidates are required to hold a MSc in math, computer science or related subject (preferably with some related backgrounds on cryptography). Further, they should provide sufficient English skills, e.g., International English test certificate.
For Post-doc: candidates must hold a PhD in mathematics or computer science with expertise on cryptography, and they are expected to have great backgrounds on UC or lattice-base crypto, and/or cryptography in general. Candidates must have a strong track record, academic writing and communication ability.

All the positions may have flexible starting date. Please prepare a detailed resume (including a list of publications if have), bachelor and MSc transcripts (for the PhD position), 1 page motivation letter, International English certificate (if have), and two references (names and contact emails).

Please contact shihui.fu@tudelft.nl for further questions.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. S. Fu (shihui.fu@tudelft.nl)

The University of Amsterdam offers a PhD position related to information security in machine learning applications. The project is especially concerned with trade-offs between security and other properties such as accuracy and energy consumption. This includes the accuracy and energy impact of cryptographic approaches to privacy-preserving machine learning, using for example secure multiparty computing or homomorphic encryption.

More information: https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-Position-in-Energy-and-Security-of-Machine-Learning-Applications-in-the-Cloud-to-Edge-Continuum/745019702/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: dr. Ana Oprescu (a.m.oprescu at uva.nl)

More information: https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-Position-in-Energy-and-Security-of-Machine-Learning-Applications-in-the-Cloud-to-Edge-Continuum/745019702/

Applications are invited for the MS and PhD positions in Information Security at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of Dr. Arijit Karati on the diverse topics in Applied Cryptology. Candidates must comprehend formal security analysis, secure coding, and effective security integration in the application domains.

Responsibilities: Apart from academic work, student must involve in several activities in a group or individually, such as (not limited to):

Design and implementation of security protocol.

Assesment of the security and performance metric.

Research meeting with the supervisor.

Requirements: Apart from the university's basic admission policies (https://cse.nsysu.edu.tw/?Lang=en), students are desired to have following key requirements:

Strong motivation on information security.

Knowledge of modern technology.

Knowledge of basic mathematics for cryptography.

Knowledge of at least two programming languages, such as Python/Java/C/C++.

Scholarship:

Under the university policy.

Project funding (based on availability for master's Ph.D. students).

What students can expect:

Cooperation from the supervisor and labmates.

The rich culture in research and related activities.

Flexibility in communication, e.g., English.

What the supervisor can expect: Apart from academic and research works, students are expected to have

Good moral character.

Hardworking and dedication.

Deadline: Until September 2022 (for spring semester) and March 2023 (for fall semester)

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Arijit Karati (arijit.karati@mail.cse.nsysu.edu.tw)

Devices and Services Trust and Security (DSTS) group at Amazon is looking for a senior cryptographer with cryptography implementation experience. Candidate is expected to be a primary contributor to the development and execution of a post-quantum transition strategy within DSTS with impacts Amazon wide. In addition, candidate will identify security and cryptography concerns in devices/web services/applications at all stages of development (from concept to in-production). Candidate will lead or participate in the development of proof-of-concept implementations and guidance/training material regarding secure/proper use of cryptography. Key job responsibilities * Develop strategy, plans, and collateral to transition to PQ cryptographic algorithms * Develop and productize software implementations for PQ algorithms capable of running on Amazon devices and low-cost MCUs * Write collateral and training material to aid development teams in use of cryptography and transition to PQ algorithms * Perform trade-offs between cryptography, business-needs and security requirements to recommend best algorithm solutions and timings for algorithm transitions, taking into account software, hardware, backend services and market acceptance * Participate in development of requirements and hardware/software implementations for performant implementations of new cryptographic algorithms * Asses and resolve trouble tickets from development teams regarding use of crypto in design, implementation and/or production * Develop tools to assess use of cryptography across DSTS teams

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Apply through link above

More information: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/2033486/sr-applied-cryptographer-ds-crypto

The Cryptanalysis Taskforce at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore led by Prof. Jian Guo is seeking for candidates to fill some positions of post-doctoral research fellows and PhD students with full scholarship support on symmetric-key cryptography. Topics include but are 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
• threshold cryptography
• cryptanalysis against SHA-2, SHA-3 and AES

Established in 2014, the Cryptanalysis Taskforce is a group dedicated for research in symmetric-key cryptography, it currently comprises more than 15 members of Postdocs, (exchange) PhD students, and visiting professors. Since establishment, 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 and AES, 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 (around 5%), as well as excellent environment dedicating for top-venues publication orientated research in Singapore. The contract for postdocs will be initially for one and half 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. Details on requirements of PhD admission to NTU and financial supports provided by the scholarships can be found here: https://guo.crypto.sg/students More information about the Cryptanalysis Taskforce research group can be found via https://team.crypto.sg

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Jian Guo, guojian@ntu.edu.sg, with subject [IACR-CATF]

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

The group of Prof. Dr. Cas Cremers at CISPA has multiple open positions. CISPA is one of the leading research institutions in Information Security worldwide, and is situated in Saarbrücken, Germany.

Positions are fully funded and we offer at least two year contracts with optional extension.

We have several ongoing projects in the areas of:

• Provable security : methodologies and automation (e.g., (manual) computational proofs, our work on the Tamarin Prover, or other tools),
• Protocol design, and
• Secure messaging.

We highly welcome new directions, and appreciate applicants with a passion for projects that are different from, but possibly connected to, our ongoing research.

Positions are fully funded and full-time.

Application deadline: September 22, 2022.

For more information, please click the link (title) of this job posting.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Cas Cremers

More information: https://cispa.saarland/group/cremers/positions/index.html

The group of Prof. Dr. Cas Cremers at CISPA has open positions. CISPA is one of the leading research institutions in Information Security worldwide, and is situated in Saarbrücken, Germany.

We have several open projects in the areas of:

• Provable security : methodologies and automation (e.g., (manual) computational proofs, our work on the Tamarin Prover, or other tools),
• Protocol design, and
• Secure messaging.

Positions are fully funded and full-time.
Application deadline: September 22, 2022.

For more information, please click the link (title) of this job posting.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Cas Cremers

More information: https://cispa.saarland/group/cremers/positions/index.html

The KASTEL Institute of Information Security and Dependability is looking for multiple PhD students and PostDocs committed to privacy-preserving cryptography. Experiences with secure multi-party computation or UC-based security are a plus. For PostDocs a track record in this field is expected, including publications at reputable conferences such as Crypto, Eurocrypt, ACM CCS, PETS, etc.

You will be a member of the KASTEL Security Research Labs (https://zentrum.kastel.kit.edu). Your research will be dealing with privacy-preserving cryptographic building blocks and protocols for important application scenarios and result in both theoretical security concepts (protocol designs, security proofs, etc.) and their efficient implementation (e.g., a demonstrator). The contract will initially be limited to 1 year, but can be extended to several years (particularly for PhD candidates).

If you are interested, please send an email including your CV and a list of publications (for PostDocs) to andy.rupp@partner.kit.edu.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Andy Rupp (PI at KASTEL)

More information: https://zentrum.kastel.kit.edu/english/index.php

ISTA invites applications for several open positions in all areas of computer science including cryptography, systems security and privacy.

We offer:

• A highly international and interdisciplinary research environment with English as working language on campus
• State-of-the-art facilities and scientific support services
• Substantial start-up package and attractive salary
• Guaranteed annual base funding including funding for PhD students and postdocs
• An international Graduate School with high admissions criteria and a rigorous training program
• Leadership program
• Employee Assistance program
• Dual Career support packages
• Child-care facilities on campus (for children aged 3 months till school age)

ISTA 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.

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 typically have at least six year of experience in leading a research group.

ISTA values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities. We strive to increase the number of women, particularly in fields where they are underrepresented, and therefore we strongly encourage female researchers.

Please apply online at: www.ista.ac.at/jobs/faculty

The closing date for applications is October 27, 2022.

Closing date for applications:

Contact:

Prof. Krzysztof Pietrzak (pietrzak@ista.ac.at) or Prof. Lefteris Kokoris Kogias (ekokoris@ista.ac.at)

I am searching for an outstanding Ph.D. candidate to start on 1st November 2022 (negotiable) in the Coding Theory and Cryptology group at Eindhoven Technical University (TU/e).

Possible topics fall into the field of provable security with a focus on the construction of efficient cryptographic building blocks and protocols, including
-(post-quantum) secure key exchange and messaging protocols and
-efficient digital signatures and public key encryption in realistic security models.

The fully-funded position offers exciting research in a highly international research environment. Candidates from outside of the Netherlands can be eligible for an additional tax reduction scheme.

Requirements:
-a Master's degree (or equivalent) with excellent grades in computer science, mathematics, or IT security.
-strong mathematical and/or algorithmic/theoretical CS background.
-good knowledge of cryptography and provable security.
-good written and verbal communication skills in English (Dutch is not required).

TU/e embraces diversity and inclusion. Therefore, people from all backgrounds are invited to apply, without regard to sex, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, age, socio-economic status, identity, visible or invisible disability, religion, or sexual orientation.

To apply, prepare a single PDF file that includes a CV with a course list and grades. Applications received until 9th September 2022 receive full consideration. After that, the position is filled as soon as possible.

Applications and questions can be directed at s.schage@tue.nl.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Sven Schäge

Job Description: A candidate will work in the area of post-quantum cryptography. A candidate will conduct research on analysis of post-quantum cryptography; the emphasis is on quantum analysis on symmetric cipher and PQC. The work requires to carry out some simulations. Applicants are expected to have a PhD degree in Mathematics/Physics/Computer Science and a strong background in quantum algorithm, algebra, linear algebra or algebraic number theory. Preferred candidates are expected to be proficient in Magma software or SAGEMATH software or knowledge on quantum software (eg. Qiskit, etc), a team worker and able to conduct independent research. Interested candidates will kindly include their full CV and transcripts in their applications and send to Dr Chik How Tan, tsltch@nus.edu.sg. Only shortlisted applications will be notified.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr Chik How Tan, tsltch@nus.edu.sg

Responsibilities:

• Conduct research based on state-of-the-art cloud cryptography.
• Enroll in MSc (IT)/PhD (IT) in MMU.
• Publications in indexed journals.

Requirements:

• A relevant degree with good grades.
• Good knowledge in Cryptography, Mathematics, and Cloud Computing will be an added advantage.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Interested candidates may submit their CV to Swee-Huay Heng (shheng@mmu.edu.my). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

We would like to invite applications for an up to 3 years fully funded postdoctoral position within the Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey. The expected start is October 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to two EU-funded research projects “CONNECT: Continuous and Efficient Cooperative Trust Management for Resilient CCAM” and “REWIRE: Rewiring the Compositional Security Verification and Assurance of Systems of Systems Lifecycle”. The main responsibility of the post holder will be in the design and development of new cryptographic protocols for trusted computing and secure systems, including attribute-based encryption and signatures, anonymous signatures, remote attestation, and distributed ledger technologies. Applicants should have a PhD (or close to completing a PhD degree) in a relevant subject or equivalent professional experience.

The position offers the platform for the research fellow to develop skills to become an independent researcher. The successful candidate will work under the direction of Professor Liqun Chen and Dr Catalin Dragan. The research fellow will also work with the other colleagues of the Surrey Centre for Cyber Security and collaborate with the other partners of the CONNECT project consortium and the REWIRE project consortium.

Requirements:
We are looking for applicants that demonstrate strong research and protocol design skills, have strong communication skills, and have enthusiasm for developing their own research ideas. Applicants should have knowledge and experience in the design of cryptographic protocols for trusted computing and secure systems, and a good understanding of distributed ledger technologies. Skills in software engineering would be an advantage but being willing to learn how to develop a software prototype for demonstration is acceptable. Applicants should have a PhD (or close to completing a PhD degree) in a relevant subject or equivalent professional experience.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Professor Liqun Chen (liqun.chen@surrey.ac.uk) or Dr Catalin Dragan (c.dragan@surrey.ac.uk)

More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=058222

The groups of Cryptology and Quantum Information (Alexander May and Michael Walter) are looking for an excellent candidate for a fully funded Ph.D. position as part of Quantum-Safe Internet (QSI), a Marie Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA-ITN). The QSI network involves top-ranking partner universities from France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, the UK, and Switzerland, as well as industrial partners.

You will conduct research in algorithms for classical and quantum cryptanalysis and publish/present the results at top venues for research in crypto/IT Security. This is a joint doctorate, supervised by Alexander May and Michael Walter.

Your Profile:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in computer science, mathematics, theoretical physics, or a related field.
• Outstanding grades in classes related to cryptography, (quantum) algorithms, theoretical CS, or mathematics. (Familiarity with provable security and/or a strong mathematical background are a plus.)
• Excellent communication/writing skills in English. (No German required.)
• Compliance with the MSCA-ITN mobility rule: You must not have resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before your recruitment date.

We offer:

• Full-time employment for the duration of the PhD (four years at Ruhr-University Bochum).
• A well-rounded training offered by the QSI network, covering a range of topics related to secure communications in the quantum era, as well as complementary training intended to enhance your personal development.
• Generous travel budget that allows for, e.g., exposure to different sectors via planned placements and attendance to summer schools.

The position is to be filled as soon as possible, deadline for application is Sep 28. We strongly encourage applications from members of any underrepresented group in our research area.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: To apply or for questions, contact alex.may@rub.de. Applications should contain the following in a single PDF:

• Cover letter describing your background and research interests.
• CV, including transcripts.
• A link to your MSc thesis (draft), if available.

On behalf of the Temasek Laboratories at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, we solicit application for a paid internship.

Project: Efficient implementation of post-quantum ciphers in quantum logic (with a focus on code-based ciphers)

Vacancy: 2 persons

Duration: September 2022 to February 2023 (6 months)

PI: Anubhab Baksi (anubhab.baksi@ntu.edu.sg)

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Anubhab Baksi

The SYmmetric and Lightweight cryptography Lab (SYLLAB) at Nanyang Technological University is looking for candidates for 2 Research Fellow / postdoc positions (from fresh post-docs to senior research fellows, flexible contract duration) on:

• symmetric-key cryptography,
• lightweight cryptography,
• side-channel analysis,
• optimized software and/or hardware implementations,
• fully-homomorphic encryption,
• machine learning.

Candidates are expected to have a proven record of publications in top cryptography/security/ML 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

We are looking for bright and motivated PhD students to work in the topics of information security and cryptography. The students will join the Cybersecurity and applied Cryptography group led by Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa (https://cybersecurity.unisg.ch/). The students are expected to work on topics that include security and privacy issues for resource-constrained devices (e.g., sensors) that rely on external untrusted servers in order to perform computations. More precisely, the student shall be working on investigating efficient authentication and verifiable delegation of computation mechanisms that provide: i) provable security guarantees, and ii) rigorous privacy guarantees. The positions are funded with a competitive salary and the workplace is in beautiful St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Research areas: Research areas include but are not limited to:

• Verifiable computation
• Secure Multi Party Computation
• Privacy-preserving authentication
• Cryptographic primitives
• Privacy-preserving biometric authentication

Your Profile:

• A MSc degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or a relevant field;
• Strong mathematical and algorithmic CS background;
• Excellent programming skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Final Deadline for applications: 31 August 2022
Starting date: By mutual agreement

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Eriane Breu

More information: https://jobs.unisg.ch/offene-stellen/funded-phd-student-in-applied-cryptography-privacy-preserving-biometric-authentication-m-w-d/c4a38453-d472-4ca0-b975-1b1f9d517dc0

CISPA is a world-leading research center that focuses on Information Security and Machine Learning at large. To expand and further strengthen our center, we are looking for Tenure-Track Faculty in all areas related to Security, Privacy, and Cryptography (f/m/d) All applicants are expected to grow a research team that pursues an internationally visible research agenda. To aid you in achieving this, CISPA provides institutional base funding for three full-time researcher positions and a generous budget for expenditures. Upon successful tenure evaluation, you will hold a position that is equivalent to an endowed full professorship at a top research university. We invite applications of candidates with excellent track records in Security, Privacy, and Cryptography, especially in (but not limited to) the fields of

Applied and Post-Quantum Cryptography

Autonomous Systems Security

Cybercrime, Misinformation, and Fake News

Hardware Security and Secure Hardware Designs

Human-Centered Security and Privacy

Privacy-Enhancing Technologies

Security of Critical Infrastructures and Embedded Systems

Software Security, Analysis, and Engineering

The CISPA Tenure-Track in a nutshell:

Tenure-track of five years towards the equivalent of an Endowed Full Professorship

Three fully funded full-time research staff positions for your entire tenure-track

Generous budget for research expenses

Low teaching load of only one course (of your choice) per semester

World-renowned colleagues in (almost) all areas of Security and Machine Learning

Young and dynamic environment, with an average faculty age below 40 years

CISPA values diversity and is committed to equality. We provide special dual-career support. We explicitly encourage female and diverse researchers to apply.

Application

All applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their complete application by November 1, 2022 with interviews starting in December 2022. However, applications will continue to be accepted until December 15, 2022 with interviews in 2023.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: scientific-recruiting@cispa.de

More information: https://faculty.jobs.cispa.de/sec/iacr