International Association
for Cryptologic Research

Applications are invited for one Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. The candidate is expected to carry out research in the topic of post-quantum cryptography (lattice-based, multivariate, code-based or isogeny -based cyrptography). The research will be conducted as part of the Quantum Information National Laboratory, which is a collaboration between several universities and research institutes in Budapest. The applicant is supposed to hold a Phd in Computer Science or Mathematics (the degree should be obtained by the starting date). The position is for two years and expected starting date is April 2023, however the starting date is negotiable (but not later than September 2023). If you want to apply for this position please send the following documents to Péter Kutas (kuppabt@inf.elte.hu):

• CV
• Motivation Letter
• Two recommendation letters (these should be sent by the recommending person directly to the above e-mail address)

Please send your applications by 31st January 2023.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Péter Kutas (kuppabt@inf.elte.hu)

The School of Engineering at the Universidad Católica de Chile, one of the leading engineering academic institutions in Latin America and ranked among the top four emerging leaders for engineering education worldwide, invites outstanding candidates for a full-time faculty position in the area of cybersecurity. Duties: High-quality teaching (at undergraduate and graduate levels), and conducting independent research. Additional duties include knowledge transfer, outreach, and university administrative tasks. The new position should conduct teaching, research, and technological innovation activities in cybersecurity and cryptography, including but not limited to privacy, data protection, computer network security, information technology security, software and application security, blockchain, computer forensics, smart contracts, data integrity, among others. The selected candidate is expected to develop a strong externally funded research program, support doctoral programs, and teach three courses per year, at least two of these courses should belong to the bachelor of science in computer science program, and another course according to their expertise. Requirements: Applicants must hold a Ph.D., preferably in Computer Science, and/or have demonstrable expertise in the fields. Due to the nature of our School, the applicant will have the opportunity and should be willing to work collaboratively with other Departments in the School of Engineering. Previous postdoctoral or international academic experience should be stated in the application. Candidates do not need to be fluent in Spanish at the time of application, but should be prepared to learn the language well enough to teach in this language in the short term (two years maximum). English is a requirement.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Marcelo Arenas, marenas@ing.puc.cl

More information: https://www.ing.uc.cl/trabaja-con-nosotros/areas-to-apply-2/

A postdoctoral position is available in the APSIA research group (led by Prof. Peter Y. A. Ryan) in the Department of computer Science at the University of Luxembourg. The successful candidate is expected to do research in line with ‘’quantum safe proofs’’ (QSP) project funded by Luxembourg National Research Fund. The successful candidate will conduct the QSP project in collaboration with Prof. Peter Y. A. Ryan, Prof. Anne Broadbent (University of Ottawa, Canada) and Dr. Ehsan Ebrahimi (PI, University of Luxemburg).

The duration of the position is two years. The yearly gross salary for every Postdoctoral researcher at the UL is around EUR 77167 (full time) . The starting date would be as early as 02.01.2023 (Feb 2023).

The successful candidate will conduct the following tasks:

• Research on post-quantum security of proof systems and its impact to applications like cryptocurrencies and electronic voting systems.
• Research on Quantum Proof Systems: for instance, complexity classes QMA, QIP, etc.
• Participate in teaching tasks and Ph.D. and M.Sc. students supervisions
• Collaboration with writing progress reports

we expect:

• A Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics with the focus on Cryptography and its intersection with Quantum Computation & Information.
• Experience working on quantum-secure proof systems or quantum proof systems is a plus
• Competitive research record in cryptography or quantum computation & information
• Strong mathematical CS background
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are required

Applications should include a short letter of motivation, a CV, a publication list with short summery for each publication, and names of at least 2 reference letter writers . Early application is highly encouraged, as the applications will be processed upon reception.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Ehsan Ebrahimi, ehsan.ebrahimi@uni.lu

Looking for candidates with a strong background in theory interested in the foundations of cryptography, information-theoretic cryptography, or related areas of complexity theory and algorithms. Multiple positions available, hosted by Prashant Nalini Vasudevan. See website for more details: https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~prashant/ads.html

Closing date for applications:

Contact: prashant@comp.nus.edu.sg

More information: https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~prashant/ads.html

We’re looking for two PhD students in one the following research directions (but not limited to): e-voting, applied cryptography, postquantum cryptography, provable security, privacy-preserving technologies, and formal verification. The PhD will be under the supervision of Dr. Catalin Dragan. International candidates are welcomed to apply. Final Year BSc students can apply.

Position 1: Department of Computer Science Studentship. The application deadline is 6th January 2023, with a start date of October 2023. Applications are made via CS application page https://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/computer-science-phd.

Position 2: University of Surrey’s Breaking Barriers Studentship award. The application deadline is 16 December 2022, with a start date of October 2023. More information is available on https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/breaking-barriers-studentship-award-2023.

The applications typically requiring CV, cover letter, transcripts, and references. However, we strongly encourage candidates to contact Catalin for an informal chat before applying (there is no need to submit any documents for this). The PhD studentships comes with a stipend of £17.5K – £19K per annum plus tuition fees covered for the duration of 3.5 years

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Cătălin Drăgan (c.dragan@surrey.ac.uk)

More information: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/computer-science-phd

We are looking for a talented postdoctoral researcher in the field of trustworthy edge computing, with focus on secure Internet infrastructure for future solutions based on Artificial Intelligence (AI), to join our team and help us fulfil the project's goals, producing quality research. The position is placed at the Sensible Things that Communicate (STC) research center, who is a leading Scandinavian research center in Industrial IoT, and are doing research on fields ranging from wireless connectivity, network security and cryptography, distributed systems, ML/AI, embedded systems, visualization and measurement systems. We seek an outstanding talent with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer and Electrical Engineering, or similar. The ideal candidate have a solid background in edge computing, security, network protocols and programming. Previous experiences in ML/AI, embedded systems, and IoT prototyping is an advantage. The work will involve network and security aspects, including algorithm development, simulations and testing, modelling and prototyping, publishing high-quality research papers in high-ranked journals and to contribute to the preparation and drafting of research bids and proposals.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Professor Mikael Gidlund

More information: https://www.miun.se/en/work-at-the-university/career/jobs/vacancy/postdoc-in-trustworthy-edge-computing/

About Aztec At Aztec we believe privacy isn’t just a fundamental right, but a creative force for web3. Our goal is to unleash the full potential of decentralized technologies by building an open, privacy-first network with no compromises. Privacy enables use cases that otherwise would not be possible and accelerates mainstream adoption. The next wave of web3 applications will require programmable privacy. Aztec’s technology empowers developers with the tools to build private applications and bring their ideas to reality. Our journey started while building an application to bring syndicated loans on chain. We realized that our idea was a nonstarter without privacy. There were no solutions to offer privacy on public blockchains - so we sought out to build it ourselves. Since then, we've made industry-leading advances in cryptography, and deployed a private money platform and a private DeFi platform. To realize our vision of implementing privacy on a public blockchain, we are building a world-class team of cryptographers, engineers, and ecosystem builders. Supporting us on this journey are leading investors including Paradigm, Variant, Consensys, and a_capital.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: travis@aztecprotocol.com

More information: https://boards.eu.greenhouse.io/aztec/jobs/4099676101

Blockchain Research Labs at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is seeking two Ph.D. students to carry out research in funded projects on cryptography, blockchain applications, or privacy computing.

Interested candidates will kindly include their full CV and transcripts in their applications and send to Dr. Jie Zhang Jie.Zhang01@xjtlu.edu.cn. The deadline for applications is January 31st, 2023. We encourage early applications and the review of applications will begin immediately. Only shortlisted applications will be notified.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Jie.Zhang01@xjtlu.edu.cn

An internship position is available at the MSR Security and Cryptography group in Microsoft (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/1492332/Research-Intern-Security-and-Cryptography).

We are looking for a student with expertise in hardware design and side-channel analysis, and focus on lattice-based cryptography.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Interested candidates should submit their applications through the link available at: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/1492332/Research-Intern-Security-and-Cryptography

Scope: Responsible for driving ongoing developments, and designing our flagship authentication libraries to integrate with leading businesses.

• At least 3 years of experience in Rust
• Interest in security and cryptography
• Comfortable leading the team and taking ownership of the product
• A habit to write clean, well-documented code
• Ability to express yourself fluently in English, spoken and written.

Level: Senior

Location: Remote

Contract: Full time

Visa Sponsorship: N/A

Who are we? Silence Laboratories is a cybersecurity company. We focus on the fusion of cryptography, sensing and design to support a seamless authentication experience. Silence Laboratories (SL) is on a mission to provide business-friendly solutions for distributed digital signing and authentication. We do that through a unique fusion of multi-party computation (MPC) based cryptographic algorithms with threshold signature schemes (TSS) and intelligent multi-modal signal processing. We aim to solve fundamental authentication and account recovery challenges faced by our B2B customers. Our libraries provide businesses with an easy-to-use, proof-based authentication ecosystem. Silence Laboratories is a cybersecurity company. We focus on the fusion of cryptography, sensing and design to support a seamless authentication experience. Silence Laboratories (SL) is on a mission to provide business-friendly solutions for distributed digital signing and authentication. We do that through a unique fusion of multi-party computation (MPC) based cryptographic algorithms with threshold signature schemes (TSS) and intelligent multi-modal signal processing. We aim to solve fundamental authentication and account recovery challenges faced by our B2B customers.

Your Role: Please connect at jay.prakash@silencelaboratories.com or dm at Telegram: @jayece09

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Jay Prakash

Requirements Applicants must hold a Ph.D., preferably in Computer Science, and/or have demonstrable expertise in the fields. Due to the nature of our School, the applicant will have the opportunity and should be willing to work collaboratively with other Departments in the School of Engineering. Previous postdoctoral or international academic experience should be stated in the application. Candidates do not need to be fluent in Spanish at the time of application, but should be prepared to learn the language well enough to teach in this language in the short term (two years maximum). English is a requirement. Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to all aspects of academic life and the public good of the institution. They must be highly motivated to continuously improve their teaching skills, have a genuine interest in getting involved with our graduate programs (specially the doctoral program), and be able to develop and maintain an active research agenda leading to high-quality publications, securing research grants, generating and participating in interdisciplinary projects, leading scientific and industry-liaison initiatives, strengthening and creating national and international academic networks, etc. The candidate will also be expected to create new undergraduate and graduate courses and teach traditional courses in related areas.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Marcelo Arenas, marenas@ing.puc.cl

More information: https://www.ing.uc.cl/trabaja-con-nosotros/areas-to-apply-2/

We are hiring a postdoc interested in blockchains, MPC, zero knowledge or a mix of these topics. We are seeking a highly motivated person with a strong background in one of these areas and a solid publication track record in top venues. The successful candidate will be part of our research group and of the larger Center for Information Security and Trust at ITU, and will also have the chance to visit our collaborators in other institutions, as well as theirs. Besides competitive salaries, employment in this position entails access to high quality public health and education systems for the successful candidate and their family.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Bernardo David (beda at itu dot dk)

More information: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=119&ProjectId=181502&DepartmentId=3439&MediaId=1282

Radical Semiconductor is reinventing the credit card chip. With more powerful cryptography, custom apps, and ultra-high security, Radical silicon will power cryptocurrency hardware wallets, new financial technologies, and the entire banking ecosystem.

We are looking for highly-skilled, motivated, interdisciplinary, and diverse team members to help us build our very first custom OS, compiler stack, and cryptographic suite to run on our novel hardware. As an engineer in the earliest stages of Radical, your voice will be heard, and your decisions will impact the hardware that will one day end up in everyone’s wallet.

As an applied cryptographer, you will work directly with Radical’s VP of Information Security and CTO to develop a custom instruction set for implementing cryptographic algorithms, construct a compiler and simulator toolchain targeting this instruction set, and implement and optimize cryptographic algorithms using this toolchain. You will work closely with both the hardware and software design teams to create designs that offer high cryptographic agility with a small power and area footprint.

For full details, see our job posting under the "Jobs" tab at the link below.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: For applying, visit the link above. For any questions or hiring recommendations, reach out to katie@radicalsemiconductor.com.

More information: https://jobs.radicalsemiconductor.com

DIMACS, the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, based at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, seeks a Deputy Director of the Center who would also serve as an Associate or Full Professor in a Rutgers department. Founded in 1989, DIMACS is a thriving consortium of seven universities and six companies. Its mission is to conduct research, catalyze research, and develop educational programs in the computational and mathematical sciences, including artificial intelligence, computing theory (algorithms, combinatorics, complexity), data science, discrete mathematics (geometry, graph theory), machine learning, modeling, optimization, and privacy. Activities often address applications in biology, cyber & physical security, economics, engineering, epidemiology, and sustainability, as well as topics in computer science and math education. The Deputy Director will co-lead the scientific, educational, financial, and administrative aspects of the Center; help guide its vision; further its interdisciplinary traditions; write grants and raise funds; and interact with initiatives across Rutgers and other partners, including DIMACS’s DHS center of excellence. DIMACS has excelled at catalyzing new research and adapting to its partners’ interests; the Deputy Director will contribute leadership in determining such new directions. The Deputy Director will serve a five-year (renewable) term at DIMACS and engage in research, teaching, and service in their home department. The candidate must have a Ph.D. and a strong record of research, academic service, and teaching ability suitable for a tenured faculty appointment in a field such as computer science, mathematics, operations research, or statistics. The ideal candidate’s research will connect to DIMACS’s roots in theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics, while branching to other areas, such as data science, AI, and machine learning. The candidate should have wide interests and demonstrated leadership abilities. A successful record of grant funding is preferred.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Christine Spassione

More information: https://go.rutgers.edu/dimacsdeputy

We are now seeking an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor in the field of Information Security. The position is located in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences at Tampere University, more specifically in the unit of Computing Sciences. The Network and Information Security group in the unit of Computing Sciences is an active and vibrant research group consisting of 2 professors, 3 lecturers, 4 senior researchers, and around 20 researchers and research assistants made up of postgraduate and graduate students. The core research competencies of the group are hardware-assisted security, privacy, applied cryptography, IoT security, network security, and security usability. We invite applicants with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Hardware Security: Candidates in this area are expected to have a proven track record of excellence in security-focused electrical engineering, signal processing, System-on-Chip design, computer architecture (e.g., RISC-V), hardware-software codesign, and/or digital design research and development. Topics of interest include hardware aspects of system security, side-channel analysis, and/or trusted execution environments. Software Security: Candidates in this area are expected to have a proven track record of excellence in security, privacy, anonymity, and/or crypto-focused software engineering, software assurance, static and dynamic analysis, formal verification, and/or trusted computing research and development. Topics of interest include software architectures, software testing, software aspects of side-channel analysis, trusted application development, and/or application areas such as privacy, anonymity, and/or cryptography. Applied Cryptography: Candidates in this area are expected to have a proven track record of excellence in both practical and theoretical aspects of cryptography research and development. Topics of interest include provable security, differential privacy, functional encryption, privacy-preserving analytics, and/or protocols.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: For more information, please contact: Professor Timo Hämäläinen, Computing Sciences Unit, timo.hamalainen@tuni.fi, tel. +358408490777 With questions related to the recruitment process, please contact HR specialist Meri Pere, meri.pere@tuni.fi.

More information: https://bit.ly/3UG3A2k

Applications are being invited for outstanding early-career scientists (up to eight years after PhD), interested in building their independent research group in the field of Information and Communication Technology at TU Wien. The proposed research area should contribute to the scientific advancement of the ICT field and demonstrate relevance to industry with a strong potential for mid-term technological and societal impact.

The selection follows a two-stage process: In stage one applicants apply for a tenure-track professorship at TU Wien (deadline 15 December 2022). In stage two, applicants apply for a WWTF grant together with a proponent of the applicant’s choice from TU Wien (deadline 15 March 2023).

The 14th Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators call 2023 (https://wwtf.at/funding/programmes/vrg/#VRG23) is issued for up to three group leader positions as part of the WWTF’s Information and Communication Technology programme. WWTF especially encourages female candidates and takes unconventional research careers into consideration.

The WWTF grant amounts up to EUR 1.6 million for a total of 6-8 years. Successful candidates will be offered an Assistant-Professor position with tenure track at TU Wien.

The new research group will be part of the Security and Privacy research unit (https://secpriv.wien).

The topics of interest include but are not limited

• intersection between machine learning and security & privacy
• usable security
• formal methods for security
• system and network security
• applied cryptography

Apply here: https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/196427

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Matteo Maffei (first.last@tuwien.ac.at)

More information: https://www.tuwien.at/forschung/vienna-research-group-leader#c18022

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for multiple positions with appointment commencing on July 1, 2023, or shortly thereafter. Individuals are encouraged to apply to any and all relevant positions. We are conducting a targeted search in computer security and cryptography, and also have several positions open to all areas of computer science, both at the assistant and at the associate levels. The deadline for applications is January 9, 2023.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Eitan Grinspun (recruit@cs.toronto.edu)

More information: https://web.cs.toronto.edu/employment-opportunities

We are looking for bright and motivated students who are interested in a graduate degree in cryptography. Several fully funded positions are available.

The cryptography research group at Oregon State University is led by Professors Mike Rosulek & Jiayu Xu. We have research interests in secure multi-party computation, password-based authentication, key agreement, and privacy-enhancing technologies.

Oregon State University is an R1 (high research activity) university, and its cryptography research group is highly rated on csrankings.org. Past graduates of the group have gone on to successful research positions in industry and academia. OSU is located in Corvallis, Oregon, a small college town (population 60k) located near Portland, the Pacific Ocean, and the Cascade Mountain range.

Students should have a BS degree in computer science or closely related technical discipline. A background in theoretical computer science and/or mathematics is preferred but not required.

Deadline for PhD applicants is December 1. Deadline for MS applicants is January 1. Interested students should select the CS degree program, and indicate an interest in the Cybersecurity research group.

For information on how to apply, see https://eecs.oregonstate.edu/academics/graduate/cs . For other questions, email rosulekm@eecs.oregonstate.edu or xujiay@oregonstate.edu

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Mike Rosulek & Jiayu Xu

More information: https://eecs.oregonstate.edu/academics/graduate/cs

Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow position to conduct research into the design and implementation of practical, robust, and physically secure post-quantum cryptographic architectures. The research will be conducted as part of the collaborative UK Quantum Communications Hub project. Applicants must have at least a 2:1 Honours Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or closely related discipline and a PhD, or expect, within 6 months, to obtain a PhD, in a relevant subject. At least 3 years relevant research experience in one or more of the following is essential: embedded systems design; FPGA or ASIC hardware design. Expertise in post-quantum cryptography and evidence of a strong publication record commensurate with career stage and experience is also essential.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr Ciara Rafferty

More information: https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/ResearchJobs/

The School of Engineering and Technology (SET) at the University of Washington (UW) Tacoma invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Computer Science and Systems (CSS) program. This full-time position has a nine-month service period beginning September 2023. The successful candidate will pursue a vigorous research agenda while demonstrating passion for teaching. The successful candidate will teach classes at graduate and undergraduate levels, conduct research that complements inquiry within the school, actively participate in university and professional service, while promoting a diverse and inclusive community of faculty, staff, and students. Highly qualified applicants from any area of computer science or related fields will be considered. The CSS program offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees and faculty engage in research in Bioinformatics, Cryptography and Information Security, Data Science and Machine Learning, Distributed Systems (Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Smart Cities, and Vehicular Networks), GIS, and other areas. The CSS program is within SET at the University of Washington Tacoma, one of three UW campuses. Applications must be submitted electronically to: http://apply.interfolio.com/116931 .

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Questions related to this position are to be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Wes J. Lloyd, at wlloyd@uw.edu.

More information: http://apply.interfolio.com/116931