International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The SandboxAQ team is looking for a Standardization Engineer to help functionalize the next generation of cybersecurity systems. A successful candidate will represent SandboxAQ in cryptography and information security standard bodies, leading our global standardization activities. The candidate should have a proven track record of participation and contribution to standard bodies, and should be comfortable with cryptographic algorithms and secure protocols. The candidate will be part of a diverse team consisting of cryptographers, mathematicians, ML experts, and physicists, where they will play a key role in efficient and effective enablement of the technologies being developed.

Core Responsibilities

• Research and design new cryptographic primitives or protocols.
• Represent SandboxAQ’s interests in standard bodies.
• Contribute technically to the standardization of internal innovative designs and technologies.
• Work closely with the R&D, engineering teams and product manager teams, and help develop PoCs of the proposed standards.
• Help on organizing events related to standards or to research.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Carlos Aguilar-Melchor <[email protected]>
Martin Albrecht <[email protected]>

More information: https://www.sandboxaq.com/careers-list?gh_jid=4884446004

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Cryptography Software Engineer to lead the development of a composable cryptographic library implementing post quantum cryptography. As the Lead Cryptographer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing cryptographic protocols and algorithms that are resistant to quantum attacks. You will work closely with our team of software developers to ensure that the cryptographic library is robust, efficient, and easy to use.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement cryptographic protocols and algorithms that are resistant to quantum attacks.
• Lead the development of a disruptive composable cryptographic library that can be used in various applications and systems.
• Work closely with software developers and researchers to ensure that the cryptographic library is robust, efficient, and easy to use.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in post quantum cryptography and integrate them into the library.
• Collaborate with other cryptographers and security experts to ensure that the library meets the highest security standards.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior members of the team.
• Manage the Open Source version of the library including the publication pipeline (from the internal repository) as well as the resulting artifacts (e.g. Python/Rust/Go packages)

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Carlos Aguilar-Melchor <[email protected]>

More information: https://www.sandboxaq.com/careers-list?gh_jid=4872332004

The SandboxAQ team is looking for a software engineer to help functionalize the next generation of cryptographic systems. A successful candidate will be comfortable with user space Linux development, network engineering, cryptographic algorithms and secure protocols. They will be part of a diverse team consisting of cryptographers, mathematicians, ML experts, and physicists, where they will play a key role in efficient and effective enablement of the technologies being developed.

Core Responsibilities

• Participating in the development of our cryptographic framework:
  • Design and implement various API along the cryptographic stack (from block ciphers to creating VPN tunnels)
  • Support for new tunneling protocols
• Provide guidance on software development scope, capacity, prioritization and best practices
• Perform profiling, identify potential performance tradeoffs

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Carlos Aguilar-Melchor <[email protected]>

More information: https://www.sandboxaq.com/careers-list?gh_jid=4800134004

We are inviting applications for a fully-funded PhD position at the Cluster of Excellence CASA. As the successful candidate, you will join the project Robust Certification of Quantum Devices and conduct fundamental research in the areas of:

Nonlocal games and self-testing

Quantum information and cryptography

Group and representation theory

At Bochum, you can expect a vibrant atmosphere of excellent research that spans across many areas of computer science and mathematics. In addition to an exciting research project and a friendly and stimulating work environment, we can offer a generous travel budget that allows for attending relevant conferences and summer schools to present your work to the international community, visiting collaborators, etc. The PhD program is entirely in English. You will be employed on a fully-funded position (100%, E13 salary) with an initial appointment of three years. The starting date is negotiable, but ideally in fall 2023. Your profile:

By default, you have a MSc degree (or be close to completing one) in computer science, mathematics, physics or related fields. Outstanding candidates with a BSc degree will also be considered.

You have an excellent track record in classes related to quantum information and cryptography, and/or more generally in mathematics and theoretical computer science.

You are curiosity driven, enjoy combining creativity with mathematical precision, and are open to interdisciplinary collaborations.

You are fluent in written and spoken English (no German required).

To apply, please email [email protected] with subject “CASA PhD Position” and the following information:

Brief cover letter describing your background and research interests.

CV, including transcripts (BSc + MSc).

Electronic contact details of 2 referees.

Any other relevant material (MSc thesis draft, BSc thesis, publications, …).

Applications received by July 10, 2023 will receive full consideration. We strongly encourage applications from members of any underrepresented group.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: [email protected]

About Pagoda
Pagoda is shepherding a future where NEAR becomes the blockchain operating system. We believe that re-inventing how software is made and distributed is our greatest opportunity to open economic access to those who are not fully integrated into the global economy. Our products empower people to find opportunity, invent new experiences, and collaborate. Let's build an Open Web world. A world where people control their assets, data, and power of governance.

About The Role
Pagoda is looking for a software engineer with experience building and maintaining cryptography and Zero-Knowledge projects. You will be the in-house expert on cryptography and Zero-Knowledge technology. You will initiate, implement, and lead a variety of projects in this area, including integrating the results of Zero-Knowledge research done by teams in the Near community into NEAR Protocol. Your work will have a major impact on the scalability and decentralization of NEAR Protocol.

What You'll Be Doing:

Apply advances in cryptography and Zero-Knowledge technology to improve security, scalability, and decentralization of NEAR Protocol.

Audit external ZK projects in the NEAR ecosystem and seek opportunities to integrate them into NEAR Protocol

Act as a subject matter expert and provide consultation to internal and external teams on Zero-Knowledge technology

What We're Looking For:

Knowledge and experience with cryptography

Knowledge and experience with Zero-Knowledge

Demonstrated experience writing well-structured, clean, maintainable code

Ability to learn new languages, APIs and SDKs quickly

Knowledge of Rust or other low-level language

Strong communication and remote friendly working skills

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related fields is a must

Familiarity with Ethereum development and related technologies (web3.js, ethers.js etc)

Familiarity with other crypto or blockchain technologies

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Jo Mount, Senior Recruiter - NEAR-Pagoda

More information: https://boards.greenhouse.io/pagoda/jobs/6736262002?gh_jid=6736262002

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is a leading university of quality online education that is rooted in Catalonia and open to the world. It offers people lifelong learning to help them and society advance, while carrying out research into the knowledge society. It is the 2nd Spanish-speaking online educational institution in the world with more than 70.000 students in the academic year 2017/2018.

UOC has a research center, the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), specialized in studying the study of the Internet and the effects of the interaction between digital technologies and human activity. Inside this research center there are 10 renowed research groups, one of them is the K-riptography and Information Security for Open Networks (KISON).

KISON is a research group focused on creating technologies for the protection of the security of networks, the information transmitted through them and the privacy of their users. The KISON group research lines focus on the compatibility of the security of decentralized networks (e.g. ad-hoc, P2P or IoT networks) and the protection of information in the Internet (especially multimedia contents) with users' rights to privacy.

We offer a two-year post-doc research position and a three-year PhD student position.

See the details at UOC website.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Helena Rifà-Pous

More information: https://selection.uoc.edu/web/offersjob/offerdetails.aspx?offerID=90896BA916D3CDFD2D61A6285C121189E58DFA9D755F8FA3E04CC901FF357818

LIP6 and QAT teams have recently introduced several new protocols and approaches for the cryptographic verification of delegated quantum computations: - robust verification (PRX Quantum, 2021, arXiv:2109.04042) - multiparty verification (arXiv:2303.08865) - general framework for verification (arXiv:2206.00631) We are looking for a strong #phdstudent in cryptography to continue push the boundaries of what can be done to build trust in a future quantum-enabled computing environment. We are especially looking for motivated students mastering one or more of the following techniques: - composable security frameworks - post-quantum cryptography - construction of pseudo-random functions - random-oracle model Quantum mechanics fluency is not a necessity at first but can be acquired by interactions with the team. The PhD will be localized at LIP6 and Ecole normale supérieure (Paris), with opportunities to visit other research groups within Europe. Supervision will be done jointly by Elham Kashefi and Harold Ollivier. Funding is already secured. Send a CV + transcript + and motivation letter before june 30.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Elham Kashefi ([email protected]) Harold Ollivier ([email protected])

More information: https://qat.inria.fr

Salary: 35,308 to 40,745 GBP

The Surrey Centre for Cyber Security (SCCS) at the University of Surrey is seeking to recruit a full-time Research Fellow in Data Resilience, Security and Privacy. The post is available with the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. We welcome applicants who wish to pursue the role through flexible working patterns.

The successful candidate will be expected to conduct research within the context of the Defence Data Research Centre https://ddrc.uk/, funded by DSTL, in which SCCS is a partner, alongside the Universities of Exeter and Liverpool, and the Digital Catapult. The Centre is focusing on problems related to the use of data for Artificial Intelligence applications, particularly around the challenges of bringing raw data to the state where it can be used. We consider these problems within a defence context, such as logistics support, object tracking and data wrangling. SCCS is focused on the area of data resilience, security and privacy, considering problems such as the trustworthiness and resilience of data and issues around anonymisation.

The post holder will benefit from the research environment provided by the Surrey Centre for Cyber Security, an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research recognised by the National Cyber Security Centre. The Centre’s broader research agenda is in the areas of trusted computing, data privacy, privacy preserving security, applied cryptography, and a range of cyber security topics.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Steve Schneider.

[email protected]

More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=13336

We are looking for 1 post-doc researcher to work on the theory and practice of composition of secure hardware devices. The position is funded as part of the UKRI/EPSRC project "SECCOM: Securing composable Hardware Platforms" with funding from MoD/Dstl (UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory). Offers for the position will therefore be conditional on passing an identity check with Dstl.

The postdoc will be hosted by Bernardo Magri at the Systems and Software Security group at the CS department of the University of Manchester, located in the Northwest of England (https://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/research/expertise/systems-and-software-security/).

The ideal candidate should have a PhD degree in Computer Science or related areas, and a proven record of publications in cryptography and/or security venues such as Crypto, Eurocrypt, Asiacrypt, TCC, PKC, CCS, S&P, USENIX, ACNS, ESORICS, etc. Experience with protocol composition frameworks (such as the UC framework) is a plus, but not required.

The position is at grade 7 (salary between £43k-53k/year depending on experience) and it lasts for 2 years. Positions can be filled from September 1st to December 1st, 2023, and will remain open until filled.

To apply, please send an email with the subject "SECCOM application" to [email protected] with:

Cover letter

CV

Short research statement

Names of at least 2 references

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Bernardo Magri

Cryptography, Security & Privacy Research Group at Koç University has one opening at the post-doctoral researcher level. Accepted applicants may receive competitive salary, housing (accommodation) support, health insurance, computer, travel support, and lunch meal card.

Your duties include performing research on cryptography, security, and privacy in line with our research group's focus, as well as directing graduate and undergraduate students in their research and teaching. The project funding is related to cryptography, game theory and mechanism design, adversarial machine learning, and blockchain technologies.

Applicants are expected to have already obtained their Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science or related discipline with a thesis topic related to the duties above.

For more information about joining our group and projects, visit

https://crypto.ku.edu.tr/work-with-us/

Submit your application via email including

• full CV,
• transcripts of all universities attended,
• 1-3 sample publications where you are the main author,
• a detailed research proposal,
• 2-3 reference letters sent directly by the referees.

Application and start dates are flexible.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Assoc. Prof. Alptekin Küpçü
https://member.acm.org/~kupcu

More information: https://crypto.ku.edu.tr/work-with-us/

Cryptography, Security & Privacy Research Group at Koç University has multiple openings at every level. Accepted Computer Science and Engineering applicants may receive competitive scholarships including monthly stipend, tuition waiver, housing (accommodation) support, health insurance, computer, travel support, and lunch meal card.

Your duties include performing research on cryptography, cyber security, and privacy in line with our research group's focus, including blockchains and adversarial machine learning, assist teaching, as well as collaborating with other graduate and undergraduate students. Computer Science, Mathematics, Cryptography, or related background is necessary.

For applying online, and questions about the application-process for M.Sc. and Ph.D. positions, visit

https://gsse.ku.edu.tr/en/admissions/application-requirements

All applications must be completed online. Applications with missing documents will not be considered. Applications via e-mail will not be considered. Application Requirements:

1. CV
2. Recommendation Letters (2 for MSc, 3 for PhD)
3. TOEFL (for everyone whose native language is not English, Internet Based: Minimum Score 80)
4. GRE score
5. Official transcripts from all the universities attended
6. Statement of Purpose
7. Area of Interest Form filled online

https://gsse.ku.edu.tr/en/admissions/how-to-apply/

We also have a non-thesis paid Cyber Security M.Sc. program:

https://cybersecurity.ku.edu.tr/

For more information about joining our group and projects, visit

https://crypto.ku.edu.tr/work-with-us/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: https://gsse.ku.edu.tr/en/admissions/how-to-apply/

More information: https://gsse.ku.edu.tr/en/admissions/how-to-apply/

Paderborn University is a high-performance and internationally oriented campus university with around 20,000 students. In interdisciplinary teams, we shape future-oriented research, innovative teaching and the active transfer of knowledge to society. As an important research and cooperation partner, the university also shapes regional development strategies.
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics - Institute of Computer Science / Codes and Cryptography Group - has a vacancy (100% of the regular working time) at the earliest opportunity:

Research Assistant (f/m/d) (salary is according to 13 TV-L)

This is a qualification position within the meaning of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG - German Act on Scientific Temporary Contracts), which serves to promote a doctoral procedure or an early postdoc phase in the field of "Codes and Cryptography". The position is to be filled for a limited period, depending on the qualification achieved to date, but generally for a period of 3 years. An extension is possible within the time limits of the WissZeitVG if applicable.

Your duties and responsibilities
Research in one of the following areas:
- Cryptography and quantum cryptography
- Algorithmic number theory and complexity theory
- Quantum algorithms and quantum complexity
- Teaching on the order of 4 teaching hours (SWS) per week

Hiring requirement: Scientific Master degree in computer science, mathematics of physics
Since Paderborn University seeks to increase the number of female scientists, applications of women are especially welcome. In case of equal qualification and scientific achievements, they will receive preferential treatment according to the North Rhine-Westphalian Equal Opportunities Policy (LGG), unless there are cogent reasons to give preference to another applicant. Part-time employment is possible. Likewise, applications of disabled people with appropriate qualification are explicitly requested. This also applies to people with equal status according to the German social law SGB IX.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Please send your application including a CV (preferably in a single pdf file) using the Ref. No. 5963 by 30 June 2023 to: [email protected].

Prof. Dr. Johannes Blömer Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics Paderborn University Warburger Str. 100 33098 Paderborn

More information: https://cs.uni-paderborn.de/en/cuk/research

We are looking for a bright and motivated PhD student to work in the topics of information security and cryptography.

The student is expected to work on topics that include security and privacy issues in authentication. More precisely, the student will be working on investigating efficient and privacy-preserving authentication that provides: i) provable security guarantees, and ii) rigorous privacy guarantees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform exciting and challenging research in the domain of information security and cryptography.
• Support and assist in teaching computer security and cryptography courses.

Profile:

• The PhD student is expected to have a MSc degree or equivalent, and strong background in cryptography, network security and mathematics.
• Experience in one or more domains such as cryptography, design of protocols, secure multi-party computation and differential privacy is beneficial.
• Excellent programming skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

The Chair of Cyber Security, https://cybersecurity.unisg.ch/, is a part of the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) at the University of St.Gallen. The chair was established in autumn semester 2020 and is led by Prof. Dr. Katerina Mitrokotsa. Our research interests are centered around information security and applied cryptography, with the larger goal of safeguarding communications and providing strong privacy guarantees. We are currently active in multiple areas including the design of provably secure cryptographic protocols and cryptographic primitives that can be employed for reliable authentication, outsourcing computations in cloud-assisted settings, network security problems as well as secure and privacy-preserving machine learning. As a doctoral student you will be a part of the Doctoral School of Computer Science (DCS), https://dcs.unisg.ch.

The starting date for the position is flexible and come with a very competitive salary. The selection process runs until the suitable candidate has been found.

Closing date for applications:

Contact:
Eriane Breu, [email protected] (Administrative matters)
Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa, [email protected] (Research related questions)

There is an open call for a Postdoc position in the Cyber Security and Applied Cryptograhy research group at the Institute of Computer Science, University of St.Gallen, led by Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa.

Our research interests are centered around information security and applied cryptography, with the larger goal of safeguarding communications and providing strong privacy guarantees. We are active in several areas, a subset of which include:

• Verifiable computation
• Secure, private and distributed aggregation
• Secure multi-party computation
• Privacy-preserving biometric authentication
• Anonymous credentials
• Distributed and privacy-preserving authentication

Candidates should have a strong background in applied cryptography and provable security, are able to work independently and also collaborate in a team. Applicants must hold a Ph.D., with contributions in the relevant research topics and have publications in good venues.

The starting date for the position is flexible and come with a very competitive salary. The selection process runs until the suitable candidate has been found. The University of St.Gallen conducts excellent research with international implications. The city of St.Gallen is located one hour from Zurich and offers a high quality of life.

Closing date for applications:

Contact:
Eriane Breu, [email protected] (Administrative matters)
Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa, [email protected] (Research related questions)

The University of Klagenfurt in southern Austria is looking for a Professor of Cybersecurity:

https://jobs.aau.at/en/job/professor-of-cybersecurity/

Application deadline is 18 June 2023.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Wolfgang Faber

More information: https://jobs.aau.at/en/job/professor-of-cybersecurity/

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (www.fraunhofer.com) currently operates 76 institutes and research institutions throughout Germany and is the world’s leading applied research organization. We at Fraunhofer FIT are an excellent partner for the human-centric design of our digital future. Some 350 scientists are working within interdisciplinary teams on innovative solutions for current challenges in the domains of Digital Energy, Health and Sustainability as well as Human-centered Engineering & Design, Data Science & AI, Business & Information Systems Engineering, Microsimulation, and Cooperation Systems like Blockchain.

Are you interested in research & practical projects around the topic Data Privacy and Data Spaces? Then take the chance and become part of our department Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Aachen/Sankt Augustin in Germany!

Our research group, Data Protection and Sovereignty, is dedicated to developing cutting-edge solutions that ensure the security and privacy of sensitive data in real-world data-driven use-cases across various application domains. These include, but are not limited to, cybersecurity, data spaces, energy, supply chain, finance, and health. Data sovereignty, the ability of individuals or entities to have complete control over their data, requires advanced technologies beyond anonymization, such as homomorphic encryption (HE), secure multi-party computation (MPC), and differential privacy. As a part of this team, you will conduct research and develop secure solutions for real-world use-cases (e.g., data spaces, machine learning applications, secure data exchange, distributed systems) to enable data privacy and data sovereignty with partners from industry and research, in national and international projects.

Apply here: https://jobs.fraunhofer.de/job/Sankt-Augustin-Junior-Research-Group-LeaderPostdoc-%28mfd%29-in-the-area-of-Data-Privacy-and-Data-Sovereignty-53757/936608601/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Avikarsha Mandal

More information: https://jobs.fraunhofer.de/job/Sankt-Augustin-Junior-Research-Group-LeaderPostdoc-%28mfd%29-in-the-area-of-Data-Privacy-and-Data-Sovereignty-53757/936608601/

We are looking for a bright, ambitious, and motivated PhD student to join the cryptography group in the Cybersecurity Engineering Section at DTU Compute in the Copenhagen region of Denmark. The 3-year PhD position will preferably start on 1 January 2024.
The goal of the PhD project is to improve the state of threshold post-quantum cryptography. You will join the growing cryptography team at DTU and be able to work with researchers in- and outside of the Copenhagen region and Denmark.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Carsten Baum

More information: https://efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/1763/?utm_medium=jobshare

OpenZeppelin is the premier crypto cybersecurity technology and services company, trusted by the most used DeFi and NFT projects in the world.

The security services team at OpenZeppelin is responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of Security Audits for the world’s leading web3 organizations and protocols.

What you'll be doing:
1. Review smart contracts for the top decentralized applications before they get launched and present findings and vulnerabilities that the protocol can have to the client.
2. Team up with one or two auditors and review code line by line and try to hack it.
3. Working on proposals to make code easier to understand and use in the future by sharing good practices
4. Conduct open-ended research around cutting edge blockchain technologies
5. Paid time to conduct research and contribute to OpenZeppelin’s projects and knowledge

Benefits
1. Unlimited holidays
2. Fully remote: your way of working
3. Paid parental leave & benefits for primary or second caregiver
4. Team events: onboarding tour & company retreats in different locations around the world
5. Work from home office equipment stipend of up to $500 USD
6. Monthly allowance for wellness activities
7. Coworking: access to a coworking space of your choice
8. Learning: technical training; spoken language lessons in any language of your choice (using Italki)

Closing date for applications:

Contact: David Bessin

More information: https://www.openzeppelin.com/jobs/opening?gh_jid=4254142003

Founded in 2015, OpenZeppelin is the premier crypto cybersecurity technology and services company, trusted by the most used DeFi and NFT projects in the world. Our mission is to protect the open economy, safeguarding tens of billions of dollars in funds for leading crypto organizations including Aave, Coinbase, Compound, Ethereum Foundation, TheGraph and many others. The security services team at OpenZeppelin is responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of Security Audits for the world’s leading web3 organizations and protocols. We are looking to bolster this team by adding specialized cryptographer roles to lead technical audits of ZK projects and perform independent research. The ZK cryptography researcher is responsible for auditing cryptographic implementations of ZK protocols, alongside our experienced team of security researchers that are analyzing the on-chain components of these protocols. This role will also be in charge of leading cryptography research on the team. Check out the link for a full job description.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: David Bessin

More information: https://www.openzeppelin.com/jobs/opening?gh_jid=5612131003

Wouter Lueks (https://wouterlueks.nl) has fully-funded PhD and post-doc positions available in the area of privacy-enhancing technologies at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security. His research group is interested in designing of end-to-end privacy-friendly systems that solve real-world problems. His research covers three broad areas to achieve this goal: (1) applied cryptography; (2) systems building for anonymity; and (3) the evaluation of privacy-friendly systems.

Applicants for a PhD position should hold a bachelor or master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field, and have an interest in privacy, security and/or cryptography. Post-doc applications should hold a PhD in a related field, and have an proven publication record with publications in top venues (e.g., USENIX, S&P, NDSS, or CCS) or specific privacy venues (e.g., PETS).

For more information, including instructions for how to apply, see: https://wouterlueks.nl/positions/. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out by email. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Wouter Lueks (lueks .at. cispa .dot. de)

More information: https://wouterlueks.nl/positions/