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27 July 2024
CIMA.science
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Alfio Lanuto (OBJECT: System developer)
More information: https://cima.science
Input-Output Global
Job PostingAs a Cryptographic Engineer in Applied Cryptography, you will play a vital role in developing and implementing cryptographic solutions. You'll work alongside a team of talented individuals, contributing to various projects ranging from prototyping new cryptographic products to optimizing existing ones. You will collaborate closely with software architects, product managers, and other team members to successfully deliver high-quality cryptographic solutions that meet market demands.
You will need to have a strong foundation in engineering principles and a keen interest in cryptography. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies while continuously learning and growing in applied cryptography.
DutiesAs a Cryptographic Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in implementing Zero-Knowledge (ZK) circuits tailored for integration within the Midnight chain. Your focus will involve leveraging recursive proof technologies, particularly those based on Halo2, to create proofs regarding the Midnight state. These proofs are designed to interface with other ecosystems, such as Cardano, providing a secure and efficient means to interact and exchange information across platforms. Your duties will include:
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Marios Nicolaides
More information: https://apply.workable.com/io-global/j/E68F9E4337/
University of Wollongong, Australia
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Prof. Willy Susilo
More information: https://www.uow.edu.au/about/jobs/jobs-available/#en/sites/CX_1/requisitions/preview/4659/?
20 July 2024
Universität der Bundeswehr Munich, Germany
Job Posting- Distributed cryptography: DKG, decentralised credentials with privacy properties
- Advanced encryption: algorithmic techniques for FHE and SNARKs, updatable encryption
- Secure computation: MPC techniques and protocol design, PSI
- PQC techniques for any of the aforementioned areas
They will work closely with members of the Privacy and Applied Cryptography (PACY) lab, led by Prof. Mark Manulis, and the Quantum-Safe and Advanced Cryptography (QuSAC) lab, led by Prof. Daniel Slamanig. Candidates will benefit from our modern infrastructure and availability of funds to support own research. Also, Munich is amongst best places to live in Germany.
Positions are available for immediate start but no later than 01.01.2025 with ~58k to 74k EUR p.a. depending on qualifications and experience. Initial contracts are for 1.5 - 2 years. (Due to the nature of funding restrictions on the eligibility may apply.)
Requirements:
- Master's degree (or equivalent) or PhD in Mathematics, Cryptography, or Computer Science with excellent grades
- Solid knowledge and demonstrable experience in respective research area
- Post-doc candidates must have a strong track record (ideally with publications at IACR conferences and/or the top 4 security conferences) and good academic writing and presentation skills
- Experience with cryptographic implementations (desirable)
- Proficiency in English (essential) and German (desirable but not essential)
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Prof. Dr. Mark Manulis
mark [.] manulis [@] unibw [.] de
Applications will be processed continuously until the positions are filled.
More information: https://www.unibw.de/pacy-en/vacancies
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Job PostingThe research group Applied Cyber Security Darmstadt (ACSD) at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da) is currently seeking Ph.D. students for various exciting research opportunities. We are looking for motivated individuals interested in Automotive Security, Smart Energy Network Security, Offensive Security, Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), and Cryptographic Protocol Design. Our group is engaged in several ongoing and upcoming projects funded by prominent agencies such as the DFG (German Research Foundation), BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research), and the state of Hesse. Among the positions are two PhD positions for a BMBF-funded project commencing in September, focused on cryptoagility and the integration of PQC in modern vehicles. This project addresses critical challenges in future-proofing automotive security against emerging quantum threats. If you are passionate about cutting-edge cyber security research and wish to contribute to the advancement of secure automotive technologies, we encourage you to apply.
Your profile:- Master’s degree with very good grades in IT security, computer science, or a similar field
- Extensive knowledge in IT security and applied cryptography
- Proficient programming skills in Python, C/C++
- Knowledge in cryptographic protocols, post-quantum cryptography, automotive technologies, offensive security, or energy networks is beneficial (depending on the project)
- Experience and interest to engage in teaching
- Very good English skills, German skills are beneficial
- Motivated, reliable, creative, and able to work independently
Closing date for applications:
Contact:
- Christoph Krauß
- Alexander Wiesmaier
More information: https://acsd.h-da.de
15 July 2024
University of Luxembourg
Job PostingThe candidate will be based at the University of Luxembourg but also profit from regular visits at and joint research projects with the KASTEL Security Research Labs at KIT, Germany. The candidate’s research will be dealing with privacy-enhancing cryptographic building blocks and protocols for important application scenarios and result in both theoretical contributions (protocol designs, security models and proofs, etc.) and their efficient implementation. Privacy-preserving payments and data analytics, misuse-resistant lawful interception, and anonymous communication are research topics of particular interest to us.
If you are interested in joining our group, please send an email including your CV, transcripts, and two references to andy.rupp@uni.lu. As the position should be filled as soon as possible, your application will be considered promptly.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Andy Rupp (andy.rupp@uni.lu)
More information: https://www.uni.lu/fstm-en/research-groups/cryptographic-protocols/
University of Amsterdam
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Nicolas Resch
More information: https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-Position-in-Code-Based-Cryptography/777741202/
Univeristiy of Sydney, School of Computer Science, Sydney, Australia
Job PostingWe are seeking two highly motivated and talented students to join our research group to pursue a Ph.D in the field of cryptography at School of Computer Science, University of Sydney. The student will work on cutting-edge research in topics such as
The University of Sydney is one of the world's leading universities, known for its outstanding research and teaching excellence (ranked 18 in the world - QS rankings 2025 ). Our vibrant campus is located in the heart of Sydney (one of the top livable cities of the world), offering an exceptional environment for both academic and personal growth and the perfect work-life balance. The School of Computer Science is among the top ranked in the world ( ranked 22 in the world for CS - US news and world report 2024-25 ) constantly expanding year-on-year with strong faculty and students.
Application Process: Interested candidates should contact via email withClosing date for applications:
Contact: Sri AravindaKrishnan Thyagarajan aravind.thyagarajan@sydney.edu.au
More information: https://www.sydney.edu.au/courses/courses/pr/doctor-of-philosophy-engineering.html
Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Job PostingWe 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 November 2024 (or according to mutual agreement). 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.
Responsibilities and qualifications
Your main task will be to design new threshold cryptographic algorithms with post-quantum security.
You will investigate distributed alternatives to existing post-quantum algorithms such as Dilithium, Falcon and Picnic, and the long-term security of threshold cryptography, in particular with respect to proactive and post-quantum security. To succeed in this research effort, you will gain familiarity with:
- post-quantum cryptographic primitives such as signatures or OPRFs
- threshold cryptographic techniques such as secret sharing and multiparty computation
- cryptographic foundations of post-quantum cryptography such as lattices, MPC-in-the-head, FHE and similar tools
As formal qualification, you must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree. Furthermore, to ensure a smooth start into the project, it is preferable that you have previous experience with either threshold or post-quantum cryptography.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years. The position is a full-time position and the starting date is 1 November 2024 (or according to mutual agreement).
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Carsten Baum (cabau@dtu.dk)
More information: https://efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/da/sites/CX_1/job/2872/
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Netherlands
Job PostingWe are looking for a person to extend our team as postdoc in the Horizon Europe Next Generation Internet pilot NGI TALER. Your task will be to carry out foundational research in the context of the payment system GNU Taler. More precisely, you will be tasked with proving the security of post-quantum replacements for the cryptography used to secure GNU Taler. The position is initially 1 year with funding for a 1-year extension available.
GNU Taler is a privacy-preserving payment system. Customers can stay anonymous, but merchants cannot hide their income through payments with GNU Taler. This helps to avoid tax evasion and money laundering while providing users with a privacy-preserving way of electronic payment. As part of a Next Generation Internet pilot, the cryptography used in GNU Taler will be future-proofed by developing post-quantum secure variants of the involved protocols. Your task will be to prove these new protocols secure against quantum adversaries, closely collaborating with the team that develops the protocols.
If you have a PhD in cryptography or a related area, please apply online via the TU/e website.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Andreas Hülsing a.t.huelsing [put at here] tue.nl and Kathrin Hövelmanns k.hovelmanns [put at here] tue.nl
More information: https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/postdoc-in-postquantum-cryptography-1094802.html
Aztec Labs
Job Postinghttps://aztec.network/
We’re creating a general-purpose private smart contract layer for Ethereum, affectionately dubbed ‘Aztec 3’.
We utilise bleeding-edge cryptography in our tech stack to realise private transactions on a public blockchain network, particularly in the realm of zero-knowledge cryptography.
As a result we possess a world-class R&D team that has co-authored the Plonk, Plookup and Zeromorph protocols. Plonk in particular is rapidly becoming an industry standard ZK-SNARK technology.
We are looking for experienced cryptographers to expand our R&D team and allow us to further enhance the state-of-the-art when it comes to generating proofs of private computation.
- Role focus:
- * Research techniques to improve both the constant and asymptotic performance of our cryptographic protocols
- * Perform literature reviews to identify new developments that could improve the Prover/Verifier efficiency of our cryptographic protocols (or replace them entirely)
- * Develop security proofs for our ZK-SNARK circuit architectures
- * Liaise with our applied cryptographers to assist them with implementing our cryptographic protocols in software
- Required experience:
- * PhD-level qualification in cryptography or a related field
- * Named author in one or more papers in the field of zero-knowledge cryptography
- * Ability to read and understand software implementations of cryptographic protocols written in C++
- * Familiarity with algorithms, data structures and basic programming concepts
- * Able to provide clear and constructive feedback for more junior cryptographers / applied cryptographers, mentoring where necessary
- What we offer:
- * A highly competitive compensation package (including equity)
- * Flexible and remote work environment
- * 25 days holiday + bank holidays annually
- * An opportunity to work at the cutting edge of blockchain and FinTech with a world class cryptography and engineering team
Closing date for applications:
Contact: travis@aztecprotocol.com
More information: https://boards.eu.greenhouse.io/aztec/jobs/4098527101
=nilFoundation
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Alex Aristides - Alexisaristdes@nil.foundation
More information: https://nil.foundation/careers/jobs?jobId=eKBawSyO9EDP
University of South-Eastern Norway; Kongsberg, Norway
Job PostingWe are seeking a highly motivated candidate for a PhD in Cybersecurity. This project aims to advance the field of healthcare cybersecurity through innovative and scalable solutions. The candidate will focus on the security and privacy of healthcare systems, including but not limited to developing decentralized, secure, and privacy-preserving methods for sharing health data.
Starting date: The position is available from January 1, 2025. An earlier commencement might be possible.
Application deadline: October 7, 2024.
We offer:
- Fully funded position for three years
- No teaching obligations
- Stimulating research environment
- Competitive salary and benefits, starting salary from NOK 532,200
More information is available at bit.ly/phd25
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Mohsen Toorani (mohsen.toorani@usn.no)
More information: https://bit.ly/phd25
05 July 2024
University of Wollongong, Australia
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Prof Willy Susilo
More information: https://www.uow.edu.au/about/jobs/jobs-available/#en/sites/CX_1/job/4604/?utm_medium=jobshare
NXP
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Kerstin Krauss
More information: https://nxp.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Gratkorn/Senior-Web-Service-Java-Software-Engineer-for-Trust-Provisioning--m-f-d-_R-10053960-1
TU Wien
Job PostingAt the Institute of Logic and Computation, in the Research Unit of Security and Privacy (in the upcoming Research Unit Privacy Enhanced Technologies) at TU Wien is offering two 40hours/week positions as university assistant (prae-doc) limited to expected 4 years. Expected start: September 2024
Tasks:
- Research in the area of privacy enhancing technologies, cryptocurrencies, and (applied) cryptography
- Teaching tasks (exercises and exams), student guidance
- Teaching in German and English is expected
- Assistance with thesis supervision
- Scientific publishing (journal and conference papers, dissertation) - Participation in scientific events
- Assistance with organizational and administrative tasks
Your profile: - Completion of a master or diploma curriculum in one of these fields: computer Science, math, or smilar fields
- Knowledge of privacy-enhancing technologies, such as cryptography, differential privacy, and related areas.
- Very good skills in German and English communication and writing Interest in academic research and teaching
- Advanced problem solving skills and scientific curiosity
- Team player with very good communication skills
We offer: A highly visible and connected international research group A broad range of opportunities in a thriving research area Hybrid working style with home office option A range of attractive social benefits (see Fringe-Benefit Catalogue of TU Wien) Internal and external training opportunities, various career options Central location of workplace as well as good accessibility (U1/U4 Karlsplatz)
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dominique Schröder dominique.schroeder@tuwien.ac.at
More information: https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/235902
Aalto University, Finland
Job PostingWe are looking for postdocs interested in working with us (Chris Brzuska and Russell W. F. Lai) on topics including but not limited to:
- Lattice-based cryptography, with special focus on the design, application, and analysis of non-standard lattice assumptions
- Succinct and/or zero-knowledge proof and argument systems
- Advanced (e.g. homomorphic, attribute-based, functional, laconic) encryption and (e.g. ring, group, threshold, blind) signature schemes
- Fine-grained cryptography (e.g. against bounded-space-time adversaries)
- Lower bounds and impossibility results
For questions about the topics, feel free to drop us an email to discuss.
For more details about the position, and for the instructions of how to apply, please refer to https://www.hiit.fi/ict-community-postdoctoral-researcher-positions/.
Closing date for applications:
Contact:
- For the position: Chris Brzuska, Russell W. F. Lai
- For the recruiting system: HIIT coordinator (see link above)
More information: https://www.hiit.fi/ict-community-postdoctoral-researcher-positions/
University of Surrey
Job PostingApplications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, to start as soon as possible, to work on the EPSRC-funded project “PKC-Sec: Security Analysis of Classical and Post-Quantum Public Key Cryptography Assumptions”. Based within the Computer Science Research Centre, and the highly regarded Surrey Centre for Cyber Security (SCCS), the post-holder will be responsible for conducting research into three areas mentioned below, working alongside Dr Granger, and in collaboration with the official project partners, the Ethereum Foundation, PQShield and K.U. Leuven.
The aim of the project is to research and develop algorithms for solving computational problems that are foundational to the security of public key cryptography, both now and in the future. In particular, it will study:
- The discrete logarithm problem in finite fields of fixed characteristic, for which an efficient classical algorithm is potentially on the horizon;
- The security of the Legendre pseudo-random function, which is extremely well suited for multi-party computation and is used in the proof of custody construction within Ethereum, but is not so well-studied;
- The security of supersingular isogeny-based post-quantum cryptography, which although a relatively young field offers many very promising applications.
Due to their nature, any cryptographic assumptions based on mathematical constructions are potentially weaker than currently believed, and the project will deepen our understanding and assess the hardness of these natural and fundamental problems.
The successful applicant is expected to have a PhD (gained or near completion), or equivalent professional experience in computer science or a related subject in the technical areas relevant to the envisioned research.
For informal inquiries about the position, please contact Dr. Robert Granger.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: r.granger@surrey.ac.uk
More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=021224-R
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Kostas Papagiannopoulos - k.papagiannopoulos@uva.nl
More information: https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Security-and-Network-Engineering-Education-Technical-Coordinator/798272902/
IRIF, Université de Paris Cité; Paris, France
Job PostingRequired qualifications: The ideal candidate for the postdoc position will hold a PhD (or be close to completion) in cryptography and be an expert in any of the areas of interest.
Salary: €3080 to €4291 gross monthly salary depending on the experience of the candidate
Dates: The starting date is flexible, starting October 2024.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: algocomp-apply@irif.fr
More information: https://www.irif.fr/postes/postdoc