International Association
for Cryptologic Research

Research associate (or post-doctoral fellow) position in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo in the field of embedded hardware security (side channel analysis, fault injection, microprobing, reverse engineering) for one year appointment (second year dependent upon funding).

The successful candidate must have a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related discipline. In addition theoretical/practical experience in side channel analysis, fault injection, microprobing and/or reverse engineering is preferred.

Please email with subject ‘RA position’ statement of research, CV, recommendation letters or referees, and copies of 3 most significant publications to cgebotys (at) uwaterloo.ca

Closing date for applications: 31 August 2016

Contact: Contact: Professor Catherine H. Gebotys, cgebotys (at) uwaterloo.ca

The missions of this permanent position is to conduct research and teach Hardware security in the Digital Electronics group of Telecom ParisTech. It also includes the development of industrial and academics collaboration.

Required competences:

• Theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of security for integrated circuits and embedded systems
• Architectures and HW/SW design methods of circuits and embedded systems
• Significant experience in research and teaching
• Fluency in english

Closing date for applications: 14 April 2016

Contact: Pr. Jean-Luc Danger
jean-luc.danger (at) telecom-paristech.fr
+33 1 45 81 81 17

More information: http://www.telecom-paristech.fr/nc/telecom-paristech/offres-emploi-stages-theses/fiche-offre-demploi.html?offre_emploi=1

The successful candidate will work as part of the Information Security Research group led by Professor Muttukrishnan Rajarajan in the School and with other project collaborators from Intelligent Voice and University of Reading. He/she will participate in the development of searchable encryption techniques to extract keywords from encrypted data stored in the Cloud.

Person Specification: The candidate should have a PhD in Computer Science or Engineering with interest in cryptography and Cloud Security and should have strong mathematical and C++ programming skills. In addition the person is expected to show excellent verbal and written communication skills and also a good track record of publications in IEEE Security & Privacy journals and conferences.

Closing date for applications: 25 February 2016

Contact: Professor M Rajarajan

More information: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AUC165/research-associate/

This is a full-time position is for up to 5 years, starting from April 1st 2016. The responsibilities include research and teaching. Successful applicants should hold a doctoral degree in Computer Science, or a related field,with post-qualification teaching and research experience. A research track record in Theoretical Computer Science, in the areas of Automated Verification, Computational Algebra, Computational Number Theory, or Logic is preferred.

Closing date for applications: 5 February 2016

Contact: James Worrell (jbw (at) cs.ox.ac.uk)

More information: http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/1048-full.html

Am Institut für Enterprise Systems (InES) der Universität Mannheim ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine Stelle zu besetzen für einen Post-Doc als Leiter des Kompetenzbereichs Security Analytics

Wir suchen Kandidaten mit abgeschlossener Promotion und nachgewiesenen Kompetenzen in mindestens einen der Bereiche „Angewandte IT-Sicherheit“ und „Datenanalyse“ und die Bereitschaft, sich gegebenenfalls in den anderen einzuarbeiten. Zu den Aufgaben gehören die eigenständige Beantragung und Durchführung von Forschungsprojekten sowie die fachliche Betreuung der entsprechenden Projektmitarbeiter. Erfahrungen in der Kooperation mit der Wirtschaft sind ein Vorteil. Die Position ist zunächst auf ein Jahr befristet. Es besteht die Option auf eine Verlängerung im Rahmen der üblichen Befristungsregelungen.

Aussagekräftige Bewerbungen sind möglichst in elektronischer Form zu richten an stuckenschmidt (at) uni-mannheim.de. Für Rückfragen stehen Prof. Stuckenschmidt und Prof. Armknecht zur Verfügung. Weitere Informationen zum InES finden sich im Web (http://www.ines.uni-mannheim.de).

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Heiner Stuckenschmidt - stuckenschmidt (at) uni-mannheim.de

For the recently started EU funded project bIoTope and for assisting our customers on risk management and security audit related to EDAS, PKI, e-money, microbilling, itrust consulting would like to hire a Security expert and cryptographer for IoT.

Requirements:

• Theoretical knowledge in cryptography, e-money, microbilling and security protocols
• Working experience in the area of open data, Internet of Things, big data.
• Knowledge on data protocol, data formats such as O-MI (Open Messaging Interface) and O-DF (Open Data Format)
• Experience in development and on project management methods such as SCRUM, PRINCE2.

Profile of the candidate

• Fluency in English, French (Luxembourgish could be considered as an advantage);
• Hold a Doctor’s degree in computer science OR experience in the above mentioned areas or at least scientific publications in these areas;
• Good knowledge of the Microsoft tools Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Latex (any other tool will be considered as an advantage).

Thank you for sending your most recently obtained diploma and ratings for the last two academic years, your updated CV, a letter of motivation and two articles, written by you (PDF) to Ms Marieta Dimitrova (see contact below).

Closing date for applications: 8 February 2016

Contact: DIMITROVA, Marieta
Administrative assistant
itrust consulting sarl
55, rue Gabriel Lippmann
L-6947 Niederanven
LUXEMBOURG
tel: +352 26176212
e-mail: [email protected]

The Cryptography Research group at Microsoft Research in Redmond seeks outstanding applicants for Post-doctoral Researcher and Researcher positions in all areas of cryptography. Post-doctoral positions start in summer 2016 and are for a term of 2 years. Required qualifications include a PhD in computer science or mathematics and experience in cryptography research.

Particular areas of interest include: Secure Multi-party Computation, Searchable Encryption, and Homomorphic Encryption. Areas of interest in mathematics include lattice-based cryptography, cyclotomic number fields, code-based cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, factoring, discrete log, algorithmic number theory. Interest in practical protocols, and implementation and coding experience are required.

Review of applications will begin immediately.

Closing date for applications: 1 March 2016

Contact: Kristin Lauter, Research Manager
E-Mail: klauter (at) microsoft.com

More information: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/people/klauter/default.aspx

Job Responsibilities: Reporting to the Director of Security and Data Sciences, the Engineer is responsible for the following:

• Conduct research on advanced ethical hacking, penetration testing, reverse engineering.
• Conduct assessment on network infrastructure, web and mobile security.
• Assisting in IT security enforcement and enhancement.
• Design secure application testing approaches, integrate quality assurance testings with security functionalities.
• Candidate with strong programming background will also be involved in security tool/signature development.
• Design and implement preventive security controls, application code review and analysis, code scanning and testing tools, web application scanning and penetration tests.
• Manage vendor and service provider on security tools and technologies project engagement and delivery.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or other relevant disciplines with a minimum of 5 years of experience in security assessment. Candidates with less experience will also be considered for the Engineer level.
• Experience in financial industry is preferred but not mandatory.
• Demonstrate wide working knowledge of application security.
• Experience in application development life cycle, application testing and code scanning, with exposure in penetration test, finding exploits, vulnerabilities, unauthorized access, or other malicious activities in computer systems.
• Proficient in English, spoken and written.
• High integrity and professional work practice.
• Appreciation of people and cultures of different countries.

Closing date for applications: 30 January 2016

Contact: Charlene Choo

More information: http://www.astri.org/careers/work-at-astri/jobs/senior-engineerengineer-cyber-security-assessment-multiple-openings/

Reporting to the Director of Security and Data Sciences, the Engineer is responsible for the following:

• Develop and implement secure cloud computing and secure software systems.
• Develop cryptographic and encryption technologies.
• Develop mobile security solutions.
• Develop and implement cyber-threat intelligence and defense technologies.
• Perform security review and assessment on information security and e-commerce systems.
• Conduct R&D in various areas which include but not limited to software, network, distributed system, database, and mobile security.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or other relevant disciplines.
• More senior candidates with Master or PhD degree, or with minimum five years’ of experience in software development, i.e. design, implementation, test and documentation will be considered as Senior Engineer.
• Familiar with software development or testing, programming languages on C/C++/ObjC/Java/Javascript.
• Certificates or formal training in information security or with experience in security assessment is a plus, but not a necessity.
• Good knowledge of OS security and virtualization security, and implementation experience on the cloud an advantage.
• A team player with good analytical and communications skills.
• Good command of written and spoken English.

Closing date for applications: 30 January 2016

Contact: Charlene Choo

More information: http://www.astri.org/careers/work-at-astri/jobs/senior-engineerengineer-information-security/

This position requires a sound academic background in both analytical and theoretical fields. The positions will primarily focus on work such as characterizing secure data communications in terms of encryption, encoding and other signal modifications and then providing the necessary technical elaboration to help engineering teams develop and implement techniques to efficiently handle these signals.

In this position, it would be a requirement to develop mathematical techniques to find solutions and then implement the solutions as efficiently as possible in both computer hardware and software. These techniques will also be used to evaluate cryptographic algorithms and protocols as well as provide guidance on the design and development of cryptographic systems. Areas of mathematics particularly applicable to this position at CipherQ include:

• Abstract algebra (especially finite field theory)
• Computational number theory
• Linear algebra and numerical methods
• Statistics
• Combinatorics
• Cryptography and Applied Cryptanalysis
• Theoretical computer science

Expertise and applied knowledge of modern cryptographic algorithms and protocols is a mandatory requirement. Additional capabilities in cryptography that will be an asset include but are not limited to:

• Lattice-based
• Multivariate
• Hash-based
• Code-based
• Discrete Finite Fields and Elliptic Curves
• Quantum key distribution

Other areas of knowledge that would be considered key assets:

• Strong knowledge of computer programming languages: C/C++, Java, Python, Octave/Mathematica/Maple/Matlab environments.
• Knowledge of telecommunications and networking principles
• An understanding of modern computer architectures and information technology architectures including cloud computing

Education: Doctoral degree in Mathematics, or equivalent degree in other mathematical sciences or engineering fields with a strong mathematical background.

Closing date for applications: 30 April 2016

Contact: Dr. Christian Weedbrook: [email protected]

This position involves research and development in the areas of Cloud Security, IoT Security, and Software Security. Our work ranges from foundational research and IPR creation to prototype development for transfer to NEC products and services. We are looking for individuals with a passion to develop and transform innovative ideas into working prototypes.

Candidates should have excellent communication skills and a deep technical background in:

• Security protocols, applied cryptography, and privacy enhancing technologies
• Software development including proven experience with programming languages, such as Java or C/C++
• Excellent understanding of Linux as a development platform; Experience with OpenStack is a plus.

Candidates with a recent Ph.D. Degree in System Security, Computer Science or a closely related field, and with a proven record of publications and software development are preferred.

NEC Laboratories in Heidelberg, Germany, provides an excellent working environment supporting individual creativity as well as strong teamwork. English is the working language in the Laboratories. The position is initially limited to two years. Please send your CV and preferably two recommendation letters and a sample code from a past project that you have been involved in electronically via the applications web system http://www.neclab.eu/staffapplication/ with reference to [1512-190-SEC].

Closing date for applications: 29 February 2016

Contact: Amardeo Sarma, General Manager. Phone +49 6221 4342-0

More information: http://www.neclab.eu/jobs.htm

1.Laboratory, Job Title and Position Description: Division of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (Full-Time): 1

The positions will primarily focus on JST CREST Project on \"The Security Infrastructure Technology for Integrated Utilization of Big Data\" at Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University (Research Director, Prof. Atsuko Miyaji. Launch from October, 2014.)

2. Qualification:

1. Ph.D. in cryptography, network and system security or data science is required.
2. Specialized knowledge in information security area is required.
3. English language ability sufficient to fulfill one’s work duties.

3. Research Topics:

A primary objective of this position is to promote to establish a platform for big data collection, analysis and utilization in a secure and privacy-preserving manner such as secure data management, privacy-preserving data mining and secure data utility.

4. Period of Employment:

As early as possible (no later than April 1, 2016) – March 31, 2017
(Renewal of the contract might be possible. At longest, up to March 31, 2019.)

5. Application Documents Required:

Applicants must submit the following items:

1. CV (photograph attached).
2. A list of candidate’s experienced research activities and accomplishments in reversed chronological order according to the following categories: international journal publications, reviewed international conference papers, domestic journal and conference publications, and others such as editorship for international journals and membership of conference program committees.
3. Statement of your previous research and future plans for research and education activities.
4. A list of names and contact information (mailing address, e-mail, telephone and fax numbers) from three referees.
5. Recommendation letters from three referees above.
6. Hard copies of at most 5 most significant publications.
7. Other supporting documents if you think they are necessary.

Closing date for applications: 25 January 2016

Contact: (By postal mail EMS) Atsuko Miyaji, Professor
Department of Information and Communications Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka Prefecture 565-0871, JAPAN
*Write "Application Forms for CREST Research fellow" on the envelope in red ink.
(By e-mail) crest-inf (at) crypto-cybersec.comm.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp

(Phone) +81-6-6879-7714

More information: http://bigdata.comm.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/index.en.html

The chair of Embedded Security at Horst Görtz Institute for IT-Security (HGI) at Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany) has openings for Ph.D. positions. We are looking for outstanding candidates with strong background in Electrical/Computer Engineering, and/or Cryptography.

The vacancy is within the Nano-Scale Side-Channel Analysis project funded by DFG, the German Research Foundation. The available Ph.D. position is fully funded for three years.

The focus of the project is on practical as well as theoretical side-channel analysis of CMOS ASIC cryptographic devices. Applicants are required to have completed (or be close to completing) a Master or Diploma with excellent grades in Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or closely related areas. In addition to the usual computer and electrical engineering background, the candidate is expected to be able to deal with hardware designs, e.g., VHDL/verilog, which is essential for the project.

Please send your application via e-mail as a single pdf containing a CV, copies of transcripts and certificates, and (if possible) names of references. Review of the applications will start immediately until the position has been filled.

Send your applications to emsec+apply (at) rub (dot) de

Starting date: earliest possible

Founded in 2001, the Horst Görtz Institute at Ruhr-University Bochum is a leading interdisciplinary research center dedicated to research and education covering all aspects of IT security, with an excellent record of research in cryptography. The Horst Görtz Institute has 15 professors and over 80 PhD students.

Closing date for applications: 15 February 2016

Contact: Amir Moradi, amir (dot) moradi (at) rub (dot) de

The applied cryptography group at Horst Görtz Institute for IT-Security (HGI) at Ruhr-University Bochum has openings for Ph.D. positions. We are looking for outstanding candidates with strong background in Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering.

Our research focus is on practice-oriented provable security. Topics of interest may include (but are not limited to):

• Provable security of cryptographic implementations
• Randomness generation
• Cryptographic protocols (e.g. MPC, cryptocurrencies)

Starting date: earliest possible

Send your documents to sebastian (dot) faust (at) rub (dot) de

Applicants are required to have completed (or be close to completing) a Master or Diploma with excellent grades in Computer Science, Mathematics, or closely related areas. Additional knowledge in related disciplines such as, e.g., complexity theory or IT security is welcome.

Please send your application to Sebastian Faust via e-mail. Applications should contain a CV, a 1-page letter of motivation, copies of transcripts and certificates, and (if possible) names of references. Review of applications will start immediately until the position has been filled.

Founded in 2001, the Horst-Görtz Institute at Ruhr-University Bochum is a leading interdisciplinary research center dedicated to research and education covering all aspects of IT security, with an excellent record of research in cryptography. The Horst-Görtz Institute has 15 professors and over 80 PhD students.

Contact: Sebastian Faust, sebastian (dot) faust (at) rub (dot) de

Closing date for applications: 15 February 2016

• Conduct research on advanced ethical hacking, penetration testing, reverse engineering.
• Conduct assessment on network infrastructure, web and mobile security.
• Assisting in IT security enforcement and enhancement.
• Design secure application testing approaches, integrate quality assurance testings with security functionalities.
• Candidate with strong programming background will also be involved in security tool/signature development.
• Design and implement preventive security controls, application code review and analysis, code scanning and testing tools, web application scanning and penetration tests.
• Manage vendor and service provider on security tools and technologies project engagement and delivery.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or other relevant disciplines with a minimum of 5 years of experience in security assessment. Candidates with less experience will also be considered for the Engineer level.
• Experience in financial industry is preferred but not mandatory.
• Demonstrate wide working knowledge of application security.
• Experience in application development life cycle, application testing and code scanning, with exposure in penetration test, finding exploits, vulnerabilities, unauthorized access, or other malicious activities in computer systems

Closing date for applications: 15 January 2016

Contact: charlenechoo (at) astri.org

More information: http://www.astri.org

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Florida Atlantic University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level, starting in August 2016. FAU is home to The Center for Cryptology and Information Security, which is dedicated to original, cutting-edge research in cryptology and information security and to education and training of research students and information technology professionals. FAU is recognized as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Research (CAE-R) for academic years 2014-2019.

Research areas of particular interest for this position include, but are not limited to, mathematical foundations of public key cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, computational algebra, and algorithmic number theory.

Applicants must possess a Ph.D. in Mathematics or a closely related field. Candidates in all areas of cryptology and information security will be considered.

For additional information, please contact us by email to mathsearch (at) fau.edu. This position is open until filled and may close without prior notice. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by January 31, 2016. To be considered for the position, all applicants must apply and complete the Faculty, Administrative, Managerial & Professional Position Application form available online through the Office of Human Resources at: https://jobs.fau.edu. Please submit a cover letter, vita, copy of your transcript, research statement and a teaching statement through this website.

In addition, please arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent by first class mail to: Chair of the Search Committee, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33431 or by email to mathsearch (at) fau.edu.

A background check will be required for the candidate selected for this position.

Florida Atlantic University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Individuals with disabilities, requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-3057. 711

Closing date for applications: 31 January 2016

Contact: Search Committee Chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 777 Glades RD, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Email: mathsearch (at) fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3340
Fax: (561) 297-2436

More information: https://jobs.fau.edu

We are looking for an excellent, motivated, self-driven PhD student to work in the area of privacy and security in cloud computing. The position is fully funded for three years and the main aim of the PhD project is to design and develop privacy-preserving protocols for cloud environments.

The successful candidate is expected to perform research on the aforementioned areas based on their experience and research interests. They must have strong background in Computer Science and/or Mathematics. They are expected to publish articles in well-known security related conferences and journals. Although all applications will be carefully evaluated, candidates with prior publications as well as research experience in the following areas are specifically encouraged to apply: cloud computing, security and privacy in cloud environments, trusted computing, applied cryptography, privacy in participatory sensing applications, and privacy in eHealth, secure e-Voting schemes and reputation systems.

Candidates should fulfil the following requirements:

• A Master degree in Computer Science or mathematics;
• Knowledge of Cryptographic Protocols;
• Cloud Computing Architecture;
• Good Academic Writing and Presentation Skills;
• Good Social and Organizational Skills;

Publications in security and privacy will be regarded as an additional merit.

The Cybersecurity group at the University of Westminster intends to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented. Therefore women are explicitly encouraged to apply.

Please note only HOME and EU students can apply for this position.

Starting Date: September 2016
Salary: £16,000/year

Closing date for applications: 15 February 2016

Contact: Informal project enquiries to Dr Antonis Michalas (a.michalas (at) westminster.ac.uk); www.amichalas.com

General enquiries to Dr Stephen Getting (s.getting (at) westminster.ac.uk) or Professor Taj Keshavarz (t.keshavarz (at) westminster.ac.uk)

More information: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/396935/FST-19-Sharing-in-the-Rain-Towards-Security-and-Privacy

The Department of Computer Science is seeking to appoint 2 Lecturers or Senior-Lecturers in up to two of the following areas:

• Human-computer interaction and interaction design.
• Programming languages (language design and implementation).
• Software verification and validation.
• Algorithms in the context of large-scale data.

At least one of the two successful candidates will have significant expertise in cyber-security aspects of one of the above areas and will be expected to help shape the development of cyber-security teaching in our degree programmes.

Closing date for applications: 24 January 2016

More information: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/details.html?nPostingID=4087&nPostingTargetID=14995&option=28&sort=DESC&respnr=1&ID=Q

Job Responsibilities

• To develop cryptographic protocols and schemes.
• To develop secure cloud computing systems.
• To design, analyze and implement security systems and e-commerce systems.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or other relevant disciplines with 3+ years experience; less experience for PhD holders.
• Experience in cryptographic system design and cryptanalysis.
• Deep knowledge on number theory and security proofs.
• Hands-on experience with C/C++ and Java.
• Preferably having experiences on using cryptographic libraries such as OpenSSL, MIRACL, PBC, etc.
• Experience in developing cloud computing systems an advantage, but not a must.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Good command of both written and spoken English.

Closing date for applications: 15 January 2016

Contact: charlenechoo (at) astri.org

More information: http://www.astri.org

The vacancy at the Department of Computer Science is open to outstanding individuals who hold a doctorate and have excellent potential for a successful scientific career. On the basis of their experience and competence, applicants will be placed at one of the four levels of the tenure track system: Assistant Professor (first-term), Assistant Professor (second-term), Associate Professor, and (Full) Professor. Successful candidates at the two first-mentioned levels will be appointed for a fixed term whereas appointments at the Associate Professor level are either permanent (tenured) or for a fixed term. The position of Full Professor is always tenured.

The call is targeted particularly to the field of algorithms, logic and complexity. The current research directions of the department within this field include combinatorial algorithms, computational logic, cryptography, distributed algorithms, formal methods and verification, and natural computation. The department is looking for a person to strengthen these directions or complement them with new ones.

Closing date for applications: 14 February 2016

Contact: Kaisa Nyberg, Professor, email: kaisa.nyberg (at) aalto.fi

More information: http://www.aalto.fi/en/about/careers/jobs/view/652