International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The cryptography group at Ruhr-Universität Bochum is looking for a postdoctoral researcher in the area of theoretical cryptography.

Profile:
All candidates with a PhD degree in cryptography or data security are encouraged to apply. You should have proven your excellence in research by publications in major international cryptography conferences, for example in the IACR conferences CRYPTO, EUROCRYPT, ASIACRYPT, PKC, and TCC.

The salary will depend on your qualification and will start at approximately 50k Euro (gross/year). There will be sufficient funding for attending conferences and workshops. Funding is available until October 2019, with possible extensions. Excellent group atmosphere.

Application material:
Letter of motivation, CV (incl. list of publications).

Feel free to contact me (Eike Kiltz) for any further question.

Closing date for applications: 4 February 2018

Contact: Eike Kiltz

More information: http://www.crypto.rub.de/resgroups/foc/index.html.en

DTU Compute’s Sections for Cyber Security, invite applications for an appointment as Associate Professor/Assistant Professor within cyber security. The position is available from April 1, 2018 or according to mutual agreement.

Through the position the University seeks to strengthen the research within cyber security. The cyber security section at DTU has experts in cryptology, in particular the design and analysis of ciphers, hash functions and in side-channel analysis, and in the security of distributed and pervasive computing systems, in particular support for secure collaboration across administrative domains and in other low trust environments. The section wishes to broaden its research within all areas of cyber security.

Topics of particular interest include:

access control (both policies and mechanisms);

authentication and identity management systems;

blockchains and distributed ledger technologies

malware analysis, digital forensics, and ethical hacking;

privacy and privacy enhancing technologies;

security in pervasive computing systems (incl. cyber physical systems, IoT, mobile healthcare systems and wireless computing systems); and

trust management systems.

Interest and skills in pedagogical work and dissemination of mathematical sciences will play an important role.

Closing date for applications: 1 February 2018

Contact: Professor Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, lrkn (at) dtu.dk

More information: http://www.dtu.dk/job/job?id=ad063634-bc8a-42e1-82f1-b6a93908941d

Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is a young university which was established in collaboration with MIT. iTrust is a Cyber Security Research Center with about 15 multi-discipline faculty members from SUTD. It has the world’s best facilities in cyber-physical systems (CPS) including testbeds for Secure Water Treatment (SWaT), Water Distribution (WADI), Electric Power and Intelligent Control (EPIC), and IoT.

I am looking for postdocs / research fellows with expertise on cyber-physical system security, especially on the legacy CPS protection. The candidates should have track record of strong R&D capability, be able to perform deep system-level investigations of security mechanisms, be a good team player, and also have good written/oral communication skills. The position will provide an excellent opportunity to perform both basic and translational research in close collaboration with industry. Successful candidates will be offered internationally competitive remuneration, and enjoy high-quality living and low tax rates in Singapore.

Interested candidates please send your CV with a research statement to Prof. Jianying Zhou.

Email: jianying_zhou (at) sutd.edu.sg

Home: http://jianying.space/

Closing date for applications: 28 February 2018

Contact: Prof. Jianying Zhou

More information: http://jianying.space/

About Us

At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today, Cloudflare runs one of the world’s largest distributed networks that powers more than 1.5 trillion page views each month across 5 million Internet properties. More than 10 percent of all global Internet requests flow through Cloudflare’s network. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code.

Responsibilities

The Cryptography team is focused on solving difficult problems in security, performance, and privacy at scale using cryptographic tools. This involves systems engineering, open source software development, protocol design, the implementation of cryptographic primitives, contributions to cutting-edge research in collaboration with academia, participation in Internet standards organizations like the IETF, and more.

We are looking for systems engineers, programmers and researchers with a broad background and a specialization in cryptography to work on our team. Experience in Go, C and/or Lua is required, experience with x86/amd64 assembly is preferred.

Requirements

Currently in a M.S. or Ph.D. Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

Advance knowledge of networking protocols - TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, QUIC etc.

In-depth knowledge of authentication protocols, applied cryptography, PKI and SSL/TLS

Proficiency in the following languages - Go, C and/or Lua

Proven track record of independently driving projects in a fast-paced environment

Excellent communication skills on both technical and non-technical issues

Bonus Points:

Substantial contributions to cryptography software such as OpenSSL or Go\'s crypto/tls

Experience with high throughput/low latency real-time systems and/or content delivery networks

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2018

More information: https://boards.greenhouse.io/cloudflare/jobs/608495#.Wjw-yBNSwws

Are you a Thought Leader in Hardware /Software / Embedded Systems Security, with a significant academic research profile (at Professor, Reader or Senior Lecturer grade) or Leadership potential (Lecturer grade) capable of developing the UK’s cyber security capabilities and developing innovative mission-led research programmes?

Based in Centre for Secure Information Technology (CSIT) within the ECIT Global Research Institute Queens University Belfast, CSIT is host to the UK Research Institute in Hardware Security and Embedded Systems (RISE), and is recognised by NCSC as an Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) in Cyber Security Research. This affords staff the opportunity to apply for studentships and small grants only available to ACE institutions

Successful candidates will inspire students and facilitate motivational learning. In particular you will be expected to teach on the MSc in Applied Cyber Security. You will also work with engineering and commercial teams in partnership with local and international industry partners to translate research into real-world impact.

There is significant potential for future career development in:

(1) Hardware Security (hardware cryptographic architectures e.g. for post-quantum or advanced cryptographic techniques, physical unclonable functions, hardware Trojans and/or side channel attacks and countermeasures)

(2) Software Security (security protocol and cryptographic algorithm implementation, instruction set extensions for crypto, software analysis, and/or software vulnerability detection);

(3) Embedded Systems Security (embedded OS security, lightweight communication security, embedded malware, embedded system penetration testing and vulnerability analysis and/or securing ARM based embedded platforms)

Further information about CSIT can be obtained at www.csit.qub.ac.uk/ and information on the Data Security Systems group can be obtained at https://tinyurl.com/DataSecuritySystems

Closing date for applications: 22 January 2018

Contact: Professor Máire O’Neill, Research Director, CSIT; Email: m.oneill (at) ecit.qub.ac.uk

More information: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BGK533/lecturer-senior-lecturer-professor-in-cyber-security/

The Cryptolux team of the University of Luxembourg is offering one 3 year Postdoc and two Ph.D. student positions in Applied Cryptography for the FinCrypt project funded by the Luxembourg research fund (FNR). The project will study security, scalability and privacy of distributed ledgers and smart contracts. Candidates with expertise or interest in the following areas are welcome to apply:

- Applied Cryptography (SK or PK)

- Crypto-currencies, smart-contracts, financial cryptography

- Privacy enhancing technologies

- Distributed consensus protocols

- Cybersecurity

We offer

You will work in an exciting international environment and will carry leading edge research in these rapidly evolving areas, which will have direct impact on the future. Luxembourg’s financial center is one of the largest in Europe and our team is part of Security and Trust (SnT) research center (>200 people researching all aspects of IT security). The University offers highly competitive salaries and is an equal opportunity employer.

Applications, written in English, should be submitted by e-mail, and will be considered on receipt therefore applying before the deadline is encouraged.

Closing date for applications: 28 February 2018

Contact: Prof. Alex Biryukov

More information: https://www.cryptolux.org/index.php/Vacancies

For the French research project PACLIDO (Protocoles et Algorithmes Cryptographiques Légers pour l’Internet des Objets) the University of Limoges recruits a post-doc for 18 to 24 months.

His main role will be to design and evaluate lightweight cryptographic algorithms (dedicated to IoT) secured against side channel analysis.

Skills in design of block ciphers and in side channel analysis will be favourably considered.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Christophe Clavier (christophe.clavier at unilim.fr)

The Security Engineering Group at TU Darmstadt, led by Stefan Katzenbeisser, is offering a

Post-Doc position.

The research focus of the candidate shall be embedded in the group’s current research topics, which encompass among others

- Hardware Security

- Applied cryptography

- Privacy Enhancing Technologies

- Security in Critical Infrastructures

We are looking for highly motivated candidates, who have completed their PhD within the last three years and a proven track record in one or more of the following or related areas: trusted computing, applied cryptography, secure embedded systems, software security, or privacy. We expect professional and independent commitment in both research and teaching (one course per year). We offer a professional work environment and support our staff in the acquisition of external funds and provide many opportunities to work with international collaboration partners from academia and industry through our joint research projects CRISP and CROSSING.

The salary is internationally competitive based on the TU Darmstadt’s wage agreement (TV-TUD) and includes social benefits. TU Darmstadt is an equal-opportunities employer and encourages applications from women. In case of equal qualifications, applicants with a degree of disability of at least 50% will be given preference. Part-time work is possible.

Please send your applications including your CV, a list of publications, two representative copies of your publications, and a letter of motivation to Prof. Stefan Katzenbeisser, TU Darmstadt, Security Engineering Group, Mornewegstrasse 32, 64293 Darmstadt or email to katzenbeisser (at) seceng.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de.

Number: 397

Term for filing application: January 30, 2018

Closing date for applications: 30 January 2018

Contact: Prof. Stefan Katzenbeisser

TU Darmstadt

Security Engineering Group

Mornewegstrasse 32

64293 Darmstadt

katzenbeisser (at) seceng.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de

We are offering two postdoc positions in the area of cryptography in the Cryptography and Data Security Group at the Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics at University of Warsaw. The position is supported by a grant \"Cryptographic Defence Against Malicious Hardware Manufacturers\".

The goal of this project is to design methods for preventing attacks by malicious hardware manufacturers. Such attacks are possible because manufacturing of integrated circuits is frequently outsourced to external companies. Due to the complexity of these devices it is practically impossible to inspect them in order to check that they were manufactured correctly. Hence, a malicious manufacturer can alter the device\'s design, by introducing the so-called \"hardware Trojan horses\". Such devices can later cause significant damage to their users by malfunctioning, or leaking users\' secrets to the adversary. This is very worrying, especially given a tremendous dependence of modern society on the electronic devices. Another threat associated with the third-party manufacturing is the intellectual property theft and piracy, as the manufacturer gets full access to the device\'s specification. In this project we address these problems by applying state-of-the-art cryptographic techniques.

Profile:

All candidates with a PhD degree and a publication record in cryptography or data security are encouraged to apply and will be carefully considered.

We offer excellent networking and training opportunities, including participation in international workshops and conferences.

The salary will depend on qualifications and will be in the range of approximately PLN 7000 - 8,500 (net/month).

Successful candidates can start from January 2017. Funding is available for 22 months (with possible extensions).

There is no official deadline for this call. We will start looking at the applications from Jan 20, 2018.

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Closing date for applications: 20 January 2018

Contact: Stefan Dziembowski

More information: http://www.crypto.edu.pl/positions/postdoc

The security and privacy group at the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh is looking to hire two faculty at the level of lecturer/senior lecturer/reader (equivalent to assistant professor, associate professor in the US).

Closing Dates:

03 January 2018 at 5pm GMT (Security and IoT)

19 January 2018 at 5pm GMT (general post)

For more information please see:

https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=042150

https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=041914

Closing date for applications: 19 January 2018

Contact: Professor Aggelos Kiayias at akiayias (at) inf.ed.ac.uk or +44 (0) 131 650 5129.

We are looking to hire blockchain guru to join our team at Ammbr Research Labs (ARL) (www.ammbr.com). Someone with a strong knowledge, publications (aka some evidence of work) and coding skills in any of the following:

1. technical knowledge of the Hyperledger Fabric architecture and code base

2. technical knowledge of emerging distributed ledger technology

consensus algorithms, smart contracts etc

3. technical knowledge of Byzantine fault tolerant algorithms

4. technical knowledge of open and permissioned blockchain networks

5. knowledge of innovative concepts such as zero knowledge proof

The role will have a strong research and development focus working across the intersection of blockchain, networking and self sovereign digital identifiers to solve some of the core problems related to

universal Internet access and critical services in emerging markets. The person is expected to build the team and lead the crypto group within ARL. ARL will closely collaborate with Prof Leandro Navarro\'s team at UPC in Barcelona and Prof Jean-Jacques Quisquater\'s crypto group at UCL in Belgium. The team will be based out of our Cambridge (UK) city centre office. Good salary, tokens and stock options. Expected start date: March 2018.

If you are interested, send me an email with your CV to arjuna (at) ammbr.com

Closing date for applications: 1 March 2018

Contact: Arjuna Sathiaseelan arjuna (at) ammbr.com

director of N4D lab,

University of Cambridge | GAIUS Networks | Ammbr | GAIA Labs

Personal: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~as2330/

N4D Lab: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~as2330/n4d

Applications are invited for two Post-Doctoral Research Associate posts, hosted in the Cryptography and Information Security group [1] set within the University of Bristol; the group is recognised by EPSRC/NCSC as a UK Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR).

These posts represent an exciting opportunity to join the group as part of the 5-year SCARV [2] project, in turn part of the recently announced, EPSRC/NCSC-supported Research Institute in Hardware Security & Embedded Systems (RISE) [3]. SCARV is a project focused on challenges in cryptographic engineering, at the intersection of computer architecture and cryptography: alongside both industrial (i.e., Cerberus Security Labs. and Thales) and academic partners, it aims to deliver more efficient, more secure platforms based on and around RISC-V. Given the project goals, a strong background in micro-processor design and implementation, and/or implementation (e.g., side-channel) attacks on cryptography is therefore desirable.

Although you will have at least a first degree and preferably a PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or closely related discipline, we view relevant industrial experience as extremely valuable and therefore equally encourage applicants of this type.

[1] http://www.bris.ac.uk/engineering/research/cryptography

[2] http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/R012288/1

[3] http://www.ukrise.org

Closing date for applications: 21 January 2018

Contact: Dr. Daniel Page (Daniel.Page (at) bristol.ac.uk)

More information: http://www.bris.ac.uk/jobs/find/details.html?nPostingID=6948&nPostingTargetID=42514&JobNum=ACAD103055

The University of Luxembourg invites applications for a Ph.D. position at the Applied Security and Information Assurance (APSIA) group of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT).

The successful candidate will join the APSIA group led by Prof. Peter Y. A. Ryan. The candidate will be part of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) project “Stateful Zero-Knowledge”, which will start on 1st March 2018 and will conduct pioneering research on zero-knowledge proofs. The candidate will be supervised by Prof. Peter Y. A. Ryan and by Dr. Alfredo Rial. The candidate’s tasks include the following:

- Conducting research on the following topics: zero-knowledge proofs and zero-knowledge data structures, privacy-preserving cryptographic protocols, universal composability and related security frameworks, design and implementation of a zero-knowledge compiler

- Providing guidance to M.Sc. students

- Disseminating results through scientific publications and talks at conferences

Your Profile:

- M.Sc. degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

- Strong mathematical and/or algorithmic CS background

- Good skills in programming

- Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are mandatory

- Background in cryptography and information security (a plus)

The duration of a Ph.D is typically 3-4 years. The University offers highly competitive salaries and is an equal opportunity employer. You will work in an exciting international environment.

Applications, written in English, should include:

- Curriculum Vitae (including your contact address and email address, education, work experience, publications if any)

- Transcript of all modules and results from university-level courses taken

- A research statement indicating your interest, prior research (if any) and your motivation (max 1 page)

- Contact information for 2-3 referees

Closing date for applications: 15 January 2018

Contact: Dr. Alfredo Rial (e-mail: alfredo.rial (at) uni.lu)

More information: https://wwwen.uni.lu/snt/research/apsia

Post-doc positions are available immediately at the Electrical Engineering Department in USF. The research is inter-disciplinary, and we focus on building innovative secure and privacy-enhancing technologies in research areas such as: Machine learning, Big Data Analytics, IoT and Edge Computing. Our projects are mainly funded by DARPA. Candidates with strong hands-on experience and strong publication record in relevant areas are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, or related field completed within the past three years or soon to be completed.

• Research-level expertise in one (or more) of the following areas: – Privacy-enhancing technologies, – Machine Learning – Security and Applied Cryptography – IoT Security and Privacy – Big Data Analytics – Edge Computing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates should have publications in high impact journals and conferences.

• The candidate should have strong programming skills including experience with Java, MATLAB, Pyton, and/or R.

Additional Information for Applicants:

A curriculum vitae, publication list, a cover letter/research statement outlining your research experience and interests, your research plans (not exceeding 2 pages), and the names of three academic/professional references.

Send the required documents to the email: brandeis.iastate_at_gmail_dot_com. To facilitate conveying the best image of your research, we recommend you attach to your application the two publications that you are most proud of.

Review of applications starts immediately and will continue until positions are filled.

Closing date for applications: 31 March 2018

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant position to join the Cryptography Group at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford in association with the Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab (OEDSL). This is a fixed-term position, funded via the Emirates-Oxford Data Science Lab, which will terminate on 1 January 2021 and is available from 1 February 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Candidates should have a PhD in computer science or a mathematical science related subject, with a strong cryptography/security background and a proven publication record. Candidates with experience in distributed ledger/blockchain technology/financial cryptography (Bitcoin, Ethereum, cryptocurrencies and smart contracts) are encouraged to apply. Experience in privacy enhancing technologies is also desirable.

Closing date for applications: 10 January 2018

Contact: Ali El Kaafarani (ali.elkaafarani (at) maths.ox.ac.uk)

More information: http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/27252

The CSEE department of UMBC is seeking one or two postdocs/scientists to work on either 1) cloud computing, cloud storage, and cloud security, focusing on OpenStack re-design and implementation, and/or 2) ANY distributed systems design and implementation, e.g., blockchains, software-defined networking. The salary will be highly competitive. The title is negotiable.

Our group has a strong background in building permissioned blockchains (BChain, ByzID, CBFT, CPBFT) and building OpenStack systems (Nova, Neutron, Swift, Keystone).

Closing date for applications: 1 April 2018

Contact: Haibin Zhang: hbzhang (at) umbc.edu

More information: https://www.csee.umbc.edu/~hbzhang/

The CSEE/IS department of UMBC is seeking 4 or more PhD to work on security, cryptography (e.g., ORAM), distributed systems, cloud computing (OpenStack), permissioned blockchains (BFT), food safety, SDN, or high-performance computing. The candidates are expected to have a strong programming ability and a strong desire to work with real systems. UMBC is in a nice location nearby many funding agencies and industrial companies.

Our group has a strong background in building permissioned blockchains (BChain, ByzID, CBFT, CPBFT) and building OpenStack systems (Nova, Neutron, Swift, Keystone).

UMBC is ranked 70 in CS/IS according to US News, and places 7th in a new ranking of \"Most Innovative\" national universities. At UMBC, we have 6 HPC, have access to D-Wave 2X quantum, and the NSF CHMPR center which has more than 30 industry and government partners (e.g., IBM, Northrop Grumman, Lexis Nexis, Dwave Systems Inc, Seagate, Collab Med Tech, GE, Morgan Stanley, NIST/ ISL, NSA/Lab for Phys. Sci., NSA/Central Sec. Services, NASA/GSFC, DHS) and a big and energetic cybersecurity center.

CSEE application deadline is 1/1/2018, and IS deadline is 2/1/18. Please let us know if you could not make the deadlines.

Closing date for applications: 1 February 2018

Contact:

Haibin Zhang: hbzhang (at) umbc.edu

Sisi Duan: sduan (at) umbc.edu

The department of CA at Aarhus University has an open position as full professor in Cryptology and Security.

For more information, follow the link below and look for [Professor in Cryptography and Security 950389] in the table.

Closing date for applications: 5 January 2018

Contact: ivan (at) cs.au.dk

More information: http://scitech.au.com/om-science-and-technology/stillinger/videnskabelige-stillinger

The department of CS at Aarhus University has an opening for one or more positions on tenure-track or associate professor level in all areas of computer science, including of course cryptology and security in general.

For more information, follow link below and look for [Assistant Professor (tenure-track) or Associate Professor in Computer Science 934877] in the table.

Closing date for applications: 5 January 2018

Contact: Ivan Damgard, ivan (at) cs.au.dk

More information: http://scitech.au.com/om-science-and-technology/stillinger/videnskabelige-stillinger

L’Institut de Mathématiques de l’Université de Neuchâtel annonce la mise au concours de

Deux postes de maître-assistant(e) à 80%

Entrée en fonction : 1er août 2018

Durée d’engagement: 4 ans

Exigences légales : être titulaire d’un doctorat, depuis au plus 10 ans. (Une expérience post-doctorale, bien que souhaitée, n’est pas exigée).

Cahier des charges :

- enseignement en Bachelor et Master (en moyenne 3 heures/semaine). Non French speakers will be given one year to reach a level sufficient to teach in French.

- encadrement de thèses de Master en Mathématiques

- recherche intégrée dans une des six équipes de recherches de l’Institut : voir les thématiques sur

https://www.unine.ch/math/home/recherche.html

- participation à la vie de l’Institut (organisation de séminaires…)

Le dossier de candidature comprendra : un CV avec liste de publications, et un projet de recherches limité à 5 pages. Les candidatures seront adressées à Prof. Alain Valette, directeur de l’Institut : alain.valette (at) unine.ch . Délai de candidature : 31 décembre 2017. Les candidat(e)s feront également envoyer deux lettres de références à la même adresse, avant le 15 janvier 2018.

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2017

Contact: Alain Valette (institute director) alain.valette (at) unine.ch

More information: https://www.unine.ch/math/