International Association
for Cryptologic Research

LOCATION: WILMINGTON, MA, U.S.

Position Overview

OnBoard Security delivers world-class research and consulting services in secure communications, network security architecture, PKI, and security for connected vehicles and the Internet of Things. During your paid 3-month internship, you will support research projects on a variety of cryptography topics.

Required Qualifications

Course studies in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field with a strong record of academic performance. Master and Ph.D. students are welcomed to apply.

The intern will be conducting innovative research in at least one of the following areas:

• Homomorphic encryption
• Lattice based signatures
• Group signatures and ring signatures
• Efficient cryptographic implementations
• Lattice-based cryptanalysis

Knowledge of the following area are considered as a strong plus:

• NTRU and other lattice-based cryptography
• Sage, Magma, Pari/GP, NTL, or a similar software.
• Lattice algorithms such as BKZ, Sieving, Enumeration, etc.
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and trusted computing.

Salary

• Up to $4500/month.
• Starting date is flexible.

Contact us

If you can picture yourself diving into lattice-based cryptography research projects as part of a great team, contact us immediately at [email protected]

OnBoard Security is an equal opportunity employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled

Closing date for applications: 18 July 2018

Microsoft Research Cambridge (UK) is searching for an exceptional researcher in the area of machine learning and artificial intelligence to work as part of a multidisciplinary team tackling challenging research questions. The researcher is expected to develop a programme of research in novel techniques to provide strong security and privacy guarantees for cloud-based machine learning and artificial intelligence systems. The researcher will join a project team that brings together researchers with backgrounds in machine learning, security, operating systems, and programming languages.

Experience Required:

Mandatory:

• Expert understanding of state-of-the-art machine learning and artificial intelligence

• Hands-on experience in building machine learning systems

• Interested in working in a multi-disciplinary team

• Interested in deep research with high real-world impact

• PhD or close to completion

Ideal:

• Experience in cloud services

• Experience in security and privacy

• Strong publication record or alternative relevant innovation experience

Closing date for applications: 31 March 2018

More information: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/opportunity/researcher-security-privacy-ml/

The University of Luxembourg is a multilingual, international research university.

The University of Luxembourg is looking within its Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication for a:

Postdoc in Cryptography (M/F)

- Ref: F1-50011530

- Fixed-term contract 2.5 years, full-time (40 hrs/week)

- Employee status

The post-doc will be a member of the Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC) research unit within the Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication at the University of Luxembourg. Possible topics of interests are FHE, multilinear maps, public-key cryptanalysis., and side-channel attacks and countermeasures.

Profile

PhD in cryptography, with publications in major cryptographic conferences

We offer

- Personal work space at the University 

- Highly competitive salary

- Dynamic and multicultural environment

Candidates should submit the following documents:

- Motivation letter indicating your research interests.

- Curriculum vitae (including your contact address, work experience, publications).

- A short description of your PhD’s work (max 1 page).

- Contact information for 3 referees.

Please send your application online in until March 15th, 2018. Applications will be considered on receipt therefore applying before the deadline is encouraged.

Link: http://emea3.mrted.ly/1pelf

Closing date for applications: 15 March 2018

Contact: For further information please contact: Jean-Sebastien Coron

jean-sebastien.coron (at) uni.lu

More information: http://emea3.mrted.ly/1pelf

Responsibilities:

• Define security tests for backend, Smartphone & Connectivity

• Develop countermeasures for detected vulnerabilities

• Develop tools to demonstrate the efficiency of the security mechanisms

• Develop and refine the Security and Privacy concept for connected services between vehicle and backend services

• Implementation of novel Security & Privacy mechanism

Requirements:

• University degree in computer science, electrical engineering or mathematics with a deep focus on security, privacy, cryptology, or similar

• In­depth Experiences with projects related to cloud security, smartphone security and backend security

• Knowledge of Security Risk Analysis methods (e.g. STRIDE)

• Knowledge of Security Source Code Analysis methods

• Knowledge of Quantum cryptography is preferred

• An application with several years of experience in the field of Automotive Security and Privacy is preferred

• Good & open communication

• Mobility to collaborate creatively in international teams

Closing date for applications:

More information: http://www.continental-jobs.com/index.php?ac=jobad&id=596247

Applications are invited for a postdoc position in the Information Security group at UCL, to be supervised by Sarah Meiklejohn. The successful candidate will research the security, systems, and cryptographic aspects of distributed ledgers ("blockchains"), with the goal of making them more versatile, scalable, and privacy-friendly. Applications must include a CV and a short research statement, and candidates are expected to have published in top security and/or cryptography venues.

Closing date for applications: 12 February 2018

Contact: Sarah Meiklejohn, s.meiklejohn (at) ucl.ac.uk

More information: https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041404&ownertype=fair&jcode=1707556&vt_template=965&adminview=1

Applications are invited for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions in all areas related to cybersecurity, privacy, and cryptography.

A doctoral degree in computer science or related areas and an outstanding research track record are required. Applicants are expected to pursue an internationally visible research agenda and to build up their research team. Candidates for senior positions must be internationally renowned scientists.

The cybersecurity research center CISPA – Helmholtz Center i.G. provides a unique work environment that offers the advantages of a university department and a research laboratory alike: Faculty will be offered highly competitive research salaries and institutional funding; they enjoy academic freedom, and build and lead their team of PhD students and postdocs; they attract additional third-party funds, supervise doctoral theses, and are granted the opportunity to teach graduate and undergraduate courses. CISPA moreover offers outstanding technical infrastructure and administrative support.

CISPA is located in Saarbruecken, in the tri-border area of Germany, France, and Luxembourg. We maintain an international and diverse work environment and seek applications from outstanding researchers worldwide. The working language is English.

All applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their complete application by February 10, 2018 for full consideration. However, applications will continue to be accepted until February 28, 2018.

Qualified candidates should apply using the secure application form .

In case of any questions, please contact CISPA’s director Michael Backes at backes (at) cispa.saarland .

CISPA values diversity and is committed to equality. We provide special support for dual-career couples . Female researchers are encouraged to apply.

For more information about CISPA, see https://cispa.saarland

For further information about the Helmholtz Association, please refer to the official webpage or Wikipedia .

Closing date for applications: 28 February 2018

Contact: In case of any questions, please contact CISPA’s director Michael Backes at backes (at) cispa.saarland or Stephanie Boecker at boecker (at) cispa.saarland

More information: https://cispa.saarland/career/positions/faculty/

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 inter-disciplinary 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. (See more info at https://itrust.sutd.edu.sg/research/testbeds/.)

I am looking for PhD interns with interest in cyber-physical system security (IoT, water, power grid, transportation, and autonomous vehicle etc.). The attachment will be at least 3 months. Allowance will be provided for local expenses.

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

Contact: Prof. Jianying Zhou

Email: jianying_zhou (at) sutd.edu.sg

Closing date for applications: 31 March 2018

Contact: Prof. Jianying Zhou

More information: http://jianying.space/

Whenever you communicate with someone electronically there are intermediaries that process and carry your communication, helping it reliably get to the intended destination, or storing it until the recipient goes online to collect it. We hope that these intermediaries behave properly, but sometimes they get hacked, or the people running them act maliciously, and your communications can then be tampered with and eavesdropped, with potentially severe consequences.

End-to-end encryption is designed to protect against such threats and has been available for decades, but it’s still rarely used because it interferes with modern ways of working. For example, if the company that provides your email service can’t read it, you can’t search it without downloading it all; with collaboration applications, like Google Docs or chat applications, current end-to-end encryption approaches won\'t even work. Even if data is encrypted end-to-end, analysis of the meta-data can still violate privacy, for example disclosing who is working with whom. Anonymous communication systems like Tor can help protect meta-data but the delay that the most secure systems (e.g. Loopix) introduce would prevent standard collaboration technologies from working properly.

This project will develop techniques to build collaboration applications that are end-to-end secure, and protect privacy. We will quantify how secure and effective they are, working with investigative journalists who need high levels of security in their collaboration applications.

Funding is available for a 4-year PhD studentship working on this project, providing a standard stipend and fees (at UK/EU rate). The project will be supervised by Dr Steven Murdoch and will start in October 2018 (unless agreed otherwise).

Closing date for applications: 27 April 2018

Contact: Steven Murdoch (s.murdoch (at) ucl.ac.uk)

More information: http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/prospective_students/phd_programme/funded_scholarships/#c31028

Ph.D. student positions are available starting Fall 2018 (all documents submitted soon) to work on different aspects of Cryptographic Engineering in the CSE department at USF.

USF is an R1 university and among the leading institutions in Florida. We are looking for motivated, talented, and hardworking applicants who have background and are interested in working on different aspects of Cryptographic Engineering with emphasis on:

- Cryptographic hardware systems

- Side-channel attacks, particularly fault and power analysis attacks

The required expertise includes:

- Masters (or Bachelors with outstanding background) in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

- Solid background in digital design, VLSI, computer arithmetic, and ASIC/FPGA implementations

- Solid HDL expertise

- Outstanding English (if English tests are taken) to be eligible for department funding

- Motivation to work beyond the expectations from an average Ph.D. student and publish in top tier venues

Please closely observe the admission requirement details here before emailing:

http://www.usf.edu/engineering/cse/graduate/phd-program.aspx

Please send me your updated CV (including list of publications, language test marks, and references), transcripts for B.Sc. (and/or M.Sc.), and a statement of interest at mehran2 (at) usf.edu as soon as possible.

NOTE: At this time, I consider only the applicants who have already taken TOEFL/IELTS and GRE exams with excellent marks. The successful candidate will be asked to apply formally very soon to the USF CSE department, so all the material has to be ready.

Mehran Mozaffari-Kermani

Assistant Professor, CSE @ USF

College of Engineering

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL 33620

Website: http://www.csee.usf.edu/~mehran2/

Contact: Mehran Mozaffari-Kermani

Closing Date for Applications: 2018-02-01

Closing date for applications: 15 February 2018

University College Cork (UCC) and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) have an agreement to jointly fund a number of PhD scholarships. The scholarship will support Chinese students willing to undertake a PhD in UCC for up to 4 years, including payment of registration and tuition fees, a monthly living allowance and a return ticket.

The Department of Computer Science in UCC is particularly interested in hosting PhD students in the areas of cryptography, privacy, and security. Topics of particular interest are cryptographic protocols, privacy-enhancing technologies, and location privacy, but all proposals relevant to security will be considered. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. Paolo Palmieri (e-mail address below) to discuss a potential application.

University College Cork (UCC) is an internationally competitive, research-led institution. Cork, Ireland\'s second-largest city, is a thriving, international hub for technological innovation, hosting companies such as Apple, Amazon, EMC, IBM and McAfee.

Please note that, due to eligibility requirements, this opportunity is restricted to Chinese nationals.

Closing date for applications: 31 January 2018

Contact: Dr. Paolo Palmieri, Lecturer in Cyber Security, UCC

E-mail: p.palmieri (at) cs.ucc.ie

The NUS-Singtel Cyber Security Corporate Lab (http://nus-singtel.nus.edu.sg/) is hiring a Research Assistant. The candidate should be passionate about applied research and development of cutting-edge security technologies. With a strong desire to work on problems with real-world impact and commercial value, the candidate is expected to conduct high-quality applied research by working closely with a team of security domain experts.

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Evaluation of current-state-of-the-art security products and technologies

- Formulate security research problems based on real-world requirements and industry needs

- Assist and support the NUS-Singtel Corp Lab R&D team in conducting high-quality applied research and development of innovative solutions that results in new intellectual properties

- Design, develop and test research prototypes

Requirements:

- M.Sc/B.Sc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, preferably with at least 1-2 years of experience in security research and development

- Strong interest and familiar with one or more of the following areas: data encryption, data privacy protection, cloud security, key management, applied cryptography

- Strong software development skills in Java, C/C++, Python

- Excellent written and verbal communications skills

- Highly motivated, independent and resourceful team player

- Strong analytical thinking, interpersonal and problem solving skills

Closing date for applications: 1 May 2018

Contact: Dr Xu Jia (comxj (at) nus.edu.sg)

The mathematics department of USF invites applications to its PhD program in mathematics. Students who plan to specialize in cryptology are particularly encouraged to apply.

Topics of interest are:

• Computational number theory
• Lattice and ring-based cryptosystems
• Isogeny-based cryptosystems
• Quantum cryptanalysis
• Fully homomorphic encryption
• Crytocurrencies

Information on how to apply can be found here: http://math.usf.edu/grad/apply/

Important remark: for full consideration, both domestic and international applicants should submit their application by February 15th 2018.

Successful candidates will be supervised by Dr. Jean-François Biasse. Contact usf.crypto.phd.2018 (at) gmail.com prior to sending the application to assess eligibility (provide a CV and a brief description of your research interests).

Closing date for applications: 1 June 2018

More information: http://math.usf.edu/grad/apply/

As part of our continued strategy for growth, the Department of Computer Science is seeking to appoint one Professor and one Senior Lecturer/Reader with expertise in the field of cybersecurity.

The Department has a large secure systems research group, led by Professor Steve Schneider, with expertise in security by design, authentication, verification, distributed ledger technologies, trusted systems and cloud security.

Candidates will demonstrate an excellent research record in cybersecurity. Suitable areas of expertise that complement current strengths of the group include (but are not limited to): anti-malware security, adversarial machine learning, risk management and threat modelling, trusted systems, verification, and distributed systems.

The University and the Department specifically are committed to building a culturally diverse organisation and strongly encourages applications from female, minority candidates and industry experts.

Interested candidates may find details of these (and other) posts at: http://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/106517 and http://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/106617

For an informal discussion about the position, please contact the Head of Department of Computer Science, Dr Helen Treharne on h.treharne (at) surrey.ac.uk, Professor Steve Schneider or Professor Liqun Chen ( s.schneider (at) surrey.ac.uk, liqun.chen (at) surrey.ac.uk ).

Closing date for applications: 5 March 2018

Contact: Helen Treharne (h.treharne (at) surrey.ac.uk)

More information: http://jobs.surrey.ac.uk

We are looking for Research Fellow (PostDoc), Research Associate, Research Assistant, PhD student (several positions) to join our group to work on applications of blockchain technology.

Candidates for research fellow/associate should have completed (or close to completing) a PhD in computer science, mathematics, or a related discipline. Research assistant are expected to have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification. Post-secondary students will be considered for the position of research administrative assistant.

Applicants should have solid experience in any of the following areas:

- Public key cryptography and provable security.

- Software engineering

- Cloud computing

Successful candidates are expected to contribute to the research or development blockchain applications

The post has a flexible starting date. The initial appointment will be for 12 months, with a strong possibility for further appointment.

Review of applications will start immediately until the positions are filled.

Closing date for applications: 30 June 2018

Contact: Allen Au

http://www4.comp.polyu.edu.hk/~csallen

csallen at comp dot polyu dot edu dot hk

More information: http://www4.comp.polyu.edu.hk/~csallen

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) invites applications from nationally and internationally renowned individuals for the Gallogly Endowed Engineering Chair of Cybersecurity. The qualified candidate will have an outstanding record of research/development accomplishments, as well as a record of practical application/work. The occupant of the Gallogly Endowed Chair will assume a leadership role in research activities in the EAS Computer Science Department and in the National Cybersecurity Center. He/she is expected to maintain a vigorous, creative, externally funded research program that compliments that of current faculty and builds on departmental strengths. External funding should be sufficient to support graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, etc. as needed to support the research effort. Teaching will be in support of the School Ph.D in Security degree, the Master of Information Assurance, and the rapidly growing Bachelor of Innovation in Computer Security degree programs. It would most likely include teaching one undergraduate course and one graduate level course per year. Teaching would also include mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students in the research environment.

The overall workload is 50% academic in the Computer Science Department, conducting teaching, research & development and professional service in cybersecurity as faculty member. The remaining 50% of workload will be to develop research, teaching, and training opportunities in collaboration with National Cybersecurity Center (NCC). In particular, the candidate will help plan and design the infrastructure of the UCCS building housing NCC and to develop the programs for the center. This will include creating partnerships with institutions across the nation and advancing the cybersecurity industry. It will include fostering opportunities to partner closely with industry to drive student engagement and learning opportunities in cybersecurity. The position requires the ability to obtain a US security clearance to conduct classified research.

Closing date for applications: 1 March 2018

Contact: Posting Contact Name: Terry Boult

Posting Contact Email: tboult at uccs.edu

More information: https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=11128

We are looking for outstanding PhD candidates and Post doctoral researchers working on topics related to cryptography and IT Security.

Topics of particular interest include (but are not limited to):

- Secure cryptographic implementations

- Leakage/tamper resilient cryptography

- Distributed cryptography

- Blockchains and cryptocurrencies

The application must include a curriculum vitae, a short research statement, and names of 1 person (2 in case of PostDocs) that can provide reference about the applicant and her/his work. In case of PostDoc applications, the candidate shall be able to show solid expertise in cryptography/IT Security illustrated in form of publications at major crypto/security venues such as CRYPTO, EUROCRYPT, ASIACRYPT, TCC, PKC, CHES, FC, ACM CCS, IEEE S&P, USENIX Security, NDSS etc.

The positions are available immediately and salary is internationally competitive based on the TU Darmstadt’s wage agreement (TV-TUD) and includes social benefits. TU Darmstadt offers excellent working environment in the heart of the Rhein-Main area, and has a strong institute for research on IT security with more than 300 researchers working on all aspects of cybersecurity.

Review of applications starts immediately until the positions are filled.

Closing date for applications: 28 February 2018

Contact: Prof. Sebastian Faust, Contact: sebastian.faust(at)cs(dot)tu-darmstadt(dot)de

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Surrey is seeking to recruit a full-time researcher to the “FutureTPM” project funded by the European Union as part of the H2020 programme. The successful candidate will join the Secure Systems group (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/cs/research/) for up to three years, working on the development and integration of quantum-resistant cryptography into the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), the development of a formal security model for all TPM functionalities and the vulnerability analysis of the TCG Software Stack (TSS) for accessing all the functions of the TPM.

The post is available to start in February 2018, and runs to December 2020 (salary £30,688 to £36,613 per annum).

The goal of FutureTPM is to provide a new generation of TPM-based solutions, incorporating robust and physically secure Quantum-Resistant (QR) cryptographic primitives (formally verified), to ensure long-term security, privacy and operational assurance in the complex domain of future ICT systems and services.

The successful applicant will: (i) demonstrate experience and knowledge of applied cryptography and trusted computing technologies, (ii) exposure to theoretical cryptography (in particular to simulation-based and code-based security proofs), and interest in the application of formal methods to security and cryptography, (iii) and a solid foundation in risk assessment and vulnerability analysis for cyber-physical systems.

Closing date for applications: 5 February 2018

Contact: For informal enquiries please contact Professor Liqun Chen at liqun.chen (at) surrey.ac.uk or +44 (0)1483 6844615 or Dr Thanassis Giannetsos at a.giannetsos (at) surrey.ac.uk or +44 (0) 1483 683037

More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=001018

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg is seeking a PhD candidate to work in a project on the topic of IoT security. The 4-year project is sponsored by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), with a collaboration with the iTrust center at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore. The candidate will have the choice to spend 8 months at LIST and 4 months at SUTD, hosted by Prof. Jianying Zhou.

Based on the profile of the applicant, the topic can be either lightweight authentication protocols for IoT devices or privacy-preserving IoT data analysis protocols. More details will be available through email inquiries.

Closing date for applications: 31 March 2018

Contact: Dr. Qiang Tang

qiang.tang (at) list.lu

The cryptography group at the Institute of Computer Science of the University of Tartu seeks a postdoctoral researcher and a Ph.D. student in computer science. The positions will be supporting an EU H2020 project on privacy-enhancing cryptography for distributed ledgers (PRIViILEDGE). The postdoctoral researcher should have a strong track record in cryptography, and in particular in the design of efficient privacy-preserving protocols (e.g., zero-knowledge proofs) and/or blockchain. The Ph.D. student is expected to have an MSc degree or equivalent, and a strong background in mathematics and/or theoretical computer science, with some background in cryptography.

Successful candidates will help to design and evaluate privacy-enhancing cryptographic techniques for blockchains and perform other research duties to help with the project, coordinate and advise partners on implementing research prototypes (the candidate may or may not participate in implementing) and ensure the smooth administration of the project including the timely delivery of research output. (Some of these duties apply only to the postdoctoral researcher.) We expect candidates to be able to develop and devote significant time to their own research agenda around the theme of the project.

The EU H2020 project PRIViLEDGE requires travel to and collaboration with colleagues throughout the European Union. Full travel and equipment budget is available to support the activities of the project.

For any inquiries or to apply for the positions, submit a full research curriculum-vitae (cv), names of two references, and a research statement (obligatory for the postdoctoral researcher) to Prof Helger Lipmaa (firstname.lastname (at) ut.ee) clearly indicating the position sought. This is crucial since we have several open positions.

The project started from January 1, 2018, and will last for three years. In the case of interest, the candidates may later seek further employment but this is not necessarily guaranteed.

Closing date for applications: 1 February 2018

Contact: Helger Lipmaa

lead research fellow (research professor)

University of Tartu

helger dot lipmaa at ut dot ee

More information: https://crypto.cs.ut.ee/index.php/Main/2018priviledge

Input Output HK (IOHK) Ltd is looking for talented cryptography and distributed systems researchers to work on various aspects of core blockchain technology research. Successful hires will join the team of research fellows at IOHK Research and contribute in different projects linked to our development efforts to realise the next generation of blockchain technology.

We offer flexible work style with a chance to work in a very dynamic team with talented people from all around the world.

Review of applications will start immediately and will continue until positions are filled

Closing date for applications: 28 February 2018

More information: https://iohk.io/careers/#op-136094-research-fellow