International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The position is connected to the project «Secure, Usable and Robust Cryptographic Voting Systems». This is a joint project between NTNU and the University of Luxembourg, funded by the Research Council of Norway and the Luxembourg National Research Fund. The goal of the project is to study the security of cryptographic voting schemes.

Traditional voting has some significant limitations. From a security viewpoint, it has relied heavily on trust in the election officials, which in turn restricts independent verifiability and high assurance regarding confidentiality of votes. In addition, traditional voting has problems regarding errors in counting, accessibility, and timeliness.

Although cryptographic voting systems have been proposed almost 30 years ago, and deployed in many countries more recently, there remain major obstacles to their widespread adoption. As we have seen in recent years, voting systems sometimes fail and they are susceptible to a range of attacks, even in established democracies.

This project will investigate the security of voting systems and increase our assurance in state-of-the-art voting systems. In particular, the project will study user confidence in cryptographic voting systems, security proofs for such systems, as well as options for long-term security (including post-quantum security).

Closing date for applications: 18 June 2018

Contact: Professor Kristian Gjøsteen (kristian.gjosteen (at) ntnu.no) or Professor Colin Boyd (colin.boyd (at) ntnu.no).

More information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/153320/

Surrey Centre for Cyber Security (SCCS) and Surrey Space Centre (SSC) at the University of Surrey invite applications for a fully-funded PhD position in Satellite System Security to work on an industry-funded research project TargetSat: Security of COTS-based Satellite Systems.

The project is funded by the NCC Group and aims to develop understanding of security risks and requirements associated with the use of commercial off-the-shelf components (incl. operating systems and software) in satellites and ground control systems, identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities in existing single and multi-satellite architectures and communication protocols, and propose mitigating countermeasures. An appropriate test-bed facility will be developed as part of this project.

Successful applicants are expected to be familiar with:

• Linux-based OS systems, incl. kernel programming

• System- / network-level attacks (e.g. buffer overflows, command injection), penetration testing

• Programming languages: C/C++, Assembly, or Python

We particularly welcome applications from ongoing students who are projected to complete their degree in 2018.

This PhD studentship includes a tax-free PhD stipend of GBP 20,000 per year for 3.5 years of PhD studies. This stipend is significantly higher than an average PhD stipend in the UK. Additional funding is available to support conference travel, etc.

Closing and starting dates: This is a “rolling advert” with a nominal closing date. Applications are welcome at any time and the timing of the selection process will be dependent on the applications received. Planned start date is October 2018.

Applications should be sent via https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=4966

Closing date for applications: 30 September 2018

Contact: Informal inquiries can be directed to Dr Mark Manulis (m.manulis (at) surrey.ac.uk)

More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=4966

Funded Ph.D. Student Positions in Hardware Security and Reliability, VLSI Testing and VLSI

Ph.D. student positions are available (start date: Fall 2018) in the field of hardware security, reliability, VLSI Testing and VLSI in the CSEE Department of University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

UMBC is ranked 55 in Computer Engineering according to US News, and places 7th in the ranking of Most Innovative national universities.

Our group has a strong background in hardware security, reliability, and trust, and in particular in side-channel analysis and fault analysis attacks, IC Counterfeiting, Trojan detection, IP/IC protection, Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Crypto devices as well as testing and reliability of secure devices and VLSI.

Requirements:

- M.Sc./B.Sc. in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

- Solid knowledge in Hardware Description Languages (HDL)

- Solid Knowledge in digital design

Please contact me with your CV and Statement of Purpose by June 30th.

Naghmeh Karimi, Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD 21250

Web: http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~nkarimi/

Closing Date for Applications: 2018-06-30

Closing date for applications: 30 June 2018

Contact: Naghmeh Karimi, Ph.D.

E-mail: nkarimi (at) umbc.edu

At CSIT we focus on securing our digital tomorrow. Our world-leading research into cyber-security is breaking new ground in making devices and networks more resilient to attack, not just for the technology limits of today but for the challenges of the next generation.

The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is the UK national Innovation and Knowledge Centre for cyber security. With a remit to conduct world leading research into applied cryptography, network security and security analytics (Big Data) the centre also has responsibility to commercialise that research and support the growth of the cyber security industry in the UK

You will lead projects and initiatives that turn fundamental concepts into reliable maintainable code that is usable and extensible by the cryptographic community.

CSIT employs a team of 15 experienced product developers in both software and hardware systems to further develop these ideas into well-engineered prototypes and technology demonstrators.

The CSIT engineering function sits between in-house research teams and the R&D labs of our industrial partners such as BAE Systems, Thales, Infosys, Allstate, Direct Line Group, Seagate, First Derivatives etc.

CSIT hosts the UK Research Institute in Secure Hardware and Embedded systems (RISE) (www.ukrise.org).

In return you for your commitment you will be working on emerging technology and at the forefront of this innovation. QUB provides a strong commitment to professional development and opportunities for part time study and post-graduate research are available.

Closing date for applications: 13 June 2018

Contact: Gavin McWilliams, Director of Engineering, CSIT, QUB (Email: g.mcwilliams (at) qub.ac.uk)

More information: http://www.ecit.qub.ac.uk/Jobs/

Have you heard about the Streamr project? https://www.streamr.com

Have you worked on crypto projects, blockchains, or ICO projects? Do you have skills with decentralized protocols, IPFS, Swarm? Interested in showing your magic in an open source project?

Streamr (based in Zug, Switzerland) is creating an open source platform for the free and fair exchange of the world’s real-time data. Our blockchain-backed data Marketplace and powerful tools put your data back where it belongs – with you!

Data in Chains (based in Helsinki) is the primary development arm for Streamr. We have a dozen highly talented software engineers and blockchain specialists who are hard at work building the Streamr Platform in conjunction with Streamr developers in Switzerland.

So, here is the job:

Participate in planning and implementation of the security aspects and proof/token mechanics on the Streamr Network

Dig deep into end-to-end encryption, multicast encryption, key management and delivery, content signing, security best practices, game theoretical implications of adversarial networks

Work together with the overall Streamr team to make the Network layer work seamlessly with other components of the Streamr system and the companion blockchain (in the beginning, Ethereum)

Requirements:

Working experience in cryptography / security

Highly analytical mind with good math skills and ability to read and understand academic papers

Good programming fluency in JavaScript, Go, Java, or similar

Interest in decentralized technology and blockchains

Excellent English and communication skills

We Appreciate Experience In:

Experience with end-to-end encrypted messaging protocols (Matrix, Signal)

Familiarity with peer-to-peer networking, especially protocols and libraries used in the decentralized/blockchain space (Whisper, PPS (Swarm), libp2p, devp2p)

Code contributions to blockchains or other P2P networks

Ethereum smart contract development in Solidity

Experience with real-time data or messaging

Closing date for applications: 14 September 2018

Contact: Gavin Roush

Recruiter

gavin (at) datainchains.com

More information: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/664561386/

The Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering Antonio Ruberti (DIAG) of Sapienza University of Rome invites outstanding candidates to express their interests for 1 full-time RTD-B Assistant Professor position (Tenure-track) in Cyber Security (in the context of Computer Science Engineering). The RTD-B Assistant Professor position can be converted after three years into an Associate Professor position if the national qualification (ASN) at the Associate Professor level is obtained in the Academic Discipline \"Information Processing Systems\" (ING-INF/05) of the Italian University System.

Profile

Candidates will hold a PhD from a leading research university, three years of research experience after PhD, and an appropriate record of publications in highly ranked international conferences and journals. Teaching experience is also positively considered.

Position

Successful candidates will be engaged in first-class research in the area of Cyber Security, will supervise Master Thesis and PhD students in their fields, will teach in the Master degree in Cyber Security at Sapienza University of Rome and in the degree of Computer Science Engineering, will be involved in collaborations with industry and public bodies, and will take an important role at the Inter-Departmental Research Center of Cyber Intelligence and Information Security (CIS) at Sapienza University of Rome. Appointments are full-time. The salary is competitive. We especially welcome expression of interests from female scholars.

Expression of Interest

People who are interested in this position should send the following to recruitment (at) diag.uniroma1.it:

1. Curriculum vitae

2. 3-page (max) research statement including the research program that the candidate intends to pursue while at Sapienza.

Expressions of interest should preferably be sent before the end of May 2018. For further information, please consult recruitment (at) diag.uniroma1.it

Closing date for applications: 31 May 2018

The Department of Computer Science and the profile area CYSEC-Cybersecurity at TU Darmstadt seek a Lead for an independent junior research group in the field of cybersecurity and privacy research, to be the recipient of a

Claude Shannon Fellowship

The Claude Shannon Fellowship is part of the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt and simultaneously anchored in the cybersecurity profile area (CYSEC) of TU Darmstadt. The position is initially limited to three years with a possible maximum of six years.

Fellows are given the opportunity to teach and to conduct independent research, and receive additional resources to establish a research group with 1-2 PhD students. The Claude-Shannon Fellowship program is based upon the DFG\'s Emmy Noether program and provides competitive personal compensation and access to resources comparable to those at the W1/W2 assistant professorship level. TU Darmstadt offers excellent working conditions in a vibrant scientific community, embedded in the outstanding living and research environment of the Rhine-Main metropolitan region.

For more information about the application procedure please consult the link below.

The Technische Universität Darmstadt intends to increase the number of female employees and encourages female candidates to apply. In case of equal qualifications applicants with a degree of disability of at least 50 or equal will be given preference. Wages and salaries are according to the collective agreements on salary scales, which apply to the Technische Universität Darmstadt (TV-TU Darmstadt). Part-time employment is generally possible.

Contact

Please send your application in a single pdf file to: Melanie Schöyen, Management Assistant CYSEC, E-mail: personal (at) cysec.de

Code. No. 184

Application deadline: May 20, 2018

Closing date for applications: 20 May 2018

Contact: Melanie Schöyen, Management Assistant CYSEC, E-mail: personal (at) cysec.de

More information: https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/karriere_planen/allgemeineausschreibung/stellen_details_267904.en.jsp

The Research Group at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, led by Prof. Anupam Chattopadhyay is seeking skilled and motivated candidates for the position of Post-Doctoral Research Fellows to participate in multiple ongoing projects focusing on system/architecture/hardware security. The research team is currently funded by several large and strategic research grants in the aforementioned areas. Salaries are highly competitive and are decided according to the successful applicants’ accomplishments, experience and qualifications. Interested applicants are encouraged send their detailed CV, cover letter and two letters of references to Prof. Anupam Chattopadhyay (anupam at ntu.edu.sg).

We are soliciting candidates to have an introductory knowledge in cryptography and strong background in digital/system design, including relevant experience in managing large-scale programming projects in C/C++/VHDL/Verilog. Candidates with prior industrial experience and familiarity with state-of-the-art tools in these domains are preferred.

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

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2018

Contact: Asst. Prof. Anupam Chattopadhyay, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), anupam at ntu.edu.sg

NuCypher is a data privacy layer for blockchain, decentralized applications, and other distributed systems. We\'re back by Y Combinator, Polychain Capital, and many other leading investors.

We\'re looking for a scientist with expertise in fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) to assist with our research efforts on performance improvements and potential applications for smart contracts. Familiarity with related technologies like proxy re-encryption (PRE) and multi-party computation (MPC) is helpful.

Ideally, candidates have an understanding of the surrounding issues and problems and have an interest in identifying potential solutions. Due to the unproven and highly theoretical nature of these schemes, candidates should be willing to pivot research when practical solutions cannot be found. Qualified candidates are likely (but not required) to have a PhD or similarly extensive experience in cryptography.

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2018

Contact: Please email founders (at) nucypher.com with your CV and any previous research/publications you\'re able to share.

More information: http://www.nucypher.com/

Simula@UiB (simula-uib.com) has a three-year PhD position available in the field of cryptography. The position is associated with the project “qsIoT: Quantum safe cryptography for the Internet of Things”, awarded by the Research Council of Norway.

Closing date for applications: 15 June 2018

Contact: Professor Øyvind Ytrehus, Simula@UiB

Email: oyvindy (at) simula.no

More information: https://www.simula.no/about/job/call-phd-student-cryptography-simulauib

Each researcher will work on a separate project in one of the following three related areas. It is expected that all researchers will collaborate and meet together regularly as a team. The project is a collaboration between members of the NTNU Applied Cryptology Laboratory.

• Post-quantum primitives. Post-quantum public-key primitives are the main focus of the ongoing NIST standardization process that officially started on 30 November 2017. Initially 69 proposed schemes were proposed in three main categories: encryption schemes, key encapsulation mechanisms, and digital signatures. Those, and possibly new primitives, are the subject of the research for this position.

• Post-quantum ecosystem. Current public key cryptosystems have a large associated ecosystem of auxiliary protocols and tools, such as proofs of knowledge, proofs of relations, verifiable decryption, and shuffles of ciphertexts. This ecosystem is sparse for most post-quantum schemes. Our group has already begun working on new tools, such as shuffles and verifiable decryption, mostly for lattice-based cryptosystem. We intend to continue this line of research, with a focus on lattice-based cryptography, but we will also work on code-based and multivariate cryptography.

• Post-quantum key exchange. This project will focus on how to achieve efficient quantum-secure key exchange which can achieve some useful key exchange properties, such as: forward secrecy, key compromise impersonation, deniability, anonymity, contributiveness, and key control. Strong models of security, such as those accounting for ephemeral key leakage and side channels, and different settings, such as password-based key exchange and group key exchange, will also be investigated.

  Closing date for applications: 1 June 2018

  Contact: Professor Kristian Gjøsteen (kristian.gjosteen (at) ntnu.no), or Professor Colin Boyd (colin.boyd (at) ntnu.no), or Professor Danilo Gligoroski (danilo.gligoroski (at) ntnu.no)

  More information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/152421/

SYmmetric and Lightweight cryptography Lab (SYLLAB) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, is seeking highly motivated candidates for 1 research fellow position (from fresh post-docs to senior research fellows) in the areas of symmetric key cryptography and machine learning. The research team is supported by a Temasek Laboratories funding from Singapore. Salaries are competitive and are determined according to the successful applicants accomplishments, experience and qualifications. Interested applicants should send their detailed CVs, cover letter and references to Prof. Thomas Peyrin (thomas.peyrin (at) ntu.edu.sg).

Candidates are expected to have a strong backgroung in symmetric-key cryptography and/or machine learning, with good experience in programming with C/C++ and/or Python.

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

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2018

Contact: Assoc. Prof. Thomas Peyrin, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), thomas.peyrin (at) ntu.edu.sg

DarkMatter is currently looking for several Security Researchers to join his Lab in the sunny city of Abu Dhabi (45min from Dubai).

If you are looking for a real technical challenge within a top of the notch Lab, using the most recent technologies, a true work life balance, a tax free salary and the beach all year round, feel free to go on our website to apply for these open postions below:

- Hardware Security Researcher

- Embedded Security Researcher

- Malware Researcher

- Software Security Researcher

- Cryptanalyst

Apply here : https://careers.darkmatter.ae/jobs/search

Have a nice day !

Closing date for applications: 1 October 2018

Contact: Mehdi Messaoudi

Talent Acquisition Specialist at DarkMatter

mehdi.messaoudi (at) darkmatter.ae

More information: https://careers.darkmatter.ae/jobs/search

We are currently seeking to recruit 1 PhD student to work on the project Cryptographic privacy-preserving protocols for location based services.

Most apps, services, devices and even websites now require access to the user\'s location. But location information is very sensitive, and must be protected from data breaches and malicious tracking. How can we preserve the user\'s privacy without disrupting location based services? Location privacy is a growing research area in the field of privacy-enhancing technologies, with applications relating to personal privacy, autonomous vehicles and the Internet of Things (IoT). This project investigates the design and development of privacy-preserving protocols for location based services, including cryptographic protocols and data structures.

The PhD position is fully funded for 4 years, including a monthly stipend and a travel budget to present at international conferences. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work with the Principal Investigator extensive network of international research collaborations.

Candidates should have a background/strong interest in security and privacy, as well as a good grasp of mathematics. Previous experience in cryptography is an asset, but is not required.

Interested candidates should apply by email to Dr. Paolo Palmieri (p.palmieri (at) cs.ucc.ie), CC’ing the Department of Computer Science (csmanager (at) cs.ucc.ie), on or before the 20th of May 2018. Early applications are encouraged.

Applicants should include: 1) a covering letter (1 page) explaining their interest in the project topic, and mentioning any previous experience in security/privacy/cryptography; 2) a Curriculum Vitae.

Academic transcripts and references will be required after shortlisting.

Closing date for applications: 20 May 2018

Contact: Dr. Paolo Palmieri (p.palmieri (at) cs.ucc.ie)

A fully-funded (22,000 GBP plus fees) PhD position in Cyber Security to work on a research project focusing on modelling and verification of distributed ledger technologies with respect to threat models and security analysis. The successful candidate will be working under supervision of Professor Steve Schneider(Principal Supervisor, http://www.surrey.ac.uk/cs/people/Steve_Schneider) and Dr David Williams (Co-Supervisor).

Closing date for applications: 31 May 2018

Contact: Professor Steve Schneider: s.schneider (at) surrey.ac.uk

More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=029018

Research Fellow in Voting on Ledger Technologies

Closing date for applications: 29 May 2018

Contact: Professor Steve Schneider

Director, Surrey Centre for Cyber Security

University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH

s.schneider (at) surrey.ac.uk

+44 1483 689637

More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=034017-R-R

The Nanyang Technological University in Singapore is offering scholarship for Ph.D students on the field of cryptography, inclusive of symmetric-key cryptography, cryptanalysis, lightweight cryptography etc.

The Ph.D. program at NTU is usually for 4 years, which comprises some coursework in the first year and intensive research for all years. The research scholarship offers full coverage of tuition fees, support of conference trips, tax-free living allowance of 2000 SGD/month for the first year, and 2500 SGD/month for the subsequence years after passing the Ph.D candidate qualification examination, further top-up is possible for exceptional good candidates, Singapore citizens and permanent residents. For more information about the requirements of admission and application procedure, refer to here: http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/Pages/home.aspx

These positions will be available until filled. For the Jan 2019 intake, submit by 30th September 2018, and by 31st March 2019 for the August 2019 intake. More information about the CATF research team can be found here: http://catf.crypto.sg

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2019

Contact: Jian Guo, Assistant Professor, guojian (at) ntu.edu.sg for more information.

Ant Financial is a technology company that brings inclusive financial services to the world.Ant Financial, officially founded in October 2014, originated from Alipay founded in 2004.

Ant Financial is dedicated to bringing the world more equal opportunities through building a technology-driven open ecosystem and working with other financial institutions to support the future financial needs of society.

We are hiring:

- Applied Cryptography

- Crypto-currencies, smart-contracts, financial cryptography

- Privacy enhancing technologies

- Distributed consensus protocols

- Cybersecurity

Requirements:

- M.S. or Ph.D. in Cryptographic, System Security, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

- Good programming skills - C/C++, Go

- Good knowledge in Blockchain technology

- Chinese Mandarin can be used as work language

Interested candidates kindly contact Email: lewis.ls (at) antfin.com

Closing date for applications: 31 October 2018

More information: https://www.antfin.com/index.htm?locale=en_US

PhD position on Contactless Electronic Payments at Surrey Centre for Cyber Security, Univ. of Surrey, UK

A fully-funded PhD in contactless electronic payments and their security.

Tax-free stipend of 22,000 GBP per year + annual increments. UK citizenship is required.

The project focuses on the cryptographic design and provable security of extensions of the contactless version of the EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) protocol-suite. The main aim is to protect against threats linked to impersonation and therefore fraudulent payments, stemming from relay attacks, but it is not restricted to this. A second goal is that this EMV-enhancement also gives a second authentication-factor to the payment procedure. The project has Consult Hyperion as an industrial partner, which is a company with world-class experience in EMV security.

To apply, please contact Dr Ioana Boureanu, at i.boureanu (at) surrey.ac.uk

Closing date for applications: 25 May 2018

Contact: Ioana Boureanu, at i.boureanu (at) surrey.ac.uk

More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=007318

Founded in 2015 by Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood, IOHK is a technology company committed to using peer-to-peer innovations to provide financial services to the three billion people who don’t have them. We are an engineering company that builds cryptocurrencies and block chains for academic institutions, government entities and corporations. We are a decentralized company that loves small innovative teams forming and executing ideas that cause cascading disruption.

Job Description

We are looking for a talented, specialised Security Manager to join our growing in-house Security team. The prospective candidate will oversee and coordinate the security process, from research to product development, and will be working with internal teams on embedding Security across IOHK’s project line.

The prospective candidate will be expected to assemble a team and work directly with research, engineering and Project Management (BA’s, Test and Quality, Cryptography and management teams throughout the current and future set of projects

The individual should have an excellent understanding of Security requirements in the Development lifecycle and have an excellent and detailed understanding of the threats and risks that need to be addressed in the development life cycle, specifically in the blockchain / cryptocurrency area.

Closing date for applications: 24 June 2018

Contact: David Rountree

Technical Recruiter

david.rountree (at) iohk.io

More information: https://iohk.io/careers/#op-250078-security-team-manager