International Association
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University of Hamburg is a University of Excellence and one of the most research-focused universities in Germany. The research group “Security in Distributed Systems” is working on the intersection of security and privacy research, with a focus on distributed systems, data protection, anonymity, and cryptography.

Your Profile
We are looking for a new member of our team that will be working as a full-time PhD candidate in research and teaching. Your tasks will include:

• Development, implementation, analysis, and evaluation of complex and secure IT-systems
• Working with bleeding-edge technology and research literature from security, cryptography, and privacy
• Publication of research results in national/international venues
• Support for teaching

Required Qualifications
Completed MSc degree (or equivalent) in IT-Security, computer science or a strongly related field. You are highly motivated, curious, reliable, and creative. You must be interested in system security, applied cryptography and/or privacy research. You must have experience in security in open and distributed communication systems and fundamental knowledge in cryptography and IT-Security. Experience with machine-learning and advanced software engineering skills, especially with a focus on application security and cryptography are a bonus. Programming skills in higher languages like C/C++ and Python are required.
Languages: German and English

We offer great and flexible working conditions in a highly motivated team of researchers with many opportunities for collaboration. The university supports their employees with many interesting opportunities for personal development.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Hannes Federrath
https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/inst/ab/snp/team/federrath.html

More information: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangebote/ausschreibung.html?jobID=9c1f97982796ef784ab5f91ec0edfe0ab550b3d9

University of Lübeck is a modern and renowned research university specialized in Computer Science and Engineering, Medicine and Life Sciences.

The young and growing Institute for IT Security performs cutting-edge research in security-critical applications and their protection in insecure environments. Explored methods range from secure computation methods and cryptographic protocols to software and hardware mechanisms for protecting system security. In addition, we analyze security of existing systems as well as the improvement and automation of analysis techniques for protocols and implementations.

Your Profile:
In order to complement our team, we are looking for a full-time PhD researcher in one the following topics:

• Analysis and design of trusted execution environments and secure microarchitectures
• Secure distributed computing
• Automated code analysis and application security analysis

Required Qualifications:
As ideal candidate, you are highly motivated, independent and able to perform creative and deep research. Your main areas of interest are in system security and/or applied cryptography and you have experience in the areas of cryptography, algorithms, code analysis, embedded programming, and/or machine learning.
You have a MSc degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Information and Computer Engineering, or comparable related field and an excellent command of written and spoken English.

We offer excellent working conditions in an international team of cutting-edge researchers and ample opportunity to collaborate with renowned researchers worldwide.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Thomas Eisenbarth: its.bewerbungen@uni-luebeck.de
Please apply by April 15 and mention position code 1011/21.

More information: https://www.its.uni-luebeck.de/en/jobs.html

Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology – with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe. Welcome to Bosch.

The Robert Bosch GmbH is looking forward to your application!

Job Description

• As a PhD in our research group you are contributing to research and development projects in an open source context.
• This includes understanding, evaluating and applying Privacy-Preserving Computing Technologies (PPCTs) including Computing On Encrypted Data techniques, Trusted Execution Environments, and methods for Statistical Disclosure Control.
• Embedded into a team of security and cloud technology experts, you apply your knowledge on PPCTs to design, implement and evaluate PPCT-based solutions in the context of the Franco-German BMBF/MESRI-funded CRYPTECS research project.
• Thanks to your insights, you help combine PPCTs and Cloud Native technologies to make PPCTs ready for use in an industrial context.
• Your responsibility includes the design, development and prototypical implementation of PPCT solutions. You push the state of the art in the field of PPCTs and publish your results together with renowned researchers from the international CRYPTECS consortium.

Qualifications

• Education: Very good master’s degree in computer science or related discipline, ideally combined with initial experience in the area of Cloud Native technologies
• Personality: Positive team player, who is highly motivated, has an innovative mindset, is eager to learn new things, and is passionate about applied research
• Working Practice: Initial hands-on experience with software development, ideally in an open source context
• Experience and Knowledge: Knowledge in the area of cryptography, ideally experience in PPCTs and modern Cloud Native technologies
• Languages: Fluent in English (written and spoken)
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Closing date for applications:

Contact:
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Dear fellow researchers,

As part of a wider effort on Blockchain Security and Finance research, we are offering funded Ph.D. positions related to the field of Decentralized Finance for stellar candidates.

We offer a striving research group with:

• Over 15 combined years of full-time research experience in the blockchain domain.
• Very consistent publications in highly competitive venues. So far, in the year 2021 alone: 2x IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy (Oakland), 2x Financial Cryptography and Datasecurity (FC) and 1x IEEE EuroS&P paper.
• Hands-on supervision and collaboration among senior and junior Ph.D. students.
• Interdisciplinary challenges covering information security, cryptography, game theoretic incentives, economics, finance, systems, etc.
• Practical, real-world applicable research.
• Regular Zoom/Slack/iPad calls/chats/whiteboard sessions.
• Fun group events, such as game evenings etc.

Your profile ideally matches with the following:

• You enjoy to communicate transparently and openly, e.g. through regular/daily Zoom calls and slack.
• You are self-motivated, outcome drive and productive, especially during the current pandemic.
• You have a strong analytical background coupled with a solid ability to write clean and simple code.
• You prefer simplicity over complexity. You first strive towards a quick and non-perfect solution, and don't prematurely optimise something that shouldn't exist.
• While you may not yet like writing, you want to learn being able to write the perfect English text.
• You want to produce world-leading research, which you'd like to get challenged by reviewers from only the best conferences.

When applying, please familiarize yourself with the group's publications which can be found in reverse chronological order here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=jLr_xi4AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

Closing date for applications:

Contact: arthur@gervais.cc

More information: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=jLr_xi4AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

The Institute of Applied Information Processing and Communications (aka IAIK) is the largest university institute in Austria for research and education in security and privacy. It has been active in this field for more than 30 years and currently employs more than 60 researchers. Within the "Secure Systems" area of our institute Sujoy Sinha Roy is establishing the new research group "Cryptographic Engineering”.

In order to complement our team, we are looking for a fulltime PhD researcher in Post-Quantum Cryptography.

Responsibilities:
The PhD researcher will be working on the implementation and side-channel security aspects of post-quantum cryptography within the “Cyroptografic Engineering” group within the “Secure Systems” area at IAIK.
The PhD candidate will have to start by May/June 2021.

Required Qualifications:
• MSc degree (or close to completion) in computer science, information and computer engineering, software development, mathematics, or a related field.
• Research experience from MSc/BSc projects.
• Outstanding candidates with BSc degree and publications in related research area are also welcome.
• Experience with cryptography, programming, and digital circuit design (ASIC or FPGA) design

How to apply:
Applications, curriculum vitae and other documents should preferably be uploaded here https://free.formcloud.de/formcycle/form/provide/7780/. Please select „7050 – PhD 2021 – crypteng" as a reference number. The application deadline is April 20th 2021.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: For more detailed information please conctact Sujoy Sinha Roy - sujoy.sinharoy@iaik.tugraz.at.

More information: https://www.tugraz.at/index.php?id=50397

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester (UK) wishes to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Systems Security. The new appointment will complement existing world-class research in software security and automated reasoning.

Applicants should be computer scientists with a strong interest and track record in a relevant area of systems security, for example, cryptography, operating systems and virtualization, distributed systems security, authentication, authorization, and accountability. We also encourage applicants with a strong interest and track record in code and data integrity, malware analysis, integrity, trustworthiness, privacy, and anonymity. You will be a member of the Formal Methods Group with access to expertise in program analysis and reasoning methods. We are particularly interested in developing collaborations involving several groups within the department and wider University. For example, an exciting opportunity exists to work closely with the well-known advanced processor technologies group to study applications in massively parallel software and the IoT. Thus, experience and interest in collaborative research are particularly welcome.

You should hold a relevant Ph.D. or equivalent, have an excellent international publication record in top security conferences (e.g., ACM CCS, IEEE S&P, NDSS, USENIX Security). The applicants should show the capability of developing a portfolio of funded research activities in a multidisciplinary environment and have a solid commitment to excellence in teaching.

Closing date for applications:

Contact:

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews: Dr. Lucas Cordeiro (lucas.cordeiro@manchester.ac.uk) or Dr. Giles Reger (giles.reger@manchester.ac.uk).

General enquiries: hrservices@manchester.ac.uk

More information: https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?isPreview=Yes&jobid=19901

Cryptology forms the backbone of modern digital security. While in theory it is known how to make secure cryptosystems that are asymptotically secure, a considerable gap with practice is demonstrated time and again by breaks of practical, implemented cryptosystems, deployed as part of a larger security ecosystem.

The project “concrete cryptology” aims to provide concrete and meaningful security guarantees from low-level implementation to high-level deployment. Our focus here is on algorithmic aspects of side-channel attacks, as well as integrating security claims regarding side-channel resistance into the context of the larger cryptosystem. Our aim is to provide research that is practically relevant, for instance by exploiting access to Simula’s HPC resources to evaluate novel attacks.

The postdoc will have considerable freedom in selecting specific problems to work on within the larger scope of the project. We are looking for interested candidates who have completed, or are about to complete, a PhD degree in cryptology or a suitably related relevant field.

Simula UiB offers

• Excellent opportunities for performing high-quality research, as part of a highly competent and motivated team of international researchers and engineers;

• An informal and inclusive international working environment - where master students, PhDs, Postdocs and seniors work closely together;

• Generous support for travel and opportunities to build international networks, through established collaboration with industry, exchange programs and research visits with other universities, and funding to attend conferences.

• A competitive salary. Starting salary from NOK 535 200

• Numerous benefits: company cabin, BabyBonus, sponsored social events, generous equipment budgets, comprehensive travel/health insurance policy, etc.

• Relocation assistance: accommodation, visas, complimentary Norwegian language courses, etc.

• Wellness and work-life balance.

For more information and applying: https://www.simula.no/about/job/postdoc-concrete-cryptology

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Åsfrid Persson, Simula UiB AS

More information: https://www.simula.no/about/job/postdoc-concrete-cryptology

As part of the SecInt Doctoral College (SecInt-DK), TU Wien is offering four positions as university assistant (Pre-Doc) for 4 years. Expected start: 01.05.2021.

Tasks:

• Collaboration on current research projects
• Deepening scientific knowledge
• Collaboration in academic teaching
• Writing a dissertation and publications
• Participation in regular events organized by the SecInt Doctoral College
• Completion of an internship with one of our international research partners
• Presentation of research results and participation in scientific event

The Research Projects: The SecInt Doctoral college offers 4 interdisciplinary research projects from the areas of Formal Methods, Security and Privacy, and Machine Learning, that are each supervised by at least two professors from the corresponding research areas. Additional details on the individual projects can be found at https://secint.visp.wien/projects and https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/147334.

We offer:

• Diverse and exciting tasks, with lots of interdisciplinary collaboration
• Continuing personal and professional education and flexible working hours
• Central location with very good accessibility in a city regularly ranked first worldwide for life quality
• Possibility of an internship with one of our international research partners
• Very competitive salary

Your profile:

• Completion of a master or diploma curriculum in computer science, electrical engineering or another related field
• Experience in Mathematical Modeling, Computational Logic, Formal Methods, Security and Privacy, Robotics and/or Machine Learning
• Very good skills in English communication and writing.
• Readiness for interdisciplinary collaboration
• Team competences, problem-solving skills and innovative ability

A predoctoral researcher at TU Wien currently receives a minimum of EUR 2228/month gross, 14 times/year for 30 hours/week and EUR 2971/month for 40 hours/week.

We look forward to receiving your application until 11.04.2021

Closing date for applications:

Contact: https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/147334

More information: https://secint.visp.wien/application/

Cryptography, Security & Privacy Research Group at Koç University has one opening at the post-doctoral researcher level. Accepted applicants may receive competitive salary, housing (accommodation) support, health insurance, computer, travel support, and lunch meal card.

Your duties include performing research on cryptography, security, and privacy in line with our research group's focus, as well as directing graduate and undergraduate students in their research and teaching. The project funding is related to cryptography, game theory and mechanism design, and blockchain technologies.

Applicants are expected to have already obtained their Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science or related discipline with a thesis topic related to the duties above.

For more information about joining our group and projects, visit

https://crypto.ku.edu.tr/work-with-us/

Submit your application via email including

• full CV,
• 1-3 sample publications where you are the main author,
• a detailed research proposal,
• and 2-3 reference letters sent directly by the referees.

Application and start dates are flexible.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Assoc. Prof. Alptekin Küpçü
https://member.acm.org/~kupcu

More information: https://crypto.ku.edu.tr/work-with-us/

Cryptography, Security & Privacy Research Group at Koç University has multiple openings at every level. Accepted Computer Science and Engineering applicants may receive competitive scholarships including monthly stipend, tuition waiver, housing (accommodation) support, health insurance, computer, travel support, and lunch meal card.

Your duties include performing research on cryptography, security, and privacy in line with our research group's focus, assist teaching, as well as collaborating with other graduate and undergraduate students. Computer Science, Mathematics, Cryptography, or related background is necessary.

For applying online, and questions about the application-process for M.Sc. and Ph.D. positions, visit

https://gsse.ku.edu.tr/en/admissions/application-requirements

All applications must be completed online. Applications with missing documents will not be considered. Applications via e-mail will not be considered. Application Requirements:

1. CV
2. Recommendation Letters (2 for MSc, 3 for PhD)
3. TOEFL (for everyone whose native language is not English, Internet Based: Minimum Score 80)
4. GRE scores (required from non-Turkish nationals)
5. Official transcripts from all the universities attended
6. Statement of Purpose
7. Area of Interest Form filled online

https://gsse.ku.edu.tr/en/admissions/how-to-apply/

We also have non-thesis Cyber Security M.Sc. program:

https://cybersecurity.ku.edu.tr/tuition/

For more information about joining our group and projects, visit

https://crypto.ku.edu.tr/work-with-us/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: https://gsse.ku.edu.tr/en/admissions/how-to-apply/

More information: https://gsse.ku.edu.tr/en/admissions/application-requirements

Cryptography, Security & Privacy Research Group at Koç University has multiple openings for summer research interns (at both undergraduate and graduate level). Apply via:

http://kusrp.ku.edu.tr

For more information about joining our group and projects, visit

https://crypto.ku.edu.tr/work-with-us/

All applications must be completed online. Applications with missing documents will not be considered. Applications via e-mail will not be considered. Application Requirements:

1. CV
2. 2 Recommendation Letters
3. Official transcripts from all the universities attended
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Application Form filled online

Deadline is 11 April 2021.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: http://kusrp.ku.edu.tr

More information: http://kusrp.ku.edu.tr

The Department of Mathematics in the School of Sciences and Humanities at Nazarbayev University invites applications for several positions in applied mathematics at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor. The department currently has 23 members. Faculty specializations include statistics, numerical analysis, applied mathematics, analysis, and algebra/number theory, including cryptography. Appointments are for three years with the possibility of renewal.

Responsibilities of these positions:

• Teach undergraduate courses in mathematics;
• Advise students in academic matters;
• Administrative and service work at the departmental, school, and university level;
• Faculty appointed at the Assistant Professor level will also be expected to teach graduate courses in mathematics, supervise undergraduate and graduate student research and capstone projects, apply for grants, and develop new courses.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and contact information for at least three references, who will be asked to submit letters of recommendation. At least one of the letters of recommendation should address the candidate's teaching.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Daniel Oliveira da Silva at daniel.dasilva@nu.edu.kz

More information: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/NazarbayevUniversity1/743999738292544-instructor-and-assistant-professor-position-department-of-mathematics-school-of-sciences-and-humanities

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Surrey, UK seeks to recruit Early Career Fellows (Lecturer A), on a full-time basis, for a period of up to five years. There are 3 positions with one being in cyber security, which includes cryptography. These positions are particularly well suited for recent PhD graduates or post-docs who want to develop their independent research agenda. The Department will seek to establish a long-term career planning for these post holders, with appropriate mentoring in place. Deadline for applications: 26th March 2021 Applicants will need to submit a research concept. Please follow the link for more information and application guidelines.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Informal inquiries can be sent to Mark Manulis (m dot manulis at surrey dot uc dot uk)

More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=013021

The CISPA-Stanford Center for Cybersecurity was established as a joint program by CISPA – Helmholtz Center for Information Security - and Stanford University in 2016 and is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

The Elite Research Career Program intends to offer the very best postdoctoral cybersecurity researchers a unique career path at two of the leading cybersecurity institutes in the world. The program consists of three consecutive phases:

· a preparatory 1-2-year postdoctoral phase (Phase P) at CISPA, followed by

· a 2-year appointment at Stanford University (Phase I) as a visiting assistant professor, followed by

· a 3-year position at CISPA as an independent research group leader (Phase II).

Applicants to the program must have completed a PhD and demonstrated their potential to become future leaders in their field of IT security research. After their return from Stanford candidates are invited to apply for CISPA Tenure Track Faculty-Positions and will be considered fast track.

Application period: The call is open until April 30, 2021.

Please note: If we receive your application after the end of the indicated period, we cannot guarantee that it will be considered during the selection process.

CISPA is an equal opportunity employer and women are particularly encouraged to apply. Applications of severely disabled candidates with equivalent qualifications will be given priority.

Stanford University is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. It welcomes applications from women, members of minority groups, veterans, persons with disabilities, and others who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research and teaching mission.

More information: https://www.cispa-stanford.org

Application only via: https://jobs.cispa.saarland/jobs

Closing date for applications:

Contact: application@cispa-stanford.org

More information: https://jobs.cispa.saarland/jobs/detail/cispa-stanford-center-postdoctoral-research-group-leader-positions-m-f-d-in-cybersecurity-96#scrollTop=0

There are two Ph.D. positions opening at Dr. Jiafeng Harvest Xie's research group at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Villanova University, Villanova, PA (west of Philadelphia), USA. The research topics of the two positions primarily focused on hardware implementation of the post-quantum cryptosystems. Interested ones are warmly welcomed to send their resume/CV to Dr. Xie through email: jiafeng.xie@villanova.edu

Requirements: preferred to be at the majors of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and related others. Familiar with FPGA/VLSI design will be desirable. Proficiency in programming languages such as HDLs, C/C++ etc. Good at English communication and writing. Great enthusiasm of doing research oriented tasks. Excellent team work member.

Degree: both B.S. and M.S. graduates or similar are warmly welcomed to apply.

Start date: Fall 2021. It is always better to apply as early as possible. Positions are open until they are filled. The 2021 U.S. News & World Report ranks Villanova as tied for the 53th best National University in the U.S (Famous Alumni includes the Current First Lady of the United States, etc.).

Brief introduction of Dr. Xie: Dr. Jiafeng Harvest Xie is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Villanova University. His research interests include cryptographic engineering, hardware security, and VLSI digital design. He is the Best Paper Awardee of IEEE HOST 2019. He has served the Associate Editor for Microelectronics Journal, IEEE Access, and IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems II. He has also been awarded the 2019 IEEE Access Outstanding Associate Editor.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Jiafeng (Harvest) Xie

More information: https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/engineering/departments/ece/facultyStaff/biodetail.html?mail=jiafeng.xie@villanova.edu&xsl=bio_long

LIST is looking for a highly motivated candidate with proven skills in network traffic anomaly detection to work on a research project funded by Luxembourg government under the RDI law program. The project will be carried out in a collaboration between POST Luxembourg (i.e. the biggest telecom service provider in Luxembourg) and LIST. The objective of the project is to measure and secure the 5G services from a telecom operator perspective. Purpose is to develop a 5G telecom security platform (a comprehensive Telecom Intrusion Detection System) over three years to protect the POST network and its users from exploits at infrastructure level against Telecom attacks such as SMS spoofing, call and SMS interception, signaling intrusion. The objective of the platform is to bring both explicit protection towards known exploits and implicit based on machine learning and AI (Artificial Intelligence).

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Qiang Tang

More information: https://app.skeeled.com/offer/604671bde49223a362f239fd?social=true&lang=en

Multiple Postdoc/RF positions on cybersecurity are immediately available at SUTD, Singapore. Candidates with expertise of applied crypto, blockchain, or CPS/IoT security are most welcome.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Jianying Zhou (jianying_zhou@sutd.edu.sg)

More information: http://jianying.space/

The Department of computing science seeks 2 postdoctoral fellows to projects in computer security and software engineering. The fellowship is full-time for two years with access June 2021 or otherwise agreed.

The Department of Computing Science (www.cs.umu.se) is a dynamic department with about 130 employees from over twenty countries. We are providing research and education within a broad spectrum of areas, and offer education on basic, advanced, and PhD levels. The research is internationally well recognized and includes basic research, methods development, and software development, and research and development within various application domains.

The successful candidates will join the new software system security research group. You will contribute to projects in computer security and software engineering such as developing new approaches to detect or prevent software vulnerabilities or scalable static analysis algorithms to extract security properties.

The stipend project is financed by the Kempe foundations. The stipend is full-time for two years with starting date 1st of June, 2021, or to be negotiated. The stipend amounts to 330 000 SEK per year (around 32500 euro). The stipend is not subject to tax.

Application deadline is 15 March 2021.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Bartel: alexandre.bartel@cs.umu.se

More information: https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/postdoctoral-scholarships/6-237-21/

PhD Fellow position in Cybersecurity for 5G

The University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) seeks a dedicated an able phd fellow for work in cybersecurity for the 5G core networks. The context is for critical communications and specifically for emergency services, which in Norway will be migrating from Tetra to 4G/5G commercial networks during the next 5-6 years. This is a paid position and the duration is 3 years fulltime work. The phd fellow will join the Secure Distributed Systems reach group, and the research will be done in the context of the Raksha research project. Raksha is a RCN funded joint project with SINTEF Digital as the leading partner; Other partners and advisors include the University of Oslo, SimulaMet and the Norwegian Communications Authority, the Norwegian Security Authority, etc.

Special conditions: Due to the sensitive nature of the research topic, it is a requirement the applicant must be an EU national or come form a NATO country. Additionally, citizens from Australia or New Zealand may apply. (Background: A Norwegian security clearance may be required.) This is an absolute requirement.

NOTE: Students that will complete their master’s degree no later than June 2021 may apply.

A (rough and unofficial) English translation of the Norwegian-only announcement can be requested.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Professor Geir M. Køien

More information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/193704/stipendiat-i-cybersikkerhet-5g

The CryptoLux group of the University of Luxembourg has a vacancy for a post-doctoral researcher in the area of symmetric cryptography. The successful candidate will contribute to a research project entitled Analysis and Protection of Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithms (APLICA), which is funded by the Luxembourgish Fonds National de la Recherche and the German Research Foundation. Starting in 2021, APLICA will run over a period of 3 years as a joint research project between the CryptoLux group and the Workgroup for Symmetric Cryptography of Ruhr-University Bochum. The mission of the APLICA project is to develop new cryptanalytic techniques for lightweight authenticated encryption algorithms and hash functions, and to design and implement new countermeasures against side-channel attacks that are suitable for constrained devices.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in symmetric cryptography or a closely related field. Preference will be given to candidates with a strong publication record that includes at least one paper at an IACR conference/workshop or one of the top-4 security conferences. Experience in software development for embedded systems or mounting side-channel attacks is a plus. Candidates with an interest to conduct research in one of the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply:

• Cryptanalysis of authenticated encryption algorithms or hash functions
• Leakage resilience or leakage reduction by design (e.g. modes of operation)
• Security evaluation of leakage-resilient primitives or constructions

The position is available from Jan. 2021 on basis of a fixed-term contract for 3 years. The University of Luxembourg offers excellent working conditions and a highly competitive salary. Interested candidates are invited to send their application by email to Alex Biryukov before Apr. 1, 2021 (early submission is strongly encouraged, applications will be processed upon receipt). The application material should contain a cover letter explaining the candidate's research interests, a CV (incl. photo), a list of publications, scans of diploma certificates, and contact details of 3 references.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Alex Biryukov (alex.biryukov@uni.lu)

More information: https://www.fnr.lu/projects/analysis-and-protection-of-lightweight-cryptographic-algorithms/