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14 November 2021

Institute of Information Security and Dependability at KIT, Germany
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The Institute of Information Security and Dependability at KIT is looking for a Post-Doc with expertise in privacy-preserving cryptographic protocols with a focus on secure multi-party computation, ideally, having hands-on experiences with MPC-compilers. A track record in this field is expected, including publications at reputable conferences such as Crypto, Eurocrypt, ACM CCS, PETS, etc.

You will be a member of the KASTEL Security Research Labs (https://zentrum.kastel.kit.edu) and the Topic "Engineering Secure Systems" of the Helmholtz Association. KASTEL brings together security researchers belonging to various disciplines and offers excellent funding opportunities for your research projects.

Your research will be dealing with cryptographic protocols for privacy-preserving computations, e.g., applied to mobility systems. It will result in both theoretical security concepts (protocol designs, security proofs, etc.) and their practical implementation (e.g., a demonstrator) for some application domain. The contract will initially be limited to 1 year, but can be extended by several years (depending on the candidates performance).

If you are interested, please send me an email and formally apply using the link: ogy.de/cryptojob. Besides your CV including a list of your publications, please also include the names of three references.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Andy Rupp ([email protected])

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Ruhr-Universitaet, Faculty of Computer Science, Bochum, Germany
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TENURE TRACK AND FULL PROFESSORSHIP FOR PRIVACY

The Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security (HGI) in Bochum, Germany is one of the most renowned institutes in the field of IT Security in Europe. The HGI currently hosts 26 faculty members, maintains extensive networks and has produced numerous successful start-ups. HGI is home to the Cluster of Excellence "CASA: Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries", funded with approximately 30 million euros. This outstanding environment offers excellent working conditions in a highly topical and exciting field. In addition, there is a very good working atmosphere in a young and diverse group of researchers.

The Faculty of Computer Science at Ruhr-Universität Bochum invites applications for an Assistant Professorship with tenure track and a tenured Full Professorship for Privacy. Applicants should have an excellent track record in research and teaching in at least one of the following areas:

  • Cryptographic tools for privacy
  • Differential privacy and private data analysis
  • Machine learning and privacy
  • Anonymous communication and censorship resistance
  • Game theory approaches for privacy
  • Data protection technologies.

    We are looking for a scientist with an internationally visible research profile, who complements already existing focus areas. We expect a willingness to cooperate with the HGI as well as an active role in current and planned projects, especially in the Cluster of Excellence "CASA: Cyber Security in the Age of Large Scale Adversaries". The Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy offers additional possibilities for collaboration.

    Official job adds can be found here https://www.stellenwerk-bochum.de/en/node/407452 . Applications are requested by December 15, 2021 to the Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Alexander May, e-mail: [email protected]. Further information can be found on our homepages at https://informatik.rub.de/en/ https://casa.rub.de/en/

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Alexander May, Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science at Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany

    More information: https://informatik.rub.de/en/

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    Australian National University, School of Computing, Canberra, Australia
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    Based in the School of Computing at the Australian National University several fully funded PhD positions are available in on a project called “Efficient privacy-persevering proofs for secure e-government and e-voting.” The positions are for 3 years.

    You will work on applying formal methods, particularly interactive theorem provers, to cryptography. The main focus of the project is verifying zero-knowledge proof systems.

    The PhD student is expected to have a master's degree or equivalent, and a strong background in one or more of cryptography, formal methods, and mathematics.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Thomas Haines

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    University of Leuven (Campus Diepenbeek)
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    In the Science, Engineering and Technology Group, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), Campus Diepenbeek at KU Leuven, a full-time vacancy for academic staff or tenure track (professor) is available in the area of hardware security for the Internet of Things (IoT). We are looking for internationally oriented candidates with an excellent research record in this area and a strong affinity with industrial applications. Besides scientific research, the candidate will be teaching in the field of embedded systems and digital hardware design (including FPGA design) within the Faculty of Engineering Technology at Campus Diepenbeek. KU Leuven (https://www.kuleuven.be/english) is a research-intensive, internationally orientated university that carries out both fundamental and applied scientific research. Our university is highly focused on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and strives for international excellence. In this regard, the university actively works together with research partners in Belgium and abroad and provides its students with an academic education that is based on high-quality scientific research.
    The department of Electrical Engineering (also known as ESAT (https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/english) of the KU Leuven conducts research at a high international level. It is also responsible for education in the domains of electrical engineering, electronics, and information processing. The department is also co-founder of many spin-off companies. With more than 300 PhD students, 200 master students, and 100 staff members, ESAT is a strong international research and educational department.
    The applicant will join the Embedded Systems & Security (ES&S) group (https://iiw.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/ess) that is part of the COSIC research group (https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic).

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Prof. Georges Gielen, Chair, Departement Electrical Engineering-ESAT, georges.gielen(AT)kuleuven.be

    More information: https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60004322?hl=en&lang=en

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    10 November 2021

    University of Neuchatel, Switzerland
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    We are looking for a PhD student to join our group on reinforcement learning and decision making under uncertainty more generally, at the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland. We expect the candidate to perform research in one the following domains. Theory of differntial privacy. Algorithms for differentially private machine learning. Algorithms for fairness in machine learning. Interactions between machine learning and game theory. Inference of human models of fairness or privacy. Mechanism design and incentives.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Christos Dimitrakakis

    More information: https://sites.google.com/site/christosdimitrakakis/positions

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    University of Southern Queensland
    Job Posting Job Posting
    ESSENTIAL CRITERIA 1. An extended Degree or higher qualification (eg Masters), or equivalent experience*, in Computing or a relevant discipline area from a recognised tertiary institution. Progression towards completion of a Doctoral qualification would be highly regarded. 2. Professional experience, or demonstrated deep knowledge, in a relevant discipline such as Cyber Security and/or Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. 3. Demonstrated research experience and expertise in privacy-preserving machine learning including privacy-preserving federated learning are the most desirable. Privacy preservation such as Secure Multi-party. 4. Computation or Differential Privacy, secure data sharing such a Secret Sharing, (distributed) machine learning, AI modelling for the healthcare domain. High Level computational and programming skills (e.g., Java, Python, or C/C++) 5. Experience in mobile app development, cloud-based solution design and deployment. deploying and IT solution in the healthcare domain, project management and coordination working with multidisciplinary researchers. Research Fellow Level A Position Description l Date – April 2021 RESEARCH FELLOW 6. Proven track record of publications in peer reviews journals and/or authorship of scientific papers, report and grant applications. 7. A record of science innovation and creativity, including the ability and willingness to incorporate novel ideas and approaches into scientific investigations as well as real-world deployment. 8. Knowledge and ability to engage in research that provides the opportunity to collaborate with others, advances knowledge, and engages with industry. 9. Willingness to engage in capacity building learning and teaching (academic) development activities. 10. High level oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, relating well to people at all levels using diplomacy, tact and sound judgement, with an ability to build constructive and effective relationships. 11. Alignment with the core University values of Respect, Integrity, and Excellence.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Dr Zhaohui Tang on +61 7 4631 2464 or [email protected]

    More information: https://bit.ly/3GPW7qT

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    Università di Roma Tor Vergata
    Job Posting Job Posting
    Open 3 years long post-doc position at the Math Department of the University Tor Vergata on isogeny based cryptography. Here is the official call (download bando.pdf and see position reference number 1817). Unfortunately the call is in Italian, but the research project is in English. https://web.uniroma2.it/it/contenuto/procedure_pubbliche_selettive_per_il_reclutamento_di_n__56_ricercatori_con_contratto_a_tempo_determinato_ai_sensi_dellra The Department has a big research group in Algebra and Geometry. Among the people interested in elliptic curves, there are myself and Rene' Schoof. The salary is between 1300 and 1400 euro per month after taxes, but if you come from abroad you pay less taxes and get more money. The teaching duties are about 30 hours per year. The successful candidate will have to work for six months in the company Thales Alenia Spazio, checking if isogeny based protocols are suitable for space communications (the company might asks to look also into other protocols). The position comes with some money for traveling and inviting people. In particular, there might be the possibility of spending six months at IBM working with Luca De Feo. The deadline is unfortunately very soon. The call closes the 18th of November, the successful candidate should start working here ideally as early as January or February.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Giulio Codogni

    More information: https://web.uniroma2.it/it/contenuto/procedure_pubbliche_selettive_per_il_reclutamento_di_n__56_ricercatori_con_contratto_a_tempo_determinato_ai_sensi_dellra

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    Lund University, Sweden
    Job Posting Job Posting
    Doctoral student in Electrical Engineering with focus on security for production systems and principles for protected data analytics on cloud resources. The research project will be in the field of protected cloud based data analytics in online production systems. The research is system oriented and we will work with combinations between well established computer/communication security solutions and novel data protection. Especially, the research is directed towards principles utilizing state replication for protected sharing of data among multiple stakeholders as well as using machine learning for advanced access protection profile generation.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Prof. Christian Gehrmann

    More information: https://lu.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:443090/

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    05 November 2021

    University of Luxembourg
    Job Posting Job Posting

    Your Role...

    The successful candidate will join the CryptoLux research team led by Prof. Alex Biryukov. He or she will contribute to a research project on future directions in cryptography and IT security and is expected to perform the following tasks:

    • Shaping research directions and producing results in one or more of the following topics: o Applied Cryptography (symmetric, lightweight, AE, White-box etc.); o Financial cryptography, cryptocurrencies, blockchain technologies; o Privacy enhancing technologies (Tor, zero-knowledge, eID, etc.); • Disseminating results through scientific publications; • Providing guidance to Ph.D. and M.Sc. students.

    Your Profile...

    • A Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; • Competitive research record in applied cryptography or information security (at least one paper in top 10 IT security conferences); • Strong mathematical and algorithmic CS background; • Good skills in C /or C++ or scripting languages; • Commitment, team working and a critical mind; • Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are mandatory.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: [email protected]

    More information: http://emea3.mrted.ly/2v77v

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    Zama, Paris, France
    Job Posting Job Posting
    Job Description. You and your team will be responsible for:
    • implementing state-of-the-art algorithms for homomorphic encryption
    • continually improving their performance and reliability through timing optimisation and verification
    • documenting and benchmarking the implemented cryptographic operations
    You will be working with us on the cutting edge of fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), designing and implementing hardware that will enable privacy by default. FHE is an exciting field in cryptography with many opportunities for filing patents, publishing papers, and presenting your work at conferences.

    Preferred Experience. You should have:
    • a PhD in cryptography, or a Master’s degree in Engineering with more than four (4) years of industry experience
    • be well versed in VHDL and/or Verilog
    • a strong knowledge of FPGA tool flows, familiarity with cutting-edge FPGA devices, and be comfortable with debugging and reaching timing closure
    • a strong interest in cryptography and a passion for privacy
    • good analytical skills
    • good written and oral communication skills
    • experience implementing lattice-based cryptography on FPGA/ASIC is a plus
    Full remote is possible, with a willingness to come to Paris quarterly.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Thomas De Cnudde (thomas.decnudde(at)zama.ai)

    More information: https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/zama/jobs

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    DingLab, Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications; Beijing, China
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    Multiple fully funded positions on the Ding Lab in Cryptography and its applications at the Yanqi Lake Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (BIMSA).

    Ding Lab

    The Ding Lab in Public Key Cryptography will be led by Prof. Jintai Ding. It is an international open laboratory with English as the working language. Anyone who works in related areas including (but not restricted to) computational algebra, computational algebraic geometry, number theory, mathematical optimization, quantum algorithms, post-quantum cryptography, multi-party computation, zero-knowledge proof, fully homomorphic encryption, privacy preserving algorithms, block chain, high performance computing, and algorithm implementations are welcome to apply.

    Positions
    • Visiting Scholar : including short term(less than 3 months) and long term(6 months to 1 year) for persons who has been granted with PhD degree
    • Post-Doc
    • Senior Researcher
    • Research Associate (master)

    All positions require you having a master or PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Cryptography, or equivalent practical experience.

    Salary

    BIMSA offers internationally competitive salary packages and salary will be determined by applicant's qualification. Recent PhDs are especially encouraged to apply. A typical appointment for postdoc of BIMSA is for two-years, renewable for the third year with annual salary ranges from 300,000 RMB to 500,000 RMB depending on experience and qualifications.

    BIMSA

    The BIMSA is a Mathematics research institution co-sponsored by Beijing Municipal Government and Tsinghua University, and the director of BIMSA is the renowned mathematician, Prof. Shing-Tung Yau. The BIMSA is located in the Huairou District of Beijing, and is part of Beijing’s strategic plans to build world-class new-style research & development institutions and national innovation center for science and technology. The BIMSA aims to develop fundamental scientific research and build a bridge between mathematics and industry applications.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Jintai Ding([email protected])

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    CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
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    The CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security provides a unique work environment that offers the advantages of a university department and a research laboratory alike. As the latest member of the Helmholtz Association, the largest research organization in Germany, CISPA has embarked on a mission: to rethink the digitalized world of the future from the ground up and make it safer through innovative, cutting-edge research. The center will grow to more than 800 employees in the medium term with not less than 60 Faculty and research group leaders.

    CISPA maintains an open, international and diverse work environment. Every Ph.D. student is a member of a research group led by his or her supervisor. Admitted students are, as a rule, paid employees of CISPA with a full-time contract. The working language is English.

    Job Description. The group of Kamil Kluczniak is looking for Ph.D. students broadly interested in theoretical and/or practical aspects of Cryptography. Although the group is currently focused on homomorphic encryption and public-key cryptography, candidates will be encouraged to find and pursue their own research interests.

    How to apply: All applications have to be done through the Odoo system:

      https://jobs.cispa.saarland/de_DE/jobs/detail/phd-students-1
    Candidates are encouraged to send ``Hello CISPA!!!'' to the email address that is under the variable m from the following Python code:

    >>> c = m**e % N

    >>> print(str(c) + ", " + str(e) + ", " + str(N))

    >>> 3016, 19, 10403

    >>> m = str(c**d % N) + "@cispa.de"

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact:

      https://jobs.cispa.saarland/de_DE/jobs/detail/phd-students-1

    If you have any questions regarding your application please contact our Onboarding Team via [email protected].

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    University of Luxembourg
    Job Posting Job Posting

    Your Role...

    In 2018, the NIST announced an initiative to standardize lightweight authenticated encryption schemes and hash functions in an open process with public evaluation. The mission of the APLICA project is to contribute to the evaluation of the third-round candidates and the eventually standardized algorithms by analyzing their theoretical and practical security properties. More concretely, APLICA will contribute to the development of new cryptanalytic techniques that can be applied to lightweight authenticated encryption algorithms and hash functions, and to the design and implementation of new countermeasures against side-channel attacks, in particular differential power analysis, that are suitable for resource-constrained IoT devices.

    Your Profile...

    Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree (or obtain a Ph.D. degree before September 2020) 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-sponsored conference/workshop or one of the top-4 security conferences. Experience in software development for embedded systems and/or 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)
  • Side-channel analysis and countermeasures
  • Closing date for applications:

    Contact: [email protected]

    More information: http://emea3.mrted.ly/2vbse

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    Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien)
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    The novel interdisciplinary Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND doctoral training programme

    LogiCS@TUWien - Logics for Computer Science http://www.vcla.at/msca

    co-funded by the European Commission, will offer 20 full-time PhD positions.The program is hosted by TU Wien, one of the most successful technical universities in Europe and the largest one in Austria. The Faculty of Informatics of TU Wien is a leading research and teaching institution which consistently ranks among the top 100 computer science faculties in the global Times Higher Education ranking. In the heart of Europe, Vienna has a distinguished history in mathematics, computer science, and logic research and offers one of the highest living standards in the world.

    The doctoral positions are open to international high-potential early-stage researchers working on Logical Methods in Computer Science and their applications, including:

    * Artificial Intelligence * Databases * Verification * Algorithms * Security * Cyber-Physical Systems

    The programme provides a 4-year long doctoral training for international PhD candidates within an English-language curriculum. LogiCS@TUWien will run for 60 months and foresees the recruitment of 20 PhD candidates. The PhD candidates will be supervised by:

    * Ezio Bartocci * Pavol Cerny * Agata Ciabattoni * Thomas Eiter * Robert Ganian * Georg Gottlob * Laura Kovács * Matteo Maffei * Magdalena Ortiz * Stefan Szeider * Georg Weissenbacher * Stefan Woltran * Florian Zuleger

    Two calls will accomplish the recruitment of the 20 positions. The first call is now open, with an application deadline of December 30, 2021.

    For details on how to apply, see http://www.vcla.at/msca/apply or watch the video at https://youtu.be/Aq0JGJ9eqzQ.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: If you have any questions about the application procedure, please contact us under: [email protected]

    More information: http://www.vcla.at/msca/apply

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    IBM, Poughkeepsie, NY
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    You will be working with the newly established Cryptography Algorithm Development Group to develop and validate algorithm implementations across IBM platforms.

    Job Duties:

    • Develop and support the Testing and Emulation of IBM Cryptographic Library in C (CLiC) code on various IBM platforms
    • Safely implement cryptographic algorithms and optimize them for the various IBM systems
    • Develop optimized code once and reuse in various software and firmware components
    • Rapidly address customer demands for new or faster cryptographic capabilities
    • Drive innovation in cryptographic development
    • Consult hardware development teams on where to provide hardware acceleration

    As a core member of the Cryptography Algorithm Development Group, you will

    • Successfully deliver technical solutions
    • Work and collaborate as part of one team with worldwide collaborators
    • Understand the requirements and goals of the customer
    • Participate in customer reviews and internal technical solution reviews
    • Ensure feedback to all teams
      • Customer(s)
      • Chief Architect
      • Crypto Firmware Team(s)
      • Offering Management
    Please see the online job posting for full qualifications and to apply online.

    Apply online: https://careers.ibm.com/job/14168444/applied-cryptographer-poughkeepsie-ny/?codes=IBM_CareerWebSite

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Baaba Kyerewaa Forster-Forson

    More information: https://careers.ibm.com/job/14168444/applied-cryptographer-poughkeepsie-ny/?codes=IBM_CareerWebSite

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    02 November 2021

    University of Waterloo, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization
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    The Department of Combinatorics and Optimization at the University of Waterloo invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Associate or Full Professors with tenure will be considered in special cases that enhance the research and teaching profile of the department. We welcome candidates in the research areas of algebraic combinatorics, continuous optimization, cryptography, discrete optimization, and graph theory. Emphasis will be given to candidates in the areas of continuous optimization, discrete optimization, and cryptography.

    A Ph.D. degree and evidence of excellence in research and teaching are required. Successful applicants are expected to maintain an active program of research, to attract and supervise graduate students, and to participate in undergraduate and graduate teaching.

    The salary range for the position is $105,000 to $155,000. Negotiations beyond this salary range will be considered for exceptionally qualified candidates. The effective date of appointment is July, 1 2022.

    Interested individuals should apply using the MathJobs site (https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/18454). Applications should include a curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and up to three reprints/preprints. In addition, at least three reference letters should be submitted.

    If you have any questions regarding the position, the application process, assessment process, or eligibility, please contact [email protected] or Jochen Koenemann, Chair, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1. The closing date for receipt of applications is December 1, 2021.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Jochen Koenemann, Chair, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization ([email protected])

    More information: https://uwaterloo.ca/combinatorics-and-optimization/career-opportunities

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    TU Darmstadt, Germany
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    The Cryptography and Privacy Engineering Group (ENCRYPTO) @CS Department @Technical University of Darmstadt offers a fully funded position as Doctoral Researcher (Research Assistant/PhD Student) in Private Machine Learning for Mobile Applications to be filled as soon as possible for 3 years with the possibility of extension.
    Job description: You'll work in the research training group/doctoral college Privacy&Trust for Mobile Users funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). In our subproject, we build cryptography-based private machine learning services for mobile applications and investigate their legal applicability (data protection) and economic feasibility in interdisciplinary collaborations. You conduct research, implement prototypes, and publish&present the results at top venues. You'll participate in teaching and supervise thesis students & student assistants.
    We offer: We demonstrate that privacy is efficiently protectable in real-world applications via cryptographic protocols. Our open and international working environment facilitates excellent research in a sociable team. TU Darmstadt is a top research university for IT security, cryptography and CS in Europe. Darmstadt is a very international, livable and well-connected city in the Rhine-Main area around Frankfurt. Knowledge of German is beneficial, but not required, and TU Darmstadt offers corresponding support.
    Your profile:
    • Completed Master's degree (or equivalent) at a top university with excellent grades in IT security, computer science, or a similar area.
    • Extensive knowledge in applied cryptography/IT security and very good software development skills. Knowledge in cryptographic protocols (ideally MPC) is a plus.
    • Experience with/motivation for working with other disciplines, e.g., law or economics.
    • Self-motivated, reliable, creative, can work independently, and want to do excellent research.
    • Our working language is English: able to discuss/write/present scientific results in English. German is beneficial but not required.
    Application deadline: Nov 17, 2021 (Extended). Later applications are considered.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Thomas Schneider ([email protected])

    More information: https://encrypto.de/2021-RTG-EN

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    29 October 2021

    Apheris, Berlin, Germany
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    As a Privacy and Cryptography Engineer at Apheris, your primary focus will be driving development of privacy and cryptographic modules in our product core and push it to customers together with a team of great software engineers and data scientists. You will be working on challenging deep tech projects closely together with customers from various industries with a focus on Healthcare, Pharma and Sustainability. With your engineering expertise, you will be responsible for meeting project and product goals and act accordingly to upcoming bottlenecks. You will design and build new features and enhance our product core with innovative technologies, participate in code reviews, and promote engineering best practices in our tech team. We empower you to be a major contributor to the success of projects, customer’s satisfaction, and the advancement of our product core.

    What you will do
    • Implement privacy and cryptographic modules into our product in a secure, robust and scalable way
    • Be a hands-on engineering contributor and promote best practices in our tech team
    • Contribute to the writing of scientific whitepapers, Jupyter Notebook tutorials and blog posts about privacy and cryptographic algorithms and their usage in our product
    • Contribute to team deliverables following an agile methodology and participate in retrospective sessions to continuously improve the teams’ way of working
    You should apply if
    • Master or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics or Cryptography, or equivalent practical experience
    • 3 or more years of relevant work experience
    • Expert coding skills in Python, including common data science and ML libraries. Further languages are a plus (e.g.,R, C, C++, Go, Rust)
    • Solid understanding of privacy technologies and machine learning
    • ...

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: See link to full text of the job description

    More information: https://apheris.jobs.personio.de/job/492987?_pc=222318

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    Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA
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    Research Internships at Microsoft provide a dynamic environment for research careers with a network of world-class research labs led by globally-recognized scientists and engineers. Our researchers and engineers pursue innovation in a range of scientific and technical disciplines to help solve complex challenges in diverse fields, including computing, healthcare, economics, and the environment.

    The Cryptography and Privacy Research Group is hiring interns for the summer of 2022. We are seeking strong candidates to work with our renowned researchers on various topics. We are particularly interested in privacy-preserving ML, privacy and transparency techniques for digital identity systems and public key infrastructures, account/identity/password recovery, and web privacy/security, including fraud detection and prevention. We encourage all PhD students with relevant technical background in any of these topics to apply as soon as possible, as we will start interviewing immediately.

    For summer internships, we typically work closely with Microsoft product groups (Teams, Edge, to name a few) to bring research ideas to real life. The internships often involve prototyping the research results, so a strong candidate is expected to have some proficiency in programming and interest in working alongside our engineers.

    More information and application at https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/1195145/Research-Intern-Privacy-and-Cryptography

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Kim Laine ([email protected])

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    KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
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    We have a fully funded position to pursue a PhD (or join us as a postdoc) as part of our French-German project Propolis on Smart City Privacy, in a consortium with Eurecom, SAP, and The Urban Institute: https://propolis-project.eu/ . We will primarily work on publishing location trajectories with DP guarantees and differentially private ML on location data (for instance for traffic management, public security, and risk management in smart cities).

    We can hire MSc graduates from CS, math and related fields who would like to pursue a PhD, or PostDocs to prepare them for academic/industry careers -- or to keep them with us for a while (including co-supervision of MSc/PhD students, if applicable). We are and will remain a small, international, diverse team with close interaction. Good command of the English language is necessary (no German needed), and we recruit based on qualification and commitment. We focus on positive working environments and the quality of results.

    Closing date for applications:

    Contact: Thorsten Strufe and Javier Parra-Arnau

    More information: https://ps.tm.kit.edu/english/200.php

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