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25 February 2022

QPQ
Job Posting Job Posting
We are building the Internet of Economics, a new approach to a compliant and regulated financial systems infrastructure. Join a team of mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers and self-taught individuals. What do we give you?
• A stimulating, Socratic intellectual environment. As Socratic implies, we want you to have a voice. We do not recruit brilliant people to put them in boxes, we recruit brilliant people, so they can push the horizons even further
• Hybrid office approach. This role is centred around our European axis, so we expect you to live within +/- 2 hours of CET. We get together a complete team every quarter, so you must be willing to travel and embrace being part of a diverse team drawn from many walks of life and cultures
• Competitive salary, travel expense budget and many opportunities to participate in the company’s growth
Responsibilities:
- Perform research and engineering on cryptographic protocols;- Have a leading role in the cryptography team in defining and applying protocols
- Working with a multi-faceted team of practitioners on a set of blockchain-based privacy protocols interacting with the DeFi space and providing compliance with financial regulations
Requirements:
- Master or Ph.D./Multi-year working experience in cryptography or a closely related field
- Knowledge of modern cryptographic primitives
- Be able to prototype protocols/schemes/algorithms in at least one relevant programming language
- Be familiar with the blockchain and DeFi space
- General understanding of full-stack system architecture
- Have a thorough approach and be committed to high quality output. Have prior research/code already published in the space
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Be eager to learn new topics and tools, proactive, self-driven approach and problem-solving mindset
- Able to proactively identify which activities can benefit the project the most in the shortest period of time, communicate, and execute on their ideas without needing to be micromanaged
- Full-time availability with flexible working hours
- Nice to have knowledge of modern, efficient zk-proofs

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Apply as soon as possible with a CV, a video, or anything that will showcase your abilities. Person in contact: Emanuele Ragnoli ([email protected])

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University of Birmingham, UK
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The University of Birmingham’s Centre for Cyber Security and Privacy is looking for a research fellow (postdoc) to work on our EPSRC-funded project "CAP-TEE: Capability Architectures in Trusted Execution".

In this project, we use capability architectures (as e.g. developed by the CHERI project) to protect trusted execution against such state-of-the-art attacks. We address a wide range of threats from software vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows to hardware attacks like fault injection and side-channel analysis. CAP-TEE provides a strong, open-source basis for the future generation of more secure TEEs.

Applicants should have a PhD, or be close to completing a PhD, in a relevant subject (security, crypto, electrical engineering, maths, etc.). We also consider non-PhD applicants with strong industry experience. We expect experience in writing system-level or low-level code in programming languages such as C, C++, or Rust. Skills in other relevant areas, e.g. FPGA development, side-channel attacks, or binary analysis/exploitation, are desirable.

Please contact David Oswald ([email protected]) for informal enquiries. You can apply online until 25 March 2022: https://bham.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2200004N&tz=GMT%2B00%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon

Closing date for applications:

Contact: David Oswald
[email protected]
https://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~oswalddf/

More information: https://bham.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2200004N&tz=GMT%2B00%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon

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Worldline
Job Posting Job Posting
We are looking for an “R&D researcher Crypto & Privacy” to reinforce our Worldline’s “Trust & Intelligence” Labs team. The Worldline Labs team provides cross functional Research and Development activity for all business units on new IT technologies and their potential value for our Worldline products and offers. The department ensures a first level of technology monitoring and collaborates with academic labs, industrial partners, start-ups and Worldline business lines on innovative projects at country or European level. Your day-to-day responsibilities include: • Select and refine privacy preserving technologies (stay on top of the state-of-the art and experiment with them) • Handling subject as Privacy-preserving Payment, Identity, Machine Learning and Data collaboration missions • Actively support our innovation teams requiring cryptographic solutions • You manage the Biometrics in-shop, IoT decentralized identity and Quantum-safe signatures • Support our Web 3.0 | DLT research with its strong cryptographic foundations • Contribute to the Privacy preserving DLT, anonymous auctions and SSID • Present the value of the technologies you explore to internal and external audiences Skills we can’t do without: • Graduate degree in engineering or Master background in cryptography, mathematics or IT fields. • Confirmed experience (3-4 years) in cryptography or privacy preservation (applied or research oriented), blockchain is a plus. • Proficiency in English is required. French knowledge is a plus. • You are known for you autonomous, ambitious, analytical, business-minded and inventive approach. • Being able to integrate in a diverse team of researchers, engineers and innovators. • Outstanding interpersonal skills, assure support and collaborate with product and customer teams • Several location possible: Paris, Seclin, Blois, Tours, Lyon, Brussels (BE)

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Bianka Kozma

More information: https://performancemanager.successfactors.eu/sf/jobreqpvt?jobId=238453&company=Worldline&st=C933D80914D042FC427C16CDE1126B7032792DE8

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21 February 2022

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
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The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) active in the fields of materials, environment and IT. By transforming scientific knowledge into technologies, smart data and tools, LIST empowers citizens in their choices, public authorities in their decisions and businesses in their strategies.

For its recent H2020 project PRECINCT (Cyber-physical security management for critical infrastructures), a research engineer vacancy is immediately available in the TRUST research group at LIST. The duty of this vacancy is mainly to implement a Digital Twins solution in the context of interdependent critical systems (telecommunications and energy).

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Qiang Tang ([email protected])

More information: https://app.skeeled.com/offer/62024729a7d5b0db47a87221?language=en&show_description=true

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16 February 2022

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Job Posting Job Posting
The Institute of Information Security and Dependability at KIT is looking for two PostDocs in privacy-preserving cryptographic protocols. Experiences with secure multi-party computation and MPC compilers or UC-based security modeling are desired. 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. Your research is dealing with cryptographic protocols for privacy-preserving computations, e.g., applied to mobility or production 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.

If you are interested, please send an email including your CV and a list of publications to [email protected]. Applications will be reviewed continuously until the positions are filled.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Andy Rupp ([email protected])

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Qualcomm Sophia Antipolis (France)
Job Posting Job Posting
You will join the team responsible for the security architecture of Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The team works at a system level spanning across hardware, software and infrastructure while striving for industry-leading solutions. This team interacts with product management, customers (e.g., OEMs), partners and HW/SW engineering teams to find the optimal security solutions.
Snapdragon processors are used in different types of devices ranging from mobile phones to televisions, cars, ultra-book laptops etc. Our processors are designed to meet security requirements ranging from content protection to enterprise security, using virtualization, HW security enclaves, factory key provisioning, and secure updates.
In this position you will perform the following tasks:
  • Define HW crypto security requirements (functional, performance, security etc)
  • Define HW/SW partitioning to address next challenges in cryptography such as PQC and Crypto Agility
  • Define crypto and HW blocks that contribute to the overall SoC Security Architecture
  • Design of mechanisms thwarting side channel attacks
  • Monitor evaluation of crypto IP resistance and robustness
  • Competitive analysis of security IPs and features
  • Investigate future/roadmap security related technologies,
  • Participation in academic conference and industrial/research security working groups.
Minimum Qualifications: MS or Bachelor in Computer Science, Mathematics or Electrical Engineering plus 5+ years industry experience in one or more of the following areas
  • Cryptographic primitives, cryptographic protocols and their implementation
  • Design of HW/SW security blocks such as HW cryptographic engines
  • HW/SW threat analysis, security analysis or/and risk analysis
  • Smart Card and secure HW technologies
  • Security certifications: process and requirements.
Additional skills in the following areas are a plus:
  • Academic and industry research (publications, conferences)
  • Leadership & management background
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills are required

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Nicolas Courtois

More information: https://qualcomm.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/details/Embedded-Crypto-Expert---Sophia-Antipolis--France_3024348-1?locationCountry=54c5b6971ffb4bf0b116fe7651ec789a

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14 February 2022

National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Job Posting Job Posting
Your Challenge Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada's largest research and technology organization. We are looking for an early-career Research Associate to support our Digital Technologies research centre (DT). The Research Associate would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity. Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada's largest research and technology organization. Working with the NRC is an exciting opportunity to pursue a research career both independently and with a dynamic research team. We are looking for a Research Associate to join NRC’s Digital Technologies Research Centre (NRC-DT). The Digital Technologies Research Centre collects multiple research teams who focus on machine learning, advanced analytics, computer vision, bioinformatics, cyber security, natural language processing, quantum computing and other branches of digital technologies and artificial intelligence. The primary responsibility of the researcher in this position is to support the goals of NRC and the activities of the Digital Technologies Research Centre in conducting research of international calibre in applied quantum computing, including quantum algorithms and software, quantum error correction, theoretical models of quantum computing and other related areas. The researcher will work in a team environment with other researchers and technical experts in world-class facilities. The researcher will participate in the development and execution of an original research agenda in collaboration with NRC colleagues and with academic and commercial partners across Canada. The researcher will be called upon to contribute to collaborative research projects in support of NRC’s Applied Quantum Computing challenge program.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Human Resources at: [email protected]

More information: https://recruitment-recrutement.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/job-invite/15641

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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Job Posting Job Posting
The Cryptanalysis Taskforce at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore led by Prof. Jian Guo is seeking for candidates to fill several post-doctoral research fellow positions on symmetric-key cryptography. Topics include but are not limited to the following sub-areas:
  • tool aided cryptanalysis, such as MILP, CP, STP, and SAT
  • machine learning aided cryptanalysis and designs
  • privacy-preserving friendly symmetric-key designs
  • quantum cryptanalysis
  • provable security
  • cryptanalysis against SHA-2, SHA-3, and AES
  • threshold cryptography
Established in 2014, the Cryptanalysis Taskforce is a group with about ten members currently dedicated for research in symmetric-key cryptography. Since establishment, the team has been active in both publications in and services for IACR. It has done quite some cryptanalysis work on various important targets such as SHA-3 and AES, and is expanding its interests to the areas mentioned above, with strong funding support from the university, industry partners, and government agencies in Singapore. We offer globally competitive salary package with extremely low tax (around 5%), as well as excellent environment dedicating for top-venues publication orientated research in Singapore. The contract will be initially for one year, and has the possibility to be extended. Candidates are expected to have proven record of publications in IACR conferences (Asiacrypt, Crypto, Eurocrypt). Interested candidates are to send their CV and 2 reference letters to Jian Guo. Review of applicants will start immediately until the positions are filled. More information about the Cryptanalysis Taskforce research group can be found via https://team.crypto.sg

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Jian Guo, [email protected], with subject [IACR-CATF]

More information: https://team.crypto.sg

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Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Job Posting Job Posting
We are looking for a Postdoc fellow in the area of security of wireless IoT networks.
The project is jointly conducted between Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco, and EPFL Switzerland.
To apply, please send your cv with your list of publications.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Mehdi Amhoud, email : elmehdi.amhoud(at)um6p.ma

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Protocol Labs
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About Protocol Labs Protocol Labs drives breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward. Protocol Labs is a product-development lab, but behind the protocols and tools we build, behind the research and implementations, are passionate people, teammates and community members. We are a fully distributed company. Our team of more than 150 members works remotely and in the open to improve the internet — humanity's most important technology — as we explore new advances at the intersection of many exciting fields (crypto, networks, distributed systems) and cultures (startups, research, open source, distributed work). Seeking an experienced cryptographer to help us research and develop state of the art cryptosystems to upgrade the internet. Research at Protocol Labs This isn't an ordinary Research Scientist position. Your expertise is mostly driven by both a hunger to learn and a need to work toward solving important problems. Our research scientists are granted both the freedom to develop their knowledge by working on novel applications, and a responsibility to contribute those skills toward advancing the flagship projects of Protocol Labs. You’ll feel at home working with us if your knowledge and optimism enables you to name a few unusual possible approaches when you’re first presented with a problem that people often consider intractable. We see cryptography often acting as the last line of defense in a world that’s rife with malicious actors. We examine a broad spectrum of potential projects, like Filecoin, that rely on providing various cryptographic guarantees to users. Achieving these guarantees in practice often requires drawing from or advancing the frontiers of cryptographic protocols. As a result, we seek cryptographers who can discover, conceive, incorporate, and implement new techniques.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Apply here- https://boards.greenhouse.io/protocollabs/jobs/4283969004

More information: https://boards.greenhouse.io/protocollabs/jobs/4283969004

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08 February 2022

NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Job Posting Job Posting

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at NTNU is looking for a postdoc in public-key cryptography. The position is hosted by Jiaxin Pan. This position is funded by a project from the Research Council of Norway with focus on provable security. Potential topics are, but not limited to, digital signatures, zero-knowledge proofs, and post-quantum cryptography.

The candidate will work on theoretical aspects of public-key cryptography and is expected to publish at IACR conferences (such as Crypto, Eurocrypt, Asiacrypt, etc.) and renowned security conferences (such as IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, etc.). Thus, a track record of publications at these conferences is preferrable for the successful candidate.

Further details: The position holder will participate in many activities of the Cryptology Lab at NTNU which has 9 faculty members working on both applied and theoretical aspects of cryptology. The working place is in Trondheim, Norway. Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene. It offers great opportunities for education (including international schools) and possibilities to enjoy nature, culture and family life and has low crime rates and clean air quality.

Application: More details are given here: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/220131/postdoctoral-fellow-in-cryptography. We only accept applications from this jobbnorge.no page.

The deadline for application is the 31st of March, 2022.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Jiaxin Pan

More information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/220131/postdoctoral-fellow-in-cryptography

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04 February 2022

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (Workplace: IIT Bhilai, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA)
Job Posting Job Posting
Project: Next Generation Wireless Research and Standardization on 5G and Beyond


Applications are invited from Indian nationals for the positions of “Junior Research Fellow.”

Number of Positions: One (1)

Salary : 31,000 per month + 24% HRA

Qualifications:
1ST class Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science with NET* qualification or Graduate Degree in Professional Course with NET* qualification or Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course with NET* qualification.

Desired Qualifications:

a. Degree in computer Science with coding proficiency and any other working experience relevant to the projects.

b. Have some familiarity with one or more of the following: Cryptography, UAS, 5G Security.

c. Special preference will given to people who have prior experience working with 5G standard.

*The requirement of qualifying NET/GATE examination for the selection to the post of JRF/SRF may be relaxed for the candidates who have graduate from Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTIs) with a CGPA of more than 8.000 (80% aggregate marks)

How to Apply: Candidates should only apply using the application form download the given link.(https://ird.iitd.ac.in/sites/default/files/ird_nforms/ird_rec_4.pdf)

A duly completed application form along with the candidate’s detailed CV must be mailed at: [email protected]

The last date for submitting the completed applications by e-mail is 10/02/2022 by 5.00 pm

Closing date for applications:

Contact:
Dr. Dhiman Saha
Assistant Professor
Department of EECS, IIT Bhilai
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
For more info on the research group visit: http://de.ci.phe.red

More information: https://lnkd.in/gNfMQ7PB

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Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg
Job Posting Job Posting
limited to 2 years, full time, with possibility for extension

Our chair performs research and teaching in the area of IT Security with a strong focus on Network Security and Online Privacy. Our goal is to advance the state of the art in research and to educate qualified computer scientists in the area of IT Security who are able to meet the challenges of the growing demand on securing IT Systems and provide data protection in various areas of our life and society

Tasks:
- Active research in the area of intrusion detection systems (IDS) for critical infrastructures, secure cyber-physical systems, and artificial intelligence / machine learning for traffic analysis
- Implementation and evaluation of new algorithms and methods
- Cooperation and knowledge transfer with industrial partners
- Publication of scientific results
- Assistance with teachingy

The employment takes place with the goal of doctoral graduation (obtaining a PhD degree).

Requirements:
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related disciplines
- Strong interest in IT security and/or networking and distributed systems
- Knowledge of at least one programming language (C++, Java, etc.) and one scripting language (Perl, Python, etc.) or strong willingness to quickly learn new programming languages
- Linux/Unix skills
- Knowledge of data mining, machine learning, statistics and result visualization concepts is of advantage
- Excellent working knowledge of English; German is of advantage Excellent communication skills

Applications containing the following documents:
- A detailed Curriculum Vitae
- Transcript of records from your Master studies
- An electronic version of your Master thesis, if possible should be sent in a single PDF file as soon as possible, but not later than 20.02.2022 at [email protected].

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Andriy Panchenko

More information: https://www.b-tu.de/en/fg-it-sicherheit

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Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Department of Computer Science; Oldenburg, Germany
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The Safety-Security-Interaction (SSI) group at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg invites applications for a full-time position as Doctoral Researcher (Research Assistant/Ph.D. Student) in the domain of Cybersecurity for an initial period of 3 years.

More information: https://uol.de/en/jobs?stelle=68597

Deadline for applications: 21 February 2022, 23:59 CET

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Dr. Andreas Peter ([email protected])

More information: https://uol.de/en/jobs?stelle=68597

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01 February 2022

University College Cork, Ireland
Job Posting Job Posting

The School of Computer Science & Information Technology (CSIT) seeks to appoint a lecturer (assistant professor) in Computer Science (Cybersecurity) to complement and strengthen the Schools’ research and teaching interests. Computer security has been a topic of research and teaching in the School for over thirty years. The school continues to grow with the appointment of new staff with cyber security expertise, introduction of new courses, and significant development of our cybersecurity research portfolio.

The school strategy is to expand its research and teaching in the area of Cybersecurity and candidates with such expertise are encouraged to apply. The School seeks to appoint a committed computer science academic, a dynamic and thoughtful individual who will contribute to its research-led teaching ethos and research agenda.

The School of CSIT has 32 full-time academic staff and offers degrees at bachelors, masters and doctoral level. It offers a welcoming and open working environment, with excellent administrative and technical support, and an inclusive collegiate experience. Academic staff in the school have leadership roles in major national and international research initiatives, including the SFI funded research centers CONNECT (Centre for Future Networks and Communications), CONFIRM (Centre for Smart Manufacturing), Insight (Centre for Data Analytics), LERO (Irish Software Research Centre), and the SFI research spokes BAV (Blended Autonomous Vehicles) and ENABLE (Smart Communities). In addition, school academics lead and host the SFI Centre for Research Training in Advanced Networks for Sustainable Societies and the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence. The Cork area is home to a cybersecurity cluster of about 25 companies, including multinationals that are well-known for their security products and services, many of whom the School engages with for student internships, research sponsorship and collaboration.

Candidates should apply before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 22nd February 2022

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Informal enquiries can be made, in confidence, to the Head of School, Professor Utz Roedig: [email protected]

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal: https://ore.ucc.ie/

More information: https://www.ucc.ie/en/compsci/vacancies/

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The University of Manchester, Department of Computer Science, Manchester, UK
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We are looking for a research associate to join an ambitious project (EnnCore - https://enncore.github.io/) in the space of Secure and Privacy-preserving AI Models.

You will enjoy designing, developing and evaluating novel AI models (deep neural networks) that are privacy-preserving and robust against attacks. The project will involve the continuous interaction with experts in explainable AI and formal software verification. You will also have the opportunity to build, use cases and to collaborate with domain experts in areas such as cancer research and energy trading. You will design, develop and evaluate new models in the context of their accuracy, privacy-protection and robustness. This position may include research on a diverse set of techniques such as federated learning, homomorphic encryption, multiparty computation and adversarial methods.

The post is initially for one year, with the possibility for extensions. Interviews are anticipated to take place a week after the closing date.

You should have a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field together with a track record of international publications in applied machine learning or secure computation. Examples of fields of interests are:

  • Federated Learning
  • Homomorphic Encryption
  • Secure Multiparty Computation
  • Differential Privacy
  • Safety Mechanisms in AI Systems
  • Adversarial Methods

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Mustafa A. Mustafa: mustafa.mustafa[at]manchester.ac.uk

More information: https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=21631

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SupraOracles
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We are looking for an Applied Researcher to enhance our research works at SupraOracles. The team is actively researching and developing in the core areas of fault tolerant distributed systems, formal verification, program analysis, interoperable blockchains, and cryptography and applying them in pushing the limits of blockchain technology in terms of scalability and reliability. An ideal candidate brings in his / her expertise from the domains of mathematics, cryptography, formal methods, probability theory to rigorously analyse, reason and solve the challenging problems. This exciting work involves interacting with researchers, building prototypes, experimenting, articulating, designing algorithms and implementing them. We thrive on trust and honesty. We believe in the positive and ethical impacts these cutting-edge technologies in a decentralized environment can make on the world. Your alignment and cultural fitment to these core values and beliefs are of considerable value to us. Responsibilities Studying, comprehending and discussing research papers Theoretical / mathematical and empirical evaluation of the research ideas Implementing prototypes and / or production ready software Lucid and articulate communication via discussions, reports / presentations / papers Are you the right person for this role? The ideal candidate for us has: Masters or PhD in computer science Published papers at top tier peer-reviewed venues in any of the fields of cryptography, distributed systems design, formal methods, algorithms Experience working in a research lab Good familiarity in a couple of programming languages in the list of Java, Rust, GoLang, JavaScript/NodeJS, Solidity (this mainly depends upon the project) Experience in working with GitHub codebases Hands-on experience on open source projects Standard algorithms and data structure knowledge Basic understanding of cryptography and smart contract development Pro-active communication and collaboration abilities with native-level proficiency in written and oral English Preferred: Mathematics background with strong hold on probability modelling and analysis.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Lee

More information: https://boards.greenhouse.io/supraoracles/jobs/4278334004

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30 January 2022

Visa Research, Palo Alto, CA
Job Posting Job Posting
Visa Research is a team of world-class research scientists. Our mission is to conduct research on the most challenging problems in the payment industry and provide technical thought leadership for the company’s future. Visa Research engages with internal and external partners to identify and research critical ideas that may have an impact to the payment ecosystem.  Our research agenda focuses on three key areas: Artificial Intelligence, Security, and the Future of Payments.

The Visa Research Advanced Cryptography team is seeking researchers in the following areas:
  • Multi-Party Computation
  • Fully Homomorphic Encryption/Lattice-Based Cryptography
  • Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Knowledge in the application of these technologies to the following areas is a plus:
  • Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning
  • Digital Currencies
  • Identity and Authentication
As an integral member of the team, you will conduct world-class research activities with fellow researchers, and work closely with product and technology teams to ensure the successful creation and application of disruptive and innovative security technologies.

For further details and to apply on-line:
  • newly graduated or soon to graduate: https://smrtr.io/7MtBQ
  • all other applicants: https://smrtr.io/7R_bd

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Gaven Watson

More information: https://smrtr.io/7R_bd

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COSIC, KU Leuven
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COSIC is looking for motivated PhD students to work on the implementation aspects of post-quantum cryptographic algorithms: Post-quantum cryptography is a new class of cryptographic algorithms, which resist attacks from quantum computers. They will mostly replace existing public key algorithms (RSA and ECC). Efficient implementations in hardware (FPGA, ASIC) are an essential aspect for their acceptance as replacement. On top, the implementations also need to resist physical attacks, e.g. side-channel and fault attacks. This research position will focus on the efficient and attack resistant implementations of novel post-quantum cryptographic algorithms.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: ingrid.verbauwhede[at]esat.kuleuven.be

More information: https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacancies/

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26 January 2022

Advanced Blockchain
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Full time remote position We are looking for a Cryptography Research Engineer to join our team. As our Cryptographer expert, you will be working alongside a highly technical team on DeFi and all the cool things from the blockchain ecosystem. Responsibilities: Conduct research in cryptography, in particular new applications of zero-knowledge proofs. Provide written documentation and explain the complex material such that Developers and Product Managers can understand it too. Help internal and external Developers with cryptography parts, like key-management, encryption and signatures. Provide guidance on how to deal with these parts in their projects and/or check the cryptography parts in their code. Write proof-of-concept scripts (in Rust) performing cryptographic tasks, like zero-knowledge proofs or threshold signature schemes. Benchmark and test new cryptography crates on feasibility and performance, to better understand the techniques in practice. Requirements & skills Bachelor Degree in Mathematics, Physics or Computer Science. Strong background in Math/Cryptography. Zero Knowledge practical experience. Experience with system programming (Rust). Ability to communicate complex technical material to technical and non-technical team members. A self-motivated team member able to drive new projects. Passion for the crypto space. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Benefits 100% remote & flexible hours Growing challenging environment Learning possibilities (conferences, meet-ups, courses, etc.) Paid time off Equipment budget Personal development budget Independent Contractor Crypto Payment (USDC)

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Nanni Sackmann

More information: https://incredulous.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=62

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