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06 March 2025
University of Edinburgh, UK
This position is part of a broader collaborative research initiative on privacy-enhanced secure computations at scale, in partnership with Input-Output Global (IOG). Applications are invited from candidates with research expertise in all areas of Cyber Security & Privacy, with special consideration given to those specializing in blockchain and distributed ledgers, multi-party computation, post-quantum cryptography, and data privacy.
We are seeking current and future leaders in the field. The successful candidates will have (or be near to completing) a PhD, outstanding track record of research, evidence of growing reputation, a committed vision and research agenda, the enthusiasm and ability to undertake original research, to manage a research group, and to engage with teaching and academic supervision.
The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh is one of the largest in Europe, with more than 120 academic staff and a total of over 500 post-doctoral researchers, research students and support staff. Informatics at Edinburgh rated highest on Research Power in the most recent Research Excellence Framework. The School has strong links with industry, with dedicated business incubator space and well-established enterprise and business development programmes. The University of Edinburgh has recently established the Bayes Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, which provides a locus for fruitful multi-disciplinary work, including a range of companies collocated in it. The School holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance the representation of women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. We are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Prof. Aggelos Kiayias
More information: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/12182/?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=External+Job+Share
03 March 2025
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
The Chair of Hardware/Software Co-Design at FAU explores methodologies for designing and optimizing computing systems with high demands on availability, performance, and security.
Project DescriptionEnsuring security in IoT systems, particularly confidentiality and integrity of data and application code, is a major challenge. While hardware security, crypto modules, secure boot, and trusted execution environments offer protection, they often increase costs and energy consumption.
This position focuses on system-level design automation for secure embedded systems-on-chip. The goal is to develop a methodology for design space exploration that generates secure architectures and evaluates countermeasures' impact on security, energy, cost, and performance. Additionally, the research includes high-level synthesis techniques to implement secure design candidates as FPGA-based system-on-chip prototypes.
Your Tasks and Opportunities- Conduct research in embedded computer architectures and hardware security.
- Explore security-aware hardware/software co-design, system-level design space exploration, and multi-objective optimization.
- Apply high-level synthesis techniques to integrate security mechanisms into SoC designs and prototype them on FPGA platforms.
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Skills and interest in computer architecture, hardware security, system-level design automation, object-oriented programming, hardware description languages, SoC design, RISC-V, or FPGA tools.
- Team-oriented, open-minded, and communicative, with an interest in both theoretical and practical aspects of embedded systems.
- High proficiency in English (German is a plus).
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Jürgen Teich (juergen.teich@fau.de), Stefan Wildermann (stefan.wildermann@fau.de)
27 February 2025
University of Waterloo
A Ph.D. degree and evidence of excellence in research are required. Successful applicants are expected to maintain an active program of research, and participate in research activities with academic and industry partners in the grant. The annual salary is 70,000 CAD. In addition, a travel fund of 3,000 CAD per year is provided. The positions are available immediately.
Interested individuals should apply using the MathJobs site (https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/26357/). Applications should include a cover letter describing their interest in the position, a curriculum vitae and research statement and at least three reference letters.
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.
The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. We encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as Indigenous peoples (e.g., First Nations, Métis, Inuit/Inuk), Black, racialized, people with disabilities, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. If you have any application, interview or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Carol Seely-Morrison (caseelymorrison@uwaterloo.ca).
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Douglas Stebila (dstebila@uwaterloo.ca)
More information: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/26357
Télécom Paris, Paris, France
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Sébastien Canard (sebastien.canard@telecom-paris.fr), Qingju Wang (qingju.wang@telecom-paris.fr)
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
- Isogeny-based post-quantum cryptography
- Constructive and computational aspects of zk-SNARKs
Closing date for applications:
Contact: craig.costello@qut.edu.au
KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Stockholm, Sweden
Since this position requires Swedish citizenship, the below description of the position is available in Swedish only.
Centrum för cyberförsvar och informationssäkerhet (CDIS) vid KTH — som är ett samarbete mellan KTH och Försvarsmakten, samt vissa andra myndigheter — söker doktorander. Det rör sig om en bred utlysning inom cybersäkerhetsområdet. Vi vill här särskilt peka ut en möjlig specialisering inom kryptologiområdet.
Mer specifikt har KTH i samarbete med avdelningen för krypto och IT-säkerhet vid Must pågående spetsforskning som syftar till att möta de utmaningar som följer av kvantdatorutvecklingen. Vi söker nu inom ramen för CDIS utlysning en doktorand som kan bidra till den forskningen.
Doktoranden kommer att handledas av Johan Håstad och/eller Douglas Wikström. Forskningssatsningen omfattar även Martin Ekerå och Joel Gärtner. Vid intresse, sök en av de av CDIS utlysta doktorandtjänsterna.
Tjänsten kommer att omfatta 80% doktorandstudier vid KTH och 20% placering vid Must där möjlighet ges att arbeta med några av Sveriges främsta kryptologer. Resultatet för doktoranden blir en unik kombination av teori och praktik inom kryptologiområdet.
För ytterligare information, kontakta Johan Håstad (johanh@kth.se) eller Martin Ekerå (ekera@kth.se).
Sista ansökningsdag är den 13 mars 2025. Observera att svenskt medborgarskap är ett krav för tjänsten, och att tjänsten medför krav på säkerhetsprövning.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: For more information about the position, please contact Johan Håstad (johanh@kth.se) or Martin Ekerå (ekera@kth.se).
More information: https://kth.varbi.com/se/what:job/jobID:790985
25 February 2025
Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany
- Secure computation: SMPC / FHE techniques and their use in protocol design, e.g. PSI
- PQC techniques for any of the aforementioned areas
This position is full-time and available for immediate start (~58k to 68k EUR p.a. depending on qualifications and experience) with initial contract for 2 years. Candidates without a doctoral degree but with sufficient research experience, e.g., final-year doctoral students, are also welcome to apply.
Requirements:
- Master's degree (or equivalent) or PhD in Mathematics, Cryptography, or Computer Science with excellent grades
- Solid knowledge and demonstrable experience in any of the aforementioned research areas
- Post-doc candidates must have a strong track record (ideally with papers at IACR conferences and/or the top 4 security conferences) and good academic writing and presentation skills
- Experience with cryptographic implementations (desirable)
- Proficiency in English (essential) and German (desirable)
- A valid working permit for the EU
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Prof. Mark Manulis (mark.manulis [at] unibw [dot] de)
More information: https://www.unibw.de/pacy-en/vacancies
24 February 2025
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Developing tools and techniques for FHE-based private cloud computation applications.
- Theory and applications of zk-SNARKs in FHE-based cloud computation.
- Secure and Efficient Implementations of zk-SNARK and FHE schemes and their applications.
The candidate will have the opportunity to work in an excellent research environment and collaborate with experts in cryptography and with CryptoLab industry partners, as well as contributing to supervision and training of PhD students.
Monash University is among the leading universities in Australia and is located in Melbourne, ranked as Australia's most liveable city and among the most liveable cities in the world.
Applicants should have (or be expected to complete in the next 6 months) a PhD in mathematics, theoretical computer science, cryptography, engineering or closely related areas. Research experience in at least one of lattice-based cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, or FHE is required.
The candidate should have excellent English verbal and written communication skills. Programming experience and skills, especially in Sagemath, Python, Magma, and/or C/C++, are also highly desirable.
To apply: Please apply by filling in the application form by 21st Apr 2025 at the following URL: https://forms.gle/YYZBb5uGwq4eGpT27
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Ron Steinfeld (ron.steinfeld@monash.edu)
Research Institute Cyber Defence (CODE), Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany
We have an opening of multiple PhD and Post-Doc researchers at the Research Institute CODE in Munich, Germany. All positions are available for start from March/April 2025 and are fully funded at federal salary levels TV-ÖD E13/14. The researcher will work closely with Michael Hutter who will start a professorship in Embedded Systems Security. The candidate will have the opportunity to travel and tackle cutting-edge challenges currently facing the industry (e.g., PQShield). Candidates will also gain experience with supporting teaching activities.
We are seeking talented researchers with a strong interest and relevant experience in any of the following research areas:
- Applied cryptography with a focus on hardware and embedded systems security
- Physical attacks, side-channel leakage detection, fault analysis, hardware tampering, machine learning/deep learning/AI-driven techniques for SCA
- Secure and efficient implementations of cryptography, Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), privacy-preserving computing (MPC, FHE)
- ASIC/FPGA design security
Requirements:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Information Security, etc.
- PostDoc candidates must have a strong track record
- High motivation for research work and ability to work independently
- Eager to disseminate research results through publications and presentations at top-tie conferences.
- Fluency in written and spoken English (German desirable but not required)
How to apply?
Send an email to Michael Hutter with subject "Application CODE" including your motivation letter, CV, transcripts of grades, and references.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Prof. Michael Hutter (michutte [AT] gmail dot com)
Applications will be processed continuously until the positions are filled.
More information: https://www.unibw.de/code
University of Wollongong, Australia
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Please send your applications (CV, transcripts, contacts for references) to Dr Khoa Nguyen (khoa@uow.edu.au).
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Are you passionate about research? So are we! Come and join us
The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) active in the fields of IT, materials and environment. 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.
Do you want to know more about LIST? Check our website: https://www.list.lu/
How will you contribute?
We are looking for a motivated research engineer to support a project in the context of semi-autonomous cyber-range training and exercise scenario generation.
You will be mainly in charge of, but not limited to:
- Design and development of the architecture of a minimal testing platform for cyber range scenarios execution
- Design, development and integration of the semi-autonomous scenario generator tool
- Integration of threat intelligence sources for scenarios definition
- Prepare the tools and platform for deployment: running tests, designing, and developing APIs
- Contribution in design and develop cyber range training and exercise scenarios
- Test and validate the tools and platform on base of the selected scenarios
- Contribute to the writing of technical reports/project deliverables
Due to the nature of this position the applicant must be from a NATO member country, from an EU EEA/EFTA country or from one of the following NATO Indo-Pacific partners: Australia, Japan, Republic of South Korea and New Zealand
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Carolina DE LEON
More information: https://app.skeeled.com/offer/c/67af2e8a307a1c35c03a5ccb?lang=en&show_description=true
19 February 2025
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH
Apart from conducting research within their area, the successful candidates are expected to teach the recent MSc program on Cybersecurity, AI, and IoT areas, funded through the European Commission’s Digital Europe programme. The development of the MSc program will be part of a European project, in which the candidates will participate actively.
Skills/Qualifications:- PhD degree in the area of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Written and spoken proficiency in English (Spanish or Catalan is a plus)
- Proven scientific publication record
- Experience in academic teaching (classes and lab courses) and supervising or co-supervising of academic theses
- A friendly working environment
- Hybrid work modality with up to 40% home office option
- Wide range of internal and external training opportunities, various career options
- Nice climate
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Ilker Demirkol (ilker.demirkol@upc.edu)
16 February 2025
Clemson University
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Ryann Cartor, rcartor@clemson.edu
More information: https://apply.interfolio.com/163536
University of Surrey, UK
The Surrey Centre for Cyber Security (SCCS), within the School, has an international reputation in cyber security and resilience research excellence in applied and post-quantum cryptography, security verification and analysis, security and privacy, distributed systems, and networked systems. SCCS is recognised by the National Cyber Security Centre as an Academic Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security Research and Education. Its research was also a core contributor to Surrey’s 7th position in the UK for REF2021 outputs within Computer Science. Surrey was recognised as Cyber University of the Year 2023 at the National Cyber Awards.
Surrey has an internationally leading track record in security and communications research and runs the newly formed Doctoral Training centre in Future Open Secure and Resilient Communications in collaboration with Queens University Belfast with funding for 50 PhD students.
This post sits within SCCS and this role encourages applications in the areas of systems security, web security, cyber-physical systems, cyber resilience, ethical hacking, machine learning for security, with application in various domains with preference in communications, space, banking, and autonomous systems. Candidates with practical security experience and skills will complement our strengths in cryptography and formal verification.
This post will support the growing cohort of students across all undergraduate Computer Science programmes and support students in the highly successful MSc in Cyber Security.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Professor Steve Schneider (s.schneider@surrey.ac.uk)
More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=009325
University of Surrey, UK
The Surrey Centre for Cyber Security (SCCS), within the School, has an international reputation in cyber security and resilience research excellence in applied and post-quantum cryptography, security verification and analysis, security and privacy, distributed systems, and networked systems. SCCS is recognised by the National Cyber Security Centre as an Academic Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security Research and Education. Its research was also a core contributor to Surrey’s 7th position in the UK for REF2021 outputs within Computer Science. Surrey was recognised as Cyber University of the Year 2023 at the National Cyber Awards.
Surrey has an international leading track record in security and communications research and runs the newly formed Doctoral Training centre in Future Open Secure and Resilient Communications in collaboration with Queens University Belfast with funding for 50 PhD students.
This post sits within SCCS and this role encourages applications in the areas of systems security, web security, cyber-physical systems, cyber resilience, ethical hacking, machine learning for security, with application in various domains with preference in communications, space, banking, and autonomous systems. Candidates with practical security experience and skills will complement our strengths in cryptography and formal verification.
This post will support the growing cohort of students across all undergraduate Computer Science programmes and support students in the highly successful MSc in Cyber Security.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Professor Steve Schneider
More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=009425
Adva Network Security; Munich, Germany
Responsibilities
• Research and develop innovative and secure solutions for key-exchange, encryption and authentication in optical networks.
• Analyze the security of cryptographic algorithms and protocols.
• Collaborate with the research community in national and international projects.
• Demonstrate technical excellence at conferences or workshops.
Requirements
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related field.
• Good knowledge of cryptographic concepts and information security principles.
• Solid programming skills in (C and Python preferred).
• Good presentation, communication, and scientific writing skills.
• Fluent in oral and written English, fluency in German is a plus.
Apply here: https://adtran.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ANS/job/Berlin-ANS-Germany/Engineer-Advanced-Technology--M-F-D----PhD_R003928
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Dr. Helmut Griesser [Helmut'Griesser(a)advasecurity'com]
More information: https://adtran.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ANS/job/Berlin-ANS-Germany/Engineer-Advanced-Technology--M-F-D----PhD_R003928
13 February 2025
University of New South Wales, Canberra
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Dr Shabnam Kasra
More information: https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/hdr/application
12 February 2025
University of Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
A tenured Professor faculty position (“Professeur des universités”) is open to highly qualified candidates who are committed to a career in research and teaching. Preference will be given to candidates with very strong research achievements in one or several of the areas related to the general fields of cryptology and information security.
Responsibilities include research leadership and dissemination, supervision of doctoral students, development of national or international research projects, and strong commitment to teaching at undergraduate or graduate level.
Deadline for submitting applications: Friday, April 4, 2025, 4 PM, Paris time (France).
For selected candidates, in person auditions will take place in Versailles.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Except for candidates who are currently “Maître de conférences” in France and hold an HDR diploma (“Habilitation à diriger des recherches”), a “Qualification aux fonctions de professeur des universités” certificate from the french “Conseil National des Universités” is usually required to apply. However candidates who already hold a tenured Professor (or equivalent) position may in some cases be exempted from this certificate.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Louis Goubin, Full Professor, head of the "Cryptology and Information Security" group
e-mail: louis.goubin (at) uvsq.fr
IBM Research Zurich, Switzerland
We have an opening of two PhD positions (one starting September 2025, one starting in 2026) and 1 postdoc (starting September 2025) in the Foundational Cryptography group at IBM Research Zurich. The PhD positions are fully funded for 4 years. The Foundational Cryptography team currently consists of 9 permanent researchers and 7 PhD students.
The research project that the students and postdoc will be working on is about developing post-quantum cryptographic algorithms for human authentication, PIN-based protocols, and the IoT. A background in any of lattice-based cryptography, multi-party computation, or password-authenticated key exchange is helpful but not a requirement. We will explore both theoretical limitations and usable solutions, and depending on the interest of the applicant, either a more foundational or practical direction can be taken.
Applicants need to have a passion for the mathematical analysis of algorithms in general and cryptography in particular. A master's degree in mathematics or computer science and fluently written and spoken English is required.
The IBM Research Zurich lab is located on the beautiful Lake Zurich, close to the Swiss Alps. Research divisions include IT Security, Quantum, AI, and Hybrid Cloud Systems. IBM fosters an inclusive and diverse working environment. Applicants from minorities are particularly encouraged to apply.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Julia Hesse
07 February 2025
Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
We are looking for a PhD student to join the Crypto Team and Security Group at Chalmers with Christoph Egger as main supervisor. The position is fully funded for 5 years and comes with 20% teaching duties in the department. The Crypto Team currently has 2 faculty members and 4 PhD students and is embedded in the security group that captures a wide range of topics.
Depending on the interests of the applicant, possible research topics include fine-grained and bounded space cryptography, realization of idealized models, relationship between cryptographic notions, and similar topics in foundational cryptography. Exploring connections to statistical security notions and formal methods is possible. One or two extended research visits are encouraged during the doctoral study.
Applicants should have a strong interest in the mathematical analysis of algorithms in general and cryptography in particular. A master's degree in mathematics, computer science, or a related discipline is required. The working language in the department is English, and applicants are expected to be fluent both in written and spoken English. Swedish courses are available for interested students.
- In Bounded Space Cryptography we are working with adversaries that are not restricted in their runtime but have limited memory and are trying to achieve basic cryptographic tasks that are secure against such adversaries.
- Idealized Models are simplifications made in proofs for real-world cryptographic protocols. We often know that this is an oversimplification in general and can hide attacks. We are interested in studying under which circumstances the simplifications can be justified.
- Cryptography relies on unproven assumptions like the hardness of factoring. Studying Relations between Cryptographic Notions asks the question of the type "If I can build public key encryption, can I also always have signature schemes?" and proves whether such statements are true or false.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Christoph Egger, christoph.egger@chalmers.se
More information: https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/work-with-us/vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=p13670