International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for several faculty positions at all levels and in all areas of Computer Science. Applicants from both traditional as well as non-traditional and interdisciplinary areas of computer science are encouraged to apply.

Qualified senior candidates may also be considered for tenured full Professor positions as part of the Grainger Engineering Breakthroughs Initiative, which is backed by a $100-million gift from the Grainger Foundation. Over the next few years, more than 35 new endowed professorships and chairs will be established, which will provide incredible opportunities for world-renowned researchers.

Closing date for applications: 6 January 2017

Contact: Carl A. Gunter

More information: https://cs.illinois.edu/about-us/faculty-positions

We are looking for Post-Docs to work on theory, implementation and applications of MPC. We are looking for different individuals to contribute to each of these three areas. The positions are multi-year, and you will be working in a vibrant group working on trying to make MPC a reality; with strong links with both other research groups, and industrial applications.

Closing date for applications: 1 May 2017

Contact: Nigel Smart

More information: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/details.html?nPostingID=573&nPostingTargetID=17237&option=28&sort=DESC

Several post-doc positions, for up to 2 years.

Expertise in at least one of the following topics is expected:

* computing on encrypted data

* cryptographic protocols

* lattice-based cryptography

* lattice algorithms and/or hardness of lattice problems

* implementation of cryptographic primitives

Interested applicants should provide a detailed resume and two references.

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2016

Contact: Benoit Libert and Damien Stehle

benoit.libert (at) ens-lyon.fr, damien.stehle (at) ens-lyon.fr

The department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (CEECS) has opening for 2 Ph.D. students (fully funded and tuition waived).

Specific topics includes:

*Cryptographic Computations

*Post-quantum cryptography

*Fully Homomorphic Encryption

*Implementations on Software (Intel, AMD, ARM CPUs) using C/ASM and Hardware (FPGAs, ASIC) using VHDL/Verilog.

*Side-channel analysis and countermeasures

Please submit your CV, Transcripts and interest statement for consideration.

Closing date for applications: 15 November 2016

Contact: Dr. Reza Azarderakhsh, razarderakhsh*at-sign*fau.edu

The Department of Mathematics at Eastern Michigan University invites applications for two tenure track positions at the level of assistant professor beginning in August 2017. A Ph.D. in the mathematical sciences (or scheduled completion by August, 2017) is required. The positions are in (1) applied probability and (2) number theory/cryptology. To apply or for more information go to http://agency.governmentjobs.com/emichedu/default.cfm. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. EMU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to faculty, staff and student diversity.

Closing date for applications: 1 January 2017

More information: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/emichedu/default.cfm

We welcome applications for a position as postdoctoral researcher in cryptography. The successful candidate will work with Sarah Meiklejohn, George Danezis and Jens Groth on zero-knowledge proofs and privacy enhancement of distributed ledgers. The post has a flexible starting date and an initial duration of 2 years. Candidates must have (or be about to receive) a PhD.

University College London is one of Europe\'s highest ranked universities and recognized by the EPSRC and GCHQ as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research. The Department of Computer Science is ranked as the best in the UK and is located at UCL\'s main campus in the centre of London.

Closing date for applications: 6 November 2016

Contact: Applications must be made using UCL\'s online system. Questions about the position can be directed to Jens Groth - j.groth AT ucl.ac.uk

More information: http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/J.Groth/openings.html

The Laboratory for Security and Cryptography (LASEC) at EPFL is hiring a post doctoral researcher. Applicants are encouraged to apply to job_lasec (at) epfl.ch by sending a detailed CV and a research plan.

We are specifically looking for a senior researcher to work on a project related to private authentication of people.

LASEC is active in research on cryptography and security. More specifically, our main interests span (but are not limited to) the following:

• Cryptographic analysis

• Design of cryptographic algorithms and protocols

• Lightweight cryptography

• Secure communication

• Postquantum cryptography

• Privacy preservation

• Payment

• Number theory and cryptography.

The selection of applicants will be made on a competitive basis.

Besides conducting top-quality research, postdocs are required to participate the the lab activities such as training students at all levels, running projects, fund raising, etc.

EPFL is a top-ranked research and teaching institution that attracts some of the best intellects in the world. EPFL offers excellent facilities, environment, and salaries. The EPFL campus is a multi cultural, idyllic spot overlooking Lake Geneva and facing the Alps.

Closing date for applications: 1 June 2017

Contact: Serge Vaudenay, job_lasec (at) epfl.ch

More information: http://lasec.epfl.ch

The Deutsche Telekom Chair of Mobile Business & Multilateral Security at Goethe University Frankfurt offers a position of a Scientific Assistant(m/f,E13 TV-G-U).

To strengthen our team we are looking for a committed,creative and flexible PhD candidate(male/female) with advanced professional knowledge in Information Technology and interest in the current development in business informatics.The environment of mobile systems and applications will give you valuable work experience in interdisciplinary and multinational projects with travel and project responsibility.Beside your project work and other activities at the chair, the preparation of your PhD thesis is in key.Our interdisciplinary environment with computer scientists and economists leads to synergies in our research and teaching,especially in IT Security, Identity Management and secure infrastructures in mobile environments.Our cooperation with our benefactor Deutsche Telekom provides extraordinary strategic and infrastructural opportunities.

Closing date for applications: 31 October 2016

Contact: Prof Dr. Kai Rannenberg

Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 460629

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

bewerbungen (at) m-chair.de

Tel. +49-69-798-34701

More information: https://m-chair.de/images/documents/career/Ausschreibung_wiss_Mat_Dekanatsstelle_2016.09.26_ENG.pdf

W1 Junior Professorship for Cryptographic Protocols

at the Department of Computer Science to be filled the earliest possible starting date for an initial period of three years. Depending on successful evaluation the appointment will be extended for another three years.

The successful candidate is expected to represent the field adequately in teaching and research. In particular, the candidate should have an independent research and teaching track record in one or more of the following areas:

- Provably secure cryptographic protocols

- Efficient provably secure multi-party computation(in terms of rounds/time)

- Cryptography in the context of digitalisation/Industry 4.0, especially cryptographic protocols for smart homes/smart living, energy and automation technology (e.g. based on RFID, hardware tokens, physical unclonable functions (PUFs))

- Efficient implementation of cryptographic algorithms on dedicated hardware (e.g. based on coding assumptions)

- Post-quantum secure cryptographic algorithms

We expect the successful applicant to become involved in interdisciplinary collaboration at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and collaboration with Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm as part of the Nuremberg Campus of Technology.

Prerequisites for the position are a university degree in computer science (or a related area), university level teaching experience, and a doctoral degree.

FAU is a family-friendly employer and is also responsive to the needs of dual career couples. In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity.

Please submit your complete application documents (CV, list of publications, list of lectures and courses taught, copies of certificates and degrees, list of third-party funding) online at https://berufungen.fau.de/ by 6.11.2016, addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering.

Closing date for applications: 6 November 2016

Contact:

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering

tf-dekanat (at) fau.de

Prof. Dr. Dominique Schröder

dominique.schroeder (at) fau.de

Learning for Security in IoT

This Post-Doc position is located in Grenoble, France, at the CEA-LETI institute. Its context is the realization of a lightweight Security Audit Module capable of making low-cost, pervasive IoT nodes tolerant to attacks.

The goal of this project is to propose machine learning methods to identify and react to security attacks in IoT nodes. The first part of the work consists of modelling normal and attack behavior starting with a set of hardware and software probes. These models will be used to design low-cost attack classifiers, suitable for typical IoT nodes consisting of a processor, a radio interface, and a set of sensors/actuators.

We are looking for applicants with expertise in machine learning, data analysis, with focus on clustering and classification. Prior knowledge on security, e.g., physical attacks and countermeasures, are preferred but not essential. The candidate should be at ease with classical software programming environments, e.g., Python, C/C++, and simulation tools, e.g., Matlab, Scilab, and should understand conventional computer architecture concepts, e.g., processor, bus, memory, registers.

The main tasks of the Postdoctoral researcher are as follows:

- Define the attack scenarios and security reactions, given the specifications of an IoT node.

- Define software and hardware probes that can be used to determine attack cases.

- Construct of normal/attack behavior models.

- Investigate of low-cost classifiers for on-line attack detection, and their cost evaluation in terms of performance, algorithm complexity and overhead.

- Propose the specification of the Security Audit Module.

The final outcome of the work is a lightweight Security Audit Module capable of making low-cost, pervasive embedded devices tolerant to attacks. The candidate will work with a pool of experts coming from different research teams of the Leti, namely the embedded system’s design team and the security teams.

Closing date for applications: 20 December 2016

Contact: Anca Molnos, anca.molnos (at) cea.fr

Damien Couroussé, damien.courousse (at) cea.fr

More information: http://www.cea.fr/technologies

The Security and Privacy group is recruiting a new permanent Lecturer in Computer Security. The post involves research, teaching and administration/management in the School of Computer Science, with a particular focus on Computer Security (broadly conceived). We are interested in hearing from excellent researchers with expertise that complements or expands our current research areas.

The Security and Privacy group currently consists of eleven academic staff researching all aspects of computing security and privacy. Particular expertise within the group includes designing secure systems, formal analysis of systems, applied cryptography, security testing, and developing attack methods and defenses. The research ethos of the group is to tackle problems that are important to society, government and industry. We are recognised as an EPSRC/GCHQ Academic Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research. Current areas of expertise within the group include: applied cryptography, formal verification, automotive security, cloud security, embedded devices and internet of things security (including industrial control systems), wireless security, electronic voting, security and privacy for society, and cyber security education.

Closing date for applications: 3 November 2016

More information: http://sec.cs.bham.ac.uk/index.html#lecturer

The Secure Systems group of the Department of Computer Science at University of Helsinki is looking for an excellent postdoctoral researcher or doctoral student in cryptography. The topics of this position are related to cryptographic solutions that ensure security and privacy of positioning services. The exact topic will be decided together with the candidate based on his/her background and research interests.

Candidates for the doctoral student position should have completed a Master (or equivalent) degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, or other related field. We expect at least some experience and prior knowledge on cryptography, cryptographic protocols, or systems security. Candidates for the postdoctoral position should have completed their doctoral degree from a topic related to cryptography or information security and they are expected to have a good publication record. A candidate must be motivated, capable to take initiative, work independently, and be fluent in both written and spoken English.

Applications should be sent via email and should include a motivation letter, a full CV, a copy of the diploma with the grade transcript, a list of publications (for the postdoctoral position), and contact information for one or two persons who are willing to give references.

The applications will be reviewed immediately and the position will be filled when a suitable candidate is found.

Closing date for applications: 31 October 2016

Contact: Kimmo Järvinen, kimmo.jarvinen.crypto (at) gmail.com

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Wesleyan University invites applications for a tenure track assistant professorship in mathematics to begin in fall, 2017. Candidates must possess, or be close to completing, a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, and must have strong records in both research and teaching.

We seek strong candidates whose research interests are in applied mathematics, broadly construed, and which are compatible with the existing research interests of the department. Relevant areas include, but are very much not limited to, algebraic statistics, applied topology, coding theory, discrete and computational geometry, cryptography, optimization, and stochastic processes. Exceptional candidates in any field compatible with the research interests of the faculty are also encouraged to apply.

Teaching duties will be two courses in each semester, typically including a graduate-level course. Additional duties include advising and mentoring students, and participating in faculty governance at the departmental and university level.

For full consideration applications must be received by November 15, 2016, and must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, and at least four letters of recommendation, one of which evaluates teaching. As part of the teaching statement, we invite you to describe your cultural competencies and experiences engaging a diverse student body. Applications must be submitted online at mathjobs.org.

For a full version of our job description, please visit

https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/8903

Closing date for applications: 15 November 2016

Contact: Adam Fieldsteel, Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459,

email: afieldsteel (at) wesleyan.edu

More information: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/8903

The Security lab at SICS Swedish ICT, Sweden, invites applications for a 1-year postdoctoral researcher position in the area of either Cloud infrastructure, Software Defined Networking (SDN) or Internet of Things (IoT), to begin in November 2016 or later (latest starting date January 1, 2017). The position can be in Stockholm or Lund depending on the qualified applicant preference.

The successful applicant will have a solid background in one or more of the following topics:

• Network virtualization security

• Secure cloud orchestration

• Platform virtualization security

• Secure and robust communication in the IoT

• Secure and efficient key management for the IoT

• Security and privacy for authorization in the IoT

Applicants with either theoretical skills or practical implementation skills are welcome. The successful applicants are expected to take an active role in the scientific research projects conducted in the lab and will have the opportunity to participate in the co-supervision of Masters or PhD students. There is also the potential to participate in industry collaborations. In order to increase gender equality, we especially welcome female applicants.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a similar discipline

• Extensive knowledge in the areas of IT security, proven in the form of publications in these areas.

• Excellent English language skills

• Applicants must be cleared to graduate from their PhD program by the commencement of the position.

Monthly salary: 35.000 SEK

Closing date for applications: 15 October 2016

Contact: Christian Gehrmann

Lab Manager, SICS Security

More information: https://www.sics.se/groups/security-lab-sec#node-12248

The purpose of this role is to conduct high impact research and deliver outstanding teaching and student experience in the area of cyber security, and to play a significant leadership role in supporting the achievement of the teaching and service missions of the School and Faculty.

The appointment would be:

• at level D ($143k – $157k per annum) or level E ($183k per annum), plus 17% superannuation and leave loading, commensurate with academic qualifications and experience,

• full time,

• to a Convertible Tenure Track Employment Contract for an initial fixed term period, with conversion to continuing appointment based on satisfactory performance and there being sufficient productive work available.

The Faculty reserves the right to offer an appointment on a continuing basis or to directly appoint to advertised positions.

About you

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to provide academic leadership and foster excellence in research, innovative teaching and professional activities. Applicants with industry experience are especially welcome.

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• A PhD in Cyber Security or a related field

• A significant track record of high impact international research

• Demonstrated leadership in building engagement and partnerships with the profession and industry

• Record of outstanding delivery of high quality teaching and student experience

UNSW desires to be the exemplar Australian university and employer of choice for people from diverse backgrounds. UNSW aspires to ensure equality in recruitment, development, retention and promotion of staff, paying particular attention to ensuring no-one is disadvantaged on the basis of their gender, cultural background, disability or Indigenous origin.

Engineering strongly encourages female applicants and actively supports women to succeed through specific Faculty and UNSW initiatives and generous parental leave provisions and flexible work practices.

Closing date for applications: 9 October 2016

Contact: Any enquiries can be forwarded to Professor Maurice Pagnucco, Head of School:

E: morri (at) cse.unsw.edu.au

T: +61 9385 5518

More information: https://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/about-us/careers/academic-positions

You are expected to support and strengthen our research activities in the area of security and privacy. You will contribute to ongoing projects, as well as new project proposals. You will be involved in project management and support the supervision of PhD candidates.

The ideal candidate brings expertise in one or more of the topics listed below, documented by high-quality publications, a Ph.D. degree in computer science, or a closely related discipline, from an internationally-renowned university, and a strong motivation to become part of our team. Proficient knowledge of written and spoken English is required. Conversational German skills are an advantage.

Topics of interest include:

• System security of cyber-physical-systems, Internet-of-Things, and vehicular networks

• Machine learning in security & privacy

• Applied cryptography

Our group has a broad range of activities and projects in security and privacy of cyber-physical-systems. Please check our website for details and address in your application, how your research can complement our expertise. We offer a unique environment for your research with excellent facilities and highly competitive salary.

If you are interested, please send us your application including your CV with publication list, a list of up to three references, and a motivational letter that specifically addresses this job offer. If you have a public Google Scholar author profile, please also provide the URL.

Please submit your application immediately but not later than 31. October 2016. The position is available immediately. The appointment will be for an initial duration of two years with the option of being extended.

Ulm University is committed to increasing the share of women in research and teaching positions and therefore explicitly encourages female candidates to apply. Job sharing is always possible for full time positions. Physically disabled applicants receive favourable consideration when equally qualified. The appointment to this position is made by the central university administration.

Closing date for applications: 31 October 2016

Contact: Candidates are invited to submit their application via email to vs-jobs (at) uni-ulm.de. Please start your subject line with “[VS-PD]”. In case of questions on this position, feel free to contact Prof. Dr. Frank Kargl (frank.kargl (at) uni-ulm.de) and Dr. Christoph Bösch (christoph.boesch (at) uni-ulm.de). 

More information: https://www.uni-ulm.de/in/vs/

This is a full-time, permanent post and the successful candidate will join a Department with a widely recognised reputation for teaching Computer Science in the heart of London. The Department hosts several well-established undergraduate and postgraduate courses for both full-time and part-time students.

The appointee will be expected to join an energetic and innovative team of academic staff who deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. In collaboration with our current team in cyber security, the applicant will contribute to teaching in our postgraduate courses and embed cyber security in all levels of our undergraduate courses. The cyber security curriculum in our programmes was recently redesigned around the CISSP themes so they are kept aligned with (ICS)2 both in current state and in the way our modules get updated. Supervision of student projects forms an important component of our staff’s professional practice.

Staff are also encouraged to develop their external research profile and the appointee to this post will be expected to contribute to one or more of the Faculty of Science and Technology’s multidisciplinary Research Groups that include the Cyber Security research group, the Centre for Parallel Computing, Distributed and Intelligent Systems, Software Systems Engineering.

Closing date for applications: 2 October 2016

Contact:

For an informal discussion on the post please contact: Dr Aleka Psarrou, Head of Department of Computer Science at psarroa (at) westminster.ac.uk or telephone 020 7911 4846.

More information: https://vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/Hrvacancies/default.aspx?id=50045128

The department of mathematics of the University of South Florida has funding for a PhD student working on mathematical cryptography and computational number theory under the supervision of Jean-François Biasse (personal page: http://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/Labo/Jean-Francois.Biasse/).

Potential research topics include:

1) Algorithms for ideal lattices.

2) Post quantum cryptography.

3) Fully homomorphic encryption.

The deadline for applications for a January 2017 start date is October 1rst (US citizens and green card holders only).

The deadline for an August 2017 start date is February 1rst 2017 (no residency restrictions).

General instructions for applying to the maths graduate program of the USF can be found here: http://math.usf.edu/grad/apply/.

The conditions are:

a) 3 years of funding.

b) Stipend of $16,000 per year.

c) Teaching duties 5h/week.

d) Tuition waiver.

Please contact me if you are interested.

Closing date for applications: 1 October 2016

Contact: Jean-François Biasse (usf.phd.crypto (at) gmail.com)

The Digital Security Department of EURECOM invites applications for a tenured position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of Security and Privacy for Cloud Computing.

EURECOM hosts one of the most established academic research activities in the field of security and privacy in Europe since more than 20 years. This activity takes place in three dedicated research groups as part of the digital security department. The new faculty is expected to join forces with the Applied Cryptography and Security Protocols Group with his/her expertise in the following fields:

- applied cryptography

- security protocols

- privacy enhancing technologies

geared towards the following application areas:

- security and privacy in cloud computing

- security and privacy in Big Data.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in computer science or electrical engineering and a proven track record of postdoctoral research in one or several of these areas.

While actively leading research with his/her team, the new faculty is also expected to enhance the resources of the department by raising additional funding. Besides excellence in academic research, he/she must tackle with real life security and privacy problems raised by industrial applications.

The new faculty is also expected to carry out fundamental research and to develop new graduate courses in the aforementioned domains.

Qualified applicants should send a cover letter with a resume including a publication list emphasizing the three most important publications, a statement of proposed research and teaching activities and the names and addresses of three references by e-mail under reference MDCAC2016 to recruitment-mdcsec (at) eurecom.fr. The screening will start on November 1st, 2016 and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2016

Contact: recruitment-mdcsec (at) eurecom.fr

subject: MDCAC2016

More information: http://www.eurecom.fr/en/home?quicktabs_homepage_tabs=2#quicktabs-homepage_tabs

1 year postdoc to work in cryptography at Royal Holloway, alongside Kenny Paterson and the team there. All areas of research in cryptography will be considered.

Closing date for applications: 10 October 2016

Contact: Kenny Paterson

Information Security Group

Royal Holloway, University of London

kenny.paterson (at) rhul.ac.uk

More information: https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=0916-295